Gary The Penguin

• Geoffrey Chen, Grade 6
• Short Story
• 2017

Gary is an annoying penguin. He seems to say the wrong things unintentionally. No wonder he is the most hated penguin in his school, swimming team, and anything else he participates in.
At school, Harry, another penguin, says to his group of friends, "I got three Amazing’s in my report. I'm so proud!"
Gary jostles into the circle and says," Well, that's good for someone who can't even beat me in anything." Gary receives angry glares from his classmates.
After playtime, the class receives worksheets. The topic is about naming fish. Gary finishes early and jumps onto Harry's iceberg, receiving a suspicious look from his classmate.
"That's a codfish not a goldfish," Gary says, after inspecting Harry's work.
"Just go away!" screamed Harry. His classmates pretended not to hear.
Gary walked away and sat alone on his own iceberg. "Why am I so hated?" he though to himself. He will never understand.