Currently Listening to: "Swimfan" by Louis Febre & John Debney
What was Snoopy going to do? He had to tell this new girl dog how he thought she was cute. But, he was nervous. Snoopy wondered why he couldn't be as cool as when he was giving advice to Charlie Brown.
That gave Snoopy an idea. He had to don one of his old disguises. So, he slipped on a red shirt with "Joe Cool" written in black and a pair of sunglasses. This turned Snoopy into Joe Cool.
No no no. Snoopy couldn't do this. He couldn't be someone he wasn't. He wasn't a suave finger snapping dog. He was a writer.
And that gave Snoopy an idea. He would be himself. That's how he would tell the new dog that he liked her.
So, he went back to his doghouse, set up his typewriter, and got to work. The story would be simple. Make dog met female dog, male dog asked female dog to go on a date with him. Simple, but effective.
After about three days of writing, Snoopy had done it. He crafted his next masterpiece. It was short and sweet. Just enough to let the female dog know he liked her.
So, Snoopy grabbed his story and went over to his crush's house. He didn't really know what else to do, so he rang the doorbell.
"Woh woh woh woh woh woh," a lady said, "Woh woh woh woh woooohhh."
Snoopy didn't really know what to do, so he presented the manuscript to the lady. She responded by slamming the door in Snoopy's face. Why didn't anybody in this neighborhood like dogs?
Snoopy was considering giving up and going home, until he heard some noises in the house's backyard. He decided to check and see if it was his beloved.
He walked to the backyard and saw none other than his crush, jumping onto her doghouse, getting ready for what seemed like a quick nap. Snoopy instantly thought she was a bit more cute.
Snoopy wanted to make his presence known, but he didn't know what to say. So, he said the first thing that came to his mind, which ended up sounding like a sad moan.
The female turned towards Snoopy and noticed him for the first time. She smiled, happy there was another dog in the neighborhood. She jumped off the doghouse and walked closer to Snoopy.
Snoopy blushed, not believing that his crush was this close to him. She noticed his blush and giggled at this fact.
Snoopy decided that he should tell her his name. So, he pointed to where he typed up his name on the cover of his novel. It took a second for the girl to realize that this was his name.
The girl then walked over to her dog dish, picked it up, and pointed to where "Fifi" was engraved on it. It took a second for Snoopy to realize that this was her name.
Wow. Snoopy had always used the name "Fifi" in his stories and now had a crush on a dog named "Fifi". Small world.
Then, Snoopy decided that he would let Fifi read what he wrote for her. So, he held out the script he wrote.
Fifi was confused at first, but she eventually realized that she was supposed to read it. It was only a few pages long, so she decided to just read it there.
Fifi was somewhat astonished. She's never met a dog who could write before. She was certainly interested in what it was about...
The war hero was sitting inside of what the sign outside read as "Kopano Tavern". The war hero was trying to forget all of the painful memories, what he had done. Such barbarity and cruelty. He didn't want to do it, but he had no choice. The war hero knew the screams of the ant he squished would haunt him to his grave.
The war hero may have only taken three sips, but his faithful bird friend knew when the war hero had enough. So, the faithful bird friend cut the war hero off. While upset at the moment, the war hero knew he would be thankful tomorrow for what his faithful bird friend did.
So, it was time for the war hero to find a new distraction. For a moment, he thought back to the homeless man holding up a sign saying "Make me comfortable = Go to Heaven".
Then, the war hero found something different that could take his mind off the war: the most beautiful girl dog he had ever seen.
She was standing by the jukebox, listening to an old rag time song the war hero had heard a million times before. But, this was the first time the war hero admired the true beauty of the song.
Then, to the war hero's misfortune, the song ended. So, the girl flipped the bartender a quarter and waltzed out of the tavern.
The war hero had no idea what to do. He had no idea how to speak to females, but he also knew that he couldn't led a beautiful female like that one get away. So, the war hero asked his faithful bird friend what he should do.
The faithful bird friend had only one thing to say. He said that the war hero should go talk to the female. So, the war hero paid his bar tab and raced outside to find the female.
The war hero looked left and right, trying to find the female. Then, he saw the scarf she had on and saw that is was attached to a body. So, the war hero raced through the streets in order to talk to her.
It took two minutes, but the war hero eventually caught up to her and tapped her on the shoulder, causing her to turn around.
The war hero told the female that he saw her in the bar and thought she was cute. The war hero was afraid he would come off as creepy, but the female giggled and thought he was cute.
The war hero said his name was George and the female said her name was Maria.
The war hero, full of nerves, decided to ask Maria on a date. Maria wasn't sure what she should say.
Well, what do you think she should say...
Fifi was a bit confused at this point. Why did this random dog come up to her and give her a romance story to read?
That's when it hit her. This random dog wanted to take Fifi on a "date". At least, what dogs could consider a date.
Fifi couldn't believe it. She had been asked out a few times before, but no dog had ever written her a story before. She feels as though she's been swept off her feet.
But at the same time, Fifi knew nothing about Snoopy. She wasn't sure if she would even like spending time with him.
Then, Fifi looked into his eyes. They were genuine. Fifi could simply look at Snoopy's eyes and see that he was a good dog.
So, Fifi decided that she would let Snoopy take her out on a date. On Friday.
Snoopy was a bit nervous. Friday was only two days away. There wasn't much time to prepare.
But, then Snoopy remembered what got him here in the first place: being himself. Then, an idea began to form.
Friday night came along. Snoopy had everything prepared. All that was left to do was go to Fifi's house and pick her up.
Snoopy decided to avoid the front door and that irritating housewife and went to the backyard.
There she was. Sitting on her doghouse, waiting for Snoopy to come and get her. She kept off and was ready for their date.
The two of them walked back to Snoopy's house and Snoopy led her to the backyard, being careful not to awaken Charlie Brown.
Once they arrived, Fifi was quite shocked at what she saw: two separate dog dishes filled with food while a tiny yellow bird played a tiny violin.
Fifi was taken aback by how much fuss was put into this evening. It wasn't much, but it was more than she'd ever gotten from anyone else. Fifi showed her appreciation by giggling.
So, they sat down, ate their food, and talked. They talked about their likes and dislikes, the most interesting experiences of their lives, and, of course, Snoopy being a writer.
That was actually one of the things they focused on during the dinner. Snoopy loved writing and Fifi loved reading.
Snoopy decided that, since Fifi liked reading his novels, maybe she would like his other fictional life.
So, after dinner, Fifi thought that the night was over. But, Snoopy had other plans.
Snoopy told Fifi to wait one minute while he ran inside the house. Fifi agreed to wait, but she had no idea what to expect next.
One thing was for sure, she wasn't expecting Snoopy to waltz out in a pilot's uniform.
Fifi had no idea what was going on, but she decided to go along with it. So, when Snoopy jumped onto his doghouse and asked Fifi to do likewise, she agreed.
Then, Snoopy told her to imagine they were about to take off, fly into a World War I battle.
At first, Fifi wasn't sure what to do. She never had much of an imagination, always letting books come up with the pictures for her. Then, she decided to watch and see what Snoopy did.
And it was Snoopy who painted a picture for her. His vivid movements, starting the airplane, waving around with the plane, becoming frustrated at his enemy.
That's when she saw it. The buildings, the colors, the gunfire. The entire battle became vivid around her.
She tried to get a look at who was attacking her and she caught a glimpse of The Red Baron. Then, he shot at them and Fifi grabbed on to Snoopy.
Then, Fifi felt the wind in her hair. From what she saw and she felt, she thought she was really flying.
Until the Red Baron shot them down. They were falling and falling until Snoopy and Fifi were snapped back to reality by falling off of the doghouse.
But, to them, they weren't in Charlie Brown's backyard. They were downed beyond enemy lines. And they had to sneak through back to base camp.
They snuck through trenches, zipping through abandoned ruins, and even tunneled underneath an enemy outpost. Of course, to all the kids in the neighborhood, it just looked like two dogs running all over the place.
Finally, they got through enemy lines and reached a refugee camp. It was at this point that the fantasy ended for Snoopy and Fifi and they realized that they were back in Fifi's backyard.
Fifi couldn't believe what had just happened. If somebody described to her the date she just went on, it would seem insane. But, she just went on that date, and she had a great time.
So, Fifi decided that it was time to thank Snoopy for such a wonderful time. And what better thank you than a kiss on the cheek?
As Snoopy walked home that night, all he could think about was the great time he had with Fifi and how he couldn't wait to see her again.
