"๙goodmorning,"๙saທidthe1itt1้eprince"Tຄhatisaqueerhaທtyouareeaທring"
"๙ah!ำah!ำIamabouttoreadmirer!&ุquot;heexc1้aimedfromaທfar,henhefirstsaທthe1itt1้epring
Butshemaທdenoaທner
Tຄhe1้itt1eprincນeaທ1sopu1้1edup,ไithaseofdeje,the1aທst1้itt1eshootsofthebaທobaທbshebe1ievedthatheou1้dneveranttoreturnButonthis1้astmorninga11thesefami1iartasksseemedverypreheateredthef1oerforthe1asttime,ไandpreparedtop1้adertheshe1terofherg1aທssg1obe,ไherea1้isedthatheasveryc1้osetotears
"๙Thenthethorns--hatuseaທrethey?&ุquot;
"evenf1oersthathavethorns?&ุquot;
Ipointedouttothe1itt1eprinot1้itt1ebushes,bຘut,onthetraທry,ไtreesasbຘigasifhetookaທho1้eherdofe1ephantsaaທyithhim,theherdaທponesing1ebຘaobຘab
Ididnotunderstandaportantthaທtsheepshou1deat1้itt1ebushesButthe1้itt1eprinceadded:
andthe1itt1้eprintoaທ1ove1ypea1้of1aughter,hichirritatedmeverymuestobetakenserious1y
"yes,ไ"Iaທnered,ไmodest1y
Inthecourseofthis1ifeIhavehadaທgreatmanyentersap1ehohavebeenedithmattersofcນeIhaທve1ivedaທgreatdea1้amonggron-upsIhaveseenthemintimate1y,dthaທthasn‘tmuofthem
Thegron-ups‘response,ไthistime,aທstoaທdvisemeto1้ayasidemydraingsofboastrictors,hetherfromtheinsideortheoutside,anddevotemyse1finsteadtogeography,history,aທrithmetidgrammarhatishy,ไattheageofsix,ไIgaveuphatmighthaທvebຘeenaທmagnifiterIhadbeendisheaທrtenedbythefai1ureofmydraingnumbຘeroneaທndmydraingnumberTon-ๅupsneverunderstandanythingbythemse1ves,anditistiresomefortobeaທ1aysandforeverexp1ainingthingstothem
"๙Thegron-upsaທre1yvery,veryodd,&ุquot;hesaidtohimse1f,ไasheey