LUCY:
Do you see this tree?
It is a fir tree
It's calles a fir tree because it gives us fur for coats
It also gives us wool in the winter time
LINUS:
I never knew that before, Lucy. That's very interesting
LUCY:
This is an elm tree
It's very little
But it will grow up into a giant tree...
An oak
You can tell how old it is by counting it's leaves
LINUS
Gosh Lucy, that's fascinating
CHARLIE BROWN:
Now wait a minute Lucy! I don't mean to interfere, but...
LUCY:
And way up there those fluffy little white things
Those are clouds
They make the wind blow
And way down there
Those tiny little black things...
Those are bugs
They make the gra** grow
LINUS:
Is that so?
LUCY:
That's right! They run around all day
Tugging and tugging on each tiny seedling until it grows into a great tall blade of gra**!
LINUS:
Boy, that's amazing!
CHARLIE BROWN:
Oh, good grief!
LUCY:
And this thing here
It's called a hydrant
They grow all over
And no one seems to know
Just how a little thing like that
Gets so much water
See that bird?
It's called an eagle
Since it's little it has another name
A sparrow
And on Christmas and Thanksgiving
We eat them
CHARLIE BROWN:
Lucy, how could you say that? I'm sorry but I can't stand idly by and listen to...
LUCY:
And way up there
The little stars and planets
Make the rain that falls and showers
And when it's cold and winter is upon us
The snow comes up!
Just like the flowers
CHARLIE BROWN:
Now Lucy, I know that's wrong! Snow doesn't come up, it comes down!!
LUCY:
After it comes up, the wind blows it around so it looks like it's coming down
But actually it comes up out of the ground, just like gra**. It comes up
Charlie Brown, snow comes up!
CHARLIE BROWN:
Oh, Good Grief! (He exits, from off stage there is a hollow thumping sound.)
LINUS:
Why is Charlie Brown banging his head against that tree?
LUCY:
To loosen the bark to make the tree grow faster!