Peanuts by Charles Schulz for June 01, 1952

Transcript:

"Oh, oh....He heard me!" Charlie Brown notes as he looks over his shoulder to find Snoopy watching him. He holds an ice-cream cone as he walks down the street.<BR><BR> "I was afraid of this!" Charlie Brown hurries down the block, with Snoopy in hot pursuit.<BR><BR> He holds the ice cream cone out of Snoopy's reach: "Get down, Snoopy! Get down!!" Snoopy pants and jumps up.<BR><BR> Snoopy tries to jump up towards the food. Charlie Brown jumps back and repeats, "Get down!" "Yelling at him won't do any good, CHarlie Brown..." advises Patty, who appears next to him.<BR><BR> "And the more you try to get away from him, the more you tantalize him!" Patt adds as she watches Snoopy chase Charlie Brown around a tree. She stands with her back to the viewer. "Well, what do you expect me to do?!!" Charlie Brown says.<BR><BR> "Just stand still! Don't let him bluff you!" Patty urges as Charlie Brown lifts his arm away from Snoopy's eager advances.<BR><BR> "SEE? He won't bother you any more now..." Patty says as Charlie Brown stands still and holds the ice cream cone out to Snoopy, who sits on the ground placidly. Snoopy thinks, "Can this be true?"<BR><BR> GULP! Snoopy swallows the ice cream in one bite. Charlie Brown is stunned and angry: "!?"<BR><BR> Smack, smack! Snoopy licks his lips. "Just stand still! Don't let me bluff you!!" Charlie Brown says as he chases Patty, who runs around the tree to escape his wrath.<BR><BR>