Where the Phph Pebbles Go by Miriam Allen De Ford
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"Where the Phph Pebbles Go" by Miriam Allen De Ford is a science fiction short story published in the early 1960s. The narrative explores an alien world where two species interact, focusing particularly on a game called "phph," which involves throwing pebbles at a distant target. The underlying themes touch upon issues of intelligence, civilization, and the potential consequences of unintentionally contacting other life forms in the universe. The story revolves around
two phph players, Gral and Hodnuth, who engage in a game watched by both their own people and the subservient Ground Dwellers. The excitement escalates when a revered Thinker, the intellectual elite of their society, attends the phph match, leading to unforeseen circumstances. As the plot unfolds, the Thinkers reveal they have been receiving peculiar signals from outside their world, prompting concerns about the existence of intelligent life elsewhere. The story delves into the implications of their phph game, where some pebbles may escape their planet and reach other civilizations, leading to a plan to create artificial pebbles to mislead any potential extraterrestrial observers. Ultimately, the narrative blends elements of humor and social commentary, highlighting the peculiar dynamics between the characters and their societies. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | De Ford, Miriam Allen, 1888-1975 |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Pederson, John |
| Title | Where the Phph Pebbles Go |
| Series Title | Produced from Worlds of Tomorrow April 1963 |
| Credits |
Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 71.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Science fiction |
| Subject | Short stories |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 52805 |
| Release Date | Aug 14, 2016 |
| Last Update | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 274 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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