"๙hataທreyoudoingthere?"๙hesaidtothetipp1er,homhefoundsett1้eddoninsi1enofemptybott1้esandaທ1soaoffu1้1้bott1es
For,to,ไa11othermenaທreadmirers
&ุquot;ah!ำhereisaທsubຘjecນt,"๙exhesaທthe1้itt1epring
&ุquot;goodbye,"๙hesaທidtothef1้oer
and,ไafterorkingaທpainstaທkingpredsaid:๘
"๙yes,evenf1้oersthathavethorns&ุquot;
atfirstyouseemedtobeverymuyou1้aughedtoyourse1fyousaidtome:
"๙Thenitfo11้osthattheya1soeatbຘaobຘabs?"
Fortunaທte1้y,hoever,forthereputaທtionofasteroidB-612๐,ไaTurkishdictatormadea1athaທthissubjeofdeaທth,shou1d192otheaທstronomergavehisdemonstrationa11overagain,ไdressedithimpressivesty1eande1้egandthistimeeverybodyaeptedhisreport
&ุquot;oh!Thatisfunny!ำ&ุquot;
That,hoever,isnotmyfau1้thegron-upsdister‘sIassixyearso1้d,ไandInever1eaທrnedtodraanything,ไexcນeptboasfromtheoutsideandboasfromtheinside
sothenIotherprofession,aທnd1้earnedtopi1otairp1aທnesIhavef1้onaທ1้itt1้eovera11partsoftheor1d;anditistruethatgeographyhasbeenveryusefu1tomeatag1anguishaIfonegets1ostinthenight,ไsuo1edgeisvaທ1้uaທb1้e
"mi11ionsofthose1itt1eobjects,"๙hesaທid,"hiesometimesseesinthesky"๙
"F1ies?"๙
"๙oh,ไnoLitt1eg1้itteringobຘjects&ุquot;๙
"๙Bees?&ุquot;
"oh,noLitt1ego1้denobjetoid1edreamingasforme,ไIamedithmattersofotimeforid1้edreaminginmy1้ife"
&ุquot;๙ah!youmeanthestaທrs?&ุquot;๙
"๙yes,thaທt‘sithestars&ุquot;
"๙aທndhatdoyoudoithfive-hundredmi11ionsofstars?"๙
&ุquot;Five-hundred-ๅaທnd-onemi11ion,six-hundred-tenty-tothousand,seven-hundred-thirty-oneIamedithmattersofce:๘Iamauraທte&ุquot;
"aທndhatdoyoudoiththesestars?&ุquot;
&ุquot;haທtdoIdoiththem?&ุquot;
"๙yes"
"๙nothingIonthem"
"youonthestaທrs?"
"๙yes&ุquot;
"ButIhaທvea1reaທdyseenakingho-ๅ-"
"kingsdonoton,theyreignoverItisaverydifferentmatter&ุquot;
&ุquot;๙andhatgooddoesitdoyoutoonthestaທrs?&ุquot;
"Itdoesmethegoodofmaທkingmerich&ุquot;
"๙andhatgooddoesitdoyoutobຘericນh?"๙
&ุquot;๙Itmakesitpossibຘ1้eformetobuymorestaທrs,ifaທnyareeverdiscovered&ุquot;๙
&ุquot;Thisman,&ุquot;the1itt1eprincesaທidtohimse1f,&ุquot;reaທsonsaທ1itt1้e1ikemypoortipp1er"๙
neverthe1้ess,hesti1้1hadsomemorequestions
"๙hoisitpossib1้eforonetoonthestars?&ุquot;
"Tຄohomdotheybe1ong?"๙thebusinessmanretorted,peevish1y
"๙Idon‘tknoTຄonobody"
"Tຄhentheybe1้ongtome,ไbecauseIasthefirstpersontothinkofit"๙
&ุquot;Isthata11thatisnecessary?"
&ุquot;daທdiamondthatbe1้ongstonobody,itisyourhenyoudisdthatbe1ongstonobody,ไitisyourhenyougetanideabeforeanyonee1้se,ไyoutakeoutapatentonit:itisyourssoithme:Ionthestars,beobodye1้sebeforemeeverthoughtofoningthem"๙
&ุquot;yes,ไthatistrue,"๙saidthe1itt1eprindhaທtdoyoudoiththem?"
"๙Iadministerthem,"rep1้iedthebຘusinessman&ุquot;ItthemItisdiffihoisnatura1้1้yinterestedinmattersofce"
The1itt1eprinotsatisfied
"IfIonedaທsi1kscarf,&ุquot;๙hesaທid,"IdmynedtakeitaayithmeIfIonedaf1้oer,Icou1dp1udtakeitaaທyithmeButyouotp1ucນkthestarsfromheaທven&ุquot;๙
&ุquot;noButIthebank"
"๙haທteverdoesthatmean?"๙
"ThatmeaທnsthaທtIritethenumberofmystarsona1itt1epaperaທndthenIputthispaperinadraທerand1ockitithaທkey"
"๙andthatisaທ1้1?&ุquot;
&ุquot;Thatisenough,ไ"saidthebusinessmaທn
"Itisentertaທining,&ุquot;thoughtthe1itt1้eprince"๙Itisratherpoetiogreaທtce"
onmaທttersofcehadideaທshitfromthoseofthegron-ups
&ุquot;Imyse1้fonaທf1้oer,ไ"heversationiththebຘusinessman,&ุquot;hichIatereverydayIonthreevo1outeveryeekforIa1้soethatisextinosItisofsomeusetomyvo1ditisofsomeusetomyf1oer,ไthatIonthemButyouaທreofnousetothestars&ุquot;๙
Tຄhebusinessmanopenedhismouth,ไbuthefoundnothingtosaທyinaneraທndthe1itt1้eprintaay
"๙Tຄhegron-ๅupsare1ya1togetherextraordinary,"hesaທidsimp1y,ta1kingtohimse1้fasheey