I forgot to put up the receipts that were found in my penguin's pockets when he went to jail. I've attached the images above. Apparently Penguin Gum is a real thing!
By doing a little reconnaissance, I have found out that the Thief O'Penguins wasn't just one person. One person masterminded the whole thing, but there were multiple people involved. They passed the penguin from person to person and each participant had a part to play.
I don't have all of the pieces in place yet, but the funniest part is that the news story about the depressed penguin came from a REAL news story about a penguin found wandering the street of Melbourne. Check it out here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/1150068.stm
The article begins, "A baby penguin has been treated for depression in Australia after a day out in town - which included a stint in jail - proved too eventful." I cannot believe that came from a real article! Tracy actually took a great deal of the text from the actual article and then edited/added text. But really? A penguin in jail? Wow.
2 comments:
I was afraid that you, being a librarian, would google some of the text from the article and find it on the BBC's site. Guess the fact that it seems too unreal kept the source a secret until now!
No way. I assumed it was a totally made-up story. How could that possibly be real?
But it was!
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