▁both ▁birds ▁cannot ▁fit ▁into ▁the ▁ice box ▁together , ▁Mr . ▁Po pper ▁opens ▁the ▁window ▁to ▁let ▁in ▁the ▁cold ▁winter ▁air , ▁creating ▁a ▁snow - cover ed ▁habitat . ▁As ▁this ▁solution ▁will ▁not ▁work ▁in ▁spring time , ▁Mr . ▁Po pper ▁has ▁the ▁main ▁things ▁moved ▁up st airs ▁and ▁a ▁free zing ▁plant ▁installed ▁in ▁the ▁bas ement ▁for ▁the ▁birds . ▁ ▁This ▁makes ▁for ▁happy ▁p engu ins , ▁but ▁stra ins ▁the ▁family ▁budget . ▁ ▁As ▁time ▁passes , ▁Gre ta ▁l ays ▁eggs . ▁She ▁continues ▁lay ing ▁a ▁new ▁egg ▁every ▁three ▁days ▁until ▁the ▁total ▁reaches ▁ten . ▁As ▁p engu ins ▁do ▁not ▁normally ▁lay ▁so ▁many ▁eggs , ▁Mr . ▁Po pper ▁attributes ▁this ▁to ▁the ▁change ▁in ▁climate ▁the ▁birds ▁have ▁experienced . ▁When ▁the ▁eggs ▁h atch , ▁the ▁Po pper ▁family ▁now ▁has ▁twelve ▁p engu ins ▁to ▁feed , ▁and ▁the ▁contract or ▁is ▁looking ▁for ▁payment ▁on ▁the ▁household ▁changes . ▁ ▁Mr . ▁Po pper ▁dec ides ▁to ▁raise ▁money ▁by ▁training ▁the ▁twelve ▁p engu ins ▁and ▁turning ▁them ▁into ▁a ▁circ us ▁act . ▁The ▁act ▁deb uts ▁at ▁the ▁local ▁the ater , ▁and ▁soon ▁the ▁" Po pper ' s ▁Perform ing ▁P engu ins " ▁are ▁featured ▁throughout ▁the ▁country . ▁But ▁in ▁the ▁the ater ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁the ▁p engu ins ▁cause ▁trouble ; ▁what ' s ▁worse , ▁they ' ve