Charlie (Part 2)
Bout Damn TIME!
Ok... here's the (not so) dramatic conclusion of that loveable penguin, Charlie
2 months later
This has been a wild ride for Charlie the penguin. His plan when out without so much as a hitch, he failed to realize though that once the humans found him after returning home, he wouldn’t be allowed to simply wander free. He was given as a gift to the local zoo. It was there though, that he found his love of the audiences cheer. Charlie found that performing acrobatic tricks, such as sliding down an enormous hill and coming to a large splashing stop in the temperature controlled pool causes quite a ruckus. He even went so far as to go into a small tap dance routine. But this never seemed like enough to appease Charlie’s hunger for the dance he had learned was called figure skating.
Luck would be on the plucky penguin’s side though. For one night, as he was practicing his sliding routine, he failed to notice that some of the other penguins in the caging area had piles ice down at the end to form a ramp, rather then just a slide. To this day we are still not quite sure why the other cage members did this, but whenever queried about it, they would simply give out a series of cheeps and feather ruffles.
As Charlie zoomed down the ice, he suddenly found that he had become air born and went sailing over the steel bars and out of the zoo entirely. It was fortunate for him though that over his period of time in captivity, he had developed a rather nice layer of fat, causing him to bounce upon impact with the ground outside, rather then just become a smear on the pavement.
Finding himself free as a bird, Charlie now realized that he had the potential to do almost anything his little heart desired. So off he waddled through the dark and relatively barren streets of this cold city.
What Ever Happened?
We all know what Charlie’s dream was in this life. He wanted to reach the big times and not just become a normal figure skater, but become an Olympic one. A large dream for such a squat penguin. He even went so far as to create himself a little light green costume of which to perform in. Once he finally reached an information desk (It turned out to be at the local public library not 2 blocks from the zoo) he discovered the sad truth that his dream would no ever come true. Rule number one of this athletic event… Only humans are allowed to participate (this means the total exclusion of all animals, especially penguins). Crushed, Charlie slowly waddled down the street when something incredible happened. A street vendor walking down the ally noticed this small creature wandering alone through the streets and he kindly tossed a fish in his direction. (The man just happened be a fish vendor oddly enough). Charlie was so grateful, for he hadn’t eaten in days now, that after he gobbled up the catch, he continued following the man, hoping o repay his simple act of kindness. That’s when he had a brilliant idea. As the vendor stood on the street corner, selling his wears, Charlie began to tap dance. Normally seeing a penguin in the middle of a city would cause any passerby to be taken back a step, but a dancing penguin; that was just a sight everyone had to stop and see. People started rushing over to the vendor, purchasing fish after fish to feed the penguin after each performance.
Charlie basked in their cheer and gobbles up their delicious gifts. Soon there were no more fish to purchase, and people began to leave change instead. This was the most profitable, and entertaining day the vendor had experienced in all of his years working at the street corner. The two were soon inseparable and enough money was made to open up a shop with a stage set up right inside for all those to watch.
Charlie waddled over to the man after he finished nailing up the final touch to his establishment. A little sign placed right above the counter… “Eat at Joe’s”.
The End
Ok... here's the (not so) dramatic conclusion of that loveable penguin, Charlie
2 months later
This has been a wild ride for Charlie the penguin. His plan when out without so much as a hitch, he failed to realize though that once the humans found him after returning home, he wouldn’t be allowed to simply wander free. He was given as a gift to the local zoo. It was there though, that he found his love of the audiences cheer. Charlie found that performing acrobatic tricks, such as sliding down an enormous hill and coming to a large splashing stop in the temperature controlled pool causes quite a ruckus. He even went so far as to go into a small tap dance routine. But this never seemed like enough to appease Charlie’s hunger for the dance he had learned was called figure skating.
Luck would be on the plucky penguin’s side though. For one night, as he was practicing his sliding routine, he failed to notice that some of the other penguins in the caging area had piles ice down at the end to form a ramp, rather then just a slide. To this day we are still not quite sure why the other cage members did this, but whenever queried about it, they would simply give out a series of cheeps and feather ruffles.
As Charlie zoomed down the ice, he suddenly found that he had become air born and went sailing over the steel bars and out of the zoo entirely. It was fortunate for him though that over his period of time in captivity, he had developed a rather nice layer of fat, causing him to bounce upon impact with the ground outside, rather then just become a smear on the pavement.
Finding himself free as a bird, Charlie now realized that he had the potential to do almost anything his little heart desired. So off he waddled through the dark and relatively barren streets of this cold city.
What Ever Happened?
We all know what Charlie’s dream was in this life. He wanted to reach the big times and not just become a normal figure skater, but become an Olympic one. A large dream for such a squat penguin. He even went so far as to create himself a little light green costume of which to perform in. Once he finally reached an information desk (It turned out to be at the local public library not 2 blocks from the zoo) he discovered the sad truth that his dream would no ever come true. Rule number one of this athletic event… Only humans are allowed to participate (this means the total exclusion of all animals, especially penguins). Crushed, Charlie slowly waddled down the street when something incredible happened. A street vendor walking down the ally noticed this small creature wandering alone through the streets and he kindly tossed a fish in his direction. (The man just happened be a fish vendor oddly enough). Charlie was so grateful, for he hadn’t eaten in days now, that after he gobbled up the catch, he continued following the man, hoping o repay his simple act of kindness. That’s when he had a brilliant idea. As the vendor stood on the street corner, selling his wears, Charlie began to tap dance. Normally seeing a penguin in the middle of a city would cause any passerby to be taken back a step, but a dancing penguin; that was just a sight everyone had to stop and see. People started rushing over to the vendor, purchasing fish after fish to feed the penguin after each performance.
Charlie basked in their cheer and gobbles up their delicious gifts. Soon there were no more fish to purchase, and people began to leave change instead. This was the most profitable, and entertaining day the vendor had experienced in all of his years working at the street corner. The two were soon inseparable and enough money was made to open up a shop with a stage set up right inside for all those to watch.
Charlie waddled over to the man after he finished nailing up the final touch to his establishment. A little sign placed right above the counter… “Eat at Joe’s”.
The End