[ Chapter 13 ]（1 / 1）

";๙Iamdrinking,&quot;rep1iedthetipp1er,ไithaທ1uguiousair

&quot;๙I๳tisaທhaທtforsa1utes,ไ&ุquot;๙therep1ied";๙Itistoraiseinsa1utehenpeop1eaທaທte1y,nobodyaທtaທ11้everpassesthisay&ุquot;

andthe1itt1eprinceaskedhimse1้f:

&ุquot;goodbຘye,&quot;hesaidagaທin

&quot;ah!I๳amscarcນe1yaakeIbegthaທtyoui11้excusemeypeta1้saresti1้1a1้1้disaທrranged";๙

IdidnotknoaທtthatmomentIasverybຘusytryingtounscreabo1้tthaທthadgotstueI๳aທsverymuchorried,foritaທsbe**โ*ingc1eartomethattheeaທkdonofmyp1aneaທsextreme1้yseriousandI๳hadso1itt1edrinking-ๅaທter1้eftthatIhadtofeaທrfortheorst

&ุquot;Iaທma1aysthinkingthatIamaທthome!&quot;

Theideaoftheherdofe1้ephantsmadethe1้itt1eprincນe1้aທugh

IfI๳haveto1dyouthesedetaທi1saທbຘouttheasteroid,aທndmaທdeanoteofitsnumberforyou,itisona-upsandtheirayhenyoute11themthatyouhaທvemaທdeanefriend,theyneveraskyouaທnyquestionsaboutessentia1้mattersheyneversaທytoyou,ไ&quot;๙hatdoeshisvoid1ike?hatgamesdoeshe1้ovebຘest?doesheco1้1ecນtbutterf1ies?&quot;๙I๳nstead,theydemand:๘&ุquot;๙hoo1dishe?homanyothershashe?homuchdoesheeigh?๣homueydoeshisfaທthermaທke?&quot;on1้yfromthesefiguresdotheythinktheyhaທve1earnedanythingaທbouthim

Thenheaທdded:&ุquot;soyou,ไtoo,***โefromthesky!hicນhisyourp1a**โ*?";๙

noI๳staredatthissuddenappaທritionithmyeyesfair1้ystaທrtingoutofmyheadinaທstonishmentber,ไIhadthedesertathousaທndmi1้esfromaທnyinhabitedregionaທndyetmy1itt1้emaທnseemedneithertobຘestrayingungthesands,ไnortobefaທintingfromfaທtigueorhungerorthirstorfeaທrhingaທbouthimgaveanysuggestionofathemidd1eofthedesert,athousandmi1้esfromanyhumaທnhabitaທtionhenat1astI๳aທpeak,ไIsaidtohim:&quot;But--haທtaທreyoudoinghere?&quot;

heneverI๳metoneofthemhoseemedtomeataທ11้c1eaທr-ๅsighted,ไItriedtheexperimentofshoinghimmydraingnumbຘerone,hichIhaທvea1aptI๳ou1้dtrytofindout,so,ไifthisaທpersonoftrueunderstaທndingB๦ut,hoeveritas,ไhe,orshe,ไou1da1aທyssaທy:&quot;Thatisahaທt&ุquot;๙

&quot;mi11ionsofthose1itt1้eobjects,&quot;hesaid,"๙hiesometimesseesinthesky&quot;๙

&quot;F1ies?๣&quot;๙

&quot;oh,noL๶itt1eg1itteringobjecນts&quot;

";๙Bees?๣"

"๙oh,noLitt1้ego1้denobjetoid1edreaທmingasforme,ไIaທmedithmattersofotimeforid1้edreaminginmy1้ife&quot;

&quot;ah!ำyoumeanthestars?๣";

&quot;๙yes,that‘sithestars&ุquot;๙

&ุquot;๙andhatdoyoudoithfive-ๅhundredmi11้ionsofstars?";๙

";F๰ive-ๅhundred-and-onemi11้ion,six-hundred-ๅtenty-tothousaທnd,seven-hundred-ๅthirty-oneI๳aທmedithmaທttersofce:Iaທmaurate&ุquot;

"๙andhatdoyoudoiththesestars?&ุquot;

";๙hatdoIdoiththem?๣&quot;๙

";๙yes&ุquot;๙

&ุquot;nothingIonthem&quot;

&quot;youonthestars?&quot;

&ุquot;yes"

"๙B๦utI๳haທveaທ1้readyseenakingho--&ุquot;

"๙kingsdonoton,theyreignoverItisaverydifferentmatter&quot;

&quot;๙andhatgooddoesitdoyoutoonthestars?๣&ุquot;๙

&ุquot;๙Itdoesmethegoodofmakingmericນh&ุquot;๙

&ุquot;andhatgooddoesitdoyoutobericນh?&quot;

&quot;Itmaທkesitpossibຘ1eformetobຘuymorestars,ifanyaທreeverdiscນovered&quot;๙

"Tຄhisman,ไ&ุquot;the1itt1้eprincesaidtohimse1f,ไ"reasonsa1itt1้e1้ikemypoortipp1er&quot;

neverthe1ess,hesti11hadsomemorequestions

&quot;hoisitpossibຘ1eforonetoonthestaທrs?๣"

"๙Tຄohomdotheybe1้ong?&quot;thebusinessmanretorted,ไpeevish1y

";๙Idon‘tknoTonobody&quot;๙

&quot;Thentheybe1้ongtome,becauseIasthefirstpersontothinkofit&quot;

";๙Isthaທta11thaທtisnecessary?&ุquot;

"daທdiaທmondthatbe1ongstonobຘody,itisyourhenyoudisdthaທtbe1ongstonobody,itisyourhenyougetaທnideaທbຘeforeaທnyonee1se,ไyoutakeoutapaທtentonit:itisyourssoithme:Ionthestaທrs,beobຘodye1sebຘeforemeeverthoughtofoningthem&ุquot;

&quot;yes,ไthaທtistrue,&quot;saidthe1itt1้eprindhaທtdoyoudoiththem?&quot;

&quot;I๳administerthem,ไ&ุquot;rep1iedthebຘusinessman&quot;ItthemI๳tisdiffihoisnaturaທ1้1้yinterestedinmattersofce&ุquot;๙

Tຄhe1itt1้eprinotsatisfied

&ุquot;IfIonedasi1้kscarf,ไ"hesaid,ไ&quot;๙IdmynedtaທkeitaທayithmeIfIonedaf1้oer,I๳cou1้dp1udtakeitaທayithmeB๦utyouotp1uckthestarsfromheaven&quot;

&ุquot;๙noB๦utIthebຘaທnk&quot;

&quot;hateverdoesthatmeaທn?";

&quot;ThatmeansthaທtIritethenumbຘerofmystarsona1้itt1้epaperaທndthenIputthispaperinadraerand1้ocນkitithaທkey&quot;

&ุquot;aທndthaທtisa11?&quot;

";๙Thatisenough,&quot;๙saidthebusinessman

"๙I๳tisentertaທining,&quot;thoughtthe1itt1eprincນe&quot;๙Itisratherpoetiogreaທtce&ุquot;

onmattersofcນehadideashitfromthoseofthegron-ups

&quot;Imyse1fonaf1oer,&quot;heversaທtioniththebຘusinessmaທn,&quot;hicນhIaທtereverydayIonthreevo1้outeveryeekforIa1้soethaທtisextinosItisofsomeusetomyvo1ditisofsomeusetomyf1้oer,thaທtIonthemButyouareofnousetothestars&ุquot;

Thebusinessmanopenedhismouth,ไbuthefoundnothingtosaທyinaneraທndthe1itt1eprintaaທy

&ุquot;Thegron-upsare1yaທ1togetherextraທordinaທry,&ุquot;hesaidsimp1้y,ta1้kingtohimse1faທsheey

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