When You Giffle...

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When You Giffle...

by Jr. L. J. Stecher

EN·~21 minutes·1 chapter

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1 total
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Part 1

21:10

Description

A weary space trader finds himself tangled in a series of absurd interstellar errands, from shepherding a rogue herd of elephants to attempting the delivery of a massive whale to an alien ruler who simply can’t accept the cargo. His uneasy partnership with the charismatic yet unreliable Captain Hannah leads to a string of near‑disasters, each one more bizarre than the last, as they navigate the quirks of zero‑gravity commerce and the perils of drunken jumps through the cosmos.

During a routine hop into an unknown sector, the narrator’s ship is invaded by a pair of bright‑eyed children who somehow glide through solid viewport glass and materialize aboard the vessel. Their innocent chatter and uncanny presence turn the already chaotic situation into a surreal puzzle, forcing the crew to question the limits of physics and the nature of their own reality. The story balances witty dialogue with a whimsical sense of wonder, inviting listeners to drift along a light‑hearted adventure that teeters between comedy and the uncanny.

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Language

en

Duration

~21 minutes (20K 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

2016-09-12

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

JL

Jr. L. J. Stecher

1918–1988

A mid-century American science fiction writer, he published inventive short stories under the names L. J. Stecher and L. J. Stecher Jr. His work appeared in the magazine era that helped define classic sci-fi, with stories that still circulate through Project Gutenberg and anthologies.

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