Li'l Penguin Lost is the second mission of Cool, Cool Mountain. The star spawns in a different location on the Japanese version than all other versions.
In order to have Mario launch off of each slope and make it all the way across the gaps, you need to be holding the direction he is sliding as he leaves the slope.
In regard to Pingu Trick, if you jump too late once you hit the ground after the slope and lose your speed (as demonstrated here in the tutorial), back it up by doing a couple of big, prolonged jumps until you reach the mother penguin, rather than several shorter jumps.
