Excited at the prospect of making a new friend, Leroy ran straight up to the penguin and said, "Hi!" He waved a flipper in hello and the other penguin waved his back. "I'm Leroy," he said. "What's your name?" But the penguin didn't answer. He just stared back at Leroy with a friendly smile on his face. "I said, what's your name?" But the penguin still didn't answer, and his friendly smile had been replaced with a confused look. "Can't you hear me?" asked Leroy. And this time the penguin, who still hadn't said a word, looks sad and concerned. "Oh, my!" said Leroy. "You can't hear me, can you? You must be deaf. I'm sorry."