Peanuts by Charles Schulz for October 29, 1989

Transcript:

A kid looks out of her window, "?"<BR><BR> She runs off her doorstep, shouting, "Hey, you! Get outta there!"<BR><BR> She stands in the patch, pointing to Linus and Snoopy, who are behind her. She exclaims: "Mom! Dad! There's a pumpkin thief in our pumpkin patch!"<BR><BR> Linus, holding a video camera, tries to explain: "No, wait! I'm not a thief! I'm going to video the 'Great Pumpkin' when he comes.."<BR><BR> The girl pays no heed, calling. "He sounds like he's crazy! And he's got an attack dog with him!" Linus looks at Snoopy, whose ears stand straight up.<BR><BR> Linus interjects, "You see, on Halloween night, the 'Great Pumpkin' rises out of the..." The girl rummages throught the patch, saying, "You want a pumpkin, huh?" Snoopy watches her.<BR><BR> "Well, here's a pumpkin!" The girl holds a huge pumpkin over her head. Linus's hair stands on end.<BR><BR> WUMP! The pumpkin lies where Linus's head was.<BR><BR> "Good grief!" The voice seems to come from the pumpkin, still on Linus's head.<BR><BR> Snoopy holds the video camera, thinking, "I did it! I got the 'Great Pumpkin' on video!" Linus sits, with the pumkin still on his head. He thinks, "I can't stand it.."<BR><BR>