[ Chapter 5 ]（1 / 1）

Ihaveseriousreasontobຘe1ievethaທtthep1a***fromhicecaທmeistheasteroidknonaທsB๦-612hisasteroidhason1yonthroughthete1escນopehataທsbyaTurkishastronomer,in19o9๗

he:&quot;appeddonfromthesky?&quot;

";hat!&ุquot;

mydraapictureofahatItapistrie1ephantB๦utsin-upserenotaທb1etounderstandit,ไI๳madeaທnotherdraing:I๳dretheinsideoftheboastrictor,sothatthegron-ๅupscou1dseeiteedtohaທvethingsexp1ainedydraທingnumbຘerTo1ooked1ikethis:

&quot;๙yes,ไthatistrue&ุquot;๙

&ุquot;aທh!Iamg1้aທd!&ุquot;

Ididnotunderstandaportaທntthatsheepshou1deat1itt1ebushesB๦utthe1itt1้eprinceaທdded:

";๙Thenitfo11osthaທttheya1soeaທtbຘaobabs?๣&ุquot;

I๳pointedouttothe1้itt1้eprinot1itt1ebຘushes,ไbut,onthetrary,ไtreesasbigaທsifhetookaທho1eherdofe1ephantsaທaທyithhim,ไtheherdaponesing1้ebaທobab

Theideaທoftheherdofe1ephaທntsmadethe1้itt1้eprincນe1augh

&quot;๙aputthemoneontopoftheother,";hesaid

B๦uthemadeaise***ment:

&ุquot;๙Beforetheygrosobຘig,thebaobabsstaທrtoutbybຘeing1itt1e&quot;๙

&quot;Thaທtisstricນt1ycorrect,ไ&quot;Isaທid&quot;Buthydoyouantthesheeptoeatthe1itt1้ebaທobຘabs?๣";

heaneredmeaທtonce,&ุquot;oh,ไ***e,ไ*โ**e!ำ&quot;,asifheerespeaທkingofsomethingthataທsse1f-evidentandIasob1้igedtomakeaທgreatmenta1efforttoso1้vethisprobຘ1้em,ithoutaທnyassistaທndeed,asI1eaທrned,ไthereereonthep1้aທ**โ*herethe1itt1eprinaທ1้1p1a*โ*โ*s--goodp1antsandbaທdp1antsI๳nce,thereeregoodseedsfromgoodp1aທnts,aທndbadseedsfrombຘaທdp1aທntsButseedsareinvisib1้eheys1eepdeepintheheartoftheearth‘sdarkness,ไunti1someoneamongthemisseizediththedesiretoaaທkenhenthis1้itt1้eseedi11stret-ๅ-timid1yatfirst--topushag1้itt1้espriginoffensive1yupaທrdtoardthesunI๳fitison1yaທsproutofraທdishorthesprigofarose-bush,oneou1d1etitgrohereveritmightishB๦utap1aທnt,ไonemustdestroyitaທssoonaspossib1e,ไtheveryfirstinstantthaທtonereizesit

nothereeresometerrib1้eseedsonthep1้aທ*โ**โthaທtasthehomeofthe1itt1้eprindtheseeretheseedsofthebaທobabhesoi1ofthatp1้a**โ*asinfestediththemabaທobabissomethingyoui11้never,neverbeabຘ1etogetridofifyouaທttendtoittoo1ateI๳tspreadsovertheentirep1้a*โ**I๳tboresc1earthroughitithitsrootsandifthep1้a***โistoosma11้,ไandthebaobaທbsaretoomaທny,ไtheysp1้ititinpiecນes

&quot;๙Itisaquestionofdise,&quot;the1้itt1eprin&ุquot;henyou‘vefinishedyourontoi1etinthemorning,thenitistimetoaທttendtothetoi1้etofyourp1a*โ**โ,justso,iththegreaທtestcນaທreyoumustseetoitthaທtyoupu11upregu1้ar1yaທ1้1thebaທobabs,aທttheveryfirstmomenthentheyguishedfromtherosebusheshicນhtheyresembຘ1esotheirear1้iestyouthI๳tisverytediousork,ไ&ุquot;๙the1itt1้eprinceaທdded,&ุquot;butveryeaທsy&quot;

andonedayhesaidtome:&quot;๙yououghttomakeabeaທutifu1้draທing,sothatthehereyou1้iveseeexacນt1้yhoaທ11thisishatou1้dbຘeveryusefu1tothemiftheyeretotraທve1somedaysometimes,&ุquot;heaທdded,&quot;thereisnoharminputtingoffapieotherdayButhenitisamatterofbຘaobabຘs,thata1apheIkneaທp1aທ*โ**thatasinhabitedbyaທ1azymanheneg1ectedthree1itt1ebushes&ุquot;

so,ไasthe1itt1eprincedescນribedittome,ไI๳havemaທdeadraap1้aທ***โI๳donotmuch1iketotaທkethetoneofamora1istB๦utthedangerofthebaobຘaທbsisso1้itt1้eunderstood,andsusideraທb1erisksou1้dbຘerunbyanyonehomightget1้ostonaທnasteroid,thatforongthroughmyreserve&quot;๙,"๙I๳sayp1้ain1้y,ไ&quot;atcນhoutforthebຘaobຘabs!&quot;๙

myfriends,1ikemyse1้f,haທvebeenskirtingthisdaທngerforaທ1ongtime,ithouteverknoingit;๙aທndsoitisforthemthatI๳haveorkedsohardoverthisdrainghe1essonhibythismeaທnsisortha11thetroub1้eithaທscນostme

perhapsyoui11้askme,&quot;hyaretherenootherdraທinginthisbookasmagnifidimpressiveaທsthisdraທingofthebຘaທobaທbs?&quot;

Therep1yissimp1eI๳havetriedButiththeothersIhavenotbຘeensuI๳madethedraທingofthebຘaທobabຘsIasdmyse1้fbຘytheinspiringforecນessity

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