Peanuts by Charles Schulz for January 30, 1972

Transcript:

Linus and Charlie Brown are seated on the ground, leaning against either side of a tree. Linus asks, "Do you think pets are important?" "Sure" says Charlie Brown.<BR><BR> Linus continues, "A friend of mine at school got some goldfish for his birthday, but I don't think he really wanted them..."<BR><BR> They are silhouetted in this panel. Charlie Brown says, "People buy pets for strange reasons."<BR><BR> Linus turns to face Charlie Brown: "How did you happen to get Snoopy, Charlie Brown?" Charlie Brown faces front and answers, "Well, I'm not sure because I was kind of young.."<BR><BR> He sits on his knees and says, "I think it started because of something that happened at a playground...I was playing in a sandbox with a couple of other kids...I can't even remember who they are..."<BR><BR> Charlie Brown stands and continues, "Anyway, all of a sudden, one of them poured a whole bucket of sand over my head...I started crying, I guess, and my mother came running up, and took me home."<BR><BR> Sitting back against the tree in profile again he adds, "It's kind of embarassing now to talk about it."<BR><BR> "Anyway, the next day we drove out to the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm, and my mother and Dad bought me a dog..."<BR><BR> Snoopy is lying on his back on top of the doghouse. He thinks, "Good grief!"<BR><BR>