That bit is an absolute classic, miles! He was having difficulties trying to read the little reader! Fliescher is there wondering what to do... you can see him (Fleischer) thinking: "Is he going to hit him if I tell him to get up?"
But wait, there's more! It's a brilliant psychological piece of work, watching the attitudes of people (a mother who thought the army was a great place) change as the bodies began to arrive!