Leroy saw that the penguin seemed very sad now, so Leroy smiled at him. This seemed to make a difference because now the penguin was smiling back. "Well, we may not be able to talk, but they say friendship is the universal language. I'm sure we'll get along just fine. Will it help you to read my beak if I talk slower?" The penguin didn't answer, so Leroy assumed that he just hadn't understood. He was about to ask the question again, much slower, when he looked up, just above the penguin's head, and saw a digital clock saying it was 5:25. "Uh oh!" he said. “I was supposed to meet my friends hours ago! I gotta run! See you later!" And with that he ran as fast as his little penguin feet would carry him.