Eric Frank Russell's "Afternoon of a Fahn" aka "Rainbow's End" (short story, free): When human explorers landed on a "trap" world
There is a reference to an apparently European legend I'm unfamiliar with: midget people with magical powers go away to another earth-like world because they're not welcome on earth. Does "fahn" mean anything to anyone?
Story summary.
A human scout ship with a crew of 4 has discovered a very earth-like world, rich in uranium. They land to explore.Then they meet its midget humanoid natives, & things begin to get both pleasing & annoying...
Fact sheet.
First published: Imagination, April 1951.Download full text as part of scans of the magazine it originally appeared in.
Rating: A.
Related: Stories of Eric Frank Russell (annotated & ranked list).
7 comments:
Fahn is a play on the word Fawn, from the piece of music by Debussy, Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, a faun being a young deer.
But he does talk of a legend where midget magicians left earth for another world because they weren't welcome on earth. How does that relate to the music you're referring to?
Well I dont suppose it relates to it at all, but he's just playing with the title of the piece of music.
Are there sexual themes in the story-bestiality,because thats one of the themes in the story of the music
There are ordinary love stories, but no bestiality.
Well the story of the music goes that a young child falls in love with a faun, or vice versa.
You may have something there - I'm not sure. May be someone who's read both the story & is familiar with the song can correlate better.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27apr%C3%A8s-midi_d%27un_faune_(poem)
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