The Adventures of Mr. Penguin (a tale in Chinese characters)

When I was first serving as a missionary in Korea, I lived in a high-rise apartment complex with an elevator. As I rode up and down in the elevator each day, staring at the information panel, I noticed one particular character. It seemed to draw my eye every time. I would stand there and look at it and think, "It's a penguin!" Eventually I learned that it was the character for "heart," but I still think it looks like a penguin.

As it turns out, the penguin is used in other characters as well. Like this one--the "heart" character and the "door" character. It's obvious: Mister Penguin drowns his sorrows at the local saloon. I started looking for the penguin in more characters, and discovered quite a few other things that Mister Penguin had been doing.




Mister Penguin discovers the necessity of wearing his seatbelt.









Mister Penguin looks out the window and wonders what his neighbors are up to.









Mister Penguin installs a large aerial on the roof of his house.









Mister Penguin shows up at his friend's house with a gift.









Mister Penguin blows out the candle on his birthday cake.









Mister Penguin is not tall enough to go on the ride.









Mister Penguin is unable to find a parking space.









Mister Penguin wards off vampires.










Mister Penguin is attacked by the Flying Spaghetti Monster