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Calvin says fixing a faucet is easy. All you do is take it apart, see what's leaking, plug it up, and put it back together. Hobbes asks if Mom knows he's doing this. Calvin says no, it's a surprise. Hobbes rolls his eyes and says we all know how she loves surprises. Calvin is having trouble getting the handle off. He asks Hobbes to pass him the hacksaw.

Transcript

Fixing a faucet is easy. All you do is take it apart, see what's leaking, plug it up, and put it back together. Does your Mom know you're doing this? Nope. It's going to be a surprise. And we all know how she loves surprises. I can't get this handle off. Pass me the hacksaw, will you?

Collected in

Weirdos From Another Planet!
p. 79
The Authoritative Calvin and Hobbes
p. 205
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
Book 1,p. 470
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
Book 2,p. 116
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