Detta är "The Monsters", av Robert Sheckley. Det är ledarhistorien i samlingen " Worlds Store " och visas i några andra platser .
'Shall we go down and have a closer look?’ Hum asked.
‘All right. I think we have time — wait! What day is this?’
Hum calculated silently, then said, ‘The fifth day of Luggat.’
'Damn,’ Cordovir said. ‘I have to go home and kill my wife.’
'It’s a few hours before sunset,’ Hum said. ‘I think you have time to do both.’