After Norm Harker tells of a magic man who can bring you back a single item from the future
(for the right price), Anthony Boucher’s detective Fergus O’Breen tops the story with the
tale of how he figured out why a dead American living in Mexico liked to call himself a
doctor.
At least that’s the firm belief everywhere on the island: a tualala can go forward in time and bring you back any single item you
specify, for a price. We used to spend the night watches speculating on what would be the
one best thing to order.
DEBUT
“The Pink Caterpillar,” in Adventure,February 1945.
VARIANTS
Debut. “The Pink Caterpillar,” in Adventure,February 1945.
At least that’s the firm belief everywhere on the island: a tualala can go forward in time and bring you back any single item you
specify, for a price. We used to spend the night watches speculating on what would be the
one best thing to order.
1 English variant