Great Ray Bradbury story! Loved the actor’s reading! 1st time I read this it was in a book of 3 stories; one of which was the “The Illustrated Man”. So clever, well-written & prophetic in a lot of ways!
"Those kids have death and decay on their minds to an abnormal degree"........Ray Bradbury was a Prophet. He foresaw the normalization of violence and degeneracy.
This story was probably amusing when heard in 1950 and would have been accurately described as “sci-fi” - in 2024 it’s more or less a reflection of reality.
Great Ray Bradbury story! Loved the actor’s reading! 1st time I read this it was in a book of 3 stories; one of which was the “The Illustrated Man”. So clever, well-written & prophetic in a lot of ways!
Me as well! I remember this book fondly and was very taken by this particular story.
"Those kids have death and decay on their minds to an abnormal degree"........Ray Bradbury was a Prophet. He foresaw the normalization of violence and degeneracy.
"There are laws against striking children, father." "Well, some of them are going to get broken around here once in a while!" 😂😂😂
This story was probably amusing when heard in 1950 and would have been accurately described as “sci-fi” - in 2024 it’s more or less a reflection of reality.