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THE STRANGELAND BIRD LIFE 
in the morning light, and touched with gold here 
and there, he could not resist running right to it, 
and plunging in without one care. Then 
away he went diving, dipping, swimming to 
his heart’s content. There’s nothing the Pen¬ 
guin folks like better than swimming. They 
cannot fly, so they can go faster through the 
water than any other way. Mannie did not have 
to learn. He just knew how, that was all, and I 
am quite sure he never stopped one second to 
question how he came by all this good fortune. 
For I am sure we could not help counting it a 
very good fortune, after all the times we have 
gotten water into our eyes and ears and noses 
trying to learn. 
Here and there Mannie came upon other 
young Penguin people swimming about in the 
water. They were all young folks like Mannie. 
The older folks were having new bathing suits 
made. Their old ones were old and ragged, so 
there was nothing for them to do but mope 
about home until the new ones were finished. 
