# The laugh

Author: Abernathy, Robert, 1924-1990; Emshwiller, Ed, 1925-1990 [Illustrator]

Genre: Science fiction

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77941

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+laugh+Abernathy&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

_If a lad of eight should get an urge to go tramping into a cosmic shoestore in search of a giant’s boots his egotism might become a frightening thing. Robert Abernathy probably hopes it won’t happen. But he here plants such grave doubts in_ our _mind that we wonder if it’s safe to spoil children._

## Chapters

- [Part 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-laugh-77941/chapters/1/index.md)