In our current world, this would be an incredible solution to one of humanity’s biggest problems: world hunger. The abundance of food appears at first to be a blessing: because people don’t need to grow their own food, nobody starves (neither people nor animals), and there are almost always leftovers. However, when inspected more closely, it is philosophically rich and entertains multiple questions about freedom, safety, migration, and adaptation. At first glance, the story may seem to only be about a mysterious and magical town with odd weather patterns where food falls from the sky.
In the story, the townspeople of Chewandswallow must endure the burden of their homeland’s unusual weather and the subsequent struggle of traveling across the sea to a new land. Read aloud video Guidelines for Philosophical Discussion When the weather turns bad, citizens face a difficult decision: Should they stay in their town, where it is unsafe to step outside, or abandon their homeland and set off for another town? The citizens ultimately find another home and become accustomed to buying food from supermarkets and watching rain and snow fall from the sky. In the town of Chewandswallow, food falls from the sky three times a day. Questions for Philosophical Discussion » Summary This story explores the conflict between safety and security and raises questions about the nature and ethics of migration.
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