# V: The Marriage of Kraken and Orberosia explained — Penguin Island > Chapter companion for Penguin Island by Anatole France. ## What happens Kraken, a strong and subtle Penguin living alone on the Beach of Shadows, meets the young and charming Orberosia, the first Penguin to wear clothes of chastity. He convinces her to follow him to his cave, and she becomes his consort. Their marriage is not celebrated publicly, as Kraken remains hidden while planning great designs. ## Themes in this chapter ### Origin of Property and Social Order Kraken's plan to acquire great riches through intelligence rather than labor introduces themes of property acquisition and social stratification. ### Human Folly and Vanity The Penguins' fear of unbaptized souls and their belief in livid flames and groaning spirits illustrate superstitious folly. ## Character check-ins ### Kraken A Penguin of strong arm and subtle mind, dwelling alone on the Beach of Shadows; he meets and marries Orberosia. ### Orberosia A young and charming woman Penguin, the first to wear garments of chastity; she becomes Kraken's consort. ### Magis The monk who clothed Orberosia with his own hands, referenced as the one who gave her the first garments. ### Saint Maël Mentioned as the blessed Maël whose prayer transformed Penguins into men. ## Key lines > During these times there lived in the island of Alca a Penguin whose arm was strong and whose mind was subtle. He was called Kraken, and had his dwelling on the Beach of Shadows whither the inhabitants never ventured for fear of serpents that lodged in the hollows of the rocks and lest they might encounter the souls of Penguins that had died without baptism. In that era, a clever and powerful Penguin named Kraken lived alone on the Beach of Shadows, a place avoided by others due to fears of snakes and the restless spirits of unbaptized Penguins. _Introduces Kraken and the superstitious beliefs of the Penguin community._ > She was the one that the monk Magis had clothed with his own hands and thus was the first to have worn the garments of chastity. In remembrance of the day when the astonished crowd of Penguins had seen her moving gloriously in her robe tinted like the dawn, this maiden had received the name of Orberosia. Orberosia was the first Penguin to wear clothes of chastity, given to her by the monk Magis, and she was named for the dawn-colored robe that amazed the Penguins. _Explains Orberosia's origin and the significance of her name._ > It is thus that the fair Orberosia became the consort of the hero Kraken. This marriage was not celebrated with songs and torches because Kraken did not consent to show himself to the people of the Penguins; but hidden in his cave he planned great designs. Thus Orberosia became Kraken's partner, but their union was kept secret as Kraken remained in hiding, plotting ambitious schemes. _Describes the private nature of the marriage and Kraken's hidden ambitions._ ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/penguin_island_se/chapters/v-the-marriage-of-kraken-and-orberosia - Book: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/penguin_island_se - All chapters: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/penguin_island_se/chapters