PenguinsThe CoTTage

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Penguins: The CoTTagesTory and illusTraTions

by Jarrod MosChner

copyright 2015

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Three liTTle blue Penguins

were swiMMingaT nighT

behind TheM CaMe a whale who gave

TheM a frighT

in The dark dePThs was a Cave shining

a PurPle lighT

inside The liTTleblue Penguins wenT

To avoid Thewhales biTe

a MysTerious Thing waTChed as The Penguins Passed by

buT alas The Poor whale would noT esCaPe The eye

The Cave Took a Turn and The Penguins swaM

Towards The lighT

They soon found TheMselves ouTside

a well in The forresT aT nighT

The liTTle blue Penguins sTarTed

Their quesT

a CoTTage They found deeP in

The forresT

ThroughThe window

The Curious birds Peered

nobody was hoMe as The Penguins

had feared

one by one They droPPed down

The ChiMney

however landedonly Twoof The Three

one liTTle blue Penguin fell in

The PoT

swiMMing in green goo

was aPParenTly iTs loT

one liTTle Penguin had an idea iT

ThoughT was brighT

iT hoPPed uP on The books To

Turn on The lighT

buT The liTTle bird Crashed

To The floor

The CoTTage now brighT

The oTher Penguins did exPlore

in a flask bubbled a sTrange brew

Through a long Tube Traveled

The green goo

ouT The end The green liquid

droPPed

on The reCenTly fallen Penguin’s head iT PloPPed

Poof! The liTTle blue Penguin Turned green

The Change Making The friendly bird

look Mean

ouT of The Cauldron wiTh

aPPle in beak

The souP Made This liTTle

Penguin reek

aCross The CoTTage The oTher bird

did bound

inTo a rooM wiTh aPPles

sCaTTered around

The Curious bird’s eyes oPened wide

high uP a shiny key The liTTle blue Penguin sPied

uP a brooM The liTTle blue Penguin

did CliMb

as The brooM swung baCk

The key did ChiMe

The liTTle blue Penguin Crashed

wiTh a Thud

on ToP of The liTTle bird a haT landed

aCross The CoTTage a dresser began

To roCk

uP PoPPed uP a Penguin froM

behind a soCk

so Many Things for The liTTle blue

Penguin To wear

The exCiTeMenT of being a PiraTe

or bunny alMosTToo MuCh for The

bird To bear

on ToP of The brooM The liTTle Penguin

MagiCally sPed

iT was soon Joined by The Penguin wiTh ears on iTs head

The MagiCal ConTraPTion The Penguin Tried To

sTeer

The liTTle green Penguin Joined as The brooM did swerve

and veer

uP The ChiMney and To The sky

Through The Clouds The liTTle Penguins

did fly

suddenly The wind CaughT The briM

The glow aroundThe liTTle Penguins

grew diM

The liTTle green Penguin Tried To

snaTCh The haT

The flighTless birdsfeared They would

go sPlaT

luCkily The liTTle Penguins landed

in a bush

off The birds waddled wiTh leaves on Their

Toosh

There CaMe a knoCk aT The door

Those inside ThoughT no one was aT There

Til They looked Toward The floor

Candy was Tossed inTo The liTTle Penguin’s bag

The flighTless birds were befuddled by

The swag

They looked aT The Candy wiTh dread

Then To The birds’ delighT They were given fish insTead

and every year The PeoPle of The Townwould granT TheM Their wish

eaCh year The liTTle Penguins would reTurnasking for fish

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