Project Gutenberg 2009-08-25 Public domain in the USA. 84 Richmond, Walt 1922 1977 Richmond, Walter F. Richmond, Leigh 1911 1995 Richmond, Leigh Tucker Schoenherr, John 1935 2010 Schoenherr, Jack Schoenherr, John (John Carl) Poppa Needs Shorts Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Poppa Needs Shorts" by Walt Richmond and Leigh Richmond is a short story published in the early 1960s. This story blends elements of humor and childlike curiosity as it follows a young boy's imaginative interpretations of the world around him, particularly related to the concept of electrical shorts. The narrative reflects on the innocence of childhood and the unique ways kids process and understand the information they encounter. The story centers around little Oley, a four-year-old boy who has a knack for misunderstanding complex adult concepts, particularly the idea of electrical shorts. As Oley innocently experiments with various items, including a brightly colored juice and an ice pick, he connects them with his perception of "shorts," illustrating his amusing interpretations of adult dialogue and situations. The climax occurs when Oley, trying to make sense of what he's learned, causes a short circuit in an electrical cable while attempting to help his father. This unintentional act leads to a humorous yet precarious situation, showcasing Oley's development and the adults’ bewildered reactions as they contend with his unique perspective on the world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories Electricity -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Science Fiction by Women Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 38301 38310 2024-09-12T15:57:29.736163 2023-09-13T07:53:35.981072 text/html text/html 34262 2009-08-25T12:28:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 46202 2009-08-25T12:28:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 98422 2024-09-12T15:57:32.897117 application/epub+zip 97411 2024-09-12T15:57:30.948148 application/epub+zip 65328 2024-09-12T15:57:30.167112 application/epub+zip 210722 2024-09-12T15:57:34.345142 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 203622 2024-09-12T15:57:32.320106 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 141725 2022-09-13T17:44:34.990477 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 32480 32380 2024-09-12T15:57:29.537201 2023-09-13T07:53:35.819082 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 32421 2009-08-25T12:28:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 12474 2009-08-25T12:28:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20061 2024-09-12T15:57:34.490118 application/rdf+xml 12643 2024-09-12T15:57:30.507119 image/jpeg 3184 2024-09-12T15:57:30.335120 image/jpeg 99634 2024-09-12T15:57:29.747163 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 en.wikipedia