I'll Wait Mr. Panda

by Steve Antony


Mr. Panda is making a surprise and lots of animals are curious about what the surprise is.  Mr. Panda says they will have to wait.  But waiting is hard and nobody has the patience to wait around, except for Penguin.  As all the animals leave, penguin stays and waits.  His reward?  A giant surprise that was definitely worth the wait!

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