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Pongru

April 18, 2024 4 Comments

By Mark Roman

Pongru was a genius among his species and had conceived a brilliant solution to his problem.

It involved a small pedestal with a dip in the middle, covered in fur or feathers, and encased in a transparent, thermally regulated box.

It was perfect!

Sadly, Pongru had neither the tools nor the materials to construct his breakthrough innovation. For although a genius, Pongru was still merely a penguin doomed to spend the next two months suffering subzero Antarctic temperatures, frequent icy blizzards, and his problem—that blasted egg pressing down on his frozen feet—while dreaming of the game-changing incubator he’d invented.

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  1. Kevin says

    April 18, 2024 at 7:21 am

    A well written, very inventive story, well told. Kudos.

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  2. Chadd Lin says

    April 18, 2024 at 11:51 am

    A fun read and would love to see this turned into a animated short

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  3. Helen Ksypka says

    April 18, 2024 at 12:57 pm

    What a clever story! And I like Chad’s idea for an animated short.

    Reply
  4. Deborah Sale-Butler says

    April 24, 2024 at 4:45 pm

    What a great idea, a penguin genius! I agree that a short would be fun, but you’d have to let Pongru find an abandoned research station and create his masterpiece!

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