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Transcript:

Lucy stands by the drapes holding a toy in each hand. She says, "Nite-nite, Daddy"

She whistles as she tosses toys in her cradle.

She continues doing the same task.

She is asleep in her cradle, atop all of her toys.

Original comic:

Lucy is a dragon sleeping on her pile of gold.

There's a major philosophical or ideological statement lurking there, is it not?

One of the things that kinda blew me away about Schulz is how he had the lightest (yet quite effective) touch upon introducing such matters. Meanwhile, his contemporary Walt Kelly usually took a massively more pointed approach.

Holy hell, what great cartoonists they both were...