The Puzzled Penguin by Amelia Cobb

Author:Amelia Cobb
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2016-08-23T04:00:00+00:00

“This is Pip, everyone,” Zoe explained. “Great-Uncle Horace brought him back to the Rescue Zoo yesterday from the South Pole. He was all by himself, so we need to take extra special care of him.”

Pip gazed solemnly up at the older birds who flapped their wings and made excited squawking sounds, welcoming the little chick.

“You looked as if you were having lots of fun in the water this morning,” Zoe said to the penguins. “Why don’t you take Pip for a swim?”

Poppy fluttered her tail feathers eagerly and leaped right back into the lagoon to show Pip how easy it was. Zoe giggled.

But the little chick wouldn’t leave Zoe’s side. When Pearl and Poppy tried to encourage him to follow them into the lagoon, Pip covered his eyes with a flipper and shook his head.

Zoe bent down to listen to what he was saying. “You know you’re not a penguin because you can’t swim? But, Pip, I’m sure you can, you just have to practice!”

But Pip shook his head again. Eventually the penguins gave up and jumped back into the water. Zoe was very disappointed — she’d been so sure that Pip would love his new home, but he just didn’t want to join in.

“What do we do now, Zoe?” Meep said anxiously.

Zoe sighed. “I wish we could stay with Pip, but we have to go and sell tickets.”

She knelt down in front of the little penguin. “Meep and I have to go now,” she explained sadly. “But we’ll come back tomorrow, I promise.”

She walked toward the gate, but Pip waddled after her. Zoe smiled. “No, this is your home now. You have to stay here.”

Pip cheeped and hopped up and down.

Zoe shook her head. “You won’t be lonely. You’ve got all the other penguins to play with. See you soon!” She jumped outside and shut the enclosure door firmly.

Zoe and Meep looked at each other sadly as they heard Pip peeping for them from inside the enclosure. Zoe’s heart melted. She flung open the enclosure door and the tiny penguin rushed out so fast he bumped into her legs.

“Yay!” Meep chattered. “Can he live with us?”

Zoe looked determined as Pip hopped up and down happily. “No,” she told them. “Pip belongs here with the penguins — and we’re going to prove it to him!”

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