Peanuts by Charles Schulz for September 06, 1959
Transcript:
Snoopy stands on the ground in profile.(BR BR) He sits up.(BR BR) He jumps into the air as a ball sails past, low to the gruound.(BR BR) He races along.(BR BR) He stops short.(BR BR) Snoopy lies on the grass, hemmed in by two croquet wickets and a stake.(BR BR) Snoopy whirls about, struggling to free himself.(BR BR) With the wickets clinging to his back, he dives towards a third, planted firmly in the ground.(BR BR) There is a scuffle.(BR BR) He dives towards another two wickets and a stake. (BR BR) There is a blast. (BR BR) Snoopy races along, with a number of wickets attached to him. (BR BR) "Thus endeth the croquet game!" Linus announces as he and Charlie Brown, holding mallets, look off to one side to watch.(BR BR)
Turns out, there’s no rule against a dog playing croquet, either