Understanding Charlie Brown

Have you ever tried to understand someone, but the words got in the way?

As a child I once watched a cartoon where some children are given some comics. In the cartoon, the children are not very old and can't read. So they have to make up their own words. One of the kids is selected to be the narrator.

The first strip is Peanuts. Charlie Brown says something to Lucy. The narrator says, "Hi there, Lucy. I see you have a football there." And then Lucy says something. The narrator says, "Yeah, you want to kick it, Charlie Brown?" Then Charlie Brown runs over and tries to kick the football. Lucy moves the ball and he goes flying through the air.

The kids try to decide what he's saying as he flies through the air.

One kid says, "He should say something tragic." Another kid says, "He should say something dramatic." Another kid says, "He should say something about how he feels." Another kid says, "He should say what he's thinking right then."

Then the narrator shouts out, "Uuugh!!".

The other kids pause for a moment. Then they congratulate the narrator for his word choice.

In the actual comic strip, Charlie Brown says, "Uuugh!!". I wonder if the narrator would understand Charlie Brown any better if he had the ability to read.