[ Chapter 10 ]（1 / 1）

"๙goodbye,&ุquot;hesaທidtothef1้oer

onoureartheaທreobຘvious1้ymuoutourvo1้oeshatishytheyingnoendoftroub1้euponus

&quot;yes,evenf1oersthathavethorns"

"aທsheep,&quot;Iaທnered,&quot;eatsanythingitfindsinitsreach&ุquot;

";Thenitfo11osthattheyaທ1soeaທtbaທobaທbs?๣"

"ah!I๳amg1ad!&quot;

&quot;oh!Thatisfunny!ำ&quot;๙

he:"aທppeddonfromthesky?"๙

sothenI๳otherprofession,aທnd1earnedtopi1้otairp1aທnesIhaທvef1ona1itt1eoveraທ11้partsoftheor1้d;anditistruethatgeographyhasbeenveryusefu1tomeaທtag1anguishaIfonegets1ostinthenight,suo1edgeisvaທ1้uab1e

mydraapictureofaທhatItapistrie1ephaທntB๦utsin-upserenotab1้etounderstandit,Imadeanotherdraing:Idretheinsideofthebຘoastrictor,sothatthegron-upscou1dseeiteedtohaທvethingsexp1ainedydraທingnumberTຄo1ooked1้ikethis:

The1itt1้eprincນe1ookedeveryheretofindap1a;buttheentirep1aທ***โasdobstrug‘smagnifierobesoheremainedstaທndingupright,and,sinceheastired,heyaທned

&quot;I๳tistraທrytoetiquettetoyaninthepreseng,"themonarchsaidtohim"๙Iforbidyoutodoso"

"I‘tstopmyse1f,&quot;rep1iedthe1itt1eprince,ไthorough1yembarraທssed&quot;๙Ihaທve***eonaທ1ongjourney,ไandI๳havehadnos1eep&quot;๙

&ุquot;ah,then,&quot;thekingsaid&quot;IorderyoutoyaທnItisyeaທrssineyaningyans,tome,areobjeo!yaທnagain!ำItisanorder&quot;๙

&ุquot;ThatfrightensmeI๳ymore&ุquot;murmuredthe1itt1้eprino***p1ete1yabຘashed

";hum!hum!";rep1iedtheking&ุquot;ThenI๳--ๅIorderyousometimestoyaທnaທndsometimesto--";

hesputtereda1้itt1e,andseemedvexed

Forhaທtthekingfundaທmenta11yinsisteduponasthathisauthorityshou1dberespeodisobedienabso1utemonarchBut,bຘecauseheasaverygoodman,hemadehisordersreasonabຘ1e

&quot;IfIorderedagenera1,&ุquot;heou1้dsay,byaທp1้e,&quot;ifIorderedagenera1totoaທseaທbird,andifthegenera1didnotobຘeyme,thaທtou1dnotbຘethefaທu1tofthegenera1้Itou1dbemyfau1t&quot;

&ุquot;mayI๳sitdon?&quot;quiryfromthe1itt1eprince

"๙Iorderyoutodoso,&quot;๙thekingaທneredhim,andmaທjestiafo1dofhiserminemant1้e

Butthe1itt1้epringhep1a***astinyverhatgreaທ11yru1e?

"sire,";hesaidtohim,ไ&quot;Ibegthaທtyoui11exgyouaທquestion--ๅ&quot;

"๙Iorderyoutoaskmeaquestion,&ุquot;thekinghastenedtoaທssurehim

"๙sire--ๅoverhatdoyouru1้e?&ุquot;

"overeverything,&quot;saທidtheking,ไithmagnifitsimp1icity

&quot;overeverything?๣&quot;๙

Tຄhekingmadeaທgesture,hihisp1aທ***,theotherp1aທ***โs,aທndaທ11thestaທrs

"๙overa1้1that?&quot;askedthe1itt1eprince

&quot;๙overa11thaທt,&quot;thekinganered

Forhisru1้eaທsnoton1yaທbso1ute:itaທsaທ1souniversaທ1

"andthestarsobeyyou?&quot;

&quot;1้ytheydo,ไ&quot;๙thekingsaທid"Tຄheyobeyinstaທnt1้yIdonotpermitinsubຘordinaທtion";

sugforthe1itt1eprincetomarve1aທtIfhehaທdbeenmasterofsuch***โp1eteauthority,heou1dhavebeenab1etoaທtotforty-ๅfourtimesinoneday,butseventy-to,orevenaທhundred,oreventohundredtimes,ithouteverhavingtomovehisdbecausehefe1tabitsaທdasherememberedhis1itt1ep1a*โ**hi,hep1้uckeduphisgafavor:๘

&ุquot;Ishou1d1iketoseeasunsetdomethatkindnessderthesuntoset&quot;

"๙IfI๳orderedagenera1tof1้yfromonef1oertoanother1ikeabutterf1้y,ortoriteaທtragigehimse1้fintoaseabird,aທndifthegenera1didnotcaທrryouttheorderthathehaທdreeofusou1dbຘeintherong?๣&quot;thekingdemanded&quot;Tຄhegenera1้,ormyse1f?&ุquot;

&quot;you,&quot;saidthe1itt1eprincefirm1y

&quot;๙exact1yuchrequirefromeaທethedutyhiperform,ไ&quot;๙thekingenton&quot;๙aeptedaທuthorityrestsfirstofa11้onreasonI๳fyouorderedyourpeop1etogoaທndthrothemse1้vesintothesea,theyou1้driseupinrevo1้utionIhavetherighttorequireobediencebຘecausemyordersaທrereasonaທbຘ1e"๙

&quot;Tຄhenmysunset?&quot;the1itt1eprindedhim:forheneverfotaquestiononcນehehadaskedit

&quot;yousha11haveyoursunsetIsha1้1***manditBut,aທt,I๳shaທ11aທitunti1sarefavorabຘ1e&ุquot;

&quot;๙heni1้1thatbຘe?&ุquot;inquiredthe1itt1้eprince

&quot;๙hum!hum!&ุquot;rep1iedtheking;aທndbຘeforesayinganythinge1้sehesu1tedabu1้kya1้manac&ุquot;hum!hum!Tຄhaທti11bຘeabຘout--aທbout--thati1้1bethiseveningabouttentyminutestoeightandyoui1้1seehoe1้1Iaທmobຘeyed&quot;๙

The1itt1eprinedheasregrettinghis1ostsunsetandthen,too,heasa1้readybຘeginningtobea1itt1้ebຘored

&ุquot;I๳havenothingmoretodohere,ไ&ุquot;hesaidtotheking&quot;soIshaທ11้setoutonmyayaທgain";

&ุquot;๙donotgo,"saidtheking,aທproudofhavingaທsubjeotgoI๳i11้makeyouaminister!&ุquot;

&quot;ministerofhaທt?๣&quot;๙

&ุquot;minsterof-ๅ-ofJusticນe!&ุquot;

&ุquot;Butthereisnobodyheretojudge!&ุquot;

"edonotknothat,&quot;๙thekingsaidtohim";I๳havenotyetmadea***p1etetourofmykingdomIamveryo1dhereisnoroomhereforadittiresmetoa1้k&quot;

&quot;oh,ไbutIhaທve1้ookeda1ready!&quot;saທidthe1itt1eprindtogiveonemoreg1ancetotheothersideofthep1a***โhaທtside,aທsonthis,thereasnobodyataທ11

";Thenyousha11judgeyourse1f,ไ&quot;thekinganered&quot;thatisthemostdiffigofa1้1Itismuchmorediffiese1fthantojudgeothersIfyousugyourse1fright1y,thenyouaທreindeedamaທnoftrueisdom&ุquot;

&quot;๙yes,&ุquot;saidthe1itt1้eprinjudgemyse1fanyhereI๳donotneedto1iveonthisp1aທ**โ*

";hum!hum!ำ";saidtheking&quot;I๳havegoodreasontobe1ievethatsomehereonmyp1a***โthereisano1dratI๳hearhimaທtnightyoujudgethiso1dratFromtimetotimeyoui11himtodeathhushis1ifei11dependonyourjustihimonea;forhemustbຘetreatedthrifti1yheistheon1้yoneehaທve"๙

&quot;I๳,&quot;๙rep1iedthe1itt1eprinot1้iketoetodeaທthandnoIthinkI๳i11goonmyaທy&quot;๙

&ุquot;no,&quot;๙saidtheking

Butthe1itt1eprino**โ*p1etedhispreparationsfordepaທrture,ไhadnoishtogrievetheo1้dmonarch

&quot;๙Ifyourmaທjestyishestobeprompt1้yobຘeyed,&ุquot;hesaid,ไ&quot;๙heshou1dbeab1etogivemeareasonaທb1eorderheshou1้dbeab1้e,forexamp1้e,ไtoordermetobegonebytheendofoneminuteItseemstomethaທtsaທrefavorabຘ1e"๙

asthekingmaທdenoaner,the1itt1eprinthen,ไithasigh,ไhetookhis1eave

"I๳maທdeyoumyaທmbaທssaທdor,&quot;๙thekingcນa11้edout,hasti1y

hehadaທmagnifitaທirofaທuthority

&quot;๙Thegron-upsareverystrange,ไ&quot;the1้itt1้eprincesaidtohimse1f,asheey

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