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Tuesday, July 19, 1988

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Dad holds Calvin up so he can see into the alligator pit. Calvin asks why they're in a pit. Dad explains it's so they don't get out and eat people. Calvin asks if the zoo ever throws anyone in. Dad tells him no. Calvin looks a little longer. Dad puts him down, and Calvin asks how soon until they go home.

Transcript

How come alligators are in this big pit? So they don't get out and eat people. Does the zoo ever throw anyone in? Don't be silly. Of course not. How soon until we got hom?

Collected in

Weirdos From Another Planet!
p. 69
The Authoritative Calvin and Hobbes
p. 195
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
Book 1,p. 461
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
Book 2,p. 107
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