CALVIN’S CARD
In the Calvin and Hobbes cartoon strip, Calvin wakes his mother up on Mother’s Day: “Hey Mom, Wake up! I made you a Mother’s Day card!” “My, how sweet of you!” “I did it all by myself. Go ahead and read it!” “‘I was going to buy a card,
with hearts of pink and red,
But then I thought I’d rather,
spend the money on me instead.
It’s awfully hard to buy things,
when one’s allowance is so small,
So I guess you’re pretty lucky,
I got you anything at all.
Happy Mother’s Day to you.
There, I said it. Now I’m done.
So how ’bout getting out of bed,
and cooking breakfast for your son?'” “I’m deeply moved,” his mother said. “Did you notice the part about my allowance?” From Calvin and Hobbes, May 14, 1989
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