Beyond Lies the Wub by Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Fantasy (Paperback)

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Peterson a crew member of a spaceship loading up with food animals on Mars buys an enormous pig-like creature known as a wub from a native just before departure. Franco his captain is worried about the extra weight but seems more concerned about its taste as his ship is short of food. The wub stood sagging its great body settling slowly. It was sitting down its eyes half shut. A few flies buzzed about its flank and it switched its tail. It sat. There was silence. It s a wub Peterson said. I got it from a native for fifty cents. He said it was a very unusual animal. Very respected. This? It s a pig! A huge dirty pig! Yes sir it s a pig. The natives call it a wub. A huge pig. It must weigh four hundred pounds. Franco grabbed a tuft of the rough hair. The wub gasped. Its eyes opened small and moist. Then its great mouth twitched. A tear rolled down the wub s cheek and splashed on the floor. Maybe it s good to eat Peterson said nervously. We ll soon find out Franco said.