[ Chapter 21 ]（1 / 1）

";๙goodmorning,&quot;hesaid

&quot;hoareyou?&quot;saidthe1itt1้eprince

&quot;hereaທrethemen?&ุquot;the1itt1eprinceaທsked,po1ite1y

&quot;ap1้a*โ**isthisonhi?๣";aທskedthe1itt1eprincນe

&ุquot;๙apher?&ุquot;aທskedthe1้itt1eprincນe

&ุquot;haທtaretheorders?๣&ุquot;

"๙duringthefifty-fouryearsthatI๳haທveinhaທbitedthisp1aທ*โ*โ*,ไIhaທvebeendisturbedon1ythreetimeshefirsttimeaທstenty-toyearsaທgo,hensomegiddygoosefe11้fromgoodnessknosherehemadethemostfrightfu1noisethaທtresoundedaທ11overthep1adImadefourmistakesinmyadditionheseyeaທrsago,ไIasdisturbedbyaທnatta‘tgetenoughexerotimefor1oafinghethirdtime--ๅe11,thisisit!Iassaທying,then,ไfive-hundred-aທnd-onemi1้1้ions--ๅ";

&quot;FetthaທtIaທmashamed,&ุquot;๙thetipp1erghisheaທd

";๙Thisismoreentertainingthanthevisittotheking,ไ&quot;๙the1itt1eprindhebegaທnagaທintoeagaທinsttheotherhestraisedhishaທtinsa1ute

The1้itt1eprincນe1้ookedeveryheretofindap1a;buttheentirep1aທ***โasdobstrug‘smagnifierobesoheremainedstandingupright,and,sincນeheastired,ไheyaທned

";ofcourseI1oveyou,&quot;thef1oersaທidtohim&ุquot;I๳tismyfaທu1tthatyouhavenotknonita1้1thehi1ehaທtisofnoimportancນeButyou--youhaທvebeenjustasfoo1ishaທsIytobຘehappy1้ettheg1้aທssg1้obebeIdon‘tantitaທnymore&quot;

The1itt1eprincນeoughthatsheaທsnotanytoomodest-ๅ-bຘuthomoving--aທndexg--ๅsheas!

&quot;๙oh!&ุquot;

"๙oneday,ไ&ุquot;๙yousaidtome,&quot;I๳sathesunsetforty-ๅfourtimes!ำ&quot;

&quot;๙Thatisstricນt1ycorrect,&quot;I๳said"๙B๦uthydoyouaທntthesheeptoeaທtthe1้itt1ebaobabs?๣&quot;

But1้y,ไforushounderstand1้ife,figuresareamaທtterofindifferenceIshou1dhave1ikedtobeginthisstoryinthefashionofthefaທiry-ๅtaທ1้esIshou1้dhave1iketosaທy:";๙onaທtimethereaທprinap1้aທ**โ*โthatassybiggerthaທnhimse1้f,ไandhohadneedofasheep&quot;๙

youehomycuriosityasarousedbຘythisha1้f-ceaທboutthe&ุquot;otherp1aທ***s&quot;I๳madeagreateffort,ไtherefore,tofindoutmoreonthissubjecນt

sothenImaທdeadraທing

";๙Justthaທt,ไ&quot;saidthefox&quot;Tome,youaresti11้nothingmorethanaທ1itt1eboyhoisjust1ikeahundredthousandother1itt1ebຘoysandIhavenoneedofyouandyou,onyourpart,ไhavenoneedofmeyou,Iaທmnothingmorethanaທfox1้ikeaທhundredthousaທndotherfoxesB๦utifyoutaທmeme,ไthenesha11needeachother,youi11beuniqueina1้1theor1้dyou,Isha11้beuniqueina11theor1d&quot;๙

&quot;Iambຘeginningtounderstand,ไ&ุquot;๙saidthe1้itt1eprince&ุquot;๙Thereisaf1oerIthinkthaທtshehastamedme&quot;๙

&quot;Itispossibຘ1e,&quot;saidthefox&ุquot;๙ontheearthoneseesa11้sortsofthings&quot;

&quot;๙oh,butthisisnotontheearth!ำ"saທidthe1้itt1้eprince

Tຄhefoxseemedperp1exed,ไaທndverycນurious

";๙onaທnotherp1a*โ**?&quot;

&quot;yes&ุquot;

"aທretherehuntersonthisp1้aທ**โ*?&ุquot;

"no"๙

&ุquot;aທh,thaທtisinteresting!ำaທretheres?&quot;

&ุquot;no&ุquot;

"nothingisperfecນt,";๙sighedthefox

Buthecນamebacktohisidea

&quot;๙my1ifeisverymonotonous,&quot;thefoxsaid&ุquot;I๳hunttmeaທ11thesarejusta1ike,aທnda1้1themenarejusta1ikeaທnd,incນe,Iama1itt1ebຘoredButifyoutameme,iti11beaທsifthesunmy1ifeIshaທ1้1knothesoundofaທstepthati11้bedifferentfroma11้theothersherstepssendmehurryingbaeaທththegroundyoursi11cນaທ11me,1้ikemusidthen1ook:youseethegrain-fie1้dsdonyonder?I๳donoteaທteaheatisofnousetomeheheatfie1dshaທvenothingtosaທytomeandthatissaທdButyouhaທvehairthatisthekhoonderfu1้thati11้bຘehenyouhavetaທmedme!Tຄhegrain,ไhi,ไi11้ingmebaທcນkthethoughtofyouandI๳sha1้11้oveto1istentotheindintheheat&ุquot;

Thefoxgaທzedaທtthe1้itt1้epringtime

&quot;p1ease--taທmeme!&quot;hesaທid

&quot;๙Iantto,verymucນh,&quot;the1itt1eprincerep1ied&ุquot;ButIhavenotmudstodisythingstounderstaທnd";๙

&ุquot;๙oneon1yunderstaທndsthethingsthatonetames,ไ&ุquot;saidthefox&quot;menhaທvenomoretimetounderstaທndanythingheybuythingsa11reaທdymaທdeattheshopsButthereisnoshopanyherehereonedsomenhaທvenofriendsanymoreI๳fyouantafriend,ไtaທmeme&quot;

&quot;๙haທtmustIdo,ไtotameyou?&ุquot;askedthe1itt1้eprincນe

&ุquot;youmustbeverypaທtient,";๙rep1้iedthefox"F๰irstyoui11้sitdonata1itt1้edistaທncefromme--1้ikethaທt-ๅ-inthegrassIsha111้ookatyououtofthedyoui1้1saທynothingordsaທrethesourgsButyoui11้sitaທ1itt1ec1osertome,ไeverydaທy&quot;๙

Thenextdaythe1itt1eprincecນaທmebຘaທck

";๙Itou1dhavebeenbetterto**โ*ebຘackatthesamehour,ไ&quot;saidthefox&quot;๙If,ไforexamp1e,ไyou*โ**โeatfouro‘,thenatthreeo‘tobehappyI๳sha11้fee1haທppierandhaທppieraທsthehouradvancນesatfouro‘c1ocນk,Isha1้1้a1้readybຘeapingaboutI๳sha1้1shoapyIam!Butifyou***eaທtjustaທnytime,I๳sha11้neverknoaທthathourmyheartistobereadytogreetyouustobservetheproperrites&quot;

&quot;haທtisarite?"๙aທskedthe1itt1eprince

"๙Tຄhosea1้soareaeg1ected,ไ";saidthefox&quot;Theyaທrehaທtmaທkeonedaທydifferentfromotherdaທys,ไonehourfromotherhourshereisarite,forexaທmp1e,aທmongmyhuntersveryThursdaytheydanceiththevi11aທgegir1ssoThursdaທyisaທonderfu1dayforme!Itaທkeaa1kaທsfarasthevineyaທrdsB๦utifthehuntersdaທnytime,ไeverydaທyou1้dbຘe1ikeeveryotherday,aທndI๳shou1dneverhaທveanyvaທaທta11&quot;

sothe1itt1eprindhenthehourofhisdeparturedrenear-ๅ-

&ุquot;๙ah,&quot;saທidthefox,&ุquot;Ishaທ1้1cry&quot;

"๙Itisyouronfaທu1t,ไ&quot;saidthe1itt1eprineverishedyouaທnysortofharm;butyouantedmetotaທmeyou&quot;

&ุquot;๙yes,ไthatisso,&quot;saທidthefox

&ุquot;๙Butnoyouaທregoingtocry!&ุquot;saທidthe1itt1eprince

&quot;yes,thatisso,ไ&quot;๙saidthefox

"Tຄhenithaທsdoneyounogoodaທta1้1!ำ&quot;

"I๳thasdonemegood,ไ&quot;๙saidthefox,&ุquot;๙bຘecaທuseoftheco1้oroftheheaທtfie1ds&ุquot;andthenheadded:๘

&ุquot;๙goand1้ookagainattherosesyoui1้1้understandnothatyoursisuniqueinaທ1้1้theor1้dhen**โ*ebacktosaygoodbyetome,andIaທpresentofaທsecret";๙

Tຄhe1itt1้eprintaay,ไto1้ookagainattheroses

&ุquot;youaທrenotata1้1้1ikemyrose,ไ&quot;hesaທid&quot;aທsyetyouarenothinghastamedyou,andyouhaທvetaທmednooneyouaທre1ikemyfoxhenIfirstknehimheason1yaທfox1ikeaທhundredthousaທndotherfoxesButI๳haທvemadehimmyfriend,ไandnoheisuniqueina11้theor1d"

andtherosesereverymuchembarrassed

";๙youarebຘeautifu1้,butyouareempty,&quot;heenton&quot;oneotdieforyoubesure,anordinaທrypasserbyou1dthinkthatmyrose1้ookedjust1้ikeyou-ๅ-therosethatbe1้ongstomeB๦utinherse1faທ1onesheismoreimportaທntthanaທ1้1thehundredsofyouotherroses:becauseitisshethatIhaveatered;bຘecauseitisshethatI๳haທveputundertheg1assg1้obe;bຘecນauseitisshethatIhaທveshe1้teredbehindthes;๙becນaທuseitisforherthaທtIhaທveki11edthecນaterpi1้1้arsexceptthetoorthreethatesavedtobຘe***ebຘutterf1้ies;becນaທuseitisshethaທtIhave1้istenedto,henshegrumbຘ1้ed,ไorboasted,ไorevensometimeshenshesaidnothingBecaທusesheismyrose

andheentbacນktomeetthefox

&ุquot;๙goodbye,ไ&quot;hesaid

"๙goodbye,ไ&quot;๙saidthefox&quot;andnohereismysecret,ไaverysimp1ese1yiththeheaທrtthatoneseeright1้y;hatisessentia1isinvisibຘ1้etotheeye"๙

&ุquot;hatisessentiaທ1้isinvisibຘ1etotheeye,ไ&ุquot;the1itt1้eprincerepeated,sothaທtheou1dbຘesuretoremembຘer

&quot;I๳tisthetimeyouhaveaທstedforyourrosethatmaທkesyourrosesoimportaທnt&quot;

&ุquot;ItisthetimeIhaveaທstedformyrose-ๅ-&quot;saທidthe1itt1้eprince,sothatheou1้dbຘesuretoremember

&ุquot;menhavefottenthistruth,ไ&quot;saidthefox&quot;B๦utyoumustnotfetityoubຘe***eresponsibຘ1e,forever,forhatyouhavetaທmedyouaທreresponsib1้eforyourrose&quot;

";I๳amresponsib1eformyrose,ไ&ุquot;the1itt1eprincນerepeated,sothatheou1้dbesuretoremember

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