▁is ▁also ▁a ▁rest less ▁dream er , ▁sp ending ▁his ▁time ▁reading ▁of ▁famous ▁expl or ers ▁in ▁far away ▁places . ▁ ▁One ▁day , ▁the ▁Po pper ▁family ▁t unes ▁in ▁to ▁a ▁radio ▁broadcast ▁by ▁an ▁Admir al ▁expl oring ▁polar ▁regions . ▁ ▁Mr . ▁Po pper ▁had ▁previously ▁sent ▁the ▁Admir al ▁fan ▁mail , ▁and ▁the ▁Admir al ▁promises ▁Mr . ▁Po pper ▁a ▁surprise . ▁The ▁surprise ▁turns ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁p engu in , ▁which ▁comes ▁in ▁a ▁large ▁box . ▁Mr . ▁Po pper ▁names ▁the ▁p engu in ▁" Capt ain ▁Cook " ▁after ▁the ▁famous ▁James ▁Cook . ▁Mr . ▁Po pper ▁cle ans ▁out ▁the ▁ice box ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁p engu in ▁can ▁sleep ▁inside . ▁As ▁time ▁goes ▁by , ▁the ▁Po ppers ▁find ▁that ▁Captain ▁Cook ▁is ▁growing ▁large , ▁but ▁his ▁health ▁is ▁failing . ▁Mr . ▁Po pper ▁writes ▁to ▁the ▁cur ator ▁of ▁a ▁large ▁aqu arium , ▁asking ▁for ▁help . ▁The ▁cur ator ▁rep lies ▁that ▁the ▁aqu arium ▁has ▁a ▁female ▁p engu in , ▁Gre ta , ▁who ▁unfortunately ▁is ▁also ▁experien cing ▁the ▁same ▁sympt oms , ▁and ▁he ▁suggests ▁that ▁perhaps ▁the ▁p engu ins ▁are ▁simply ▁lon ely . ▁So on ▁after , ▁the ▁Po ppers ▁receive ▁their ▁second ▁p engu in ▁in ▁the ▁mail . ▁ ▁The ▁pair ▁of ▁p engu ins ▁are ▁rev ital ized ▁by ▁each ▁other ' s ▁presence . ▁ ▁As