Peanuts by Charles Schulz for December 05, 1960
December 04, 1960
December 06, 1960
Transcript:
Snoopy is asleep on the grass.<BR><BR> Charlie Brown approaches and says,"Beagles on the grass, Alas"<BR><BR> Charlie Brown walks away.<BR><BR> Snoopy thinks, "I ain't no stupid beagle!"<BR><BR>
This line is an allusion to the American Modernism poem by T.S. Elliot, Pigeons on the grass alas. Pigeons on the grass alas. Short longer grass short longer longer shorter yellow grass. Pigeonslarge pigeons on the shorter longer yellow grass alas pigeons on thegrass. If they were not pigeons what were they. If they were not pigeons on the grass alas what were they. He hadheard of a third and he asked about it it was a magpie in the sky.If a magpie in the sky on the sky can not cry if the pigeon on thegrass alas can alas and to pass the pigeon on the grass alas and themagpie in the sky on the sky and to try and to try alas on thegrass alas the pigeon on the grass the pigeon on the grass and alas.They might be very well they might be very well very well they mightbe. Let Lucy Lily Lily Lucy Lucy let Lucy Lucy Lily Lily Lily LilyLily let Lily Lucy Lucy let Lily. Let Lucy Lily.
It leaves me wondering if Lucy Van Pelt got her name from this poem…you never know.