** Ray Bradbury's "August 1999: The Earth Men" (short story, humor, prelim post)

Second human expedition has arrived on Mars. They will get a strange (& humorous - for reader) welcome, but meet a terrible end because Martians are so confused.

Collected in.

1. Ray Bradbury's "The Martian Chronicles".
   

Fact sheet.

First published: Thrilling Wonder Stories, August, 1948.
Rating: B
Related: All stories of Ray Bradbury.

Note: Why is this post so short?