Youth

In Isaac Asimov's science-fiction novelette "Youth," an astronomer and an industrialist engage in a thought-provoking conversation about the potential for interstellar trade. Meanwhile, their sons stumble upon unusual creatures that they aspire to showcase in a circus act. The story unfolds as the men uncover a crashed spacecraft and the origins of the strange animals, leading to a surprising departure for the extraterrestrials after their vessel is repaired.