Worthing Farm
"Worthing Farm" is a short story by Orson Scott Card. It appears in his short story collection The Worthing Saga.
| "Worthing Farm" | |
|---|---|
| by Orson Scott Card | |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Published in | The Worthing Saga |
| Publisher | Tor Books |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover & Paperback) |
| Publication date | 1990 |
Plot summary
Elijah, one of Jason Worthing’s descendants, lives at Worthing Farm with his wife and two sons. Because there is a severe drought and nothing will grow, his wife wants to leave the farm. Elijah believes that if he does, he will die from a curse. When the wife tries to leave, he beats her up and then goes out to the field and wishes for rain. To his surprise, rain comes. Unfortunately, there is too much and the farm is flooded. Because he will be unable to repair the damage to the farmhouse before winter, Elijah packs up his family and takes them to his brother's new inn. At the inn, he discovers that his nephew Peter has the same powers he has.
Connection to the Worthing Saga
This story takes place several years before the events in the story "Worthing Inn". Orson Scott Card wrote a very different version of this story in chapter 9 of his novel The Worthing Chronicle.