The Tale of What Happens When You Say ‘Penguin’

All Clover wanted was a crocodile pancake but his emotions got him in trouble.

Max N
4 min readJul 11, 2020

Once upon a time, there was a man named Clover that lived in a small town where people never mention the word “penguin.”

Even though the town was 20 miles away from an island that was flooded with penguins, you never say the word “penguin.”

Unfortunately, that’s what Clover did and he regretted it.

Clover wanted to eat at a breakfast diner called HotCakes one morning. The diner was busy. Very busy. There were over 250 people standing in line. Clover grabbed the number from the queue counter. He was person #321. He walked half a mile to get to the back of the line.

Why was the diner so busy?

The line that never ends.

HotCakes were selling their famous Crocodile Pancakes. It’s something they sell once every five years. People flock here from multiple places all over the world to have these Crocodile Pancakes. What’s a Crocodile Pancake you say? It’s buttermilk pancakes served with fruit and hot syrup and crocodile meat on the side. Yes, crocodile meat. Many people say…

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