Peanuts by Charles Schulz for July 19, 1953
Transcript:
Schroeder chases Snoopy and yells, "Hey! Come back here!"<BR><BR> Chasing Snoopy, Schroeder yells to Lucy, "He's got our ball again!" Lucy screams, "Snoopy!"<BR><BR> Both the kids chase Snoopy. Schroeder yells, "You come back here with that ball!!"<BR><BR> The kids stop. Schroeder says, "You crazy dog!" Lucy points and says, "Look where he went! Now we'll never get him!"<BR><BR> Walking with Charlie, Schroeder says, "Snoopy's got our ball.. and won't give it back to us." Charlie asks, "He won't, eh? Where is he?" Lucy says, "He's sitting over there in the middle of the yard."<BR><BR> Charlie exclaims, "In the middle of the yard?! Then why don't you just go take it? He won't bite.." Schroeder replies, "We can't.. We just can't.." Lucy says, "You don't understand.."<BR><BR> Charlie says, "I don't see why you can't take a ball from a dog who won't bite and is just sitting in the middle of the yard.."<BR><BR> Charlie goes to find Snoopy. Snoopy is sitting in the middle of the yard and in the middle of a sprinkler. Snoopy is dry, but whoever goes to get the ball from him will get wet. Charlie comments, "Oh..."<BR><BR>
Schroeder and Lucy seem to be good friends when they’re little.