Peanuts by Charles Schulz for December 07, 1952

Transcript:

"Well, I'm up here!" Lucy announces to Charlie Brown. She stands on a pair of skies on top of a small ice slope. She wears a snowsuit.<BR><BR> "I've never tried this before, you know...." she admits to him.<BR><BR> "What do I do now, Charlie Brown?" Lucy asks.<BR><BR> "Just give yourselrf a little shove..." he advises, as Lucy crouches down for take off. "That's the way!" he encourages her.<BR><BR> "Down you go!" he cries, throwing up his arms, as she 'skies' down the slope. "Faste! Faster!"<BR><BR> "Faster! Faster, Lucy! Faster!" He stands with his back to the reader. The tip of Lucy's skies have now reached the bottom of the snow mound.<BR><BR> "I don't think I'm moving..." Lucy says as she straightens up. She faces the bottom of the slope.<BR><BR> "Some people just aren't athletic!" Charlie Brown declares as he walks away. Lucy remains on the skies, staring at the bottom of the slope. "I don't think I'm moving at all..."<BR><BR>