Alan finds a penguin on the side of the road and decides to help it. When a sheriff pulls him over and sees the penguin, he tells Alan to take it to the zoo. Two weeks later, the sheriff sees Alan and the penguin again, and this time the penguin is dressed for the beach. When the sheriff asks where he's taking it, Alan replies they're going to the beach.

1. fractured joke

2. Fractured fairy tale
So my friend Alan was driving down toward Houston in
his pick up
Doo, da, doo, doo, doo
He was listening to the latest Black Eyed Peas CD.

3. All of the sudden, by the side of the road, he sees a
penguin.
He slammed on the brakes and stopped the pickup.
He looked at the penguin, and said, “Wow! There’s a
penguin on the side of the road here in the middle of
Cairo. Poor penguin! This is no place for you. Just
come with me.”
So he picked up the penguin, opened the passenger
side of the pickup, and placed the penguin in the
passenger seat.
Then Alan started back down the road.
Coming from the opposite direction was . . .

4. . . . a sheriff.
As the sheriff comes toward Alan’s
pickup, he sees the penguin in
the passenger seat.
The sheriff signals for Alan to pull
over.
The sheriff walks up to the car.
Alan rolls down his window.
The sheriff says, . . .

5. “Son, what have you got there in your
passenger seat?”
“Looks like an penguin!”
“Son, why have you got a penguin in
your pick up truck?”
“I saw it by the side of the road, and I
was worried about it. So, I picked it
up and, well, here he is! I actually
don’t know what to do with it. What
do you think I should do?”
“Son, take that penguin out to the
zoo!”
Alan thanked the sheriff, The sheriff
tipped his hat, and both drove in
the direction they started in.

6. Two weeks later . . .
The sheriff is driving down the road.
Doo, da, doo, doo, doo, doo!
All of the sudden, coming toward him on the opposite side of the road is Alan.
And guess who’s with him? Yes, it’s the penguin! And this time, the penguin
is dressed in a swimming suit and sunglasses.
The sheriff again motions for alan to pull over.
The sheriff walks up to the pickup.
Alan rolls down the window and says, “Hello, Mr Sheriff!”
The sheriff looks at Alan and says, “Son, is that the same penguin you had two
weeks ago when I saw you?”
“Why, yes Sir, it is!”
“Son, I thought I told you to take that penguin to the zoo.”
“Oh, yes! I took him to the zoo. And today, we’re going
to . . .

7. . . . the beach.”

8. Peugeot

9. ibex

10. galabiya

11. TPR
• Slam on the brakes
• Open the door
• Place the animal in the front seat
• Signal to pull over
• Roll down the window
• Walk up to the car
• Flex your arm

12. Fractured fairy tale
So my friend Ali was driving down toward Tahrir
Square in his Wagih Abaza Peugeot
Doo, da, doo, doo, doo
He was listening to the latest Wama CD.

13. All of the sudden, by the side of the road, he sees a
Nubian ibex.
He slammed on the brakes and stopped the car.
He looked at the ibex, and said, “Wow! There’s a
ibex on the side of the road here in the middle of
Cairo. Poor ibex! This is no place for you. Just
come with me.”
So he picked up the ibex, opened the passenger
side of the car, and placed the ibex in the
passenger seat.
Then Ali started back down the road.
Coming from the opposite direction was . . .

14. . . . Karam Gaber.
As Karam Gaber comes toward
Ali’s Peugeot, he sees the ibex
in the passenger seat.
Karam Gaber signals for Ali to pull
over.
Karam Gaber walks up to the car.
Ali rolls down his window.
Karam Gaber says, . . .

15. “Um, Ali, what have you got there in
your passenger seat?”
“Looks like an Nubian ibex!”
“Um, Ali, why have you got an ibex in
your car?”
“I saw it by the side of the road, and I
was worried about it. So, I picked it
up and, well, here he is! I actually
don’t know what to do with it. What
do you think I should do?”
“Um, Ali, take that ibex out to the
desert!”
Ali thanked Karam Gaber, Karam
Gaber flexed his arm, and both
drove in the direction they started
in.

16. Two weeks later . . .
Karam Gaber is driving down the road.
Doo, da, doo, doo, doo, doo!
All of the sudden, coming toward him on the opposite side of the road is
Ali. And guess who’s with him? Yes, it’s the Nubian ibex! And this
time, the ibex is dressed in a galabiya.
Karam Gaber again motions for Ali to pull over.
Karam Gaber walks up to the car.
Ali rolls down the window and says, “Hello, Mr Gaber!”
Karam Gaber looks at Ali and says, “Um, Ali, is that the same ibex you
had two weeks ago when I saw you?”
“Why, yes Sir, it is!”
“Um, Ali, I thought I told you to take that ibex to the desert.”
“Oh, yes! I took him to the desert. And today, we’re going
to . . .

17. . . . Khan al-Khalili.”