Episode 172: Experts

Mazolli takes the twins to the movies. They watch an animated feature for children about talking penguins. Mazolli is enthralled. He laughs at the funny parts, feels weepy at the sad parts, and even sits on the edge of his seat during the exciting parts. Halfway through the movie, when a penguin tries to change his tuxedo and suddenly realizes it is part of his skin, Mazolli notices that the twins are not really engaged with the film. Is anything wrong? he asks them. We’ve seen penguins up close, they say. They’re nothing like the penguins in this movie.