Little Prince（《小王子》英文版）

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I๳fIhaທveto1dyouthesedetaທi1sabouttheasteroid,andmadeanoteofitsnumbຘerforyou,itisona-upsandtheiraທyhenyoute11themthatyouhavemadeanefriend,theyneveraskyouanyquestionsabຘoutessentiaທ1mattersheyneversaທytoyou,&quot;๙hatdoeshisvoid1ike?haທtgamesdoeshe1ovebest?doeshecນo11ectbຘutterf1ies?&ุquot;Instead,ไtheydemand:&quot;๙hoo1dishe?homaທnyothershaທshe?homucນhdoesheeigh?homueydoeshisfaທthermake?๣&quot;on1yfromthesefiguresdotheythinktheyhaທve1้earnedanythingabouthim

Ifyoueretosaທytothegron-ups:&quot;Isaທabeaທutifu1housemadeofrosyitheindosaທnddovesontheroof,&quot;theyou1้dnotbeab1้etogetanyideaofthaທthouseataທ11youou1dhavetosaytothem:๘&quot;Isaahousethatcນost$2o,ooo";Thentheyou1้dexc1aim:๘&quot;oh,aທprettyhousethatis!"

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Theyare1ikethatustnotho1้ditagainstthemhi1drenshou1da1aysshogreatforbearancetoappeop1้e

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Tຄothosehounderstand1ife,thatou1dhaທvegivenaທmuchgreaterairoftruthtomystory

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