![]() ![]() The crew of a space ship drift helplessly through space after their craft malfunctions. They then see the lions feasting but do not recognize what has happened. They later have lunch on the veldt with the child psychologist. The children trap their parents in the nursery, where they become prey to the lions. The children are not pleased with this decision but later coolly agree to it. ![]() A child psychologist suggests that the automated house is not good for the children's development, nor the parents', and insists they disable the automation and take a vacation to become more self-sufficient. Parents in a futuristic society worry about their children's mental health when their new virtual reality nursery, which can produce any environment the children imagine, continually projects an African veldt, populated by lions feasting on carcasses. Home The Illustrated Man Wikipedia: Story summaries ![]()
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