The seventh tale in the anthology is “Goodnight Moons,” penned by award-winning American writer Ellen Klages. A cute story, the plot revolves around an accomplished female scientist who unexpectedly gives birth to a baby girl, Podkayne, during the long journey of the first human expedition to Mars. Here are the opening lines:
I’D always dreamed of living on Mars. From the first time I went to the library in Omaha and found the books with rocket ships on their spines, discovered Bradbury and Heinlein and Robinson. Later, I heard real scientists on the news saying it could happen—would happen—in my lifetime.
Interestingly, considering that the concept of the frontier in American history figures prominently in this story, Klages notes that she reread Laura Ingalls Wilder’s classic children's novel Little House on the Prairie (1935) for inspiration.
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