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| Title | Krazy Kat |
| Author | George Herriman |
| Date Published | 1916-05-28 - Monday |
| Characters | Ignatz Mouse, Krazy Kat, Offissa Pupp |
| Contents | Bears_(16), Bricks_(236), Sleeping_(26), Throwing_(156) |
| Transcript |
Krazy: Ah, Ignatz, you've got no ida [idea] how much I long to be a "hero"! Ignatz: Poo-poodle, poo-poodle, who ever heard of a "kat" being a "hero"? Ignatz: Why, to be a hero, you've got to be like Napoleon, and Romeo and Juliet, and John L. Sullivan, and Villa, and ol' Captain Kidd, full of fight and ginger -- [[As he says this, Ignatz sees something outside of the panel (stage left), he reaches for a stone on the ground]] Krazy: [[Crying into a handkerchief]] And ain't I like that, Ignatz? Ignatz: [[Throwing the stone off-panel stage left with a "Ziz" sound effect]] NO. [[Stone from Ignatz's direction hits the back of Officer Pupp's head]] Officer Pupp: ? Officer Pupp [[Looking behind him]]: SO -- Mr. Kat, s'you -- huh? [[Stone flies into panel from stage left (Officer Pupp's direction) and hits Krazy in the head]] Krazy: ? [[Ignatz spots something off to stage right, grabs another stone]] [[Bear asleep under a tree]] [[Stone from Ignatz's direction, stage left, smacks bear in head]] Bear: ? Bear: [[Flinging stone back in the direction from which it came]] Dag-nabya!! No "kat" can trifle with me like that! [[Stone hits Krazy in the head from the bear's direction, stage right]] Krazy: ?? [[Rubbing his sore head]] [[Ignatz is looking in Officer Pupp's direction again, a bunch of little question marks over his head]] Officer Pupp: [[Snapping his fingers in Krazy's face]] And the NEXT time, Mr. "Krazy Kat," you shy a "dornick"* at me -- wa-al, your whole nine lives won't be worth THAT -- savvy? Krazy: ? [[Ignatz is hiding from Pupp on Krazy's opposite side, stage right]] {{*dornick: a pebble or small stone found in a field}} Officer Pupp: [[Walking off-panel]] Fool -- Krazy: B-b-but Officer "Pupp," I - I - I - [[Ignatz sees something coming from stage right, the bear's direction]] Bear: [[Grabbing Krazy unpleasantly by the nose, pointing his finger in his face - while Ignatz hides behind Krazy's back, stage left]]: I'm letting you off easy this time, "Krazy," because it's your first offense, but don't do it again -- I'm a ba-a-d bear when I'm infuriated, a ba-a-a-ad, ba-a-aad bear -- Yassa! [yes, sir!] Bear [[walking off panel the way he came, stage right]]: "Soft [joft?] shell." Krazy [[Holding his sore nose]]: ? Krazy [[Looking sad]]: I-I-I didn't act exackly like them "Napoleons" and them other fellas would'a acted, did I, "Ignatz"? Ignatz [[Grabbing another stone]] I should say you DID NOT!! Krazy [[Walking away sadly, stage left]]: Odeer, odeer, then I guess I ain't no hero -- [[Ignatz suddenly drops the stone in alarm, seeing something stage right]] Ignatz [[Hurrying after Krazy, stage left]]: Hey!! Hero!!!! [[Officer Pupp and bear are standing watching him go, thoughtfully]] Officer Pupp: Huh -- I wonder -- I wonder -- Bear: Me too -- |