Project Gutenberg 2016-01-31 Public domain in the USA. 121 Warner, Harry 1922 2003 Warner, Harry Backer Finlay, Virgil 1914 1971 Finlay Rattle OK Produced from Galaxy Science Fiction December 1956 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Rattle OK" by Harry Warner, Jr. is a science fiction story written in the mid-20th century. The book explores the whimsical and potentially chaotic consequences of time travel in a fictional setting, centering on a department store's handling of a decades-old complaint. The narrative cleverly combines elements of humor and absurdity to highlight the implications of time travel on both personal and societal levels. The storyline follows the staff of a department store as they discover an unprocessed order that dates back 80 years, leading them to consider using a time warp to fulfill it. In a series of comedic twists, the employees act on this idea, which results in chaos for a family in the past that receives the long-delayed package, including bizarre and malfunctioning items. The plot weaves through the family’s experiences—particularly that of a little girl who becomes physically affected by a dress sent from the future—while touching on themes of responsibility and the unpredictability of altering the past. Ultimately, this lighthearted tale serves as a cautionary reminder about the unforeseen consequences of tampering with time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Time travel -- Fiction Department stores -- Fiction Families -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Humour 68166 2025-06-20T13:41:07.124469 text/html 44459 2024-10-22T23:49:21 text/html 507147 2025-06-20T13:41:09.325416 application/epub+zip 505983 2025-06-20T13:41:07.605446 application/epub+zip 89764 2025-06-20T13:41:07.341461 application/epub+zip 546246 2025-06-20T13:41:10.781455 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 539324 2025-06-20T13:41:09.076459 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 123778 2022-09-23T08:51:04.354812 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 60553 2023-09-22T08:00:19.952167 text/plain 40843 2024-10-22T23:49:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17637 2025-06-20T13:41:10.928523 application/rdf+xml 26855 2025-06-20T13:41:07.424464 image/jpeg 4886 2025-06-20T13:41:07.382457 image/jpeg 459688 2025-06-20T13:41:07.148513 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