The man who saved New York

by Ray Cummings · language: en

Vocabulary level: Elementary · Flesch–Kincaid grade 5 · 416 sentences

Vocabulary level is estimated from word frequency, not an official CEFR classification.

Subjects: New York (N.Y.) — Fiction · Psychic ability — Fiction · Science fiction · Short stories

Words worth knowing: searchlight · intersection · movie · lug · gruesome · gill · sub · inert

The Man Who Saved New York By Ray Cummings Porky’s ego wouldn’t stay in his own body, and that, believe it or not, was what saved the city!

Of course, as you know, I didn’t figure in the excitement over the Green Giant.

The newspapers and the radio boys never mentioned me, or Lisbeth, or Baldy or even Porky Jenks.

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