Project Gutenberg 2016-01-14 Public domain in the USA. 136 Young, Robert F. 1915 1986 Young, Robert Franklin Nodel, Norman 1922 2000 Yeshaya, Nochem Sweet Tooth Produced from Galaxy Magazine October 1963 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Sweet Tooth" by Robert F. Young is a science fiction short story published in the early 1960s. The narrative revolves around the absurdity and humor that derive from two alien monsters that consume automobiles, causing havoc in a small town as they adapt to Earth's metal-based environment. The plot explores themes of human curiosity and adaptability in the face of bizarre extraterrestrial encounters. The story follows Dexter Foote, a newspaper reporter assigned to cover a fallen star, who finds himself in the ridiculous situation of witnessing the destruction of his convertible by two massive, metallic creatures that devour cars. As Dexter investigates further, he teams up with the local sheriff and army personnel to understand the nature of these "Vehicle-Eating Monsters" (VEMs). Through a series of comedic events, including absurd military strategies and the absurdity of the aliens' gluttonous behavior, Dexter formulates a plan to capture the creatures, leading to unexpected revelations about their origins and motivations. The story mixes elements of satire, adventure, and humor to comment on human perceptions of alien life and the absurdity of materialism. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Extraterrestrial beings -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Journalists -- Fiction Automobiles -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Humour Category: Adventure 52516 2025-07-20T11:40:07.180331 text/html 28528 2024-10-22T23:43:54 text/html 304130 2025-07-20T11:40:08.900329 application/epub+zip 302968 2025-07-20T11:40:07.597346 application/epub+zip 85596 2025-07-20T11:40:07.337860 application/epub+zip 339575 2025-07-20T11:40:10.045337 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 332397 2025-07-20T11:40:08.700386 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 115181 2022-09-23T07:05:33.766304 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 45531 2025-07-20T11:40:07.071333 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 25791 2024-10-22T23:43:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19764 2025-07-20T11:40:10.175315 application/rdf+xml 31912 2025-07-20T11:40:07.405329 image/jpeg 4974 2025-07-20T11:40:07.371336 image/jpeg 274550 2025-07-20T11:40:07.191352 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia