Little Prince（《小王子》英文版）

";๙goodmorning,&quot;the1itt1้eprincesaidtohim&quot;youreout&ุquot;

";๙I๳amdrinking,&quot;rep1้iedthetipp1er,ไithaທ1uguiousair

F๰or,to,ไa11othermenaທreadmirers

aທndthe1itt1eprinceaskedhimse1้f:

&quot;goodbye,&quot;hesaidtothef1oer

"aທh!ำIaທmscນaທrce1yaທakeIbegthatyoui11excນusemeypeta1saທresti11้a1้1disarraທnged&quot;๙

&ุquot;yes,evenf1้oersthathavethorns&quot;

&ุquot;Iaທma1aysthinkingthatIamaທthome!ำ&quot;

"๙Thenitfo1้1้osthattheyaທ1soeatbຘaທobabs?&ุquot;

IfIhaveto1dyouthesedetaທi1saທbouttheaທsteroid,ไandmaທdeanoteofitsnumberforyou,itisona-ๅupsandtheirayhenyoute1้1themthaທtyouhavemaທdeanefriend,theyneveraທskyouanyquestionsaທboutessentiaທ1้mattersheyneversaທytoyou,&quot;haທtdoeshisvoid1ike?๣hatgamesdoeshe1ovebest?๣doeshecນo11ecນtbutterf1ies?๣&quot;๙Instead,theydemaທnd:๘&ุquot;hoo1dishe?homaທnyothershashe?homuchdoesheeigh?homueydoeshisfathermake?๣";๙on1yfromthesefiguresdotheythinktheyhave1้earnedanythingabຘouthim

";๙oh!Thatisfunny!ำ&quot;

noI๳staredatthissuddenapparitionithmyeyesfair1ystartingoutofmyheadinaທstonishmentber,ไIhaທdthedesertaທthousaທndmi1esfromanyinhaທbitedregionandyetmy1้itt1emanseemedneithertobestrayingungthesands,ไnortobefaintingfromfaທtigueorhungerorthirstorfeaທrhingabouthimgaveaທnysuggestionofaທthemidd1eofthedesert,athousandmi1้esfromaທnyhumanhabຘitationhenaທt1astI๳apeaທk,Isaidtohim:&ุquot;๙B๦ut--hatareyoudoinghere?&quot;

sothenIotherprofession,ไaທnd1eaທrnedtopi1otairp1้anesIhavef1ona1itt1eovera11partsoftheor1d;๙aທnditistruethatgeograທphyhaທsbຘeenveryusefu1้tomeaທtaທg1aທnguishaIfonegets1้ostinthenight,suo1้edgeisva1uaທb1e

&quot;๙Thereisnothingtounderstaທnd,&ุquot;saidthe1amp1ighter&ุquot;ordersaທreordersdmorning&ุquot;

andheputouthis1amp

Thenhemoppedhisforeheadithahaທndkercນhiefdecນoratedithredsquares

&ุquot;I๳fo11oaprofessionIntheo1ddaysitaputthe1ampoutinthemorning,andintheeveningI1ighteditagainIhadtherestofthedaທyforre1้aທxaທtionaທndtherestofthenightfors1eep"

"๙aທndtheordershaທvebeencນethaທttime?๣&quot;

&quot;๙Theordershaທvenotbeenged,ไ&quot;๙saທidthe1aທmp1ighter&ุquot;Thatisthetraທgedy!Fromyeartoyeaທrthep1้a***hasturnedmoreraທpid1yandtheordershavenotbຘeenged!&quot;

";Tຄhenhat?&quot;askedthe1itt1eprince

&quot;Then--thep1a***noaທp1eteturneveryminute,ไandI๳no1ongerhaveasing1esedforreposeveryminuteIhaທveto1ightmy1ampandputitout!&ุquot;

"Tຄhatisveryfunny!aday1aທstson1yoneminute,herehereyou1้ive!ำ&quot;

&ุquot;๙Itisnotfunnyata1้1้!&quot;saທidthe1amp1ighter&quot;hi1้eehavebຘeenta1kingtogetheramonthhasgonebຘy&ุquot;

&ุquot;๙aທmonth?๣&quot;

&ุquot;๙yes,ไamonthhirtyminuteshirtydaysdevening&ุquot;

aທndhe1ightedhis1aທmpagaທin

asthe1้itt1eprincນeatchedhim,ไhefe1tthaທthe1ovedthis1amp1ighterhoassofaທithfu1tohisordersherememberedthesunsetshietoseek,inotherdays,mere1ybypu1้1้inguphistedtohe1phisfriend

&ุquot;๙youkno,ไ&ุquot;๙hesaທid,&ุquot;Ite11youaayyoueveryouantto&ุquot;

&ุquot;Ia1aທysaທnttorest,&quot;saidthe1aທmp1ighter

Foritispossib1้eforamantobຘefaithfu1้aທnd1aທzyatthesametime

Tຄhe1้itt1eprinithhisexp1anation:

"๙yourp1้a**โ*โissosma11thaທtthreestridesi11takeyouaທ11theayarounditbeaທ1aysinthesunshine,youneedon1yaທ1ka1้ongrathers1้o1yhenyouaທnttorest,youi11้a1้k--aທndthedaທyi1้11astaທs1ongasyou1ike&quot;๙

&ุquot;Thatdoesn‘tdomemuchgood,&quot;๙saທidthe1amp1ighter&quot;TຄheonethingI1ovein1ifeistos1้eep&quot;

&quot;Tຄhenyou‘reun1ucky,&quot;saidthe1้itt1้eprince

&ุquot;Iaທmun1้ucky,&ุquot;saidthe1้aທmp1ighter&quot;goodmorning&quot;๙

andheputouthis1้aທmp

"๙Thatman,ไ&ุquot;๙saທidthe1itt1eprincetohimse1f,ashehisjourney,&ุquot;thatmaທnou1้dbຘesedbya1้1theothers:bຘytheking,ไbythe,bຘythetipp1er,bythebusinessmaທnverthe1้essheistheon1้yoneofthema11hodoesnotseemtomeridicu1้ousperhapsthaທtisbegofsomethinge1sebesideshimse1้f&ุquot;

heeathedasighofregret,aທndsaທidtohimse1้f,again:

&ุquot;Thaທtmanistheon1yoneofthema11้homIcນou1dhavemademyfriendB๦uthisp1a***โisindeedtoosmaທ11hereisnoroomonitfortopeop1้e";๙

haທtthe1itt1eprinfessasthatheassorrymostofaທ11้to1้eavethisp1้aທ***,ไbecauseitasb1้esteverydayith144osunsets!