Robots -- Fiction; Schools -- Fiction; Science fiction; Short stories
Johnny Malone swung. "You mean my mother and father are gone?" Tears
gathered in his eyes.
Gently, gently, the metal hand pulled him against the metal body. "Your
folks have gone away, Johnny. Everyone's folks have gone away. We will
stay with you."
Johnny Malone ran his glance around the room.
"I might have known they were gone. The place is so clean."
* * * * *
All the houses were clean. The servant robots had cleaned all night. The
roboteachers had checked each house before the children were brought
home. The children must not be alarmed. There must be no bits of blood
to frighten them.
The robot's voice said gently, "Today will be a holiday to become
accustomed to the changes. There will be school tomorrow."
Transcriber's Note:
This etext was produced from _Fantastic Universe_ November 1956.
Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S.
copyright on this publication was renewed. Minor spelling and
typographical errors have been corrected without note.
End of Project Gutenberg's There Will Be School Tomorrow, by V. E. Thiessen
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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