…a penguin. A penguin??? What is this penguin doing here? It’s a mistake! Penguins must live in Antarctica! But I saw a penguin, which was walking in the snow. It looked strange. He had sad eyes. It seemed he was thinking about something. But suddenly he saw me. And what do you think he was doing? «Hallo» he said in a sad voice. «Hallo» answered I. Penguins can speak!!! Yes, of course penguins have their own language. But I understand it. At that time the penguin looked at me carefully. - Yes, I can speak English. - He said again. -What? You can speak English, can’t you? Why? -This story began with the fact that I was born in an ordinary family in Antarctica. I had two brothers and one sister. I was very happy. But one day I saw a man. He sang a song about something. Suddenly I realized that I could understand some words. I was curious. I tried to repeat the song and I was able to do it. The man heard me and was delighted. I sang and I loved it. Then the man began talking to me. And to my great surprise, I understoodit and I was able to speak. That was my biggest mistake in all my life. The man suddenly took something made from iron and covered me. It was a cage. The man was a scientist called Jason. He had his own laboratory in Liverpool. This is a very strange city. There are many people who always go somewhere. And cars that go somewhere, too. In the laboratory it was very boring. Jason could not understand why I could speak English, and decided to send me back home. But unfortunately Jason was very confused. Instead of sendingme to Antarctica, he sent me here, to Arctic. I have been living here for over five years. Life here is very boring. I have no friends. Polar bears are very stupid. They want to play football, but use me as a ball. -Poor penguin! What is your name? -My name is Billy. - How can I help you? - Deliver me home. -Yes, of course, I’ll help you. It was an early winter morning. I woke up at home in London. Billy wasn’t sleeping, too. We had porridge for breakfast. - Today, we're leaving. I hope you were happy here. The suitcase was already packed and stood at the door. I gave my friend my favourite scarf and we started. So my next story about an expedition to Antarctica began.