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Chapter 2: Different from Others

A few days has passed by since Cody's birth and throughout most of it, every penguin in the entire Shiverpool area has kept most of their distances from him. It just seems as though Bob Maverick has predicted something like this would happen, but he knows some good can come from it...if only for a while.

Throughout most of Cody's life, he's always been different from everyone else, just not the same as other penguins are. Most times, he's always been running off further away from his parents' igloo, which triggered a twinge of overprotection from both parents, mainly his dad. His dad was the only one concerned about Cody the most.

Bob sighed heavily and felt completely floored about the situation since Cody's birth. He looked at Edna and asked, "Are we doing the right thing for our kids?"

"Yes, why?"

"Well, I'm just not sure if one of our kids seem to be the same as everyone else."

"Who, Glen?"

"No, Glen's fine. I-I'm just talking about Cody."

"I'm sure it's not that bad."

"You do realize that most of the others are always frowning down on us because Cody's birth became anything but a miracle, because he's so....small."

"What do you mean by that?"

"You know how they are about outcasts! They'd avoid us."

"You're overreacting. You said so yourself that even though he's not normal, there's still some good coming from this."

Bob sighed and said, "I guess you're right. I mean, I just have to live with this whole thing. Besides, I'm pretty sure that tomorrow, both Glen and Cody will learn the process about fish."

Edna chuckled and said, "Well, let's hope for your sake."

'For Cody's sake.' he thought.

The next morning, Bob has arrived with Glen and Cody to go to a school with other penguins and he was gonna teach them everything about fish. However, with Cody onboard, it just seems like it could be a very difficult position to be in that environment.

Bob cleared his throat as he got to the front of the students and said, "Good morning, class."

"Good morning, Mr. Maverick." the class replied.

"I would like to talk to you all about the fish and what we can learn from it. Now, what do you do if you see a fish?"

"Swim with them!" Cody blurted out.

Most of the class were giggling silently and left Glen rolling his eyes in exasperation and then, he replied, "Catch them!"

"Correct, Glen. Now what makes you a better penguin?"

"Play in the snow!" Cody exclaimed.

Then, the small giggles from the class turned into medium laughter and Glen groaned exasperatedly at his brother and said, "Sit on the eggs to keep warm and store fish. If you play in the snow all day, I don't think that makes you a better penguin. Just a slacker."

"But if I play in the snow, that does make me a better penguin."

Suddenly, the others were laughing loudly and Bob groaned heavily in exasperation. Then, Cody asked, "What's a slacker?"

Then, the laughter became hysterical which left Bob a little bit embarassed about the whole thing, which is how he knew it would be the outcome after Cody was born. He sighed heavily and told him, "A slacker is when you're not doing anything."

"Is that a good thing?"

"No, it's not a good thing. Also, in order to work in a fish, you have to catch them and store them up in a pile. And of course, you have to bring the fish home to your families."

"So, they'll have to eat it?" asked Cody.

"Yes, they have to eat it, Cody."

"What kind of question is that?" Glen muttered softly.

"Now, what kind of animal do we fear the most?" Bob asked.

Cody took a guess and said, "The fish!"

The class became quiet, but started laughing even more hysterical about what Cody said. Bob sighed and said, "No, we don't fear the fish."

"That's right! The fish fear us! The whale is the one we fear about."

"Right again, Glen. It seems as though our class has been learning a lot."

"Well except for Cody." one classmate muttered.

"Students, just because Cody said some stuff that's quite....strange, just don't respond to it. After all, he is trying."

"Yeah, right." Glen muttered.

"That concludes our lesson for today. See you tomorrow, class."

All the young penguins departed out of school, including Glen and Cody, until his father called him up. He said, "Cody, can I see you for a second, please?"

"Yes, papa."

The conversation between Bob and Cody will come pretty soon. Stay tuned for it!