"To Serve Man" is a science fiction short story by Damon Knight. It is told from the point of view of a translator working at the United Nations, as he narrates the story of the Kanamit, a race of aliens that seem to radiate goodwill, friendship, and plentiful gifts. The story first appeared in the November 1950 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction and has been reprinted a number of times. However, it was made widely popular by its 1962 television dramatization as an episode of The Twilight Zone, starring Richard Kiel.