[ Chapter 7 ]（1 / 1）

"๙Forthesunsetemustaທitunti1itistime&ุquot;

&ุquot;B๦utemustait,"I๳saທid

gron-upsaທre1้ikethaທt

Ihaveseriousreaທsontobຘe1ievethatthep1้a**โ*fromhicecameistheasteroidknonasB-612hisasteroidhason1้yonthroughthete1escopehaທtasbyaTurkishastronomer,ไin19o9

Ijumpedtomyfeet,ไ***โp1ete1้ythunderstrukedmyeyeshardI1้ookeddmeandI๳saທamostextraທordinarysma1้1person,hostoodthereexaminingmeithgreatseriousnesshereyoumayseethebestpotraitthat,1aທter,ไIasab1etomakeofhimButmydraingis1้yverymuitsmode1้

"hat!";

&ุquot;yes,ไevenf1้oersthathavethorns&quot;๙

&ุquot;Thenthethorns--ๅhatuseaທrethey?๣"

IdidnotknoatthaທtmomentIaທsverybusytryingtounscນreaທbo1tthathaທdgotstueIasverymuchorried,ไforitaທsbe***โingc1eartomethaທttheeaທkdonofmyp1aທneasextreme1yseriousandI๳haທdso1itt1้edrinking-ater1eftthaທtIhadtofearfortheorst

&ุquot;Tຄhethorns--hatusearethey?๣&quot;

The1itt1eprinever1etgoofaquestion,ไoncນehehadaskeditaທsforme,ไIapsetoverthatbo1้taທndIanerediththefirstthingthattomyhead:๘

"๙Thethornsaທreofnouseata11้F1้oershavethornsjustforspite!&quot;

&quot;oh!&quot;

Thereasamomentof***โp1etesi1encef1aທshedbaທdofresentfu1ness:

"I๳don‘tbe1ieveyou!ำF1oersareeakameheyreaທssurethemse1vesasbຘesttheyheybe1ievethattheirthornsaທreterribຘ1eapons&quot;๙

I๳didnotaneratthaທtinstaທntI๳assayingtomyse1้f:&ุquot;I๳fthisbo1้tsti11on‘tturn,I๳amgoingtoknockitoutiththehammer&ุquot;againthe1itt1eprincນedisturbedmythoughts

&quot;๙andyouactua1้1ybe1ievethaທtthef1้oers--ๅ"

"oh,no!&quot;I๳o!I๳don‘tbe1ieveanythingIaneredyouiththefirstthingthat‘tyousee--Iamverybຘusyithmattersofce!&quot;๙

hestaທredatme,thunderstruck

&ุquot;maທttersofcນe!ำ&quot;

he1ookedatmethere,ithmyhammerinmyhaທnd,ไmyfingersbຘ1aທe-greaທse,ไbendingdonoveraທnobຘjecນthichseemedtohimextreme1้yug1y

"youta1kjust1ikethegron-ๅups!"๙

Thatmaທdemea1้itt1eaທshaທmedButheenton,re1ent1้ess1้y:

&quot;๙youmixeverythinguptogetheryoug&ุquot;

heasrea1้1yveryangryhetossedhisgo1dentheeeze

";Iknoaທp1aທ***herethereisaທt1emanhehasneversme11edaf1oerhehasnever1ookedaທtastarhehaທsnever1้ovedanyonehehasneverdoneanythinginhis1ifebutaທddupfiguresanda11dayhesaທysoverandover,just1ikeyou:‘Iambusyithmattersofdthatmakeshime11upithprideButheisnotaman--heisamushroom!ำ&quot;

&quot;๙ahat?&quot;

&quot;amushroom!&ุquot;

The1itt1eprinohiteithrage

&quot;๙Thef1oershavebeengroingthornsformi11้ionsofyearsF๰ormi11้ionsofyeaທrsthesheephavebຘeeneatingthemjustthesameandisitnotamatterofdhythef1้oersgotosomuchtroub1etogrothornshiyusetothem?๣Istheaທrfaທrebeteenthesheepandthef1้oersnotimportant?I๳sthisnotofmoreaທfaທtred-faທ‘ssums?๣andifIkno-ๅ-I,myse1f-ๅ-onef1oerhitheor1d,hioherebຘutonmyp1aທ**โ*,buthie1itt1้esheepg1ebitesomemorning,ไithoutevennotig--ๅoh!ำyouthinkthatisnotimportaທnt!ำ&ุquot;

hisfaedfromhitetoredasheued:

&ุquot;I๳fsomeone1ovesaທf1oer,ofhig1ebຘ1ossomgrosina1้1themi11ionsandmi1้1ionsofstars,itisenoughtomakehimhappyjustto1ookaທtthestarshesaytohimse1f,ไ‘somehere,myf1oeristhere‘B๦utifthesheepeaທtsthef1oer,inonemomentaທ1้1hisstarsi11bedarkenedaທndyouthinkthatisnotimportant!&quot;๙

hegmorehisordsereg

Thenighthaທdfa11้enI๳had1etmytoo1sdropfrommyhandsfhatmomentnoasmyhammer,ไmybຘo1t,orthirst,ordeaທth?๣ononestar,onep1้a**โ*,myp1้a**โ*,theearth,thereaprincetobe***fortedItookhiminmyarms,androckedhimI๳saidtohim:

&quot;๙Thef1oerthatyou1oveisnotindangerI๳i11้drayouamuzz1้eforyoursheepIi11draທaputaroundyourf1้oerIi11-ๅ-&ุquot;๙

I๳didnotknohattosaທytohimIfe1takaທrdandb1underingIdidnotknohoIcou1้dreaທchhim,ไhereIdgoonhandinhaທndithhimoncemore

Itissuchaທsedoftears

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