Peanuts by Charles Schulz for March 14, 1956
March 13, 1956
March 15, 1956
Transcript:
Charlie Brown comes upon Lucy sitting on the floor and reading. She says, "I'm reading about 'Little Red Riding Hood'..."<br> <br> He sits next to her and says, "I thought you'd read that already, Lucy..."<br> <br> She replies, "Oh, I have, but you see, this is a new translation..."<br> <br> She concludes, "It makes clear a lot of formerly difficult passages!" He looks at the reader.<br> <br>
yow4zip Premium Member almost 9 years ago
How nice of them.
JoeTheDog Premium Member 23 days ago
so what was so difficult? the wolf being the granny, but not rly?
[Unnamed Reader - b10daf] 1 day ago
I perceive some rather subtle satire here. At the time, modern English translations of the Bible were becoming popular, to an extent displacing the King James, which had been the most commonly used English translation for centuries. Apparenty, Schulz was less than impressed with them.
[Unnamed Reader - b10daf] 1 day ago
I perceive some rather subtle satire here. At the time, modern English translations of the Bible were becoming popular, to an extent displacing the King James, which had been the most commonly used English translation for centuries. Apparenty, Schulz was less than impressed with them.