Johnny and Andrea are like brothers and sisters. But Johnny is a human and Andrea is a robot. But she is very much like a human being. She looks like a human, thinks like a human, feels like a human. They are walking to school now.…
Continue...#87: How a robot wants to die
“Come with me, Johnny,” Andrea, the intelligent robot says to a child on the beach.
“Don’t take him far. We are leaving soon,” Johnny’s mother says.
“We will be right back,” Andrea says and takes Johnny’s hand. As they are walking on the beach they look like brothers and sisters.…
#85: Whose is this shoe? / Cinderella’s shoe
“Are these your trainers?” Claire asks the young man sitting on a bench in the stadium.
“Yes, they are. Where did you find them?”
“They were on the grass near the high-jump area. Do you want to try them on?”
“Thanks for bringing them to me.…
#84: The caveman dream
“I have had a strange dream.” says Carl to his friend. “It was like time travel. I was in the stone-age. It was snowing but I wasn’t cold. I had fire in my cave. I was eating meat at the fire in my cave when I saw someone standing at the entrance.…
Continue...#83: Granny and the hunter
An elderly lady and a hunter are sitting at the kitchen table in the lady’s house. The house is close to the forest. They are talking and waiting for the granddaughter of the lady. The granddaughter is coming from a village from the other side of the forest.…
Continue...#86: Train game
“Look here!” Sasha says to another boy and points at his monitor. They are sitting in a dark room. Only their monitors are lighting up the room. “This is the country’s railway map,” he continues once the other boy is looking at his monitor.…
Continue...#82: What is the point of big muscles?
“Honey, can you help me to move the flower pots on Saturday?” Jane asks her husband one morning.
“I am afraid I cannot. I am going to the gym. You know I go to the gym every Saturday.”
“And every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday,” she says and she doesn’t sound happy.…
#81: The precious ring
“I want my ring back!” Patricia shouts in the pawn shop.
“Madam, please don’t shout. You are late. You had to bring the money yesterday. We sold the ring this morning. I don’t make the rules. If someone doesn’t bring back the money in 7 days, we sell their things.”…
#80: Alarm for the aliens
“Why is the street alarm on?” John asks on the sidewalk after he ran out of his house at 5 o’clock in the afternoon. “What is happening?”
“I don’t know,” the first person he meets says. “This is surely not a test alarm.…