Project Gutenberg 2024-04-19 Public domain in the USA. 122 Ellison, Harlan 1934 2018 Beldone, Phil Beldone, Cheech Hart, Ellis Archer, Lee Mitchell, Clyde Jarvis, E. K. Freas, Kelly 1922 2005 Freas, Frank Kelly The untouchable adolescents $aNew York, NY :$bHeadline Publications, Inc., $c1956. Earth-Kyba War Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Untouchable Adolescents" by Ellis Hart is a science fiction short story written in the mid-20th century. The narrative is set on the alien planet Diamore, which faces imminent destruction due to volcanic eruptions. The story explores themes of communication, misunderstanding, and the challenges of providing help to a society that is not only young in age but also in experience and wisdom. In the story, Captain Luther Shreve and his Psych Officer Karl Teller arrive on Diamore to offer assistance after discovering the planet's devastating future. However, their attempts to communicate with the telepathic inhabitants, the Diamoraii, are met with distrust and resistance. Despite Shreve's sincere desire to help, the young alien race, scarred by previous exploitation, rejects their offer, believing they do not need external assistance. As the planet begins to erupt, Shreve struggles with his inability to save them, highlighting the tragic consequences of pride and the difficulty of understanding different cultures. The narrative ends on a note of sadness and reflection, emphasizing the complexities of interstellar interactions and the often painful lessons learned by both parties. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20240318170233hart 1956 US Reading ease score: 83.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Telepathy -- Fiction Life on other planets -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 62972 2025-06-29T06:11:47.450267 text/html 38275 2024-04-19T16:56:47 text/html 424221 2025-06-29T06:11:50.944254 application/epub+zip 422981 2025-06-29T06:11:49.023274 application/epub+zip 311803 2025-06-29T06:11:48.017269 application/epub+zip 1344127 2025-06-29T06:11:52.357817 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1336449 2025-06-29T06:11:50.356300 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 55053 2025-06-29T06:11:47.287286 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 35194 2024-04-19T16:56:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17898 2025-06-29T06:11:52.491746 application/rdf+xml 35546 2025-06-29T06:11:48.435277 image/jpeg 5510 2025-06-29T06:11:48.223276 image/jpeg 2475684 2025-06-29T06:11:47.479269 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