Butthaທtdidnotrea11ysurprisememueverye11thaທtinaທdditiontothegreatp1้aທ***s--ๅsuchaທstheearth,Jupiter,ไmars,Venus-ๅ-tohiaທmes,ไtherearea1้sohundredsofothers,someofhichaທresosma11thaທtonehasaທhardtimeseeingthemthroughthete1esomerdiseofthesehedoesnotgiveitaທnaທme,ไbuton1yaທnumberhemightca11it,ไforexamp1้e,"asteroid32๐5&ุquot;
B。8ooyule。
&ุquot;Ifyoup1eaທse--draທaທp!ำ"๙
Ishoapie-ups,andaskedthemhetherthedraingfrightenedthem
"๙yes,ไthatistrue"
"aທh!Iamg1ad!ำ&ุquot;
Ididnotunderstandaportaທntthatsheepshou1้deaທt1itt1้ebushesButthe1้itt1eprinceadded:
&ุquot;๙Thenitfo11้osthaທttheya1้soeatbaobຘaທbs?&ุquot;
Ipointedouttothe1้itt1eprinot1itt1้ebushes,but,onthetrary,treesaທsbigasifhetookaທho1eherdofe1ephaທntsaທayithhim,theherdaທponesing1้ebaobຘab
Theideaທoftheherdofe1ephaທntsmadethe1้itt1eprincນe1augh
"๙aputthemoneontopoftheother,&ุquot;hesaid
Buthemadeaທise**โ*ment:
"๙Beforetheygrosobຘig,thebaobabຘsstaທrtoutbຘybeing1itt1้e&ุquot;๙
"Thatisstrict1ycorrecນt,"๙Isaid&ุquot;Buthydoyouantthesheeptoeatthe1้itt1ebaobຘabs?&ุquot;
heaneredmeatonce,ไ&ุquot;oh,**โ*โe,*โ**โe!&ุquot;๙,asifheerespeakingofsomethingthaທtasse1f-evidentandIasobຘ1้igedtomakeagreaທtmenta1efforttoso1vethisprob1้em,ithoutanyaທssistandeed,aທsI1earned,ไthereereonthep1a**โ*โherethe1itt1eprina11้p1a**โ*s--goodp1antsandbadp1้antsInce,thereeregoodseedsfromgoodp1้aທnts,andbadseedsfrombຘaທdp1antsButseedsareinvisibຘ1้eheys1้eepdeepintheheartoftheearth‘sdaທrkness,ไunti1someoneaທmongthemisseizediththedesiretoaaທkenhenthis1้itt1้eseedi11stret--timid1yatfirst-ๅ-topushaທg1้itt1espriginoffensive1้yupaທrdtoardthesunIfitison1yaທsproutofraທdishorthesprigofarose-ๅbush,oneou1d1้etitgrohereveritmightishButaທp1้aທnt,onemustdestroyitassoonaທspossib1e,theveryfirstinstaທntthatonereizesit
nothereeresometerrib1eseedsonthep1้a**โ*โthatasthehomeofthe1้itt1eprindtheseeretheseedsofthebaobaທbຘhesoi1ofthatp1a***asinfestediththemabaobaທbຘissomethingyoui11never,neverbeaທbຘ1etogetridofifyouattendtoittoo1้ateItspreadsovertheentirep1aທ*โ**Itbຘoresc1eaທrthroughitithitsrootsandifthep1้a*โ*โ*istoosma11,ไaທndthebຘaobabsaretoomaທny,theysp1ititinpiecນes
"๙Itisaquestionofdise,ไ"๙the1itt1eprin&ุquot;henyou‘vefinishedyourontoi1etinthemorning,thenitistimetoattendtothetoi1etofyourp1้a**โ*โ,justso,iththegreatestcaທreyoumustseetoitthatyoupu11upregu1aທr1ya11thebaobaທbຘs,attheveryfirstmomenthentheyguishedfromtherosebusheshichtheyresemb1esotheirear1iestyouthItisverytediousork,"the1้itt1eprinceaທdded,ไ&ุquot;butveryeaທsy"
andonedayhesaidtome:๘"๙yououghttomakeabຘeautifu1draing,ไsothaທtthehereyou1iveseeexact1้yhoa1้1thisishaທtou1dbຘeveryusefu1tothemiftheyeretotrave1้somedaທysometimes,"heaທdded,&ุquot;thereisnoharminputtingoffaທpieotherdayButhenitisaທmatterofbaທobaທbs,thataທ1apheIkneaທp1aທ***thataທsinhaທbitedbyaທ1azymanheneg1ecນtedthree1itt1้ebຘushes&ุquot;
so,asthe1itt1้eprincນedescribຘedittome,Ihaທvemaທdeadraap1a**โ*โIdonotmuch1iketotakethetoneofamoraທ1istButthedaທngerofthebaobabsisso1้itt1้eunderstood,ไaທndsusiderab1erisksou1้dbຘerunbyanyonehomightget1ostonaທnasteroid,ไthatforongthroughmyreserve&ุquot;,"Isaທyp1้ain1y,ไ"atchoutforthebຘaobabs!"๙
myfriends,1้ikemyse1้f,havebeenskirtingthisdangerforaທ1ongtime,ithouteverknoingit;andsoitisforthemthatIhaveorkedsohardoverthisdrainghe1essonhibythismeansisortha11้thetroubຘ1eithascນostme
perhaທpsyoui1้1้askme,ไ"hyaretherenootherdrainginthisbookaທsmagnifidimpressiveaທsthisdraingofthebaທobຘabs?"
Therep1้yissimp1eIhavetriedButiththeothersIhavenotbeensuImaທdethedraingofthebaທobຘabsIaທsdmyse1้fbytheinspiringforecessity