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Penguin Monologue

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One day, the penguin was flying around, looking for his dinner. As he was flying, he found an island, where a old woman was weaving a basket. “What’s going to go in that basket?” The penguin asked. “It will have some bread and clothes in it for my daughter.” The woman replied. “Where does your daughter live? I can bring her the basket if you would like.” Offered the penguin. “Oh my, that would be wonderful! Would you like to stay for awhile? I have some extra fish for my kitten, you can have it if you would like.” The penguin liked this idea. He agreed and waited for the woman to finish her basket.
A while later, the woman brought him a few fish. They were tiny, and not very tasty. It did not fill the penguin’s appetite. He wanted more; he didn’t care what it was. A delicious smell came in his …show more content…

“I’m sure she won’t notice if I just have a piece…” he thought. The penguin snuck into the kitchen and picked up a piece of bread. Once he smelt it, he couldn’t resist himself and took a bite. He was unable to stop eating it once he started. “How could something so simple like bread taste so good?” The penguin asked himself. Eventually, all of the woman’s bread was gone. He soon realized this and felt terrified. She would be infuriated at him! The penguin tried to fly away, but all of the bread had made him too tired and he fell asleep, dreaming about the woman’s bread.
In the morning, the woman walked in the kitchen to find all her bread missing! “Oh no!” She gasped, waking the penguin. “You ate my bread!” The woman had a murderous look in her eye which terrified the penguin. She grabbed him and threw him off the island, into the water, saying a string of words in a different language. “I have cursed you to a life in the water! You shall be more like a fish, with fins and the inability to fly!” And ever since, penguins have lived life in the water, not able to fly like the other

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