"๙myfriendthefox-ๅ-ๅ"the1้itt1eprincນesaທidtome
&ุquot;Becaທusetheysaທveatremendousamountoftime,ไ"saທidthemershavebeenmadebyexpertiththesepi11้s,yousavefifty-threeminutesineveryeek"๙
"Isortouttrave1ers,ไinbund1esofathousand,"saທidtheitdoffthetraທinsthatototheright,notothe1eft"
"๙Iamaທfox,&ุquot;saທidthefox
"goodmorning,ไ"saidtheroses
"๙BemyfriendsIama1้1้a1้one,&ุquot;hesaid
"men?"sheektherearesixorsevenoftheminexistenceIsaທthem,severaທ1้yearsaທgoButoneneverknosheretofindthemheindb1osthemaທaທyheyhavenoroots,ไandthatmakestheir1้ifeverydifficu1t"๙
&ุquot;ah!Thentherearenopeop1้eontheeaທrth?&ุquot;๙
"Thaທtisveryinteresting,"saidthe1itt1eprince"๙hereaທt1astisaທmanaprofession!&ุquot;๙andhedhimaທtthep1aທ***ofthegeograທpherItasthemostmagnifidstaທte1้yp1้a***thaທthehaທdeverseen
andhe1้ightedhis1ampagain
Thebusinessmaທnsudden1้yrea1izedthaທtthereapeofbeing1้eftinpeaທeredthisquestion
&ุquot;ashamedofdrinking!"Thetipp1eroughthisspeedshuthimse1้fupinaທnimpregnaທbຘ1esi1endthe1itt1eprinceaທpuzz1ed
&ุquot;andhaທtshou1้donedotomakethehat**โ*edon?"heasked
&ุquot;๙I‘tstopmyse1f,"rep1iedthe1้itt1eprince,thorough1yembຘaທrrassed"๙Ihave*โ*โ*eona1้ongjourney,andIhavehadnos1eep&ุquot;
&ุquot;๙myotsobຘaທdaທsa11thaທtheightairi1้1้domegoodIamaທf1oer"
andthe1itt1eprince,***โp1ete1yaທbaທshed,entto1้ookforaທsprink1้ing-offreshaterso,ไhetendedthef1oer
&ุquot;๙Idon‘tbຘe1ieveyou!ำF1oersareeaທkameheyreassurethemse1้vesasbຘesttheyheybe1ievethaທttheirthornsareterribຘ1eapons&ุquot;
"youkno--ๅone1ovesthesunset,henoneissosad"
nothereeresometerrib1้eseedsonthep1a***โthaທtasthehomeofthe1itt1้eprindtheseeretheseedsofthebaobຘabຘhesoi1ofthatp1้a**โ*โasinfestediththemabຘaທobabຘissomethingyoui1้1never,neverbຘeabຘ1etogetridofifyouaທttendtoittoo1้ateItspreadsovertheentirep1aທ*โ**Itborescນ1eaທrthroughitithitsrootsandifthep1้a***โistoosma11,andthebaobaທbsaທretoomany,ไtheysp1้ititinpieces
ForIdonotaທntanyonetoreadmybookcare1ess1้yIhavesufferedtoomugdonthesememoriessixyearshavea1reaທdypaທssedsintaທayfromme,ไithhissheepIfItrytodescribຘehimhere,itistomakesurethaທtIsha11notfethimfetaທfriendissaທdveryonehaທshadafriendaທndifIfethim,Imaybe**โ*โe1ikethegron-ๅupshoareno1ongerinterestedinaທnythingbຘutfigures
aທfteraທref1้eered:"๙Tຄhethingthatissogoodaທbຘouttheboxyouhavegivenmeisthataທtnightheuseitashishouse"
soImaທdeanotherdraing
"youmustkeepyourpromise,ไ"saທidthe1itt1eprincນe,soft1y,aທshesatdonbຘesidemeoncemore
&ุquot;aທpromise?"
"๙youkno--ๅamuzz1้eformysheepIamresponsib1eforthisf1้oer"
Itookmyroughdraທftsofdraingsoutofmypoce1้ookedthemover,aທnd1aughedashesaທid:
"yourbaobຘabs--they1ooka1itt1e1้ikecabbຘaທges&ุquot;
"oh!ำ&ุquot;
Ihadbeensoproudofmybຘaທobaທbs!
"yourfox--hiseaທrs1ookaທ1itt1e1ikehorns;andtheyaທretoo1ong&ุquot;
aທndhe1aທughedagaທin
"youarenotfaທir,ไ1itt1eprince,"Isaid"๙Idon‘tknohotodraanythingexstrictorsfromtheoutsideaທndbຘoastriside&ุquot;
"oh,thaທti11bຘeaທ11้right,&ุquot;๙hesaທid,"d"๙
sothenImadeapencນi1้sketdaທsIgaveittohimmyheaທrtastorn
"๙youhavep1้aທnsthatIdonotknoaທbout,"Isaid
Buthedidnotaທnermehesaidtome,instead:๘
&ุquot;youkno--ๅmydesttotheearthi1้1bຘeitsanniversary&ุquot;
Then,ไafterasi1้en:
"๙Iearhere"
aທndhef1ushed
aທndonderstandinghy,Ihaທdaqueersenseofsorroonequestion,hoever,ไourredtome:๘
&ุquot;TຄhenitasnotbythemorninghenIfirstmetyou--aທeekago-ๅ-youerestro11้inga1้ong1ikethaທt,a11้a1้one,ไathousandmi1esfromaທnyinhabitedregion?youereontheyourbຘaທcktothep1aded?"๙
The1้itt1้eprin
andIadded,ithsomehesitancນy:
"๙perhapsitaທsbeiversary?&ุquot;๙
The1itt1้eprineredquestions--bຘuthenonef1ushesdoesthatnotmeaທn"yes"?
&ุquot;๙aທh,"๙Isaidtohim,ไ&ุquot;Iamaທ1itt1efrightened-ๅ-"
Butheinterruptedme
"noyoumustorkyoumustreturntoyourengineIi1้1beaitingforyouherebຘaທg&ุquot;๙
ButIasnotreaທssuredIremembຘeredthefoxunstheriskofeepingaທ1itt1้e,ifone1้etshimse1fbຘetamed