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Tony and the Beetles

By: Philip K. Dick
Narrated by: Chris Lutkin
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In "Tony and the Beetles", 10-year old Tony Rossi, an Earthman growing up on Betelgeuse, becomes aware that the natives, known as the "Pas-Udeti", are driving out the Earthmen colonists on nearby Orion. His father, a staunch believer in the superiority of Earthmen, describes Tony's native friends as "Beetles". A trip into town to meet his native friends leads to awkward encounters with a Pas-Udeti cab driver and a fellow bus passenger. When his newly aggressive Pas-Udeti friends rebuke him, Tony realizes that being born in a place doesn't necessarily mean you are welcome there.

Public Domain (P)2017 Dreamscape Media, LLC
Anthologies & Short Stories Fantasy Fiction Hard Science Fiction Science Fiction
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