Project Gutenberg 2008-12-28 Public domain in the USA. 119 Hasse, Henry 1913 1977 Hasse, Henry Louis Finlay, Virgil 1914 1971 Finlay The Beginning Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Beginning" by Henry Hasse is a science fiction short story published in the early 1960s. This narrative explores themes of discovery, primal survival, and the consequences of technological advancement through the experience of its protagonist, Gral, a member of a prehistoric tribe. The story delves into the transformative moment when mankind's ingenuity leads to the creation of a weapon, setting the stage for both progress and inevitable conflict. In the tale, Gral, perceived as weak and small among the tribesmen, stumbles upon a method to enhance their hunting capabilities by devising a weapon using stones and sinew. This innovation earns him the now-respected title of Gral-the-Bringer, as he brings down formidable prey like the great bear. However, as the tribe of Gor-wah adopts this new technology, it unwittingly leads to the rise of rivalries, resulting in a brutal cycle of violence and destruction among tribes. The narrative concludes on a reflective note, suggesting that man’s relentless pursuit of invention will continue to spur both creation and catastrophe, thus framing the story as a cautionary exploration of human nature and societal evolution. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Short stories Prehistoric peoples -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 65257 2025-08-11T10:30:16.060347 text/html 61462 2021-01-04T13:51:55 text/html 212310 2025-08-11T10:30:20.112275 application/epub+zip 211112 2025-08-11T10:30:17.779282 application/epub+zip 81867 2025-08-11T10:30:16.609303 application/epub+zip 367146 2025-08-11T10:30:21.790280 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 358474 2025-08-11T10:30:19.448278 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 112537 2022-09-13T03:53:45.172797 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 57706 2025-08-11T10:30:15.742331 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 57572 2021-01-04T13:51:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 881326 2008-12-14T11:26:00 application/octet-stream 81436 2008-12-12T21:43:00 application/octet-stream 74320 2008-12-12T21:43:00 application/octet-stream 73455 2008-12-12T21:43:00 application/octet-stream 72467 2008-12-12T21:43:00 application/octet-stream 73286 2008-12-12T21:43:00 application/octet-stream 68428 2008-12-12T21:43:00 application/octet-stream 74024 2008-12-12T21:43:00 application/octet-stream 69082 2008-12-12T21:43:00 application/octet-stream 1907696 2008-12-14T11:26:00 application/octet-stream 70597 2008-12-12T21:43:00 application/octet-stream 68581 2008-12-12T21:43:00 application/octet-stream 70822 2008-12-12T21:43:00 application/octet-stream 70561 2008-12-12T21:43:00 application/octet-stream 73661 2008-12-12T21:43:00 application/octet-stream 73323 2008-12-12T21:43:00 application/octet-stream 70761 2008-12-12T21:43:00 application/octet-stream 65304 2008-12-12T21:43:00 application/octet-stream 33540 2025-08-11T10:30:21.943274 application/rdf+xml 9349 2025-08-11T10:30:17.108307 image/jpeg 2585 2025-08-11T10:30:16.859276 image/jpeg 154062 2021-01-04T13:51:55 application/octet-stream application/zip 22389 2021-01-04T13:51:55 application/octet-stream application/zip 209992 2025-08-11T10:30:16.073303 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia