Red and Slim, two boys spending time in the country, find a pair of odd little creatures the morning after a thunderous night and decide to keep them secret. Meanwhile the grown-ups, among them an industrialist and an astronomer, argue over what to do about visitors who have arrived from another world. Asimov lets the two plots close in on each other.
An early Asimov novelette with a neat twist, ideal for a short sitting. Download the free EPUB.