Project Gutenberg 2019-11-18 Public domain in the USA. 145 Schmitz, James H. 1911 1981 Schmitz, James Henry Wood, Wallace 1927 1981 Wood, Wally Summer Guests Produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, September 1959 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Summer Guests" by James H. Schmitz is a science fiction short story written in the late 1950s. The narrative revolves around Mel Armstrong, a disenchanted salesman who spends his annual vacation in Sweetwater Beach. The story explores themes of adventure and the extraordinary, as Mel discovers two tiny, humanoid beings with wings hidden in a bird box, leading to unexpected encounters that blend the mundane with the fantastical. As Mel navigates his newfound guests—Miss Green and her pregnant companion—he learns about their origins and the danger they face due to a storm. The story unfolds with Mel's attempts to protect the delicate creatures while grappling with his own thoughts about their otherworldly nature. Tension builds as he realizes he may not be the master of his actions, particularly when his neighbor, Maria, threatens to uncover his secret. The plot thickens with a climactic reveal of imminent danger, leading Mel to confront the duality of wonder and peril that comes with his unusual situation, ultimately leaving him with deep reflections on bravery, betrayal, and the unknown. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 95179 2025-07-24T07:46:26.050125 text/html 72079 2024-10-17T14:42:44 text/html 464046 2025-07-24T07:46:28.263194 application/epub+zip 462913 2025-07-24T07:46:26.454157 application/epub+zip 91025 2025-07-24T07:46:26.220124 application/epub+zip 511610 2025-07-24T07:46:29.727132 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 503644 2025-07-24T07:46:28.051172 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 131926 2022-09-27T12:42:21.794402 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 88097 2025-07-24T07:46:25.888146 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 68353 2024-10-17T14:42:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17068 2025-07-24T07:46:29.886110 application/rdf+xml 22019 2025-07-24T07:46:26.311117 image/jpeg 3935 2025-07-24T07:46:26.267178 image/jpeg 399871 2025-07-24T07:46:26.065197 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