“Bad Parable — Pet Owner Problems” by Teddie Bernard.

Transcript

Panel One: Yello the mouse approaches their friend Bev the beaver. Bev looks sad. Yellow says, “What’s wrong, Bev?” Bev shares, “I’ve already failed my New Year’s Resolution.”

Panel Two: Yello looks alarmed, saying, “What! It’s only March.” Bev says, “I know…”

Panel Three: Yello says, “What was your resolution?” Bev passes Yello a piece of paper, saying, “Here, look.”

Panel Four: Yello looks at the paper and says, “Bev, buddy, I think this was a little out of your control…” The paper reads, “Resolution: take good care of my pet weather balloon.”