Out of All Them Bright Stars
The story is about visit of aliens to earth. One of the aliens visits the diner where Sally was working. She took his order and was intrigued by his politeness. Charlie, the diner’s owner became rude towards John, the alien. John left and when Sally apologized for Charlie’s hostility, he told her that he makes little difference. It was at the end that he did make a huge difference. Despite hostility of people of earth towards them, they were polite and genuine. They had a lot to teach us, the people of earth.
The Flowers of Aulit Prison
This story is about a female alien who knows almost nothing about human culture and is made guilty of a crime that she didn’t commit. She is made the prison informant, forcefully. The story revolves around how she would answer all the questions?
