
Part 1
At the heart of this tale is Gummitch, a sleek golden‑striped cat who has learned that a simple bowl of water is more than a drinking dish. The surface acts as a mirror to a strange, upside‑down spirit world where gravity runs the opposite way and ripples become chaotic fireworks of light. As Gummitch watches his double flicker in the liquid, he ponders whether a plunge would suspend him in that ethereal realm or send him spiralling forever.
His quiet fascination soon turns into a playful quest to capture the fleeting brilliance of those mirrored suns and share it with the humans who share his home. With the bemused commentary of his housemates—Kitty‑Come‑Here, Old Horsemeat, and the rest—the cat’s experiments become a gentle exploration of imagination, perception, and the hidden wonders that lurk in everyday objects. Listeners are invited to follow Gummitch’s curious paws as he balances ordinary feline habits with extraordinary discoveries.
Language
en
Duration
~20 minutes (19K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
Mar 18, 2016
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1910–1992
A master of fantasy, horror, and science fiction, Fritz Leiber brought wit, theatrical flair, and inventive ideas to every genre he touched. He is best known for the swashbuckling Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser stories and the award-winning novel The Big Time.
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