Project Gutenberg 2010-03-07 Public domain in the USA. 10169 Asimov, Isaac 1920 1992 Youth Produced from Space Science Fiction May 1952. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youth_(Asimov_short_story) Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Youth" by Isaac Asimov is a science fiction short story written in the early 1950s. The narrative centers around two young boys, Red and Slim, who discover two strange creatures they believe could be key to starting their circus adventure. The story explores themes of childhood innocence, imagination, and the contrast between youth and adulthood. In the plot, the boys, captivated by their desire for adventure, find small extraterrestrial beings after hearing mysterious thunderous noises. They become engrossed in the idea of capturing and showcasing these creatures in a circus, oblivious to the larger implications of their discovery. Meanwhile, the boys' fathers, an Astronomer and an Industrialist, are engaged in discussions about these alien beings and what their arrival might mean for humanity. As the story unfolds, it delves into the nature of youth, the innocence of children versus the apprehension and conservatism of adults, ultimately leading to a hopeful resolution where the boys' bravery and kindheartedness shine through. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 87.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: American Literature 89351 2025-07-13T04:54:46.108446 text/html 86251 2021-01-06T06:38:59 text/html 433911 2025-07-13T04:54:50.680426 application/epub+zip 433063 2025-07-13T04:54:47.874488 application/epub+zip 89518 2025-07-13T04:54:46.654460 application/epub+zip 670452 2025-07-13T04:54:52.575429 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 660798 2025-07-13T04:54:49.849446 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 124509 2022-09-14T12:34:29.143806 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 78823 2025-07-13T04:54:45.760465 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 78746 2021-01-06T06:38:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19879 2025-07-13T04:54:52.698417 application/rdf+xml 7718 2025-07-13T04:54:47.142457 image/jpeg 2210 2025-07-13T04:54:46.898441 image/jpeg 379567 2021-01-06T06:38:59 application/octet-stream application/zip 30276 2021-01-06T06:38:59 application/octet-stream application/zip 433159 2025-07-13T04:54:46.129455 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