So Funny I Forgot to Laugh Arthur

# Every day when you're walkin' down the street

# Everybody that you meet

# Has an original point of view

-# And I say, hey!

-Hey!

# What a wonderful kind of day If we can learn to work and play

# And get along with each other

-# You gotta listen to your heart

-Listen to the beat

-# Listen to the rhythm

-The rhythm of the street

-# Open up your eyes!

-Open up your ears!

# Get together and make things better by working together

# It's a simple message And it comes from the heart

# Oh, believe in yourself For that's the place to start

-# And I say, hey!

-Hey!

-What a wonderful kind of day

# If we can learn to work and play And get along with each other

# What a wonderful kind of day, hey! What a wonderful kind of day, HEY! #

Hey, DW!

-Hey!

-Whoa!

CRASH!

"Dear diary, last week I received the most amazing package.

"It travelled halfway around the world,

"all the way from Dharamsala, India.

"The package was sent to me by my penpal, Tenzin Wandu.

"He's Tibetan and even though I've never met him,

"I think he's really cool.

"Inside was a sweater made by his mom of real yak wool.

"Yaks are a kind of shaggy cow that only lives in the Himalayas.

"It was so soft, I put it on right away.

"It was a little big,

"but I didn't care, it was instantly my favourite sweater.

"It felt magical like I could almost feel

"the snow from the Himalayas around me.

"But a lot can change in a week.

"Now when I look at that sweater,

"I don't think of Tenzin or the Himalayas,

"or the yak that the wool came from, I only think

"about how mean people can be."

-Man, is it cold out there?

-I know, my ears are still frozen.

What you need is a pair of genuine yak-wool earmuffs.

Where would I get those?

From a Tibetan pen pal, if you're lucky enough to have one.

My friend, Tenzin, just sent me this.

-It's the warmest thing I've ever worn.

-It's so soft, too.

-Wow, what is that you're wearing?

-My new sweater.

-And it's made from a yak.

-You mean yaks.

They must've used a couple of them. It's pretty big.

-My mom says it will shrink.

-You know what?

It kind of makes you look like a big sheepdog.

THEY LAUGH

That's true, but you still need a tail.

All right, so I look like a sheepdog,

but at least I'm a warm and cosy sheepdog.

SHE HOWLS

THEY LAUGH

Hey, you left your backpack behind - bad dog.

BUSTER LAUGHS

Good one.

Hey, over here.

Come here, girl. Over here.

Who's a good sheepdoggy? You're a good sheepdoggy.

Yes, you are.

THEY LAUGH

OK, OK.

You can stop now, this dog might just get angry and bite you.

Oh, you wouldn't do that. Sheepdogs have a very gentle nature.

I thought I would never say this,

but I actually think you look tres chic.

Really?

Uh-huh, I saw Capri DiVapida wearing something

just like that at a fashion show.

Are sure it was a fashion show and not a dog show?

HE LAUGHS

OK, OK, I'll stop. I don't know why, it just cracks me up.

Here, why don't you have my biscuit?

HE LAUGHS

SHE SIGHS

SHE GASPS

Happy Sheepdog Appreciation Day?

HE SNIGGERS

-Did you do this?

-Erm, well, it was just a joke.

Well, I don't think it's funny!

HE LAUGHS

Oh, that's great. Look, everyone.

It's a picture of Fern as a goat.

No, it isn't. It's Sue Ellen as a sheepdog.

Really? That doesn't look a thing like Sue Ellen or a dog.

You didn't even give it a tail.

And that, in short, is how iron ore is smelted.

BELL RINGS

Arthur, would you stay behind, please?

A bully? Me? I didn't bully Sue Ellen.

I was surprised, too, Arthur. It doesn't seem like you,

but when you continue to tease someone,

even after they've asked you to stop, that's bullying.

-But it was just a joke.

-Maybe to you.

But imagine if someone made you feel bad for what you wore.

We have no tolerance for that kind of behaviour here.

-You must treat everyone with respect.

-But...

-Fine. I promise not to do it again.

-I'm glad to hear that.

Arthur, we're not quite finished yet.

I have to write Sue Ellen a letter apologising for what

I did by tomorrow.

And we have that history test. I'll probably fail.

Well, don't take it out on the crackers, it's not their fault.

I think she should be the one apologising to me.

How do you figure that?

She didn't have to go to Mr Ratburn, she could've just told me to stop.

She did tell you to stop, I was there.

OK, but I didn't think she meant it.

Come on, she was being oversensitive, right?

I don't know, Sue Ellen's never seemed oversensitive to me.

I'm the oversensitive one.

No, you're not. You're just the weird one.

-Oh! You take that back.

-OK, OK, I'm sorry!

See? Saying you're sorry isn't that hard.

You'll be finished with that letter in no time.

"Dear Sue Ellen, I'm sorry I upset you.

"I didn't mean to, it was really just a joke.

"I thought you could take a joke, but I guess I was wrong.

"I've been teased before about wearing glasses..."

"But I never felt I had to tell the teacher about it

"and get someone else in trouble.

"Maybe you're just overreacting."

-It goes on like that for the whole page.

-He isn't sorry at all.

If I hurt someone's feelings, I'd write from the bottom of my heart.

And include a gift certificate to Crosswire Motors.

-What are you going to do?

-I don't know.

Well, until he gives you a real apology, I'm not speaking to him.

Me too.

Hey, guys. How about that history test? Pretty hard, right?

What's going on?

We're not speaking to you, that's what's going on.

-Buster, you just ruined it.

-I did? Oh!

-Why aren't you speaking to me?

-I'd tell you, but I'm not speaking.

-You just did it again.

Come on, Francine,

let's sit at a table that doesn't have any bullies at it.

I'm not a bully. What did I do wrong?

-"Your letter to Sue Ellen." What about it?

-It was terrible.

That's why I'm not speaking to you - which I'm clearly not very good at.

HE GASPS

Sue Ellen, wait up!

Look, I'm really sorry, OK? I never meant to hurt your feelings.

Can we please just forget it and be friends?

-Do you still think I overreacted?

-Erm, well...

SHE SIGHS

Sorry.

TV: 'Tune in next week when Bionic Bunny faces Shrub Man.'

-Hello.

-Hey, Buster. What are you doing?

HE SIGHS

Buster, I know you're there. You just said, "Hello."

You've reached the Baxter Residence, leave your message at the beep.

Bye, Arthur. D'oh, I mean... Ah, forget it.

This is so unfair!

"Now when I look at that sweater,

"I don't think of Tenzin or the Himalayas or the yak that the

"wool came from. I only think about how mean people can be."

Mom, I have to talk to you about something.

Oh, there you are. I tried to call you this morning.

I'm really sorry I sent you that picture.

I felt bad as soon as I hit "Send". But I was just upset because...

You thought I overreacted. I know, you've told me.

HE SIGHS

You going to eat those beans?

Well, I hope you're satisfied, Arthur Read.

Look, I said I was really sorry for sending Sue Ellen that e-mail.

-But she didn't...

-What e-mail?

-The one I...

Isn't that what you came to yell at me about?

No, we came to yell at you for making Sue Ellen

ask to switch classes.

What? Because of me?

Of course, she doesn't want to be in a class with a bully.

I have to talk to her. Where is she?

She was in the hall a few minutes ago.

But haven't you done enough damage already?

Sue Ellen!

Sue Ellen, wait!

She can't be changing classes because of me.

Hey, you left your backpack behind - bad dog.

Who's a good sheepdoggy?

You're a good sheepdoggy. Yes, you are.

Are you sure it was a fashion show and not a dog show?

It was just a joke.

SHE GASPS

I'm not going to say anything mean, I swear.

Just please listen to what I have to say?

-Well?

-You didn't overreact.

I have been a bully, I just didn't realise how hurt you were.

But now I do. Please, don't switch classes?

You're one of my best friends and, if you stay in our class,

I promise never to treat you like that again.

And I promise to wear this every day for the rest of the year. Deal?

Deal. But I think I'll take my sweater back.

-It really is the warmest thing I've ever worn.

-And soft, right?

Although it does kind of make you look like a big mouse.

Squeak, squeak, squeak.

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