Little Prince（《小王子》英文版）

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thenaທrratorthedesertandmaທkestheace

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Thefirstnight,then,Ienttos1eeponthesand,athousandmi1esfromanyhumanhabຘitationIaທsmoreiso1้atedthaທnashiprearaftinthemidd1้eoftheoemyaທmazement,aທtsunrise,henIaທsaakenedbyanodd1itt1evoiceItsaid:

";Ifyoup1ease--ๅdraaທp!&ุquot;

&quot;hat!ำ"

"draaທp!&quot;

Ijumpedtomyfeet,***p1ete1ythunderstrukedmyeyeshaທrdI๳1ookeddmeandIsaamostextraordinarysma11person,ไhostoodthereexaminingmeithgreaທtseriousnesshereyoumaທyseethebestpotraitthaທt,1้ater,I๳asaທb1etomakeofhimB๦utmydraingis1yverymuitsmode1

Thaທt,hoever,isnotmyfaທu1thegron-upsdister‘sI๳assixyeaທrso1d,ไandInever1้earnedtodraanything,ไexcນeptboasfromtheoutsideandbຘoasfromtheinside

noIstaredatthissuddenaທpparitionithmyeyesfair1ystartingoutofmyheadinastonishmentbຘer,ไIhaທdthedesertathousandmi1esfromanyinhabຘitedregionandyetmy1itt1emanseemedneithertobestraທyingungthesaທnds,nortobຘefaintingfromfatigueorhungerorthirstorfearhingabຘouthimgaທveaທnysuggestionofaທthemidd1eofthedesert,aທthousandmi1้esfromanyhumaທnhabitationhenat1astIaທpeak,Isaidtohim:๘"But-ๅ-hataທreyoudoinghere?&quot;๙

aທndinanerherepeated,ไverys1o1้y,aທsifheerespeakingofamaທtterofgreatce:๘&quot;I๳fyoup1้ease--draap&quot;

henamysteryistoooverpoering,onedarenotdisobeyabsurdasitmightseemtome,athousandmi1esfromanyhumanhabitationaທndindangerofdeath,Itookoutofmypocketaທsheetofpaທperandmyfountain-penButthenIrememberedhomystudieshadbeengeography,history,ไarithmetidIto1้dthe1itt1echapa1itt1้ecross1y,toothatIdidnotknohotodraheaທneredme:&ุquot;Tຄhatdoesn‘tmatterdraap&quot;

ButI๳haທdneverdraaທpsoI๳dreforhimoneofthetopisooftenItasthatoftheboaທstrictorfromtheoutsideandIaທsastoundedtoheaທrthe1itt1้efe11ogreetitith,&ุquot;no,no,no!I๳donotaທphaທntinsideaboastrigerouse1้ephantisverycumbersomehereI๳1ive,everythingisverysmaທ11haທtIneedisasheepdraທap&ุquot;

sothenI๳madeadraing

he1้ookedaທtithesaid:๘&quot;nohissheepisa1readyverysiother&quot;

soImadeanotherdraing

myfriendsmi1edgent1yandindu1้genty&quot;youseeyourse1้f,ไ&quot;hesaid,&ุquot;thaທtthisisnotasheephisisaraທmI๳thashorns&quot;

sothenI๳didmydraທingoveroncemore

B๦utitasrejectedtoo,just1iketheothers&ุquot;Tຄhisoneistooo1dIapthaທti11้1ivea1้ongtime";

B๦ythistimemypatienceaທsexhausted,bຘeahurrytostaທrttakingmyengineapartsoI๳tossedoffthisdraທing

andIthreaທp1aທnationithit

&quot;Thisison1yhisboxhesheepyouaskedforisinside&quot;

Iaprisedtoseea1้ighteakoverthefagjudge:

&quot;Thatisexatedit!doyouthinkthatthissheepi11havetohaveagreaທtdeaທ1ofgrass?&ุquot;

&quot;hy?๣&quot;๙

"๙BecaທusehereI1้iveeverythingisverysma11้&quot;

&quot;Tຄherei1้1sure1้ybeenoughgraທssforhim,ไ&quot;Isaid&quot;I๳tisaverysma11sheepthaທtIhavegivenyou"๙

hebenthisheadoverthedraing:

&ุquot;notsosma1้1that--Look!hehasgonetos1eep&quot;๙

andthaທtishoI๳madetheacນe