It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown Page #2

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Lunch is gonna taste awful.

Ugh.

Aah!

Aah! Aah! Aah!

Where on earth is Snoopy going?

He's gotta eat. Who's gonna feed him?

LUCY:

The first day went well...

...we beat the boys

across the lake in the swim meet...

...and then we were challenged

to a softball game.

Peppermint Patty was our captain.

Eagle claws.

Okay, Chuck, we'll take our ups-to-bat.

Eagle Claws?

- You guys shag them for us.

- Eagle Claws?

PATTY:

This is the way we'll do it, gang.

Violet, you bat first.

Pop one up and over third base.

Lucille, here,

will single over the second baseman's head.

Don't hit the ball near that shortstop.

Frieda, you'll bunt toward first base

and beat it out.

This means we'll have the bases full and

I'll come up and smack a grand slammer.

If we keep the ball away

from that funny-looking kid at shortstop...

...I think we can stay at bat all afternoon.

LINUS:

The worst was yet to come.

It was bad enough to have been

so thoroughly thrashed in softball...

...but there were plans

for a nature hike the next day.

The campfire activity

was a dismal failure.

Forty-three to one.

And the one run

was a single by Snoopy...

...that he stretched into a score

by stealing second, third and home.

[EXHALES]

I hope all the queen snakes

leave us little kids alone.

What a thrashing.

And in softball, my strongest point.

I bet they're happy.

They really beat us.

It must feel good to be a winner.

I bet they feel great.

I wish I felt great.

I feel terrible.

Linus, will you please

go bring some more wood for the fire?

I hope those queen snakes

leave us little kids alone.

Hey. There's a spider on that log.

Aah!

I'm sorry. I was wrong.

It's just a piece of bark.

Wow. Look at all those stars.

Boy. I'll bet they're having

a good time up there tonight.

It looks like they're really living it up.

What makes you say that, Charlie Brown?

They've got all the lights on.

Hey, I was right.

There really is a spider on that log.

Aah!

I'm sorry. I was wrong again.

It was just an old cocklebur.

Surprise.

Peppermint Patty?

What are you doing here?

Hi, Chuck. We thought we'd come over

and cheer you up.

Maybe sing a few songs

around the old campfire.

You know, "Pack Up Your Troubles"...

..."There's a Long, Long Trail,"

or "Take Me Out to the Ball Game. "

Mm. I feel terrible.

Come on, Lucy, let's cheer up the troops.

[SINGING "PACK UP YOUR TROUBLES"]

[BUGLE PLAYING]

LUCY:
Violet.

- Here.

- Patty.

- Here.

- Frieda.

- Present.

- Sophie.

- Here.

- Linus.

- Clara.

- Snoopy.

- Here.

- Shirley.

- Schroeder.

- Here.

- Here.

- Peppermint Patty.

- Shermy.

- Yo.

- Pigpen.

Take over, Peppermint Patty.

Take the troops to chow.

Forward march. Right face.

BO Y 1:
Ooh, ow!

BO Y 2:
Quit pushing.

BO Y 1:

Ow, ooh, oh.

Quit pushing.

BO Y 3:
Get off my foot.

BO Y 4:
Back up.

[SIGHS]

Bleah.

CHARLIE:

After our rousing breakfast...

...we were

scheduled for a nature hunt with the girls.

Hi, Chuck.

Great game yesterday, wasn't it?

- Beautiful.

- Sorry I had to hit that home run.

For a while there, I considered

letting you strike me out and be a hero...

...but I knew you wouldn't want me

to do that.

- Oh?

- Hey, there's a bug in your hair...

...Charlie Brown.

Where? Where? Brush it off.

That's all right. It's gone now.

That's the one thing I hate

about all this outdoor living.

Well, don't worry.

It's not in your hair anymore.

It fell down your neck.

Help. Help. Help. A bee. A bee.

Aah! A bee. A bee. Aah!

Not unlike Robin Hood.

Look at this. A big yellow butterfly.

It's unusual to see one this time of year.

Unless, of course, it flew up from Brazil.

I'll bet that's it.

They do that sometimes, you know.

- They fly up from Brazil and they...

- This is no butterfly.

This is a potato chip.

Well, I'll be. So it is.

I wonder how a potato chip

got all the way up here from Brazil.

We've just got to do something

to show everybody we're not born losers.

SHERMY:

Hey, Charlie Brown.

- They're having a canoe race.

- A canoe race?

Come on, Snoopy.

If we can win the canoe race, everyone

will forget about the softball game.

We'll show them, Snoopy.

We'll get in this canoe,

we'll win this race and we'll be heroes.

Actually, I had planned

for you to help me with the paddling.

We're gonna win this canoe race, Snoopy,

or we're gonna die trying.

I'm gonna paddle and paddle

and paddle and whew.

I'm exhausted.

I feel like I've paddled a hundred miles.

I wonder if we won.

No, but you got 4 feet from the dock.

Shermy, you've got to come up

with something that we can win at.

Isn't there a champion that will come forth

and uphold the right?

Boy, why didn't I think of this before?

Well, troops, I have a plan

that will recoup for us our lost prestige.

I propose we issue a challenge to the girls

across the lake to a wrist-wrestling contest.

That's not a very good idea,

Charlie Brown.

They have Lucy, you know.

Yeah. We don't have anyone

capable of beating her.

She's tough.

I submit to you

to represent not only Tent Number 2...

...but the honor of all us boys,

none other than...

...The Masked Marvel.

[BO YS CHEERING]

Snoopy, we're going to have to

put you in training.

A lot of scientific bodybuilding exercises,

plus a training table for you.

No more gourmet meals.

You'll have to eat with us

and get a lot of good nourishment.

Oatmeal, spaghetti, macaroni...

...corned beef, chipped beef. Bleah.

You must drink my specially balanced

electrolyte solution, Snoopy.

It replaces the body's stores

and prevents any diminution...

...of vitally needed electrolytes

and nutrients.

[COUGHING]

[GIRLS CHATTERING]

[ALL CHATTERING]

Gah! Gah! Gah!

I think we've got him ready.

Before we over-train him,

we should issue the challenge.

I think now is the time.

Schroeder, you and Linus and I

will go over to the girls' camp.

[ALL CHEERING]

ALL:
Hey, manager.

How about another ball game?

[ALL LAUGH]

No. Let's play jacks.

[ALL LAUGH]

Maybe you boys would like

a little game of tiddlywinks.

[GIRLS LAUGH]

The boys from Tents Number 2

and Number 3...

...would like to issue a challenge

to you girls...

...to a little wrist-wrestling championship.

Our champion

against the girls' representative.

And I propose it for tomorrow morning...

...to give you girls a chance

to pick a champion and to train her.

You sure you wanna do it, eh?

We'll murder you, you know.

The girls have a champion,

and we don't need any training time.

Today after lunch, the girls' representative,

and I might add, the world's champion...

...will meet your challenger

and decide the issue.

GIRLS:
Hey, manager.

Are you the boys' champion?

You'd better be better at wrist wrestling

than you are at swimming, or ball playing...

...or canoeing, or running,

or jumping, or pillow fighting...

...or sack racing, or basketball playing,

or field hockey, or volleyballing.

Good grief.

Snoopy, you'd better not eat

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