Panel
1
Interior,
living room. Holding onto his security blanket, Linus van Pelt, at panel left,
is addressing his older sister Lucy, panel right.
cog:
Having spoken with Grandma, I’ve decided to give up sucking my thumb.
Panel
2
Within
the same panel layout as previous, Lucy replies,
cog:
Giving up sucking your thumb is only half the battle. What about that stupid
blanket?
Panel
3
Solo
panel for Linus, who in medium close-up stands with one finger raised as if
preaching, his eyes closed to better recall the exact quotation.
cog:
“Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall
receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.”
Panel
4
Lucy
is now seen crossing the panel, right to left, rolling up her sleeves and
saying
cog:
At the very least you better hope it can double as a bandage.
Panel
1
Interior,
living room. Lucy is slouching in her beanbag watching a tv located on the
panel’s extreme right edge. Linus is standing behind her, still holding his
blanket and sucking his thumb.
cog:
Go on then, genius. What’s your amazing plan to quit sucking your thumb?
Panel
2
Medium
close-up of Linus who has removed his thumb from his mouth to reply,
cog:
It’s easy. I shall simply soak my thumb in Dad’s green bottle.
Panel
3
Linus
continues to elucidate as he exits, panel left.
cog:
That should spoil my thumb to such a degree as to deter me from sucking it.
Panel
4
With
Linus absent, Lucy, still watching the television, is now the subject of the
panel.
cog:
Knowing Linus, he’ll probably develop a taste for Dad’s green bottle.
Panel
1
Exterior.
Linus and his friend Charlie Brown are standing behind a low wall, Linus is at
panel left, Charlie Brown at panel right.
cog:
My grandma’s right, Charlie Brown. I’ve reached the age where I really should
give up sucking my thumb.
cog:
Sucking your thumb? What about that blanket?
Panel
2
Panel
as preceding.
cog:
You know what they say, Charlie Brown: “Rome wasn’t built in a day.”
Panel
3
As
Linus exits panel left, Charlie Brown is shouting
cog:
YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE THEY SAY?!
Panel
4
Charlie
Brown, now alone at the wall, is sucking his thumb.
cog:
“When in Rome...”
Panel
1
Exterior.
Linus stands panel left, addressing Charlie Brown’s dog Snoopy who is lying on
top of his kennel at panel right, eyes closed.
cog:
Snoopy, I’ve finally decided to give up my blanket and sucking my thumb.
Panel
2
Panel
as preceding.
cog:
Actually, I’m just giving up sucking my thumb. The blanket will go later.
Panel
3
Medium
close-up on Linus as he says
cog:
I think it’s easier to break an addiction one step at a time.
Panel
4
Linus
absent, Snoopy is now centre panel, eyes still closed, thinking
cog:
He’s right. When I diet, the first thing to go is the parsley.
Panel
1
Exterior.
Linus and Charlie Brown’s little sister Sally are walking home from school,
crossing the panel from left to right. Sally is in front.
cog:
My grandma wants me to give up sucking my thumb.
cog:
I heard she also wanted you to get rid of that stupid blanket.
Panel
2
While
Sally walks on, Linus stops, and with one finger raised points out
cog:
“A man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest.”
Panel
3
Sally
has turned round and regards Linus.
Panel
4
Panel
as preceding, this time with Sally asking
cog:
I’m sorry, did you just say something?
Panel
1
Exterior,
as preceding strip. Linus at panel left is being addressed by Sally, panel
right.
cog:
I don’t care if you keep sucking your thumb, Linus. You’ll always be my Sweet
Babboo.
Panel
2
Medium
close-up on Linus, shouting,
cog:
I AM NOT, NEVER WAS, AND NEVER WILL BE YOUR SWEET BABBOO!
Panel
3
Both
in shock, the two regard each other across the ensuing silence.
Panel
4
Panel
as preceding, Sally saying
cog:
I hope it chokes you, you blockhead.
Panel
1
Interior,
living room. At panel right, Linus in classic pose, thumb in mouth and blanket
cradled to the side of his face. Lucy is entering from panel left,
cog:
I see you’re back to sucking your thumb. Boy, that sure didn’t last long.
Panel
2
Passing
by Linus toward panel right, Lucy says
cog:
I can’t quite figure out what disgusts me more, the weakness of your resolve or
the simple sight of you.
Panel
3
His
thumb now removed from his mouth, the blanket on the ground but still not
relinquished from his fist, Linus is slightly tipped back, shouting
cog:
ONE DAY YOU’LL BE SORRY FOR BEING SO CRABBY TO ME! ONE DAY I’LL SIMPLY...
DISAPPEAR FOREVER!
Panel
4
Medium
close-up of Linus who continues to stare across the empty panel, his eyes a
little sad, his mouth a wrinkle of both determination and serenity.
