Project Gutenberg 2021-09-30 Public domain in the USA. 96 Maples, Richard The Frightful Ones Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy November 1954 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Frightful Ones" by Richard Maples is a science fiction short story written in the mid-20th century. The narrative unfolds in a world facing an impending alien invasion, exploring themes of bravery, fear, and survival. The story centers around a young boy who must confront a terrifying situation when extraterrestrial beings arrive on Earth. In the plot, the boy’s initial terror evolves into a fierce determination to protect his community when he witnesses the landing of a spaceship belonging to the invaders. Despite his fear, he recalls his father's warnings about the need for vigilance and promptly decides to take action. As he confronts the alien beings, he discovers their true nature and fights back, displaying unexpected courage. Ultimately, he defeats the invaders and returns with evidence of their presence, illustrating a dramatic transformation from fearfulness to bravery and the importance of standing up against threats to those we love. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 93.3 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Human-alien encounters -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 33698 2025-06-26T08:40:36.805803 text/html 9912 2024-10-18T16:28:59 text/html 256218 2025-06-26T08:40:38.597818 application/epub+zip 255060 2025-06-26T08:40:37.404760 application/epub+zip 58935 2025-06-26T08:40:37.020805 application/epub+zip 288107 2025-06-26T08:40:39.649840 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 280848 2025-06-26T08:40:38.377779 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 84601 2022-09-29T20:46:55.449261 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 27920 2025-06-26T08:40:36.722815 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 8131 2024-10-18T16:28:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16103 2025-06-26T08:40:39.766777 application/rdf+xml 33571 2025-06-26T08:40:37.174808 image/jpeg 5330 2025-06-26T08:40:37.097772 image/jpeg 1224278 2025-06-26T08:40:36.820796 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