#include<stdio.h>
#include<string.h>
int comp(char *pen,char *peng)
{
    int i;
    for(i=0;i<strlen(pen);i++)
        if(pen[i]!=peng[i])
            return 0;
    return 1;
}
int main()
{
    int i,a=0,b=0,c=0,n;
    char pen[3][10]={"Emperor","Little","Macaroni"},peng[20];
    scanf("%d",&n);
    for(i=0;i<n;i++)
    {
        fflush(stdin);
        gets(peng);
        if(comp(pen[0],peng))
            ++a;
        if(comp(pen[1],peng))
            ++b;
        if(comp(pen[2],peng))
            ++c;
    }
    if(a>b&&a>c)
        printf("Emperor Penguin");
    if(b>a&&b>c)
        printf("Little Penguin");
    if(c>b&&c>a)
        printf("Macaroni Penguin");
    return 0;
}

figured out, you need to clear the buffer perverted by
scanf ("% * [^ \ n] ");
and used to enter the
scanf ("% s ", peng);