Worthing Inn

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name = Worthing Inn
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author = Orson Scott Card
country = United States
language = English
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published_in = "The Worthing Saga"
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publisher = Tor Books
media_type = Print (Hardcover & Paperback)
pub_date = 1990
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"Worthing Inn" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It only appears in his short story collection "The Worthing Saga".

Plot summary

Little Peter lives in the Worthing Inn with his immediate family and his uncle Elijah. While he was still a little boy he discovered that he could hear the thoughts of everyone around him except his uncle. Although he was unable to read his uncle's thoughts Peter could sometimes feel hatred coming from Elijah. As a result he started to hate and fear his uncle. One day when Peter stumbles on a wasp’s nest and gets stung he discovers that he can kill the wasps with his mind. That night he tries to kill his uncle using the same power, but discovers that his uncle is more powerful than he is. Elijah hurts Peter to teach him a lesson and then tells him to never use his power again. At first Peter stops using the power because he is afraid of his uncle but as he grows older and becomes a man he restrains himself out of love and respect for Elijah.

Connection to the "Worthing Saga"

This story takes place several years after the events in the story "Worthing Farm". Orson Scott Card wrote a very different version of this story in chapter 10 of his novel "The Worthing Chronicle".

ee also

*List of works by Orson Scott Card
*Orson Scott Card

External links

* [http://www.hatrack.com The official Orson Scott Card website]