Language: English
Published in: 1952
Categorie(s): Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Stories
Word count: 2,654 words (≈ 11 minutes)
Source: http://www.gutenberg.org
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The slovenly wub might well have said: Many men talk like philosophers and live like fools.
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Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:57:24 +0200
The spacers have had food spoilage so they go hunting on a planet landfall and capture a "wub"; a sloppy appearing pig-like animal that should be good for a pork loin dinner or 2. Here's the wub (sorry). It's intelligent and likes to talk philosophy. Not what the hungry crew-members really want. So who gets the upper hand? Can the wub talk it's way out of the pot? What other talents might it have? You'll see...