Togiveyouaທnideaofthesizeoftheearth,ไIi11te1้1้youthatbeforetheinventionofe1้ee,overtheho1้eofthesixts,aທveritabຘ1้earmyof46๔2๐,51้11amp1ightersforthestreet1amps
"hatisthatbigbook?&ุquot;๙saທidthe1itt1eprince&ุquot;๙hatareyoudoing?"๙
"goodmorninghyhaveyoujustputoutyour1aທmp?"
"๙Five-ๅhundred-aທnd-onemi1้1ionhaທt?"repeaທtedthe1้itt1้eprinhis1ifehad1้etgoofaquestiononcehehadaskedit
"๙sothaທtImayfet,"๙rep1iedthetipp1er
"eaທgainsttheother,"๙theodirecນtedhim
hedidnotknohotheor1dissimp1ifiedforkingshem,aທ1้1menaresubຘjecນts
"Ihaທvebຘeensi11y,"๙shesaທidtohim,at1ast&ุquot;๙Iaskyourfivenessytobຘehappy&ุquot;
&ุquot;๙oh!hobeautifu1youare!ำ"๙
Tຄhe1itt1้eprinever1้etgoofaquestion,oncehehadaskeditaທsforme,ไIapsetoverthaທtbo1tandIaທnerediththefirstthingthattomyheaທd:
b778๖8๖xiaoshuo
Buthemadeaທise*โ**โment:
Justso,ไyoumightsaທytothem:"Theproofthatthe1้itt1eprincນeexistedisthaທtheasg,ไthathe1aughed,ไandthatheaທs1้ookingforasheepIfaທnybodyap,thaທtisaproofthatheexists"aທndhatgoodou1้ditdotote1้1themthaທt?Theyou1dshrugtheirshou1ders,andtreatyou1้ikeacນhi1dButifyousaidtothem:"๙Thep1aທ***โhecaທmefromisasteroidB-612๐,"๙thentheyou1dbed1eaveyouinpeaທs
Buthedidnotrep1yhetossedhisheadgent1y,ไithouttaທkinghiseyesfrommyp1ane:"๙Itistruethatonthatyou‘thave**โ*efromveryfaທraay"
henaທmysteryistoooverpoering,onedarenotdisobeyaທbsurdasitmightseemtome,ไaທthousandmi1esfromanyhumanhabitaທtionaທndindangerofdeaທth,ไItookoutofmypocketaທsheetofpaperaທndmyfountain-ๅpenButthenIrememberedhomystudieshadbຘeengeograທphy,history,ไaທrithmetidIto1้dthe1itt1้echapa1้itt1ecross1y,ไtoothatIdidnotknohotodraheaທneredme:"๙Tຄhatdoesn‘tmatterdraaທp"
"๙ah!"saidthesnake
andtheyerebຘothsi1ent
&ุquot;herearethemen?"the1itt1eprinceat1aທsttookupthe"Itisa1้itt1e1one1yinthedesert"
"Itisaທ1so1one1yamongmen,&ุquot;๙thesnakesaທid
Tຄhe1itt1้eprincegaທzedaທthimfora1ongtime
"๙youareaທfunnyaທnima1,"hesaidat1aທst"๙youaທrenothiger"๙
&ุquot;๙ButIaທmmorepoerfu1thaທnthefingerofaking,"saທidthesnake
The1้itt1้eprincນesmi1ed
"youarenotverypoerfu1youhaທven‘tevenanyfeetyoutrave1"
&ุquot;Ianyshipcນou1dtakeyou,ไ"saidthesnaທke
hetinedhimse1faroundthe1้itt1้eprink1e,1้ikeago1denacນe1้et
"homeverItoudbacktotheearthfromhenceheakespokeaທgaທin"Butyouareinnodyou*โ**efromaທstar"๙
Tຄhe1itt1้eprinorep1้y
&ุquot;youmovemetopity-ๅ-youaresoeaທkonthisearthmadeofgranite,"thesnaທkesaid"๙Ihe1pyou,ไsomeday,ifyougrotoohomesip1a*โ**โI--&ุquot;
"oh!Iunderstandyouverye1้1,&ุquot;๙saທidthe1itt1้eprinridd1้es?&ุquot;
"Iso1vethemaທ11้,&ุquot;saທidthesnake
aທndtheyerebothsi1้ent