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Does anyone know the title?

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05 January 2022, 10:50 AM
Browfurrow83
Does anyone know the title?
I can vaguely recall reading a story or excerpt in school that I believe to have been written by Ray Bradbury. It was written from the perspective of a military-being on patrol on another planet. They kill another being. The twist was that the description had led one to believe that it was the monologue of a human posted to another planet--it was actually the monologue of an alien killing a human from earth. Something I heard recently reminded me of the story or excerpt, and I would like to share it with people who may not be familiar with it and might appreciate it.

Thank you if you can help.
05 January 2022, 01:16 PM
Richard
Browfurrow83, the story you describe above does not bring to mind any Ray Bradbury story that I can recall reading. Perhaps someone else may have some better recollection.
05 January 2022, 01:25 PM
Browfurrow83
I may be wrong on it, I read it years ago to complete an assignment. Somebody might have information I hope.
05 January 2022, 03:48 PM
dandelion
The only story I can think of like that is the episode of The Twilight Zone titled "The Invaders." That was not done in the form of a report but as a drama with no dialogue until the twist at the very end.
06 January 2022, 08:59 AM
douglasSP
The episode dandelion refers to was of course written by Richard Matheson.
06 January 2022, 02:34 PM
dandelion
A lot of Twilight Zone episodes were published as short stories.