Comic #7095: onions-2

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Panel 1:

• Background: A large pile of onions, towering about fifty feet high.
• Foreground: A young boy with curly red hair excitedly points at the onion pile. He wears a light blue shirt.
• Text: "THERE! I GOT MY ONION PILE FIFTY FEET HIGH."

Panel 2:

• Background: The boy’s father looks surprised and amused. He has dark hair and is wearing a green shirt.
• Foreground: The boy is smiling and holding an onion with both hands.
• Text: "LOOK DADDY I STOLE AN ONION!"
• Father's response: "NO! THAT’S A KEYSTONE ONION!"

Panel 3:

• Background: The boy is running, looking exuberant. His arms are raised in playful defiance. Piles of onions are visible behind him.
• Text: "RUN BOY RUN! I WILL BLOCK THE AVALANCHE WITH MY BODY!"

Panel 4:

• Background: 30 years later, the scene shifts. The boy is now an adult with a slightly older face and still has curly red hair. He wears a blue shirt.
• Foreground: A young girl stands next to him, looking curious. She wears a pink shirt.
• Text: "30 YEARS LATER"
• Girl asks: "PAPA, WHY DO YOU CRY WHEN YOU CUT ONIONS?"

This comic humorously illustrates the passage of time and the reasons behind crying while cutting onions, encapsulated in a playful childhood memory.