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By Dominic Tuttle
So there I was, pretending I was a normal penguin, when this other penguin shows up and starts asking me all these ridiculous questions.
"So, where you from?", he asks.
"Oh, you know, from just around that one iceberg tip", I reply.
"You know what's funny?" he says, “I hear that answer from a lot of penguins, real and pretend".
Hmm, I thought, what is he trying to get at? I bet he thinks I'm just pretending I'm a penguin. So I'd better not mention anything about fake penguins.
"Oh really?" I ask, sounding uninterested, "you know what else is funny?"
"It's hard to say, at this juncture," the penguin paused. "Perhaps you are referring to the time that the polar bears tried juggling?"
Okay, he must be trying to trick me now, I'm thinking, there aren't any polar bears in the Antarctic.
"Hold on a sec," I say, "the polar bears visited, and I missed them?!"
"Yep," he looks a little disappointed, "they just left a few days ago."
"They must have a long swim then."
"Yeah, I guess so." Again, he pauses. I can see the fish turning in his head. Then an thought seems to occur.
"So what's your take on all these imaginary penguins running about?" His eyes squint.
Now he really must be onto me...wait a minute. An idea hits me.
"Why do you keep bringing up fake penguins?" I wonder how he will handle that.
He looks a little nervous, "Oh, no reason, I was just thinking about them before I ran into you."
"Well I guess that makes a little sense," I say, "but that's no reason to get all nervous. Next you’re going to be telling me you’re not an imaginary penguin, or since I've already said that, you'll try to change the subject, because if you do say you’re not a fake, then there is a great chance that you are a fake. On the other hand, if you change the subject now, then you might as well admit that you are a fake. What to do, what to do?"
"Uh...Umm...well...now darn it!" he exclaims.
Then he disappears in a flurry of snow.
"Bummer, now I don't have anyone to talk to" I mumble.
"Maybe imagining I'm a penguin isn't so fun after all."
The End
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