Peanuts by Charles Schulz for December 28, 1952
Transcript:
"Which shall we do...Stay inside, or go outside?" Charlie Brown sits on a small chair and faces Patty and Lucy. Lucy slouches on the floor, while Patty leans against a table.<BR><BR> "It doesn't make any difference to me..." Lucy stands on a small rug and opens her arms.<BR><BR> Patty stands next to Charlie Brown and points in the opposite direction: "Let's go outside, and make a snowman!" she suggests.<BR><BR> The three stand facing one another. Charlie Brown declares, "FINE! We'll make the biggest one in history!" "I can see it now!" Lucy exclaims. "Let's put a real hat an' coat on him!" Patty urges.<BR><BR> "And a scarf an' some rubbers..." Charlie Brown adds, carelessly tossing galoshes over his shoulder as he roots through a closet. Lucy opens her arms to catch the boots. "And some real mittens!" Patty says.<BR><BR> "We'll spare no expense!" Patty declares as she follows the others, carrying a scarf over her arm. Lucy holds a hat. "The most sensational snowman ever made," Charlie Brown announces.<BR><BR> "There's only ONE thing we forgot..." Charlie Brown stops. The girls look at him expectantly.<BR><BR> "There isn't any snow!" he says. The three stand outside on the doorstep and stare at the bare sidewalk disconsolately.<BR><BR>
1952 must have been a really warm winter – usually Charlie Brown’s neighbourhood gets a thick coat of snow for three or four months solid…