Project Gutenberg 2021-07-28 Public domain in the USA. 108 Neville, Kris 1925 1980 Neville, Kris Ottman The Toy Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy December 1952 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Toy" by Kris Neville is a science fiction short story written in the early 1950s. The narrative explores the themes of colonialism, power dynamics, and the clash between advanced technology and primitive cultures through the perspective of a group of indigenous people facing the threat of their technologically superior oppressors. The story depicts the struggle of the natives against the "God-men" who wield terrifying mechanical demons to dominate them, and their quest for empowerment and survival. The plot centers around Neju, a native who does not harbor hatred for the God-men themselves but despises the metal machines they command. As conflict escalates, Neju and a group of his people attempt to infiltrate the God-men's stockade and destroy the mechanical threat. Despite a perilous encounter, they face overwhelming challenges, leading to the death of some of their own. Undeterred, Neju rallies his community to confront the God-men and demonstrate their strength. In a climactic twist, a powerful, childlike device created by the Old Gods intervenes dramatically, leading to the destruction of the oppressors' stronghold. The story reveals the complexities of power, the longing for freedom, and the unexpected turns of fate that can arise when facing great adversity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Extraterrestrial beings -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Life on other planets -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 69721 2025-07-26T07:27:01.291284 text/html 46492 2024-10-18T15:13:08 text/html 456946 2025-07-26T07:27:03.560285 application/epub+zip 456479 2025-07-26T07:27:01.875336 application/epub+zip 86572 2025-07-26T07:27:01.522283 application/epub+zip 497782 2025-07-26T07:27:04.956320 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 490484 2025-07-26T07:27:03.320352 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 120743 2022-09-29T17:00:32.756356 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 62631 2025-07-26T07:27:01.122278 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 42893 2024-10-18T15:13:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17349 2025-07-26T07:27:05.112269 application/rdf+xml 25897 2025-07-26T07:27:01.695286 image/jpeg 4606 2025-07-26T07:27:01.614287 image/jpeg 1075038 2025-07-26T07:27:01.311316 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