This is a cyberpunk retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's "The Fir Tree."
This fir tree is an artificial tree, a tree powered by nanotechnology, able to do an amazing range of things that can make it the perfect Christmas tree.
And the fir smart-tree has a very high opinion of itself. It decides it will be purchased only by a person worthy of itself. The right income, the right address, the right tastes, preferences, habits. And of course, a proper family to properly observe Christmas.
It is a charming little story, even if it has a slightly grim ending.
Recommended.
I got this audio short story as part of an "it's a pandemic; let's do something nice" giveaway, and am reviewing it voluntarily.
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