Peanuts by Charles Schulz for April 05, 1953
Transcript:
Charlie Brown is being followed by Snoopy. He has a bag of candy and says, "This is going to be a real treat!"<BR><BR> He holds up the bag and says, "Candy like this is only for people who have extra fine taste!"<BR><BR> He says, "These are pure chocolate creams, Snoopy."<BR><BR> He gives Snoopy a candy and says, "Here, try one... but eat it slowly. Let it melt in your mouth... allow the flavor to..." Snoopy gulps it down in one bite.<BR><BR> Charlie Brown screams, "Are you out of your mind! You didn't even taste it!"<BR><BR> Charlie Brown jumps up and down in anger and yells, "Why do dogs always do that? He didn't even taste it!"<BR><BR> Charlie Brown bangs his head against a tree trunk. He says, "I paid ten cents for that one piece and he didn't even taste it!"<BR><BR> Charlie Brown pounds his fists on the ground and yells, "Waste! Ten cents gone! Wasted! Wasted! Wasted!" Violet and Patty walk up. Violet says, "What's going on over there?"<BR><BR> Patty runs over to Charlie Brown and says, "I've seen this happen before... help me get him home..."<BR><BR> Violet and Patty carry Charlie Brown away. Patty says, "He'll be all right in a few days." Charlie Brown moans, "He didn't even taste it." Snoopy looks on.<BR><BR>
Snoopy survived for 50 years.
1 piece of chocolate will make a dog sick, but will not kill. A dog getting into a box of chocolates and eating them all is fatal.