02303cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000150011324500260012826400510015430000470020533600260025233700260027833800360030449000580034050000310039850801140042952012090054353400450175265300200179765300180181765300290183583000580186485600430192229975UtSlPG20260610133701.0mcr n260607r2009||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aLeahy, Tom10aOne Martian Afternoon 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2009  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from If Worlds of Science Fiction July 1953.  aRelease date is 2009-09-13  aProduced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net  a"One Martian Afternoon" by Tom Leahy is a science fiction short story published in the early 1950s. The narrative explores life on Mars through the eyes of a young Earth girl named Marilou, who expresses her frustrations and experiences living in a Martian colony. The work delves into themes of cultural misunderstanding, childhood innocence, and the complexities of life on a different planet.  The story opens with Marilou interacting with the environment and her Martian aunt, Twylee, showcasing a blend of childlike curiosity and the innate prejudices she has absorbed from her father regarding the Martian people. As the pair discuss Marilou's father's views about Martians and their past, the tone shifts to a darker undercurrent of fear and violence—the implication being that those same prejudices may have dire consequences. The tension escalates with the arrival of a storm, culminating in an unexpected and unsettling act, demonstrating how innocence can shatter in the face of harsh realities. The ending leaves readers reflecting on the thin veneer of civilization and the deep-seated fears that can drive individuals to unimaginable actions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aScience fiction  aShort stories  aMars (Planet) -- Fiction 0aProduced from If Worlds of Science Fiction July 1953.40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29975