Project Gutenberg 2007-09-12 Public domain in the USA. 122 Vandenburg, G. L. Vandenberg, G. L. Jubilation, U.S.A. Produced from Amazing Science Fiction Stories March 1959. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Jubilation, U.S.A." by G. L. Vandenburg is a science fiction short story written in the mid-20th century. The narrative centers on two extraterrestrial beings, Toryl and Sartan, from the peaceful planet Capella, as they arrive on Earth and experience the eccentricity and charm of a small American town named Jubilation. The story creatively explores themes of communication, cultural misunderstanding, and the whimsical nature of human activities, especially concerning gambling. As Toryl and Sartan navigate through Jubilation, their initial excitement becomes complicated by cultural differences, particularly in understanding the town's gambling culture. The aliens, unfamiliar with human customs, inadvertently disrupt the local gambling scene while experimenting with a one-armed bandit slot machine. Their innocent attempts to learn about this human activity lead to chaos, resulting in the townspeople viewing them as a threat rather than welcome visitors. The story concludes with a thrilling chase as the aliens flee back to their ship, highlighting the often unpredictable outcomes of cross-cultural encounters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: American Literature 49302 2025-07-09T11:13:31.190795 text/html 45845 2021-01-02T22:59:30 text/html 93310 2025-07-09T11:13:35.936761 application/epub+zip 92073 2025-07-09T11:13:33.784764 application/epub+zip 48640 2007-06-12T17:16:26 image/png 63113 2007-06-12T17:16:26 image/png 74350 2007-06-12T17:16:26 image/png 73272 2007-06-12T17:16:26 image/png 70060 2007-06-12T17:16:26 image/png 76484 2007-06-12T17:16:26 image/png 73160 2007-06-12T17:16:26 image/png 77902 2007-06-12T17:16:26 image/png 69885 2007-06-12T17:16:26 image/png 82006 2025-07-09T11:13:32.734788 application/epub+zip 194272 2025-07-09T11:13:37.465755 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 186972 2025-07-09T11:13:35.306783 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 162583 2022-09-10T13:58:53.401010 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 42350 2025-07-09T11:13:30.933825 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 42231 2021-01-02T22:59:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 26192 2025-07-09T11:13:37.590743 application/rdf+xml 14157 2025-07-09T11:13:33.224761 image/jpeg 3862 2025-07-09T11:13:32.977828 image/jpeg 17843 2021-01-02T22:59:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 16480 2021-01-02T22:59:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 91472 2025-07-09T11:13:31.196777 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog