Project Gutenberg 2009-08-24 Public domain in the USA. 50 Dryfoos, Dave 1915 2003 Dryfoos, David M. Tree, Spare that Woodman Reading ease score: 87.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Tree, Spare that Woodman" by Dave Dryfoos is a science fiction novella written in the early 1950s. The story explores themes of fear and the unknown as humanity grapples with the mysterious and possibly sentient forest life on an alien planet. This book delves into the psychological impact of fear, particularly when characters confront entities that challenge their sense of safety and understanding of reality. The narrative centers around Naomi Heckscher, who, along with her husband, Ted, discovers the body of their neighbor, Cappy, under alarming circumstances. As they come to terms with the deaths that have occurred on the planet linked to the unnerving "tree-things," it becomes clear that fear is a weapon these entities exploit. The story unfolds as Naomi struggles to protect her young son, Richard, from the trees that appear to be intelligent and able to manipulate minds based on one's fears. The tension escalates as Naomi faces the terrifying prospect of her son being drawn into the trees' influence, ultimately leading to a confrontation that blurs the line between reality and imagination. Throughout the story, the psychological torment of fear and its potential for destruction plays a central role, weaving a compelling tale of survival in an uncertain world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 44441 44444 2024-10-12T17:19:56.396874 2023-09-13T07:54:06.940839 text/html text/html 40644 2021-01-05T11:47:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 302101 2021-01-05T11:47:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 372776 2024-10-12T17:20:02.293823 application/epub+zip 371194 2024-10-12T17:19:59.595862 application/epub+zip 119247 2024-10-12T17:19:58.270838 application/epub+zip 504841 2024-10-12T17:20:04.190870 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 421942 2024-10-12T17:20:01.305846 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 137776 2022-09-13T17:45:22.026377 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 37455 37354 2024-10-12T17:19:56.102858 2023-09-13T07:54:06.746833 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 37273 2021-01-05T11:47:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 14805 2021-01-05T11:47:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19910 2024-10-12T17:20:04.332804 application/rdf+xml 13857 2024-10-12T17:19:58.816831 image/jpeg 3914 2024-10-12T17:19:58.543834 image/jpeg 376664 2024-10-12T17:19:56.411851 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog