THE PULL of the PENGUIN
Work on the Ice
The past summer in Antarctica, Elaine had spent long hours inside the plain, practical buildings of the McMurdo research station. Her job was to look after the fire extinguishers and fire alarms in the machine shops, sheds, boiler rooms, dorms, and warehouses of this remote outpost. But on her days off, Elaine loved to strap on skis and explore the sparkling ice and crystal caves beyond the station. Sometimes she was so filled with the wild beauty of Antarctica that she started to sing—or yodel!
With winter coming, she’d be heading home soon. But before she left there was one more thing Elaine wanted to do. She was determined
