I remember a very old short story/novella about a man on Mars who finds a creature who lays pyramid shaped eggs, the eggs hatch and a new creature lays an egg and so on. Think the man is a stranded astronaut but can really remember what the purpose of being on Mars or anything else the creature does. Had 50's sort of feel to it but not sure.
asked May 5, 2019 at 20:35
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130s, not 50s. The man is a member of an exploring party on Mars, not stranded. You can read the story at Project Gutenberg.– user14111May 5, 2019 at 21:19
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1Not really eggs either, but the creature's waste product.– Organic MarbleMay 6, 2019 at 0:11
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2We don't close story id questions as duplicate unless both are accepted.– Organic MarbleMay 6, 2019 at 2:32
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Thanks to all!!– SeamusthedogMay 6, 2019 at 10:44
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This is Stanley G Weinbaum's "A Martian Odyssey".
There was a line of little pyramids - tiny ones, not more than six inches high, stretching across Xanthus as far as I could see.
Also the answer to this old question: Story about a man and an alien exploring an alien world
answered May 5, 2019 at 20:48
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Then why did you answer this question instead of immediately voting to close as a duplicate? May 6, 2019 at 2:27
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1Because the rules of this site require acceptance on both questions being closed as duplicate if they are story id questions. May 6, 2019 at 2:30
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That still does not explain why you are answering a question that should be closed while commenting that it needs closure. May 6, 2019 at 2:32
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1It explains it perfectly. Read the appropriate meta topic and come back when you've educated yourself as to this site's policies. May 6, 2019 at 2:33
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1Here is the site-specific policy. Now please stop arguing here, take it to meta if you disagree. scifi.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/7065/… May 6, 2019 at 3:01