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Calvin crawls out of the pool saying he doesn't want to learn how to swim. He says he doesn't need to know how and will always stay on land. Rosalyn asks what he'll do if he falls out of a boat. Calvin puts on a huge preserver vest and says "No big deal".

Transcript

I don't want to learn how to swim! I don't need to know how. I'll just stay on dry land all my life. What if you fall out of a boat? No big deal.

Collected in

Calvin and Hobbes
p. 117
The Essential Calvin and Hobbes
p. 125
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
Book 1,p. 129
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
Book 1,p. 129
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