The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter was written around the tenth century AD, and tells of an extraterrestrial girl found in a bamboo field. This story is the earliest known tale of aliens visiting Earth. This collection contains a number of early science fiction tales, including: — The Dream of Scipio by Cicero—True History by Lucian of Samosata—Urashima Taro—The Ebony Horse—The City of Brass—The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter—Micromegas by Voltaire.
