Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas Page #3

YOU DO HAVE:

A MIGHTY FINE SINGING VOICE.

HMM...HMM.

ANYBODY'D BE INTERESTED

IN $50...

HEY, WHY DON' YOU ENTER, EMMET?

YOU'RE A GOOD SINGER...

I:

ARE YOU KIDDING?

COULDN'T GET UP THERE

AND SING ALL BY MYSELF.

IT'D BE EMBARRASSING!

HI, HARVEY.

HI, CHARLEY.

HEY, EMMET...

WENDELL,

HEY, LISTEN,

YOU TWO ARE JUST WHO

WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR.

YOU BET.

OH, YEAH?

WHAT'S UP, HARVEY?

WELL, YOU KNOW ABOU THE WATERVILLE TALENT CONTEST?

SURE, EVERYBODY'S

HEARD OF THAT.

RIGHT, EMMET?

WELL, YOU SEE,

CHARLIE AND ME:

WERE JUST TALKING ABOU WHAT WE SHOULD DO IS

ORGANIZE A JUG-BAND.

YEAH, WOULDN' THAT BE SWELL?!

SEE, I PLAY KAZOO

AND WASHBOARD:

AND CHARLIE HERE PLAYS

A GOOD CIGAR BOX BANJO.

I REALLY DO...

UH...MY MA SAYS.

MM-HMM.

SO ALLS WE NEED IS

A COUPLE OF OTHER GUYS

TO FILL OUT THE BAND.

WELL, HOW COME US?

WELL, YOU SEE,

YOU CAN BLOW:

A JUG, WENDELL.

YEAH!

HEY, THIS IS

A GOOD IDEA, EMMET.

MAYBE.

WHAT WOULD I PLAY?

WHAT ELSE?

YOU GET TO PLAY:

WASHTUB BASS.

WHY ME?

WELL, BECAUSE YOUR

MA'S GOT THE WASHTUB!

OH, NO!

FORGET IT,

COUNT ME OUT!

I'M NOT IN YOUR BAND,

AND THAT'SFINAL!

All:

AWWWWW.

CO:

ME ON,

WHY NOT, EMMET?

BECAUSE, TO MAKE

A WASHTUB BASS,

YOU HAVE TO PU A HOLE IN THE WASHTUB!!

HMM...I DON'T EVEN HAVE

A PROPER COSTUME.

HETTY, I CAN'T POSSIBLY

ENTER THAT CONTEST!

YOU'RE RIGHT, ALICE.

FORGET THE WHOLE THING.

HETTY MUSKRAT, YOU STOP TRYING

TO SWEET-TALK ME INTO THIS!

THIS IS THE FENCE

WE'RE SUPPOSED TO MEND?

WELL...

YEAH.

THAT'S NOT REPAIRING,

THAT'S REBUILDING.

DON'T JUS STAND AROUND, BOYS.

YA GOT WORK TO DO.

( Banjo )

( Thinking )

JUST ONCE I'D LIKE TO GIVE

A FINE STORE-BOUGHT PRESEN TO EMMET FOR CHRISTMAS.

AND WITH $50...

( Tap! Tap! Tap... )

( Thinking )

I'VE NEVER GIVEN MA

A NICE CHRISTMAS PRESENT.

NEVER GAVE ONE TO PA, EITHER...

AND...NOW IT'S TOO LATE.

HARVEY SAYS $50

SPLIT FOUR WAYS IS $12.50.

LOTTA MONEY.

THAT GUITAR WE SAW IN TOWN...

THE ONE WITH:

THE MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAYS...

EMMET REALLYWANTS IT.

BUT...$40!

I CAN'T BUY A PIANO

FOR $12.50 ANYWAY...

BUT YOU COULDPU A DOWN PAYMENT ON A USED ONE.

BUT IF I DO ENTER,

I GOTTA HAVE A COSTUME.

AND TO BUY A COSTUME,

I'D HAVE TO HOCK SOMETHING.

HMM...

NOTHING LEFT TO HOCK.

OF COURSE, THERE'S

PA'S OLD TOOL CHEST.

BUT EMMET USES THA FOR ODD JOBS!

WE WOULDMAKE:

A GOOD JUG-BAND...

BUT TO PUT A HOLE

IN MA'S WASHTUB...

HE SURE WOULD:

LIKE THAT GUITAR.

NOTHIN' WOULD MAKE HER HAPPIER

THAN HAVING:

A GOOD OL' PIANO AGAIN.

I JUST DON'T KNOW...

( Sigh! )

I JUST CAN'T DECIDE...

MA...

I'M HOME!

I CUT THE CHRISTMAS BRANCH.

OH, I SEE YOU DID.

WELL, AFTER ALL,

TOMORROW'S CHRISTMAS EVE

AND EVEN IF WE:

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