chapter 7 - who says penguins can't fly?!

you're really excited about your piano recital on friday where you will be playing 'joy to the world', so you tell your best friend. but a bully overheard you and said, "i bet you can't do that!"

a lot of people are like, "oh yeah? wanna bet!?" hold your horses! who wants to start a fight?

maybe say, "well, i've tried really hard, so i hope i can!"

here is a poem called "it couldn't be done", by edgar a. guest:

somebody said it couldn't be done,

but he with a chuckle replied,

"maybe it couldn't"

but he'd be the one who wouldn't say til he tried.

so he buckled right in with a trace

of a grin on his face

if he worried, he hid it

he started to sing as he tackled the thing

that couldn't be done

but he did it.

there are thousands to tell you it cannot be done,

there are thousands to prophesy failure,

there are thousands to point out to you one by one

the dangers that wait to assail you.

but just buckle in

with a bit of a grin

just take off your coat and go to it

just start to sing as you tackle the thing

that "cannot be done"

and you'll do it!

see! even poets agree!