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 Project Gutenberg 2009-08-25 Public domain in the USA. 20245 Richmond, Walt 1922 1977 Richmond, Walter F. Richmond, Leigh 1911 1995 Richmond, Leigh Tucker Schoenherr, John 1935 2010 Schoenherr, Jack Schoenherr, John (John Carl) Poppa Needs Shorts Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Poppa Needs Shorts" by Walt Richmond and Leigh Richmond is a short story published in the early 1960s. This story blends elements of humor and childlike curiosity as it follows a young boy's imaginative interpretations of the world around him, particularly related to the concept of electrical shorts. The narrative reflects on the innocence of childhood and the unique ways kids process and understand the information they encounter. The story centers around little Oley, a four-year-old boy who has a knack for misunderstanding complex adult concepts, particularly the idea of electrical shorts. As Oley innocently experiments with various items, including a brightly colored juice and an ice pick, he connects them with his perception of "shorts," illustrating his amusing interpretations of adult dialogue and situations. The climax occurs when Oley, trying to make sense of what he's learned, causes a short circuit in an electrical cable while attempting to help his father. This unintentional act leads to a humorous yet precarious situation, showcasing Oley's development and the adults’ bewildered reactions as they contend with his unique perspective on the world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Short stories Electricity -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Science Fiction by Women Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Humour 38428 2025-06-12T10:17:01.609306 text/html 34262 2009-08-25T12:28:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 46202 2009-08-25T12:28:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 120511 2025-06-12T10:17:06.827374 application/epub+zip 119263 2025-06-12T10:17:04.503293 application/epub+zip 65623 2025-06-12T10:17:03.297322 application/epub+zip 238461 2025-06-12T10:17:08.529291 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 231361 2025-06-12T10:17:06.085322 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 141725 2022-09-13T17:44:34.990477 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 32480 2025-06-12T10:17:01.345313 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 32421 2009-08-25T12:28:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 12474 2009-08-25T12:28:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20581 2025-06-12T10:17:08.693273 application/rdf+xml 12623 2025-06-12T10:17:03.865294 image/jpeg 3172 2025-06-12T10:17:03.582294 image/jpeg 119758 2025-06-12T10:17:01.617325 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia en.wikipedia