Too Many Eggs

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Too Many Eggs

by Kris Neville

EN·~5 minutes

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Description

A frugal shopper named Coxe lands a bargain on a sleek new freezer, only to discover a baffling surprise: each time he opens the door, a package of fish eggs appears, perfectly fresh and ready to fry. At first the mysterious deliveries seem like a quirky perk, and he and his girlfriend share the unexpected delicacy with friends and neighbors, trying to keep the supply flowing. As the packages multiply, they begin to wonder whether the freezer itself is somehow generating the eggs.

Just as the influx finally ceases, a gaunt stranger with a bandaged head shows up at Coxe’s doorstep, claiming the appliance was a mis‑shipped prototype. He warns that the strange cargo may not be as harmless as it seemed, hinting at a larger mistake behind the uncanny refrigerator. The encounter leaves Coxe—and the listener—questioning the true nature of the seemingly ordinary kitchen appliance.

Details

Language

en

Duration

~5 minutes (5K 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

2020-01-31

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Kris Neville

Kris Neville

1925–1980

A mid-century science fiction writer with a sharp eye for how ordinary people react to strange new worlds, he is best remembered for stories that blend big ideas with a grounded, human touch. His work appeared in leading genre magazines of the 1950s and helped shape the feel of postwar American science fiction.

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