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Short Story

Beyond Lies the Wub

1952

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About this story

A spaceship crew brings aboard a piglike Martian creature intended for the dinner table, only to discover that it can talk. Its interest in philosophy raises an uncomfortable question about the meal the captain has planned.

Chronology

Work history

  1. before Dec 1951

    Composed before Dec 1951

    Composition date or range from the canonical chronology.

    Medium confidence
  2. July 1952

    First published July 1952

    Planet Stories