I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown Page #2

I'm writing a letter to Santa Claus.

Forget it, ReRun.

He doesn't have time

to read all those letters.

I mean, he stands on the corner all day

ringing that bell.

When he gets home, he's tired.

He doesn't want to read

a bunch of whiny letters.

Tell him Lucy says hi.

Which should I ask for,

a bicycle or a dog?

I think maybe a dog.

You can't fall off a dog.

When Santa Claus brings me the dog...

...will he leave it on the front porch

or in the backyard?

He wouldn't drop it down the chimney,

would he?

There's something

I sort of feel I should tell you.

Maybe he'll just leave me

a gift certificate.

Listen to me. Mom doesn't want you

to have a dog, does she?

- No.

- Do you really think Santa Claus...

...is going to bring you something

Mom doesn't want you to have?

Ooh, Supreme Court stuff.

[MAN MUMBLING]

Yes, sir, my name is ReRun.

Did you know that Santa Claus

is gonna bring me a dog?

So what I need is a leash and a collar

and a supper dish.

And you can just put it on my tab.

[THUD]

Who am I kidding, Snoopy?

Lucy is right. Santa Claus is never

gonna bring a dog to someone...

...whose mom doesn't want him

to have a dog.

If I'm lucky,

I'll get a pair of socks and an orange.

Mom put the sandbox

in the garage for a while.

- Okay, ReRun, out.

- But...

- Sally and I wanna play in the sandbox.

- But...

There's not room for all of us,

so you'll have to leave.

- But...

- There's two of us...

...and there's only one of you.

[GRUMBLES]

[WOMAN MUMBLING]

Oh, no, it's B-of-the-B day.

Oh, no.

What is B-of-the-B day?

It's back-of-the-bike day.

ReRun has to ride

on the back of Mom's bike.

[BICYCLE BELL RINGS]

I like they way

your mom handles that bike.

See how she went through that hedge

instead of the brick wall?

Yes, I must admit her steering

is getting a little better.

Yesterday, we only hit four parked cars.

[SINGS]

Over hill, over dale

Poor dale.

Riding around all day

on the back of your mom's bicycle...

...gives you plenty of time to think.

It gives you time to think about

people and about life.

And about what would happen

if we ran into a tree.

We're going to the cleaners.

Mom always likes to return

the used coat hangers.

She hates it when I do this.

[DOG BARKING]

This is the part of the ride that I hate.

Every day,

this big stupid German shepherd...

...comes running out

and chases our bicycle.

He doesn't quit

until I throw my shoe at him.

I'm running out of shoes.

Riding on the back of your mother's bicycle

in the winter can be a real experience.

We can't see where we're going,

and we slide all over.

Now it's a shopping cart

in the supermarket.

Now it's a stroller through the mall.

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