Mrs. Picard reading chapter 20 of Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard and Florence Atwater. This book is illustrated by Robert Lawson, published by Little, Brown and Company and read with permission.
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Hi, friends.
Are you ready to read the last chapter Mr Popper's
Penguins today before we get started with it.
Let's just review chapter 19.
Remember Mr Popper and the Penguins were sitting in jail
because of what happened at the theater, and the penguins
really weren't doing very well at all.
Um, they the heat and the confined space and lack
of exercise was really causing them to droop.
Um, and Mr Pepper and Mrs Pepper didn't have the
money for bail.
So he was really hoping that Mr Greenbaum would show
up. He was expecting him to come and renew the
contract, but it really wasn't Mr Green Bomb that showed
up. It was Admiral Drake instead that helped Mr Cooper
get out of jail.
Remember the day before he had come back from his
expedition? Um, and there had been a reception for him
in New York, and he had heard all about Mr
Popper and the Penguins.
They read in the paper that they were in jail,
so he decided to come and help him.
All right.
And after hearing about the popper's penguins and how it
all came about, um, Admiral Drake, let Mr Popper know
about an idea of Hiss.
He wants to establish a breed of penguins at the
North Pole to help the explorers, mainly because they really
like it at the South Pole with the penguins in
the companionship of those animals.
Um, and the the North Pole.
You know, they can't hang out with the polar bears,
so they really would like to have some penguins up
there. And, um Well, Mr Greenbaum finally does show up.
And with him, he has Mr Klein from Hollywood who
wants to make movies with the Penguins.
And it would pay the peppers a lot of money
to do this, and they would pretty much be set
up for life.
So we end chapter 19 with Mr Popper having to
make a choice.
And so think about what your prediction was from yesterday.
What did you think Mr Popper's decision would be?
OK, we'll get into that in just a moment.
Let's take a look at some vocabulary words that we're
gonna here in Chapter 20 advantages in this case, advantages.
They're going to mean a condition or a set of
circumstances that puts one in a favorable position.
Okay, So an advantage is a very good thing for
you. Influence means to change how someone or something develops
or behaves or thinks so.
In this circumstance, Mrs Paper is going to try not
to and influence Mr Popper and the decision he has
to make and the work contribution we're gonna get to
in a later slide.
Haggard Mr Popper is looking haggard in this chapter as
he's trying to go back and forth with a decision
he has to make.
He's looking exhausted and unwell, and you can understand why
with what he's been through, especially from fatigue or worry
or suffering.
And I think he's had some fatigue for sure.
Probably some worry quarters in this, um, in this circumstance
quarters is going to mean living conditions or limps or
living accommodations or lodgings.
And so it's going to be referring to the quarters
on the ship.
And that's where the penguins are gonna be staying.
Um, gangplank.
A gangplank is a moveable plank used as a ramp
to board a ship or to disembark from a ship.
A contribution is something that you do that helps to
achieve something, or to make it successful.
Okay, so on this chapter, Mr Popper's could be thinking
about the contribution he might make to science and research.
All right, let's head into probably kind of got an
idea from some of those vocabulary words and the information
I gave you about how this chapter might go And
remember, it's called Farewell, Mr Popper, so that probably can
confirm a little of your thinking also, all right, and
here we go.
It was a hard decision to make long after the
visitors have gone, Mr Mrs Popper said, and discussed what
was best for everybody.
Mrs. Popper could see the advantages of both offers, and
she pointed these out without trying to influence him.
I feel that the penguins are really yours, your responsibility,
she said.
And you must make up your mind.
It was a Palin haggard Mr Popper, who was ready
to announce his decision the next day.
Mr. Klein, he said, I want you to know how
much I appreciate your offer of putting my birds in
the movies, but I'm afraid I have to reviews.
I do not believe the life in Hollywood would be
good for the Penguins.
Then he turned to Admiral Drake.
Admiral Drake.
I'm going to give you the birds in doing this.
I'm considering the birds.
First of all, I know that they have been comfortable
and happy with me lately, though with the excitement and
the warm weather.
I've been worried about them.
The birds have done so much for me that I
have to do what is best for them.
After all, they belong in a cold climate.
And then I can't help being sorry for those men
up at the North Pole without any penguins to help
them pass the time.
Your government will thank you, Mr Popper, and answer the
Admiral. Congratulations, Admirals.
That Mr Klein, Maybe you're right at that popper.
Hollywood might have been too much for the birds.
I wish you'd let me make one short movie of
them here in New York, though, before they go Justin
pictures of this sort of thing they do on stage.
You know, we'd show the film everywhere with an announcement
that these are the famous popper penguins that are being
taken to the North Pole by Admiral Drake of the
United States Arctic Penguin founding expedition or something like that.
I'd like that very much.
Said Mr Popper.
We'd pay you, of course, continued Mr Klein.
Not a fortune as we could have.
If you let us give them a contract but safe
at $25,000 we could use it, said Mrs Popper.
It will be very quiet.
At 4 32 Proudfoot Avenue, said Mr Popper, when everyone
had left, Mrs Popper did not answer.
She knew that nothing she could say could really comfort
him. However, said, Mr Popper, now that spring is here,
a lot of people will be wanting their houses painted,
so we'd better be getting back anyway.
Said Bill.
We've had 10 whole weeks of vacation right in the
middle of the year.
And not many Children in still water can say that.
The next day the cameramen arrived to make the picture
of the Penguins doing They're tricks.
It was arranged that the proper should stay in New
York just long enough to see the expedition off.
Meanwhile, in the harbor, the great feeling ships of Admiral
Drake was being made ready for its long trip north.
Every day, huge boxes of supplies of all sorts were
hustled on board.
The most comfortable quarters on the ship were turned over
to the Penguins who were the cause of the voyage.
Captain Cook was already quite familiar with the ship since
it was the same one.
The admiral had sailed to the South Pole, where Captain
Cook it's often seen it Greta to had seen vessels
of its kind.
The two of them were kept very busy showing and
explaining everything to Nelson, Columbus, Louise, that Jenny, Scott, Magellan,
Adelina, Isabella, Ferdinand and Victoria.
The sailors all took the greatest delight in watching the
curious little birds at their explorations.
It looks as if this will be a pretty lively
trip. They would say Thes popper.
Penguins certainly lived up to their reputation.
But at last everything was ready.
And the day came when the poppers were to go
down and say goodbye.
Bill and Janie ran all over the ship it and
did not want to leave.
When it was time to draw up the gangplank, the
admiral shook hands with them and Mrs Popper and thank
them for having helped to train the extraordinary penguins that
were to be a real contribution to science.
Mr. Popper had gone down below to say a private
farewell to his birds, all that kept him from breaking
down completely was the knowledge that what he was doing
was best for them, too.
First he said goodbye to all of the younger penguins,
then to Greta, who had saved Captain Cook.
Then last of all, he leaned over and said a
special goodbye to Captain Cook, who would come and made
life so different for Mr Popper.
Then he wiped his eyes, straightened his back and went
up on deck to say goodbye to Admiral Drake.
Goodbye, Admiral Drake.
He said goodbye.
Repeated the Admiral.
Why? What do you mean?
Aren't you coming with us?
Me? Go with you to the North Pole?
Why, of course, Mr Popper.
But how could I go with you?
I'm not an explorer or a scientist.
I'm only a house painter.
You're the keeper of the Penguins.
Aren't you?
Or the in room man alive?
Aren't those penguins the reason for this whole expedition?
And who's going to see that?
They're all well unhappy if you're not along, go put
on one of those first suits.
Like the rest of us were pulling anchor in a
minute, Mama shouted Mr Pepper and Mrs Popper, who had
already gone up the gangplank.
I'm going to I'm going to Admiral.
Drink says he needs me.
Mama, do you mind if I don't come home for
a year or two?
Oh, as to that said, Mrs Popper, I'll miss you
very much, my dear.
But we have money to live on for a few
years, and in winter it will be much easier to
keep the house tidy.
Without a man sitting around all day, I'll be getting
back to Stillwater.
Tomorrow is the day for the meeting of the Ladies
Aid and Missionary Society, and they'll be just in time.
So goodbye, my love and good luck.
Goodbye and good luck with the Children and the penguins
hear in their voices scuttle up on deck and stood
there beside the Admiral and Mr Popper.
Then they stolidly lifted their flippers and waved as the
great ship moves slowly down the river toward the sea.
Wow. So what did you think?
My friends, That might not have been the ending that
you had thought.
Let's talk about let's have some questions here, Okay?
And you can either respond to someone with someone at
home about these questions where you can shot them down
your your thoughts and answers.
Um, so which option does Mr Popper choose?
Explain his reasoning for choosing this.
Then explain Mr Klein's offer.
What was that all about?
All right.
Describe how Mr Popper felt saying goodbye to his penguins.
And how would you have felt if you had to
say goodbye?
Think about maybe somebody a special friend that you would
have to say goodbye to if they were, um, going
far away.
Okay. If they were moving far away, you wouldn't be
seen them.
How would you feel?
And why is Mr Popper asked to go along on
the expedition?
What's his response?
And this is probably one of the most interesting things
I find.
Describe how Mrs Pepper feels about Mr Popper going on
the expedition.
Were you surprised by this reaction?
She had?
All right, so some things to think about and talk
about and there's gonna be one more video after this,