Except her story doesn’t make any sense. If she gave the fish feet so it can walk on land it wouldn’t be able to breathe with gills and if she gave gills to puddles he wouldn’t be able to come back out of the water and breathe.
Guys. You’re like Bernice. No imagination and being too analytical and literal. Shannon doesn’t know all that yet. She doesn’t know fish can’t breathe air or grow legs and that dogs can’t grow gills. All she is thinking that they want to be friends and play together. That’s all. Simple. You all want to complicate that with literal explanations why her imagination is unrealistic. What part of imagination don’t you get?
Kiddy-Komics. We’ve gone stupid. If the FBI is monitoring this, they’ll revoke my security clearance. No, it already expired. I got to lay low. Hey, Tiffany, you ready to take a shower?
My kids once argued about a cartoon called CatDog in all seriousness. Beings held together with a a long tube body, couldn’t poop so had to take turns barfing. I think same argument came up with Dr. Dolittle’s pushmepullyou animal. Fantasy/reality/silliness
What a nice thing! Shannon reads the story she wrote with Bernice to Luann, who must have finished her paper because she’s relaxed. Bernice seems to smile, maybe she ended up liking writing with Shannon? Or, maybe, she knows that once this is over, she’ll be free from her…? I hope she enjoyed being with Shannon. Perhaps her experience could inspire her studies, shifting them towards developmental psychology.
I think Shannon has always been creative. But hyperactive as well. She is much calmer in this arc. To me, she seems to be showing Bernice how to play and have fun. I hope it continues in that direction.
I guess neither Bernice nor Shannon have ever seen The Amazing World of Gumball, in which a goldfish willed himself to grow lungs and legs in order to return to the family that mistakenly thought he’d died (said family consisting of a cat, a rabbit, their cat son and rabbit daughter).
So there is the new picture: two drab has-beens in the shadow of the new, bratty kid who has found favor in the eyes of the Evans’ team. Color it dull.
The fish won’t be able to breath oxygen, and the dog will die trying to breath oxygen with gills. Shannon leaves another wake of destruction in her path. That’s pretty on brand.
J. Scarbrough 27 days ago
If people focus more on what makes us the same instead of what makes us different, maybe, just maybe, the world would be a little more harmonious.
ronaldspence 27 days ago
great creativity Shannon
GirlGeek Premium Member 27 days ago
Auntie Bernice should be happy that Shannon’s reading
Joe1962 Premium Member 27 days ago
Shannon, you were going so good until you put the gills on the dog.
howtheduck 27 days ago
Another week of Monstro and Puddles. With any luck this story will last forever, or at least all month.
emiesty Premium Member 27 days ago
Reminds me of one of Kipling’s Just So Stories.
illuminare 27 days ago
Except her story doesn’t make any sense. If she gave the fish feet so it can walk on land it wouldn’t be able to breathe with gills and if she gave gills to puddles he wouldn’t be able to come back out of the water and breathe.
Linnorm 27 days ago
Powerful message here, from the mind of a child.
Alabama Al 27 days ago
OK, starting off good. For the moment we’ll ignore how Fish will be able to breath free oxygen in the air instead of dissolved oxygen in the water.
9thCapricorn 27 days ago
Guys. You’re like Bernice. No imagination and being too analytical and literal. Shannon doesn’t know all that yet. She doesn’t know fish can’t breathe air or grow legs and that dogs can’t grow gills. All she is thinking that they want to be friends and play together. That’s all. Simple. You all want to complicate that with literal explanations why her imagination is unrealistic. What part of imagination don’t you get?
nightflight 27 days ago
Kiddy-Komics. We’ve gone stupid. If the FBI is monitoring this, they’ll revoke my security clearance. No, it already expired. I got to lay low. Hey, Tiffany, you ready to take a shower?
snsurone76 27 days ago
Maybe Nil can help get her book published. And when it becomes a best-seller, Jonah will return—with his hand out!!
Willow Mt Lyon 27 days ago
I am looking forward to this week’s Luann. This is such a cute story.
Enter.Name.Here 27 days ago
A good imagination can take her places. Good for Shannon.
Wilkins068 27 days ago
‘A Tail Of Two Critters’
‘It was the best of feet, it was the worst of gills..’
xaingo 27 days ago
What is Luann staring at? I hope she finished writing her paper before “zoning out”.
DorothyGlenn Premium Member 27 days ago
My kids once argued about a cartoon called CatDog in all seriousness. Beings held together with a a long tube body, couldn’t poop so had to take turns barfing. I think same argument came up with Dr. Dolittle’s pushmepullyou animal. Fantasy/reality/silliness
mort b. 27 days ago
What a truly inspiring message. I think I’m going to hug a woke liberal today!!
French Persons Premium Member 27 days ago
Once upon a time, there were real, decent storylines…
Ellis97 27 days ago
But Shannon, it’s our differences that make the world such a beautiful place.
kaycstamper 27 days ago
I love this! She has a great imagination, she should write children’s books!
Rhetorical_Question 27 days ago
Amazing?
Doug K 27 days ago
Sometimes you have to change a little for someone you love.
If you love someone you shouldn’t want to change them too much.
The Joke Explainer Premium Member 27 days ago
Okay. That was fun! Next arc…
rheddmobile 27 days ago
The meta on this is intense. You two jerk-faces listening?
Free or Not? Premium Member 27 days ago
Uh OH. Let’s see where this is going….
SquidGamerGal 27 days ago
So the fish just pulled a Darwin?
eced52 27 days ago
I think that should be changed a lot.
Aladar30 Premium Member 27 days ago
What a nice thing! Shannon reads the story she wrote with Bernice to Luann, who must have finished her paper because she’s relaxed. Bernice seems to smile, maybe she ended up liking writing with Shannon? Or, maybe, she knows that once this is over, she’ll be free from her…? I hope she enjoyed being with Shannon. Perhaps her experience could inspire her studies, shifting them towards developmental psychology.
WilliamVollmer 27 days ago
Shannon’s story is at least starting to be better than some of the stuff in today’s cartoons.
mindjob 27 days ago
That’s what they tried to do to the Creature from the Black Lagoon. It didn’t end well
phileaux 27 days ago
I see where this is going and I love it
Call me Ishmael 27 days ago
We have descended into infantilism.
ekw555 27 days ago
maybe we could all change a little bit.
calliarcale 27 days ago
Oh, that’s adorable. ;-)
CitizenOfTheValley 27 days ago
From the mouths of babes – a lesson in cooperation and compromise.
lemonbaskt 27 days ago
never play hot potato with a toaster
Angry Indeed Premium Member 27 days ago
Art imitates Evolution.
pripley 27 days ago
I think Shannon has always been creative. But hyperactive as well. She is much calmer in this arc. To me, she seems to be showing Bernice how to play and have fun. I hope it continues in that direction.
Mordock999 Premium Member 27 days ago
“And THAT is now sea creatures left the oceans and became land land animals hundreds of millions of years ago! The end!” – Shannon.
(The Crazy part is, the Kid has an easier time with Creative Writing than adults do) ;-)
Wichita1.0 27 days ago
I smell a horror movie franchise in the offing.
Paul1963 27 days ago
I guess neither Bernice nor Shannon have ever seen The Amazing World of Gumball, in which a goldfish willed himself to grow lungs and legs in order to return to the family that mistakenly thought he’d died (said family consisting of a cat, a rabbit, their cat son and rabbit daughter).
nightflight 27 days ago
So there is the new picture: two drab has-beens in the shadow of the new, bratty kid who has found favor in the eyes of the Evans’ team. Color it dull.
tammyspeakslife Premium Member 27 days ago
I hear you
BJShipley1 27 days ago
Bernice is now confused at the idea of changing for your friends, such a thing having never once occurred to her.
Windfall35 27 days ago
Not an inspired thread….
Elaine1975 27 days ago
Too often we focus on our DIFFERENCES instead of how much we all do have in common. :)
leighabc123 27 days ago
Shannon is actually bright to be a 6 year old.
fourteenpeeves 27 days ago
And tomorrow,in the 100 Acre Woods….
comic reader 22 27 days ago
This is real cute but I hope it doesn’t continue all week.
pamela welch Premium Member 27 days ago
“Each one changed a little” … ♥♥♥
lnrokr55 27 days ago
Pretty good story for a little kid! Imaginative, well drawn,fun!
JonnyT 27 days ago
The fish won’t be able to breath oxygen, and the dog will die trying to breath oxygen with gills. Shannon leaves another wake of destruction in her path. That’s pretty on brand.
myfb1955 27 days ago
It took a very long time, some 90 million years.
The Quiet One 27 days ago
Very nicely said Shannon.