Baby Is Three
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| "Baby is Three" | |
| Author | Theodore Sturgeon |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction short story |
| Publication date | 1950 |
Baby Is Three is a science fiction short story by Theodore Sturgeon. It was later crafted into a full novel More Than Human.
[edit] Plot introduction
The story describes the creation and "bleshing" of a new life form on Earth formed by the symbiosis of 4 or more humans with paranormal abilities. One person is the "brains" of the organism who assembles and directs the various parts through telepathy, another is the "hands" of the organism, able to move and change physical objects with telekenesis, the third and forth persons are a pair of twins able to teleport invisibly at will, and the fifth person of the organism is a silent Down Syndrome baby who is a telepathic idiot savant with a brain like a computer. "Bleshing" is how the organism describes its completeness and functionality. The plot follows the psychiatric evaluation of an eleven-year-old boy named Gabe, who has murdered his caregiver Miss Kee for endangering the "bleshing" of his new organism.
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