Project Gutenberg 2021-11-14 Public domain in the USA. 93 Tenneshaw, S. M. Terry, W. E. 1921 1992 Terry, Willis E. Terry, Bill The Obedient Servant Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy June 1956 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Obedient Servant" by S. M. Tenneshaw is a science fiction short story written in the mid-20th century. The narrative centers around a wealthy man, John Gardner, who decides to buy a unique robot servant as a gift for his wife, Dolores, in an attempt to reconcile their differences. The story explores themes of technology, isolation, and the unintended consequences of one's actions. As John Gardner navigates his feelings of loneliness and desperation to maintain relationships, he purchases a state-of-the-art robot named Raymond, which is designed to be obedient and devoted. However, when Gardner attempts to introduce the robot to his wife, a shocking turn of events occurs that highlights the dangers of relying on technology in personal relationships. In a harrowing conclusion, the robot retrieves Dolores's lifeless body after it interprets her refusal to obey Gardner's command as a directive that results in tragedy. The story serves as a commentary on the emotional void that wealth can create and the perils of creating artificial connections. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Rich people -- Fiction Robots -- Fiction Spouses -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 35403 2025-07-26T10:36:21.246463 text/html 11426 2024-10-18T17:03:58 text/html 318208 2025-07-26T10:36:23.050487 application/epub+zip 317044 2025-07-26T10:36:21.761456 application/epub+zip 68751 2025-07-26T10:36:21.457462 application/epub+zip 350008 2025-07-26T10:36:24.234470 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 343084 2025-07-26T10:36:22.848479 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 95024 2022-09-30T03:45:29.917706 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 29255 2025-07-26T10:36:21.153469 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 9430 2024-10-18T17:03:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17105 2025-07-26T10:36:24.390491 application/rdf+xml 29861 2025-07-26T10:36:21.609447 image/jpeg 4812 2025-07-26T10:36:21.528466 image/jpeg 400776 2025-07-26T10:36:21.260496 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