A penguin joke

Press, 30 September 1986, Page 14

A penguin joke

MARK ANDERSON,

aged 9 One day a zoo-keeper had to go to the airport to collect a crate of penguins, which had just arrived. The zoo-keeper had a van, so he collected the penguins and put them in the back of his van and then drove off back towards the zoo. Unfortunately, on the way the van broke down so he had to stop and fiddle with the engine to try to get it started. He was not successful and started to get worried about the penguins because it was very hot in the back of the van. . So he was delighted when a few minutes later he saw a similar van driving over the hill. He stepped out and flagged it down.

The zoo-keeper said to the man in the van: “Please would you take my penguins to the zoo? My van has broken down and it’s very uncomfortable for them in the back.”

The man replied that he would be very happy to take the penguins to the zoo.

The zoo-keeper gave him $lO for his trouble

and the man set off with the penguins safely in the back of the van.

The zoo-keeper was able to call the breakdown truck, which quickly came and repaired his van, and soon he was back on his way to the zoo to see that the penguins haj&arrived safely. Imagine his horror when he arrived at the

zoo and found that there was no sign of the penguins at all.

He jumped back in his van and drove off towards town to report the theft to the police, but as he was driving down the High Street who should he see but the van driver walking along the footpath with the penguins waddling along behind him.

The zoo-keeper was really angry, and winding down the window, he shouted: “Hey! What do you think you’re doing? I gave you $lO to take my penguins to the zoo!”

The man looked very puzzled and said, "I did take them to the zoo, but there was some money leftover, so now taking them to me cinema!”