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There was a little penguin who lived far away in a severe land filled with ice and snow.
Because it was a very cold and windy place, his mother and all the family flock had taken
refuge in a small but sufficiently sheltered bay. As a matter of fact this was the choicest
spot along the entire coast not only for survival, but for a full and satisfying way of life.

Great hills surrounded the bay and gave it more the appearance of a fortress than
anything else, keeping out harmful creatures as well as the freezing winds and heavy
snow that fell on the other sides. And because the bay seemed as if it were scooped at an
angle with the coastline, a creature could easily forget about the huge sea that poured its
water into the silver, glistening bay. There was freedom to laugh and play with little or
no fear of any dangers or predators. The fish proved to be a rich abundance of a food supply.

This environment remained so, happily, because like anything that runs well, certain
rules and boundaries of behavior were set up by the flock and were dutifully kept. The
little penguin knew these well and had been taught them by his father and had watched
them all practice these rules faithfully, especially his older relatives. Above all, one rule
was deeply impressed on him and in him and was called the "Family Rule". With his
young mind he thought about it often. This main rule was that no bird was to pass over
the natural boundaries set by the surrounding mountains and hills. If anyone was to come
from the outside into the flock, that bird was welcome to become one of them. But none
of the native flock was to go beyond the set boundaries.

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