It’s not so much what you say.
Penguins don’t process human language very well. Not even tone of voice.
To break your penguin’s confidence (because he got a big head when Sea World called, and he’d been pretty humble before that, because what else can a penguin in Nebraska be if not humble), you need to try and teach it how to run.
Then, in the presence of dogs and miniature horses, when it sees that it can’t actually run, that it can only fast-waddle at best, then it will come back the fuck down to earth.
Make him race an emu if you have one.
