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Title: Vital Ingredient

Note: Reading ease score: 74.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

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Summary: "Vital Ingredient" by Charles V. De Vet is a science fiction short story written in the early 1950s. The narrative centers around a group of extraterrestrial explorers who encounter a native creature on a planet with a low-gravity environment. Their exploration takes a poignant turn when they inadvertently alter the native's body structure, leading to unforeseen consequences regarding its survival in its own environment. The story features a character named Orville Pollnow, who is transformed by the explorers into a being with enhanced physical capabilities, yet it tragically results in his demise due to an inability to consume enough sustenance to support his new form. The dialogue among the explorers grapples with moral and ethical concerns about their interference with a primitive species, as they debate whether they should enhance Orville's capabilities for the greater good of his civilization. Ultimately, their well-intentioned actions become a cautionary tale about the unexpected ramifications of meddling with the natural evolution of life. The narrative explores themes of responsibility, the complexities of intervention, and what it means to truly help another being. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: De Vet, Charles V., 1911-1997

Illustrator: Martin, Bob

EBook No.: 30491

Published: Nov 17, 2009

Downloads: 67

Language: English

Subject: Science fiction

Subject: Short stories

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

urn:gutenberg:30491:2 2009-11-17T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Martin, Bob De Vet, Charles V. en 1
2024-11-10T08:50:53Z Vital Ingredient

This edition has images.

Title: Vital Ingredient

Note: Reading ease score: 74.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at https: //www.pgdp.net

Summary: "Vital Ingredient" by Charles V. De Vet is a science fiction short story written in the early 1950s. The narrative centers around a group of extraterrestrial explorers who encounter a native creature on a planet with a low-gravity environment. Their exploration takes a poignant turn when they inadvertently alter the native's body structure, leading to unforeseen consequences regarding its survival in its own environment. The story features a character named Orville Pollnow, who is transformed by the explorers into a being with enhanced physical capabilities, yet it tragically results in his demise due to an inability to consume enough sustenance to support his new form. The dialogue among the explorers grapples with moral and ethical concerns about their interference with a primitive species, as they debate whether they should enhance Orville's capabilities for the greater good of his civilization. Ultimately, their well-intentioned actions become a cautionary tale about the unexpected ramifications of meddling with the natural evolution of life. The narrative explores themes of responsibility, the complexities of intervention, and what it means to truly help another being. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: De Vet, Charles V., 1911-1997

Illustrator: Martin, Bob

EBook No.: 30491

Published: Nov 17, 2009

Downloads: 67

Language: English

Subject: Science fiction

Subject: Short stories

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

urn:gutenberg:30491:3 2009-11-17T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Martin, Bob De Vet, Charles V. en 1