Peanuts by Charles Schulz for September 12, 1954

Transcript:

Charlie Brown walks down the hall, carrying a deck of cards.<BR><BR> He kneels on the floor, facing Linus, who sit opposite him. "Watch me, Linus, and I'll shoe you how to build a house of cards..."<BR><BR> He turns to one side and unsuccessfully builds: "It's kind of hard at first, but after you catch on, it...RATS!" Linus piles up a number of card.<BR><BR> "C'mon..Stand up there..Rats! C'mon, now... That's the way...RATS! RAST! RATS!" Charlie Brown throws up his arms in disgust. Meanwhile, Linus has built a house of cards.<BR><BR> "Steady..steaddy..steaaaddddy..." Charlie Brown seats with the effort of building his house.<BR><BR> "THERE! Ho's that!?" Charlie Brown announces, displaying his tiny three card house.<BR><BR> "!" Charlie Brown turns around and is amazed to see Linus's work: several intricate high towers of cards. Linus smiles.<BR><BR> Charlie Brown walks away, announcing, "I can't stand smart-aleky kids!"<BR><BR>