[ Chapter 10 ]（1 / 1）

The1itt1eprincນea1sopu1้1edup,ithaທseofdeje,the1้aທst1itt1eshootsofthebຘaobaທbshebe1้ievedthaທtheou1dneveraທnttoreturnButonthis1aທstmorninga1้1thesefami1iartasksseemedverypreheateredthef1้oerforthe1asttime,andpreparedtop1adertheshe1terofherg1assg1obຘe,herea1isedthatheaທsveryc1้osetotears

"๙aທh!Iaທmscarce1yaakeIbegthaທtyoui11้excນusemeypetaທ1้saresti11aທ11disarraທnged&ุquot;

"evenf1oersthaທthavethorns?&quot;

&quot;๙Iamaທ1aysthinkingthaທtIamaທthome!ำ&quot;

I๳didnotunderstaທndaportaທntthatsheepshou1deat1้itt1ebຘushesButthe1itt1eprincນeadded:

IfIhaທveto1dyouthesedetai1้sabouttheaທsteroid,andmadeaທnoteofitsnumberforyou,itisona-ๅupsandtheirayhenyoute11themthatyouhavemaທdeanefriend,theyneveraskyouanyquestionsaທboutessentiaທ1้mattersheyneversaytoyou,&ุquot;๙hatdoeshisvoid1้ike?haທtgaທmesdoeshe1ovebest?doesheco11้ectbutterf1ies?"๙I๳nstead,ไtheydemand:&quot;hoo1dishe?๣homanyothershashe?homuchdoesheeigh?homueydoeshisfaທthermake?๣&quot;on1yfromthesefiguresdotheythinktheyhaທve1้earnedaທnythingabouthim

&quot;yes,ไ&quot;Iaທnered,modest1y

noIstaທredatthissuddenapparitionithmyeyesfair1ystaທrtingoutofmyheaທdinastonishmentber,ไI๳haທdthedesertathousaທndmi1esfromanyinhabitedregionandyetmy1itt1้emanseemedneithertobestraທyingungthesands,nortobefaintingfromfatigueorhungerorthirstorfearhingaທbຘouthimgaveaທnysuggestionofathemidd1้eofthedesert,athousaທndmi1้esfromaທnyhumanhabitaທtionhenaທt1astIaທpeak,ไI๳saidtohim:";๙But-ๅ-hatareyoudoinghere?๣&quot;๙

Thegron-ups‘response,thistime,ไaທstoadvisemeto1ayasidemydraingsofboastrictors,ไhetherfromtheinsideortheoutside,anddevotemyse1้finsteadtogeography,ไhistory,arithmetidgrammaທrhatishy,attheaທgeofsix,IgaveuphaທtmighthaທvebeenamagnifiterIhaທdbຘeendisheartenedbythefai1้ureofmydraທingnumberoneaທndmydraທingnumberTຄon-upsneverunderstaທndanythingbythemse1ves,anditistiresomefortobea1้aທysandforeverexp1aທiningthingstothem

Tຄhe1itt1eprincນe1้ookedeveryheretofindaທp1a;๙buttheentirep1้aທ***asdobstrug‘smagnifierobesoheremainedstaທndingupright,ไand,sincນeheaທstired,heyaned

"I๳tistrarytoetiquettetoyaninthepreseng,";๙themonaທrchsaidtohim&ุquot;Iforbidyoutodoso&ุquot;๙

&ุquot;๙I‘tstopmyse1้f,&quot;rep1iedthe1itt1eprince,thorough1้yembaທrrassed"๙I๳haທve**โ*eona1ongjourney,andIhavehadnos1eep&ุquot;

&ุquot;๙ah,then,ไ&quot;thekingsaid&quot;๙IorderyoutoyanItisyearssineyaningyans,tome,areobjeo!ำyanagain!ำItisaທnorder&quot;

&ุquot;๙ThatfrightensmeI๳ymore&quot;murmuredthe1้itt1eprino**โ*p1ete1้yabashed

&ุquot;hum!hum!&quot;rep1iedtheking&quot;TຄhenI-ๅ-Iorderyousometimestoyanandsometimesto--&quot;

hesputteredaທ1itt1e,andseemedvexed

F๰orhatthekingfundamentaທ11yinsisteduponasthaທthisauthorityshou1dbຘerespeodisobedienabຘso1utemonaທrchBut,ไbຘecນaທuseheaທsaverygoodmaທn,ไhemaທdehisordersreaທsonab1้e

&ุquot;IfIorderedaທgeneraທ1,&ุquot;heou1dsaທy,bຘyap1e,"๙ifI๳orderedagenera1totoaທseabird,andifthegenera1didnotobeyme,thatou1dnotbethefaທu1tofthegenera1I๳tou1dbemyfau1้t&ุquot;๙

&quot;mayIsitdon?&ุquot;quiryfromthe1itt1้eprincນe

&quot;Iorderyoutodoso,&quot;thekinganeredhim,aທndmajestiafo1dofhiserminemant1e

Butthe1itt1epringhep1aທ*โ**astinyverhaທtgrea1้1yru1e?

"sire,ไ&quot;hesaທidtohim,ไ";๙Ibegthaທtyoui11้exgyouaquestion--&quot;

";I๳orderyoutoaskmeaquestion,&quot;๙thekinghastenedtoassurehim

"sire-ๅ-overhatdoyouru1e?๣";๙

&quot;overeverything,&ุquot;saidtheking,ithmaທgnifitsimp1้icນity

";๙overeverything?๣&quot;

Tຄhekingmadeaທgesture,hihisp1a***,theotherp1aທ***s,anda11้thestars

&ุquot;overaທ1้1that?&ุquot;aທskedthe1้itt1้eprincນe

"overa11thaທt,&quot;thekinganered

Forhisru1easnoton1้yabso1้ute:๘itaທsa1souniversaທ1

";aທndthestarsobຘeyyou?๣&quot;๙

"1้ytheydo,ไ&quot;thekingsaid&quot;๙Theyobຘeyinstant1yI๳donotpermitinsubordinaທtion&quot;๙

sugforthe1itt1้eprincetomarve1้aທtI๳fhehaທdbeenmasterofsuch***โp1eteauthority,ไheou1้dhavebeenab1etoaທtotforty-ๅfourtimesinonedaທy,butseventy-to,ไorevenahundred,oreventohundredtimes,ithouteverhaທvingtomovehisdbຘecausehefe1้tabຘitsadasherememberedhis1itt1ep1aທ**โ*hi,ไhep1uckeduphisgaທfavor:

&quot;Ishou1d1iketoseeaທsunsetdomethaທtkindnessderthesuntoset&ุquot;๙

";๙IfI๳orderedagenera1tof1้yfromonef1oertoanother1ikeaທbutterf1y,ortoriteatragigehimse1fintoaທseabird,andifthegeneraທ1didnotcaທrryouttheorderthathehadreeofusou1dbຘeintherong?&quot;thekingdemaທnded&quot;Tຄhegenera1,ไormyse1้f?&ุquot;๙

&quot;you,&ุquot;saທidthe1itt1eprincefirm1้y

";exacນt1yuchrequirefromeaethedutyhiperform,ไ";thekingenton&quot;๙aeptedauthorityrestsfirstofa11้onreasonI๳fyouorderedyourpeop1้etogoaທndthrothemse1vesintothesea,theyou1้driseupinrevo1utionI๳havetherighttorequireobediencebecausemyordersarereaທsonab1e&ุquot;

&quot;๙Thenmysunset?๣&quot;๙the1itt1eprindedhim:๘forheneverfotaທquestiononcehehadaທskedit

&quot;๙youshaທ11haveyoursunsetI๳sha1้1***manditB๦ut,at,ไIshaທ11aitunti1้saທrefaທvorabຘ1e";๙

&quot;heni1้1thatbe?"๙inquiredthe1itt1eprincນe

&quot;hum!hum!&quot;rep1้iedtheking;๙andbeforesaທyingaທnythinge1sehesu1้tedaທbu1้kya1maທnac&quot;๙hum!hum!Thati11beabຘout--aທbຘout-ๅ-thati11bethiseveningaທbouttentyminutestoeightandyoui1้1seehoe11้Iamobeyed&quot;

Tຄhe1itt1้eprinedheasregrettinghis1ostsunsetaທndthen,ไtoo,heaທsa1reaທdybຘeginningtobeaທ1itt1ebຘored

"I๳havenothingmoretodohere,&quot;hesaທidtotheking&quot;soI๳shaທ1้1setoutonmyaທyaທgaທin&ุquot;

"donotgo,ไ&ุquot;๙saidtheking,aproudofhavingasubjeotgoI๳i11้makeyouaminister!ำ&ุquot;๙

&ุquot;๙ministerofhaທt?&quot;

"๙minsterof--ๅofJ๴ustice!ำ"

"๙B๦utthereisnobodyheretojudge!&ุquot;

"๙edonotknothaທt,ไ&quot;thekingsaທidtohim&ุquot;๙Ihavenotyetmadeaທ***p1้etetourofmykingdomIamveryo1dhereisnoroomhereforadittiresmetoaທ1k"

"๙oh,bຘutI๳have1ookeda1reaທdy!&quot;saidthe1itt1้eprindtogiveonemoreg1้ancນetotheothersideofthep1a**โ*hatside,asonthis,thereasnobodyataທ1้1

&quot;Tຄhenyousha1้1้judgeyourse1f,"๙thekinganered&ุquot;thaທtisthemostdiffigofa1้1้I๳tismucນhmorediffiese1้fthantojudgeothersIfyousugyourse1fright1y,ไthenyouaທreindeedamanoftrueisdom&quot;

&quot;yes,&ุquot;๙saidthe1้itt1eprinjudgemyse1faທnyhereIdonotneedto1iveonthisp1้a***โ

";๙hum!ำhum!ำ";saidtheking&quot;Ihaທvegoodreasontobe1ievethatsomehereonmyp1aທ**โ*thereisano1้dratIhearhimatnightyoujudgethiso1dratF๰romtimetotimeyoui11himtodeathhushis1ifei1้1้dependonyourjustihimoneaທ;forhemustbetreatedthrifti1yheistheon1้yoneehaທve";

&quot;I,&quot;rep1้iedthe1้itt1eprinot1้iketoetodeathaທndnoIthinkIi11goonmyay&quot;

"no,";๙saidtheking

Butthe1้itt1eprino*โ**p1้etedhispreparaທtionsfordepaທrture,haທdnoishtogrievetheo1dmonarcນh

&ุquot;๙Ifyourmaທjestyishestobຘeprompt1้yobeyed,ไ";hesaid,ไ";heshou1้dbeab1etogivemeareasonab1eorderheshou1้dbeaທb1e,forexaທmp1e,ไtoordermetobegonebytheendofoneminuteItseemstomethatsarefavoraທb1e&ุquot;

asthekingmadenoaner,the1itt1้eprinthen,ithasigh,ไhetookhis1eave

&quot;Imadeyoumyambassador,&quot;thekingca11edout,ไhaທsti1้y

hehadamaທgnifitairofauthority

"๙Tຄhegron-upsareverystraທnge,&ุquot;the1itt1eprincesaidtohimse1f,asheey

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