Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce for April 15, 2001

Transcript:

NATE: Hey, Teddy. TEDDY: Wanna go down to the park and shoot some hoops? Ting A Ling A Ling NATE: Can't. I gotta stay around here. TEDDY: How come? Ting A Ling A Ling NATE: My dad hurt his back. I'm taking care of him. TEDDY: Taking care of him, like, how? Ting A Ling A Ling NATE: You name it! Feeding him, tying his shoes, doing his chores... Ting A Ling A Ling TEDDY: Can't he do anything? NATE: Not really. He's helpless. Ting A Ling A Ling! NATE: It hurts him to moce...it even hurts him to talk! He has to whisper! Ting A Ling A Ling TEDDY: So how do you know when he needs something? NATE: He calls me with a little bell. Ting A Ling A Ling TEDDY: Sounds annoying. NATE: Oh, it is. But I've got to be responsible.