Youth, by Isaac Asimov (novelette)

Red and Slim found the two strange little animals the morning after they heard the thunder sounds. They knew that they could never show their new pets to their parents. This novelette appeared in the May 1952 issue of "Space Science Fiction". ===== Isaac Asimov (c. January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) was an American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University. During his lifetime, Asimov was considered one of the "Big Three" science fiction writers, along with Robert A. Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke. A prolific writer, he wrote or edited more than 500 books. He also wrote an estimated 90,000 letters and postcards. Best known for his hard science fiction, Asimov also wrote mysteries and fantasy, as well as popular science and other non-fiction. Asimov's most famous work is the "Foundation" series, the first three books of which won the one-time Hugo Award for "Best All-Time Series" in 1966. His other major series are the "Galactic Empire" series and the "Robot" series. He also wrote more than 380 short stories, including the social science fiction novelette "Nightfall", which in 1964 was voted the best short science fiction story of all time by the Science Fiction Writers of America. ===== If there's a story you'd like me to narrate, please let me know at goldenagefiction@proton.me. ===== Music: "Mesmerizing Galaxy" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b.... 0:00:00 Intro 0:00:40 One 0:10:09 Two 0:21:40 Three 0:32:49 Four 0:37:16 Five 0:45:23 Six 0:50:20 Seven 0:57:48 Eight 1:01:57 Nine 1:05:30 Ten 1:08:31 Eleven 1:10:47 Twelve 1:12:14 Thirteen 1:14:13 Fourteen