Kliban by B. Kliban for August 05, 2024

The watermelon tree! The watermelon jack!

Timber!!!

Ah, yes— The Watermelon tree. Helps build strong bodies, 12 ways.

The ‘Watermelon Tree’ is a vanishing species in the wild, because modern plumbing has made proper seed dispersal an iffy thing.

Stand on the other side, methinks!

“Don’t sit under the watermelon tree with anybody else but me…”

In a collection I had, that was the only cartoon with any color. And it was just the pink watermelon part.

He’s a melon jack, and he’s ok!

Do they count the rows of seeds to determine the trees age?

I wonder who was the first person to take a bite from the tree.