ðɪ ɐsˈaɪnmənt kənsˈɪstᵻd əvə sˈɪɹiz ʌv twˈɛlv smˈɔːl ˌɪləstɹˈeɪʃənz bˈeɪst ˌɔn ʃˈɔːɹt stˈoːɹiz ˌʌndɚ ðə tˈaɪɾəld sˈʌmɚ fˈɪkʃən bˈoʊnəs ɪnðɪ ˈɔːɡəst nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn ˈɪʃuː.
The assignment consisted of a series of 12 small illustrations based on short stories under the titled Summer Fiction Bonus in the August 1969 issue.