A beagle's bark awoke Charlie Brown as he slowly lifted his head from his pillow and looked at the white beagle, who was wearing a doctor's hat and was holding the phone.
"What is it, Snoopy? What time is it? Who's on the phone?" he asked once he was able to process what was going on. "Just talk to him already." Snoopy thought impatiently. "Hello? Who are you?" the lovable looser asked.
"Hey Charlie Brown, it's Linus. I won't be going to school today. Rerun and I have caught the chicken pox. We must stay at home so we can get better." The voice explained. "You two too? What about Lucy?" Charlie Brown asked in surprise and concern. "Fortunately, Lucy's able to go to school, but if you wouldn't mind dropping off my homework, that'd be great. Call you later, Charlie Brown." Linus replied before hanging up. "Terrific! Now Linus and Rerun also have chicken pox!" Charlie Brown complained, as he got ready for school.
***Later***
Charlie Brown, Sally, Peppermint Patty and Lucy were walking home when the fussbudget exclaimed, "I'm too beautiful to get what my stupid brothers have." Patty rolled her eyes as they dropped Lucy off with Linus' homework and many Get Well Soon cards that Rerun's friends made.
Peppermint Patty held onto Charlie Brown's left hand firmly in her right hand and carried her best friend's homework in her left hand. Charlie Brown had a firm grasp on Patty's right hand and an even firmer grasp on Sally's left hand. "Chuck, it feels like we're losing our entire class." The tomboy explained before realizing her hand from the lovable looser's.
Charlie Brown was scraping the dog food out of the can as he called out Snoopy's name. When the white beagle walked in, Charlie Brown stared at him as if his own dog was a Martian from another planet, as the dog was covered in red dots from his muzzle all the way to his tail. "And Marcie said that dogs can't get chicken pox." Charlie Brown reminded himself as he handed the supper dish to his dog and raced straight for the phone.