Fish Fry by Arnold Marmor
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"Fish Fry" by Arnold Marmor is a science fiction short story published in the mid-20th century, particularly in the early 1950s. The narrative follows the unexpected encounter of the protagonist, Carol Engelholtz, with an alien named Hrodes, who mistakenly gets hooked while fishing in the ocean off Key West. The story explores themes of misunderstanding and communication across species, while also embedding humor in its portrayal of alien encounters. In the story,
Engelholtz enjoys a relaxing day of deep-sea fishing when he unexpectedly hooks Hrodes, an alien from the planet Grenaria, who can speak English and needs help to complete his mission on Earth. The protagonist's excitement turns to chaos when he leaves Hrodes in the bathtub at home while he fetches a local professor for validation. Unfortunately, Hrodes gets mistaken for a fish by Engelholtz's cook, leading to a comically tragic conclusion when Hrodes is prepared for dinner. The story delivers a humorous take on the mishaps that can occur when two cultures—human and extraterrestrial—collide in misunderstood ways. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Marmor, Arnold, 1927-1978 |
|---|---|
| Title | Fish Fry |
| Series Title | Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy December 1954 |
| Credits | Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 97.4 (5th grade). Very easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Science fiction |
| Subject | Short stories |
| Subject | Human-alien encounters -- Fiction |
| Subject | Florida -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 66427 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-66427-9 |
| Release Date | Sep 30, 2021 |
| Last Update | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 496 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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