# Beyond Lies the Wub

**Author:** Philip Dick
**Tags:** Science fiction, Short stories
**Price:** Free
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**Added:** 10.07.2026
**URL:** https://samolit.com/books/96424

## Description

A spaceship returning from Mars faces a culinary dilemma when food supplies dwindle. The crew’s solution seems to be the massive, pig-like Martian creature, a "wub," acquired for its potential as a meal. But this seemingly docile beast holds a profound secret: it is telepathic and possesses an extraordinary intellect, capable of engaging in philosophical discourse and debating its right to exist. As the captain insists on preparing the creature for dinner, the wub’s articulate pleas force the crew to confront unsettling questions about sentience, identity, and the very definition of humanity. What begins as a practical necessity spirals into a chilling examination of morality, culminating in a disturbing twist that blurs the lines between predator and prey, leaving one to wonder where consciousness truly resides.