CHAPTER 5: PRESENTATION OF THE TRUFFLE
The next day in class, Lucy and Dolores was waiting to present their science project. Some of the other kids presented their projects. One group did the potato launcher, and another did a model volcano, as Lucy predicted. As soon as it was their turn, the two girls got up and rolled the truffle, which was under a blanket, to the front of the room.
"Today we present to you the elusive white truffle," Lucy began. "This truffle is one of the hardest to find in the wild. But right here in Sparkyville over in our very own Monte Woods, the white truffle grows and, as you see here, they get to be pretty large. While this is far from the largest white truffle ever grown, this variety has been known to grow pretty big."
"The white truffle is the rarest of all truffles," Dolores continued. "While a normal brown truffle is hard to find, the white variety is even harder. In fact, the only fungi that rivals it is the morel mushroom, which is rare in itself around these parts." And the two girls continued to give their report.
Later, Lucy concluded, "And finally, the white truffle is the rarest of delicacies that you would experience." The kids clapped their hands. Up next was Schroeder and Pig Pen, who, for some reason, had Snoopy and his brothers, Andy and Olaf, with them.
"Schroeder, what's Snoopy and his brothers doing here?" asked Lucy.
"It's part of our science project," Schroeder replied. And they took their place at the front of the class.
"For our science project today, we present what music does to animals," Pig Pen began. "They talk about music taming the savage beast, but music can soothe the not-so-savage beast, as well. Schroeder will play his piano and demonstrate how music affects these three dogs." And Schroeder, predictably, began playing Beethoven. Snoopy and his siblings began swaying to the soothing classical music.
"Next we will see how they react to jazz," Pig Pen continued. And Schroeder began playing some jazz, which made the dogs dance around a bit.
"To study this phenomenon further," Pig Pen finished, "we will play some pop music and see how they react to this." And Pig Pen pulled out a MP3 player with a Bluetooth speaker. He pressed play and the dog began dancing around the classroom. They even grabbed some girls from their seats to dance, including Lucy, who danced with Snoopy, of course, and Dolores, who ended up dancing with Andy.
My baby's always dancin'
And it wouldn't be a bad thing
But I don't get no lovin'
And that's no lie
We spent the night in Frisco
At every kind of disco
From that night I kissed our love goodbye
Don't blame it on the sunshine
Don't blame it on the moonlight
Don't blame it on good times
Blame it on the boogie
Don't you blame it on sunshine
Don't blame it on moonlight
Don't blame it on good time
Blame it on the boogie
That nasty boogie bugs me
But somehow it has drugged me
Spellbound rhythm gets me on my feet
I've changed my life completely
I've seen the lightening leave me
My baby just can't take her eyes off me
Don't blame it on the sunshine
Don't blame it on the moonlight
Don't blame it on good times
Blame it on the boogie
I just can't
I just can't
I just can't control my feet
I just can't
I just can't
I just can't control my feet
Don't blame it on the sunshine
Don't blame it on the moonlight
Don't blame it on good times
Blame it on the boogie
This magic music grooves me
That dirty rhythm moves me
The devil's gotten to me through this dance
I'm full of funky fever
A fire burns inside me
Boogie's got me in a super trance
Don't blame it on the sunshine
Don't blame it on the moonlight
Don't blame it on good times
Blame it on the boogie
Sunshine
Moonlight
Good times
Boogie
Sunshine
Moonlight
Good times
Boogie
Don't you blame it
You just got to
You just want to
Yeah
Blame it on yourself
Ain't nobody's fault but yours and that boogie
Dancin' all night long
Yours and that boogie
Ain't nobody's fault but yours
Dancin' all night long
Later that day, the kids had gotten off the bus. Lucy was looking crabby. Charlie Brown asked her and Dolores, "So how did you guys do on your science project?"
"If I said once, I said it a MILLION times!" Lucy fumed. "Charlie Brown, your dog drives me CRAZY! And that goes for his brothers, too!" And she stormed off.
"Schroeder and Pig Pen got an A on their science project," said a sad Dolores. "They used Snoopy and his brothers for their project on how music affect animals. We got a C on ours. It turns out the 'elusive' white truffle isn't so 'elusive' after all. As angry as Lucy is with getting a bad grade, it's Schroeder that's in the doghouse. No pun intended. I'll see you later, Charles."
"See ya, Dolores." And Dolores headed for home. Charlie Brown, Frieda, and Sally also headed for the Brown household, as he and Frieda had a test to study for and Sally was about to have another tutoring session with Linus.
THE END (almost)
Next up is a First-Look at the upcoming mini-series
Lucy Van Pelt: A Lost Cause
"Blame It on The Boogie" written by Mick Jackson, David Jackson, and Elmar Krohn
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