Peanuts by Charles Schulz for March 15, 1970
Transcript:
"Charlie Brown walks off his doorstep. He carries a kite.<BR><BR> He walks in the grass.<BR><BR> Charlie Brown looks up at a tree and says, \"Well! hello, you dirty kite-eating tree! It's been a long winter, hasn't it? You look kind of hungry...\" The tree bares his teeth.<BR><BR> \"You'd like to eat this kite, wouldn't you?\" Charlie Brown asks, holding the kite away from the tree. The tree grins hungrily.<BR><BR> \"I hate you kite-eating trees! You can starve to death for all I care!\" \"Snif!\" The tree forwns.<BR><BR> Charlie Brown shakes his fist at the tree and announces, \"Go ahead and cry! I have no sympathy for you!\" The tree frowns more.<BR><BR> Linus stands, looking off to the side.<BR><BR> \"What are you doing? Let go of my arm! What are yuou doing?\" Linus drags Charlie Brown away from the kite-eating tree.<BR><BR> Charlie Brown is seated in front of the Psychiatric Help booth. Lucy sits behind her desk and asks, \"Now, let me get this straight. The person who brought you here said you were talking to a tree..is that right?\" Charlie Brown rolls his eyes.<BR><BR>" dialogue-text,"Charlie Brown walks off his doorstep. He carries a kite.<BR><BR> He walks in the grass.<BR><BR> Charlie Brown looks up at a tree and says, \"Well! hello, you dirty kite-eating tree! It's been a long winter, hasn't it? You look kind of hungry...\" The tree bares his teeth.<BR><BR> \"You'd like to eat this kite, wouldn't you?\" Charlie Brown asks, holding the kite away from the tree. The tree grins hungrily.<BR><BR> \"I hate you kite-eating trees! You can starve to death for all I care!\" \"Snif!\" The tree forwns.<BR><BR> Charlie Brown shakes his fist at the tree and announces, \"Go ahead and cry! I have no sympathy for you!\" The tree frowns more.<BR><BR> Linus stands, looking off to the side.<BR><BR> \"What are you doing? Let go of my arm! What are yuou doing?\" Linus drags Charlie Brown away from the kite-eating tree.<BR><BR> Charlie Brown is seated in front of the Psychiatric Help booth. Lucy sits behind her desk and asks, \"Now, let me get this straight. The person who brought you here said you were talking to a tree..is that right?\" Charlie Brown rolls his eyes.<BR><BR>"
Talking to trees actually isn’t the problem. You know you have a problem when they start talking back. You’re either losing your mind or you should have taken closer attention when picking up the mushroms you just ate.