Picnic
Unknown
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Description
Milton Lesser wrote this science fiction story for Rocket Stories, where it ran in July 1953. Burt Rogers is tired of taking his family out to the asteroids for a picnic every weekend. His wife Marcia and their two children, Johnny and Joan, keep him to the routine.
The fun starts at once. Johnny begs to land the ship, sulks, and nearly lets his father crash into the asteroid. Marcia packs sandwiches in the galley while Joan digs her arms into the mayonnaise tub. The head note warns that this picnic will not be regular routine. Lesser mixes space flight with the squabbles of family life.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Unknown |
|---|---|
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 23 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |