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"
So
do
I
,
"
cried
Peterkin
,
resting
on
his
oar
and
wiping
his
heated
brow
;
"
pulling
is
hard
work
.
Oh
dear
,
if
we
could
only
catch
a
hundred
or
two
of
these
gulls
,
tie
them
to
the
boat
with
long
strings
,
and
make
them
fly
as
we
want
them
,
how
capital
it
would
be
!
"
"
Or
bore
a
hole
through
a
shark
's
tail
and
reeve
a
rope
through
it
,
eh
?
"
remarked
Jack
.
"
But
,
I
say
,
it
seems
that
my
wish
is
going
to
be
granted
,
for
here
comes
a
breeze
.
Ship
your
oar
,
Peterkin
.
--
Up
with
the
mast
,
Ralph
;
I
'll
see
to
the
sail
.
Mind
your
helm
;
look
out
for
squalls
!
"
This
last
speech
was
caused
by
the
sudden
appearance
of
a
dark-blue
line
on
the
horizon
,
which
,
in
an
incredibly
short
space
of
time
,
swept
down
on
us
,
lashing
up
the
sea
in
white
foam
as
it
went
.
We
presented
the
stern
of
the
boat
to
its
first
violence
,
and
in
a
few
seconds
it
moderated
into
a
steady
breeze
,
to
which
we
spread
our
sail
and
flew
merrily
over
the
waves
.
Although
the
breeze
died
away
soon
afterwards
,
it
had
been
so
stiff
while
it
lasted
that
we
were
carried
over
the
greater
part
of
our
way
before
it
fell
calm
again
;
so
that
when
the
flapping
of
the
sail
against
the
mast
told
us
that
it
was
time
to
resume
the
oars
,
we
were
not
much
more
than
a
mile
from
Penguin
Island
.
"
There
go
the
soldiers
!
"
cried
Peterkin
as
we
came
in
sight
of
it
.
"
How
spruce
their
white
trousers
look
this
morning
!
I
wonder
if
they
will
receive
us
kindly
?
--
D'you
think
they
are
hospitable
,
Jack
?
"
"
Do
n't
talk
,
Peterkin
,
but
pull
away
,
and
you
shall
see
shortly
.
"
As
we
drew
near
to
the
island
,
we
were
much
amused
by
the
manoeuvres
and
appearance
of
these
strange
birds
.
They
seemed
to
be
of
different
species
:
for
some
had
crests
on
their
heads
,
while
others
had
none
;
and
while
some
were
about
the
size
of
a
goose
,
others
appeared
nearly
as
large
as
a
swan
.
We
also
saw
a
huge
albatross
soaring
above
the
heads
of
the
penguins
.
It
was
followed
and
surrounded
by
numerous
flocks
of
sea-gulls
.
Having
approached
to
within
a
few
yards
of
the
island
,
which
was
a
low
rock
,
with
no
other
vegetation
on
it
than
a
few
bushes
,
we
lay
on
our
oars
and
gazed
at
the
birds
with
surprise
and
pleasure
,
they
returning
our
gaze
with
interest
.
We
now
saw
that
their
soldierlike
appearance
was
owing
to
the
stiff
erect
manner
in
which
they
sat
on
their
short
legs
--
"
bolt-upright
,
"
as
Peterkin
expressed
it
.
They
had
black
heads
,
long
,
sharp
beaks
,
white
breasts
,
and
bluish
backs
.
Their
wings
were
so
short
that
they
looked
more
like
the
fins
of
a
fish
,
and
indeed
we
soon
saw
that
they
used
them
for
the
purpose
of
swimming
under
water
.
There
were
no
quills
on
these
wings
,
but
a
sort
of
scaly
feathers
,
which
also
thickly
covered
their
bodies
.
Their
legs
were
short
,
and
placed
so
far
back
that
the
birds
,
while
on
land
,
were
obliged
to
stand
quite
upright
in
order
to
keep
their
balance
;
but
in
the
water
they
floated
like
other
water-fowl
.
At
first
we
were
so
stunned
with
the
clamour
which
they
and
other
sea-birds
kept
up
around
us
that
we
knew
not
which
way
to
look
,
for
they
covered
the
rocks
in
thousands
;
but
as
we
continued
to
gaze
,
we
observed
several
quadrupeds
(
as
we
thought
)
walking
in
the
midst
of
the
penguins
.
"
Pull
in
a
bit
,
"
cried
Peterkin
,
"
and
let
's
see
what
these
are
.
They
must
be
fond
of
noisy
company
to
consort
with
such
creatures
.
"
To
our
surprise
,
we
found
that
these
were
no
other
than
penguins
which
had
gone
down
on
all
fours
,
and
were
crawling
among
the
bushes
on
their
feet
and
wings
,
just
like
quadrupeds
.
