Synopsis
Peace talks have almost stalled, as the language barrier makes it hard to understand what on Earth the aliens want. Meanwhile, one human mother discovers her young son has been sneaking into the alien camp and befriended a child there.
Publications (25)
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1962 | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1962 | Mercury Press, Inc. | MAGAZINE | 56 |
| November 1962 | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, November 1962 | Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd | MAGAZINE | 93 |
| December 1963 | The 8th Annual of the Year's Best S-F | Simon & Schuster | Anthology | 300 |
| June 1964 | 8th Annual Edition: the Year's Best S-F | Dell | Anthology | 300 |
| June 1964 | 8th Annual Edition: the Year's Best S-F | Dell | Anthology | 300 |
| 1965 | The Anything Box | Doubleday | Collection | 17 |
| August 1965 | The Best of Sci-Fi No. 4 | Mayflower-Dell | Anthology | 300 |
| 1966 | The Anything Box | Gollancz | Collection | 17 |
| 1967 | The Best of Sci-Fi No. 4 | Mayflower-Dell | Anthology | 300 |
| March 1967 | The Anything Box | The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) | Collection | 17 |
| 1969 | The Anything Box | Panther | Collection | 23 |
| February 1969 | The Anything Box | Avon | Collection | 25 |
| May 1969 | Gentle Invaders | Belmont Books | Anthology | 64 |
| May 1969 | Gentle Invaders | Belmont Books | Anthology | 64 |
| December 1977 | The Anything Box | Avon | Collection | 25 |
| July 1978 | The Anything Box | Avon | Collection | 25 |
| 1980 | The Anything Box | Avon | Collection | 25 |
| 1984 | Young Extraterrestrials | Harper & Row | Anthology | 183 |
| October 1984 | Young Extraterrestrials | Harper & Row | Anthology | 183 |
| October 1986 | Asimov's Extraterrestrials | Dragon / Grafton | Anthology | 147 |
| July 1988 | Extraterrestrials | Starwanderer / Harper & Row | Anthology | 183 |
| November 1994 | New Eves: Science Fiction About the Extraordinary Women of Today and Tomorrow | Longmeadow Press | Anthology | 127 |
| February 2020 | Believing: The Other Stories of Zenna Henderson | NESFA Press | Collection | 31 |
| February 2020 | Believing: The Other Stories of Zenna Henderson | NESFA Press | Collection | |4 |
| February 2020 | Believing: The Other Stories of Zenna Henderson | NESFA Press | Collection |