Project Gutenberg 2007-10-22 Public domain in the USA. 71 Banta, Frank Droozle Produced from Galaxy December 1962. Reading ease score: 85.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Greg Weeks, Rebecca Hoath and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Droozle" by Frank Banta is a whimsical novella written during the early 1960s. This light-hearted fantasy tells the story of Jean Lanni, a struggling artist, and his unusual companion, a twelve-inch pen-shaped snake named Droozle. The narrative explores themes of creativity, partnership, and the challenges faced by artists and authors alike in a comedic setting. The plot revolves around Jean's relationship with Droozle, who has developed a talent for writing but has recently begun producing lengthy literary works that financially strain Jean's aspirations. While initially enjoying Droozle's success with bestsellers about snakes, Jean faces a crisis when the snake decides to write ambitious classics instead. As Jean grapples with the prospect of losing his financial stability and potentially his relationship with his girlfriend, Judy Stokes, he comes to realize the importance of creative collaboration and understanding between him and Droozle. The story culminates in a humorous negotiation between them, leading to an unexpected resolution and a fresh perspective on artistic expression. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 42203 42202 2024-10-10T07:04:17.659700 2023-09-10T09:54:33.286130 text/html text/html 38658 2007-10-22T08:45:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 336090 2007-10-22T08:45:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 369615 2024-10-10T07:04:22.096686 application/epub+zip 368488 2024-10-10T07:04:19.558688 application/epub+zip 66107 2024-10-10T07:04:18.196705 application/epub+zip 204063 2024-10-10T07:04:23.729701 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 197287 2024-10-10T07:04:21.120726 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 89552 2022-09-11T04:07:47.617678 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 35950 35853 2024-10-10T07:04:17.389708 2023-09-10T09:54:33.109125 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 35846 2007-10-22T08:45:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 14125 2007-10-22T08:45:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19504 2024-10-10T07:04:23.852681 application/rdf+xml 8084 2024-10-10T07:04:18.735717 image/jpeg 2267 2024-10-10T07:04:18.468692 image/jpeg 384917 2024-10-10T07:04:17.673699 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog