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Charlie Brown is in the classroom looking at the blackboard which holds the sums, '7 + 6' and '4 - 3' He asks, "Why do I always get the hardest problems?"

He puts his finger to his mouth and says, "Let's see...if our team had seven and we scored a touchdown, but failed to convert, we'd have thirteen..."

He turns to the board and continues, "And if par on a hole is four, and you get a birdie, you're one under..."

He walks off smiling as the board now reads,'7+6=13' and '4-3=1'.

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Shermy leans over and looks at a can in Charlie Brown's hand. The latter asks, "What do the directions say?"

Shermy replies, "Tear off outside wrapper, and throw it away..." Charlie Brown tears off the paper and replies, "All right"

He asks,"Then what?" Shermy walks off and replies, "Just a minute..."

He stoops in front of the paper on the ground and replies, "Next, open top of can, and remove contents..."

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Snoopy walks up to Charlie Brown with a book in his mouth. The latter asks, "Is it time for our daily reading session, Snoopy?"

He sits in a chair and patted the empty spot next to him. He says, "O.K., climb up here in the chair...." Snoopy jumps up into the chair.

Charlie Brown looks at the book and says, "Oh, No! Not again!!"

He looks at a guilty Snoopy and continues, "Just for once, can't we read something besides Albert Payson T??"

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Charlie Brown walks away from Violet house. She exclaims, "Out! Out! Out!" and then, "I don't ever want to see you again, Charlie Brown!"

She looks to the reader questioningly as someone knocks at her door.

She opens the door and Charlie Brown says, I forgot my cap..."

They stand in the hallway. He has his cap in his hand and she points to a box atop the table. She asks, "While you're here, Charlie Brown, how about a game of dominoes?"

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Charlie Brown and Patty sit listening to the record player. It plays, "And I'll rock you away to that sugar-plum tree."

It concludes, "In the garden of shut-eye town." He stoops down and asks, "Well, how did you like it?"

She replies, "I'm not sure...it was pretty I guess..." He takes the record out and says, "Of course, you really have to hear it more than once..."

He concludes, "A record like this requires several hearings!"

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Charlie Brown stands on the ice watching Shermy skate by. He says, "Gee, everybody can skate better than I can..."

He watches as Violet and Patty skate by and continues, "Even Patty and Violet..look at them go...it's so discouraging."

He exclaims as Snoopy goes skating by.

He tosses his skates, walks off, and says, "That did it!"

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Schroeder walks down the snow-covered lane carrying his hockey stick.

Charlie Brown looks at it in the field. He says, "A new hockey stick, eh, Schroeder? Say, that's swell!"

He hands the stick back and continues, "Here, let's see how you use it..."

He watches, puzzled, as Schroeder positions the stick like a gun and yells, "BANG! BANG!"

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Charlie Brown walks by as Violet commands a sitting Snoopy, "Speak!"

He stops and watches as she continues, "All right, then...Don't!"

She holds a piece of candy out to Charlie Brown and says, "I'll give this candy to gool ol' Charlie Brown." Charlie Brown says, "Ah!", and walks over to get the candy at the same time that Snoopy's ears perk up.

Charlie Brown grimaces and mutters to the reader as Snoopy suddenly says, "ARF!"

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Patty stands next to the rocking chair and points to a clock atop a dresser. She says to Charlie Brown, "And this is my new clock..."

She picks it up and they both look at it. She continues, "It tells me when it's time to get up, when it's time to go to school, and when it's time to go to bed..."

She replaces the clock as he says, "I don't need a clock to tell me that.."

They walk off and he concludes, "My mother never forgets ANY of those things!"

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Violet and Charlie Brown are sitting in chairs facing each other. He asks, "How about some candy?"

Violet replies, "Sure, Charlie Brown...That would be nice." He says, "Excuse me..."

He walks back, looking into a bowl; he says, "I'm sorry, Violet, but all we have left is this Christmas candy" She looks over and replies, "That's all right."

They both exclaim as she reaches out for a piece of candy and all the pieces remaining are clumped together.

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Patty approaches Charlie Brown sitting behind a table (with a slip of paper on it)with a pencil tucked behind his ear and holding a box. He shows the box to her and says, "If I can save two-thousand of these box tops, I get a tricycle!"

She sits on the opposite side of the table and watches him write. He continues, "I've got it all figured out...I eat about one box of this stuff every week..."

They walk off as he looks at the paper and continues, "That means I'll have enough box tops by the time I'm forty!"

They stop, and he concludes, "But what am I going to do with a tricycle when I'm forty years old?"

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Schroeder exclaims as Patty stoops down in front of hima and says, "Well! Playing your toy piano, eh, Schroeder?"

He picks up his piano and walks off in a huff. She puts her hands to her face in puzzlement and says, "Did I say something wrong?"

Charlie Brown approaches her and says, "I'll say you did! He doesn't like to have anyone call his piano a TOY!"

They sit down in chairs and she looks after Schroeder. Charlie Brown, with a book in his hands, concludes, "To him, it's a Hammer-Klavier!"

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Schroeder sits at the piano playing.

Charlie Brown comes up to him and says, "Say, that's sensational, Schroeder...what is it?"

He looks to the reader confused as Schroeder replies, "Grasse Sonata fur das Hommer-Klavier"

As Schroeder resumes his playing, Charlie Brown walks away. The latter says, "Sometimes I feel like I don't belong around here!"

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The sheet music shown is indeed the opening measures of Große Sonate für das Hammerklavier (Piano Sonata No. 29) by Beethoven. Schulz took pains to transcribe Schroeder's music accurately.

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Charlie Brown stands next to a snowman in the field. He says, "This should make a nice picture...me standing next to my snowman..." Patty is fiddling with the camera.

She looks over her shoulder and says, "Let's see...I wonder if I should use a filter! The sun's pretty bright!" Charlie Brown looks at her confused.

The snowman starts to lean as he exclaims, "Hurry up and snap it!" She looks at the camera and says, "I'll try a 1/25-second exposure, and ...or maybe I should..."

She looks questioningly at the almost melted snowman. He storms off exclaiming, "Never mind! Forget the whole thing!"

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Charlie Brown grimaces as Patty and Violet smile at him, and Patty waves bye saying, "Well, so long, Charlie Brown...don't take any wooden nickels!"

As they walk down the lane, Violet turns around and says, "Don't do anything we wouldn't do!" He returns,"Cliche!"

He walks down the lane muttering, "Trite sayings! That's all you ever hear! Everything's trite!"

He bends down to an approaching Snoopy. He says, "Well, Snoopy! Long time no see!!"

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Charlie Brown and Violet are walking down the lane with their ice-skates in tow. He asks, "When we get to the rink, will you skate with me, Violet?"

She sits on a bench on the rink, watching him put her skates on her feet. She replies, "You must like me a lot to want to skate with me, Charlie Brown..."

She stands on the ice as he pust his skates on. He says, "Well, I guess so..."

She holds his hand as he struggles to maintain his balance. He concludes, "But what I really want, is someone to hang onto!"

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Schroeder is whistling and walking down the snow-covered lane as his wallet drops out of his pocket. Patty points to it and says to Violet, "Look! Schroeder just dropped his wallet!"

She picks it up and says, "Before we return it, let's see if he carries any pictures of us!" Violet looks at the wallet and replies, "Gee, do you think he does?"

Patty takes out a picture, looks at it and says, "Here's a snapshot..." Violet asks,"Who is it? You or me?"

Patty shows it to her and replies, "Beethoven!"

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Shermy is building a snowman as Schroeder goes rushing by. He calls out to him, "Hey, Schroeder what's your hurry?"

Schroeder runs into the house.

He clicks on the radio at the same time he is taking off his outdoor clothes.

He grits his teeth in anger as the announcer says, "You have just heard a performance of Beethoven's fifth piano concerto...tune in again next week when..."

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Schroeder sits at the piano playing.

He smiles as Patty leans over him and asks, "What is that you're playing, Schroeder?" Charlie Brown stands nearby and says, "I don't think he knows..."

Patty turns to him, points at Schroeder, and replies, "What do you mean?! He's playing it, isn't he?"

Schroeder hides his face in embarassment as Patty looks at him, and Charlie Brown replies, "Sure, but he can't read the title!"

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Patty and Charlie Brown stand on the snow-covered ground next to the house. She looks at the three snowpeople and exclaims, "My, what a healthy looking snow-family!"

He points to his left and says, "All except that little guy over there standing in the sun..."

She bends over in the lane and looks down at the tiny snowman. He continues, "The poor little fellow never had a chance in life..."

He concludes, "I guess he was just born on the wrong side of the sidewalk!"

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Charlie Brown is sitting on the chair as Schroeder approaches him, holding out a book. The latter says, "Read?" Charlie Brown replies, "O.K., Schroeder, climb up in the chair..."

Schroeder looks puzzled as Charlie Brown starts to read. He reads, "Printed in U.S.A...designed and produced, and copyright, 1951..."

Schroeder's eyes start to droop as Charlie Brown continues, "Application for second class entry applied for at the post office at New York, New York..."

Charlie Brown looks over at Schroeder as the latter starts snoring.

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Charlie Brown drives down the hill in his toy-car that bears his name and makes a putt-putt noise.

He stops next to Shermy in the lane and asks, "Well, what do you think of it?" Shermy replies, "It's sensational! And what a sweet-sounding motor!!"

Shermy asks, "May I look at it?" Charlie Brown gets out of the car and replies, "By all means! Just lift up the hood..."

Charlie Brown smiles as Shermy looks at Snoopy under the hood making the putt-putt noise.

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Patty is sitting on the back of the chair in the bedroom as Violet sits on the floor by the bed looking at a book. Patty asks, "Why don't we chip in, and get Charlie Brown something for his birthday?"

They go down the stairs and she continues, "We could buy him a football or a hockey stick.."

She continues as they put on their coats, "Or else we could get him something 'useful'..." Violet asks, "You mean something to wear?"

She smiles as they walk down the lane and Patty replies, "That would be a dirty trick, wouldn't it?"

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Charlie Brown races down the lane in the neighborhood in full cowboy gear. He shouts, "Hey, Shermy!"

Shermy and Charlie Brown are standing in the lane between the houses. Charlie Brown shows Shermy his gun and says, "Look! A new toy pistol!" Shermy looks at it and replies, "Wow! Is that ever slick!"

Shermy jumps as Charlie Brown suddenly yells, "BANG!"

Charlie Brown looks at the gun and says, "Gee, I'm sorry...it went off!"

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Charlie Brown is on his sled with the reins tied to Snoopy. They are racing along and Charlie Brown is shouting, "Mush! Mush!!"

Shermy stands in the snow-covered lane whiles Violet stands on the steps in front of him. He says, "Y'know Violet, I think you're the prettiest girl in the whole world!" She replies, "Really?"

They turn in surprise and curiousity as Snoopy and Charlie Brown come down the lane, with the latter shouting, "Mush! Mush!"

Snoopy sits in the lane puzzled as Shermy has his fist raised and Charlie Brown on the ground with his lapels in a tight grip. Charlie Brown asks, "What did I do?!"

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