Albert has longed to be a model since before he could waddle. The others in his colony think that he is bizarre. Albert feels like they just don’t understand. Every night when they stand in their huddle to sleep, Albert stays awake, wishing on stars. When he finally falls asleep, he dreams of being a model and waddling down the icy walk-way. One night as Albert is staring at the night sky, he sees a bright and shining shooting star. “I wish I may, I wish I might, have this wish I wish tonight”, he whispers. “I wish I could just model, without being criticized. I wish they understood.” Little did he know; his wish would soon come true.
The next morning, Albert wakes up to his parent’s standing close to him; a position way too close to his face.
“GAW! Mom! Dad! What the heck?!”
“Come with us Albert. We wish to respect your wishes.”
“What the heck are you guys talking about?”
“Your modeling Albert. We want you to model
, if that is still what you want to do.”
“Of course, that is still what I want to do!”
“Then let us go to the fancy tuxedo store across the ice blocks.”
Amazed, Albert follows them, silently trekking the twenty-minute waddle to the store.
“Hello. How can I help you today?”
“We are here to pick up a suit for our son.”
“What is his size?”
“Waddle-2.”
“Perfect, we just got a shipment of those!”
Standing in front of the mirror, Albert admires the suit. The coat is a rich black, the white shirt the brightest white he has ever seen. His parent’s stand behind him smiling. “We better hurry if you want to make it to tryouts for the modeling agency. We called them and they said they could see you today.” With tears in his eyes, Albert smiles at them. He can’t believe this is actually happening, his dreams are coming true.
When they arrive at the modeling agency, guards are there waiting for them. “Hello, Albert. We have been expecting you. Please follow the ice steps to the back.” Albert follows the steps to the back and walks through the open door. The open door leads him to a stage that he can see is lit up with lights. Slowly he walks onto the stage. There in front of him off the front of the stage sits three judges. “Hello Albert. Our names are Hewey, Dewey, and Lewey. Show us what you’ve got.” The lights dim off stage and Pop music begins to play. Confidently, Albert struts around the stage, modeling his suit as best he knows how. When the tune is over, Albert looks over at the judges to see them smiling. “That was perfect! You’re in Albert! Meet us here Monday morning to sign a contract and get you started.”
Excitedly, Albert waddles his way home as fast as he can. Joyful tears leak down his face as he begins to tell his parents about his accomplishment. “Albert, we are so proud of you. We admire your desire and ambition to follow your dreams. Go make us proud!” The next day Albert signs his contract and immediately begins modeling with the agency. As he struts his way down the runway, Albert can’t help but remember how helpless he had felt only days before. “Dreams really do come true”, he thinks and smiles as he walks down the runway.
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