Project Gutenberg 2016-09-12 Public domain in the USA. 110 Stecher, L. J., Jr. 1918 1988 Stecher, Lewis J., Jr. Stecher, L. J. Wesley, Joseph When You Giffle... Produced from Worlds of Tomorrow December 1963 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "When You Giffle..." by L. J. Stecher, Jr. is a science fiction short story published in the early 1960s. The narrative revolves around space travel and the whimsical adventures that can arise when cosmic oddities intersect with human experiences. It explores themes of innocence, the peculiarities of childhood, and the unexpected consequences of scientific miscalculations. The story features Captain Hannah, who recounts an unusual encounter with two extraterrestrial boys, Mike and Aloysius, while stranded in their whimsical "swimming hole" in space. After inadvertently disrupting their landscape, the boys enlist the help of their older brother, Jim, to assist Captain Hannah in finding his way home. Utilizing their unique psionic abilities, Jim and his brothers inadvertently complicate matters by shrinking the captain while attempting to help. Ultimately, Captain Hannah successfully delivers a whale to the Prinkip of Penguin II, though he grapples with the implications of his whimsical adventures and the strange powers of the Monahan children, leaving him in a thoughtful position about his future interactions with this extraordinary family. The story concludes on an ambiguous note, emphasizing curiosity and caution regarding newfound powers and the unknown. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Space ships -- Fiction Interstellar travel -- Fiction Psychic ability -- Fiction Hannah, Bart (Fictitious character) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 48165 2025-07-21T07:49:27.937939 text/html 24218 2024-10-23T01:06:45 text/html 116100 2025-07-21T07:49:29.561954 application/epub+zip 114936 2025-07-21T07:49:28.287955 application/epub+zip 81172 2025-07-21T07:49:28.094948 application/epub+zip 149456 2025-07-21T07:49:30.689956 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 143193 2025-07-21T07:49:29.373940 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 109567 2022-09-24T04:46:14.937867 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 41247 2025-07-21T07:49:27.839942 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21508 2024-10-23T01:06:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18240 2025-07-21T07:49:30.805927 application/rdf+xml 25769 2025-07-21T07:49:28.160948 image/jpeg 4396 2025-07-21T07:49:28.127956 image/jpeg 104682 2025-07-21T07:49:27.944966 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