Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for June 14, 1987
Transcript:
Calvin: I'm going outside, Mom! Hold all my calls. Calvin looks around. Something is different. The odd-colored tree behind him slowly lifts up! It's not a tree at all! It's a leg. Oh no! Calvin is the size of a bug to a bug! He runs for his life! A claw crashes with deafening impact! The bug is trying to step on Calvin! What a horrible fate! Calvin scrambles madly, promising himself that we'll never squish another bug if he lives to return to normal size! Suddenly in a spray of slime, the bug is gone! A monstrous frog licks it's chops! Calvin is saved! Mom: Aacck! What's that on my plate?! Good Heavens, get it off the table!! Calvin: But Mom, frogs are our friends.
Grudgeholder over 14 years ago
Yes indeed they are
bhillianthe about 14 years ago
o my god Calvin, you can’t be mean that
yow4zip Premium Member about 12 years ago
That frog really bugs her.
bmonk about 12 years ago
Frogs are friends, but that doesn’t mean I want one on my table. Bats do a good job of eating insects, as do Purple Martins, and swallows and swifts.
jassonlsm76 over 8 years ago
HAHAHA I loved mom’s reaction! A frog on a platter? Oh my!
Silica Gel over 8 years ago
“The size of a bug to a bug” Nice one Watterson. :D
WilliamBill over 7 years ago
Ask mom to do the frog legs -with garlic, butter and …
BarrelO'Molasses Premium Member over 7 years ago
It’s funny how the frog looks about the same size as the bug. Not even a Tree Frog or a Poison Dart Frog (I capitalize animal names sometimes for some reason) is about the same size as an insect. They ARE however about the same size as a mosquito hawk.
BarrelO'Molasses Premium Member over 7 years ago
When I was a little kid, I watched basically all the animal documentaries in the world.
BarrelO'Molasses Premium Member over 7 years ago
Actually I think I might have watched some through my teens too.
BarrelO'Molasses Premium Member over 7 years ago
I stopped because I could’t find anymore. Sorry for spamming.
glowing-steak32 about 6 years ago
What if it’s a prince?
Nate Wright (Mischief God) about 3 years ago
Just wonder what the bugs feel when humans try to squish them.