Bob has a long story. Unfortunately, the original biography of his life was lost. This is a retelling of his life and the war he fought for a noble cause.
Bob the penguin
Bob the penguin was born on a chilly Antarctic afternoon. The other penguins had all hatched earlier. Soon Bob and his fellow penguins grew old enough to have some freedom. Bob was a good penguin and always stayed with his parents.
Penguins had always had a long conflict with seals. One day the young chicks were taking a field trip, when they came across a hurt baby seal.
The baby penguins had been taught to hate seals, so they started beating the baby up. The adults, also seal haters, turned a blind eye to the violence. Bob didn't want to hurt anyone , so he refused to partake in the beating.
The chicks told on Bob, and the Council got angry. Before I go further, I should explain the government of the penguins. A Council of twelve makes all the decisions. There are no elections, and the Council likes sameness. Everybody needs to act the same. So when Bob acted different, the Council got mad. Bob was given the chance to hurt seals and renounce his previous actions, but Bob refused.
The Council sentenced Bob (and his parents) to banishment. Bob's parents were mad with their son, but they didn't hold it against him.
Bob decided to leave his parents, for their own good. Bob was hated by the penguin community. He continued alone.
After a day, another penguin that Bob had known came up to him. He told Bob that the community had even more raging feelings toward the seals, and then wished Bob good luck.
After that, no more penguins came. The community didn't know what Bob was doing for 5 years during his exile. The story told by penguins today picks up when Bob came back, but this record can tell what Bob did during banishment.
On the third day of his exile, Bob came across a leopard seal named Bill. It just so happened that this seal was father of Cuddles, the seal Bob had chose not to beat up. Bill was the lead seal of the leopard seals and some other species.
Bill told the seals of Bob's courage, and he gained their respect. Soon Bob began planning an attempt to overthrow the Council and reunite the Antarctic. He gathered an army of seals and other aquatic mammals that, with training, could overthrow the penguins.
There was Joe, the fighter seal.
Cuddles, the cute seal.
There were also a fair amount of orca whales. By now, 5 years later, Bob's army was strong and he was no longer a chick. He was a penguin.
Early morning, before many penguins were awake, Bob's forces stormed the penguin flock. Surprised at first, the penguins quickly regrouped and beat back Bob's forces. Penguins were too fast on land to be caught by slow seals. Bob ordered his forces to retreat to the ocean.
The penguins needed to go into the sea to get food, but the seas were filled with seals and orcas from Bob's army. The penguins waited by the shore, hoping the seals would give up.
The penguin army needed food. A large group dived into the waters at the same time, hoping numbers would protect them.
The penguins were slaughtered.
Joe the fighter seal ate penguin after penguin, and the orca whales swallowed multiple penguins in single gulps.
Seals came onto land to finish off the remaining fighters.
Some penguins didn't fight. They were brought back to the nesting grounds and Bob told them that things were going to change.
Bob became King. Under his rule, penguins had better living and working conditions, and sealism was abolished. Chicks were taught that seals could be friends.
Bob told the seals that had stayed as his guard that they could leave. He needed to trust the other penguins not to kill him, but Bob needn't be worried. The penguins liked the new rule and respected Bob.
Penguins and seals became good friends and trading partners. Cuddles, now grownup, came to visit Bob every week.
Joe the fighter seal developed severe digestion problems from eating so many penguins.
The penguin that visited Bob on his first day of banishment was named Lydia. Bob starting dating her. They had some fights.
But other than that they were a perfect couple.
Sometimes Bob's friends just didn't know when he was having a moment.
Bob ruled the penguin kingdom in peace for many years.
But the lead Council member was still out there.
And for 15 long years he plotted his revenge.
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Bob the Penguin was inspired by a photo in a book about penguins. The photo was taken by Melissa Golden.
Bob the Penguin was created by Eric and Matt (founders of Pancakelandia)