Disclaimer:
I don't own The Peanuts.
The story on hand, ‚Snapshots' is fan-fiction. I wrote it, because I love to write, but I will not use 'The Peanut-Connection' in any commercial way.
This story is posted without a beta.
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Linus looked up in the starlit night-sky and after a short moment he said to Charlie Brown, "I'm wondering if the Great Pumpkin is out there. Perhaps he lives on a distant planet and is responsible for every Halloween in the galaxy."
Charlie looked at his friend, "Hm?"
"Just imagine that there is a planet of Great Pumkins anywhere. And every one of them has the job to bring the mystery of Halloween to the children of one galaxy."
Charlie shook his head, "I don't think that works. How he should go to all planets in one day?"
Linus sighed, "That's exactly the reason, why Halloween takes just one day, because at the rest of the year he has to visit children on other planets."
"Do you really think that the day of Halloween varies on the planets of our galaxy?" Charlie asked sceptically.
"Yes, of course. It's as I said."
Silence.
"Like Santa Claus?"
The younger boy nodded solemnly, "Of course."
"I don't know, Linus."
"You have to believe, Charlie! Perhaps the Great Pumpkins just visit kids who believe in them. I'm cogitating if it would be possible to convince him to bring a second Great Pumpkin with him the next Halloween."
Charlie sighed and didn't say anything.
Linus lifted his arms to the sky, "Listen to me, Great Pumpkin! Bring us another Great Pumpkin, so we see your leading light! Please tell us what we should do to please you!"
Anything rustled in the background and Snoopy appeared at their side.
For a short moment the beagle just looked at them, then he sat down and while Linus prayed to the Great Pumpkin, he began to howl to the moon.
Linus jumped aside with a loud shout and stared at the dog, "What are you doing? You're chasing the Great Pumpkin away!"
Snoopy stared at him in irritation and Charlie sighed, "Linus, I think, he's right."
"Right?"
"You overdo it."
"Eh, what?!"
"The Great Pumpkin comes every Halloween. Be happy with that."
"You can't know! Perhaps he listens to us right now! Perhaps won't come again if he hears you now! Perhaps he sits in the moon with all the other Great Pumpkins and exactly in this moment they decide to ignore the Earth forever, because the children of our planet don't believe in them. Perhaps..."
"Perhaps it's just a big ordinary pumpkin," Charlie said, lost in thoughts.
Linus hesitated and said after a moment, "Whatever. I'm tired. 'Til tomorrow!"
Linus turned around and left for his home.
Charlie sighed, "It's always the same with fanatics and their new fashions. Snoopy, come on, let's go to bed."
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Author's note:
In my eyes, there's a hidden message in this text. Perhaps it's hidden too good, perhaps it's wrong to put a message in the stories on this page, perhaps some of you misunderstand it, perhaps it's too short or not funny, perhaps some of you had expected a better story after such a long time... Whatever. I just want to write ;-)
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