Beyond Lies the Wub
Author: Philip K. Dick
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Languages: English, RU, Spanish, PT
Genre: Satire, Sci-Fi, Short story
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A spaceship crew buys a fat alien beast for food on the trip home — and discovers it is a serene telepathic philosopher who would rather discuss Odysseus than be eaten.
Characters
- the wub — Alien creature: A huge, placid telepathic beast and erudite philosopher the crew means to eat.
- Captain Franco — Ship's captain: The captain, set on eating the wub despite its evident intelligence.
- Peterson — Crewman: The crewman who bought the wub from a native and grows fond of it.
- the Optus — Native elder: The native who hands over the animals and resents the crew taking them.