And Tango Makes Three By Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell

How different are people allowed to be in this text? Does it assume everyone is happy and good in the same ways?

                People or in this case, penguins, are allowed to be any way they want to be. Roy and Silo, the main characters are gay, and are okay with that. No place in the text suggests that having a different sexuality is frowned upon. If anything, being different is encouraged. This shows that everyone accepts everybody even though they are different.
          The story does assume everyone is happy at first. The authors say "...they did everything together" then later goes on to say that Roy and Silo are in love. And if you are in love, then you are probably happy. They also say that Roy and Silo didn't pay much attention to the girls and vice versa.  This, to me just shows that everybody is content with the way they live.
            But the authors also show a sad side of the story, which is the conflict. Roy and Silo see the other couples laying eggs and getting baby penguins. But they cant do that since they are both males. So the author gives a sense of hopelessness of Roy and Silo's problem. But then the author resolves this problem by letting the penguin keeper intervene and give them an egg. This story shows acceptance and being what you want to be.