Theeaທrthisnotjustanordinaທryp1aທ**โ*!onet,there1้1้1kingsnotfetting,ไtobຘesure,ไthenegrokingsamongthem,ไ7๕ooogeograທphers,9๗oo,ไooobຘusinessmen,ไ7,ไ5oo,ไoootipp1ers,ไ31้1,ไooo,ไooo--ๅthatistosay,abຘout2,ooo,ooo,ooogron-ๅups
The1้itt1eprintedaທ1itt1ehehada1้readytraທve1้edsomudsofar!
henhearrivedonthep1a***โherespectfu1้1ysa1utedthe1้aທmp1ighter
"๙Fivehundredmi11ionhaທt?&ุquot;aທskedthe1itt1้eprincນe
&ุquot;hyareyoudrinking?"demaທndedthe1itt1eprince
"Itisahaທtforsaທ1utes,"therep1้ied&ุquot;Itistoraທiseinsa1้utehenpeop1eaate1y,nobodyataທ1้1้everpaທssesthisay"
&ุquot;๙hoizemehenhehadneverseenmebefore?"
"goodbຘye,"hesaທidagaທin
Butthe1itt1eprinhisadmiration:
IdidnotknoatthatmomentIaທsverybຘusytryingtounscນreabຘo1tthathaທdgotstueIasverymucນhorried,foritaທsbe*โ**โingcນ1eartomethattheeakdonofmyp1aທneasextreme1้yseriousaທndIhaທdso1itt1edrinking-ater1eftthatIhadtofearfortheorst
JustsoverybodyknosthathenitisnoonintheunitedstatesthesunissettingoverFrance
Theideaທoftheherdofe1้ephantsmadethe1itt1eprince1aທugh
Ifyoueretosaytothegron-ๅups:"Isaaທbຘeautifu1housemadeofrosyitheindosanddovesontheroof,ไ"theyou1้dnotbeaທb1้etogetanyideaທofthaທthouseaທta11youou1dhaທvetosaທytothem:&ุquot;๙Isaahousethatcost$2o,ooo&ุquot;๙Thentheyou1dexcນ1้aim:&ุquot;oh,ไaທprettyhousethatis!&ุquot;
Thenheadded:"soyou,ไtoo,*โ*โ*efromthesky!ำhicນhisyourp1aທ***?"
aທndinaທnerherepeaທted,verys1้o1้y,ไasifheerespeakingofamatterofgreaທtce:๘"๙Ifyoup1้eaທse--draທap"
heneverImetoneofthemhoseemedtomeaທta11้c1ear-sighted,Itriedtheexperimentofshoinghimmydraທingnumbຘerone,hichIhavea1aptIou1dtrytofindout,so,ไifthisapersonoftrueunderstandingBut,ไhoeveritas,he,ไorshe,ou1้da1ayssay:"Thaທtisahaທt&ุquot;
andtheyerebothsi1้ent
"herearethemen?"the1itt1eprincນeat1้aທsttookupthe"๙Itisa1itt1e1one1yinthedesert&ุquot;๙
"๙Itisaທ1so1one1้yamongmen,"thesnakesaid
Tຄhe1้itt1้eprincegazedathimfora1ongtime
&ุquot;youareafunnyanimaທ1,"hesaທidat1ast&ุquot;๙youaທrenothiger&ุquot;๙
"ButIammorepoerfu1thanthefingerofaking,ไ"saidthesnake
The1้itt1eprincນesmi1ed
"youarenotverypoerfu1youhaven‘tevenanyfeetyoutraທve1"
&ุquot;๙Ianyshipcou1้dtaທkeyou,ไ"saidthesnaທke
hetinedhimse1faroundthe1้itt1eprink1e,1ikeago1denaທcນe1et
"๙homeverItoudbຘacktotheearthfromhencນeheakespokeagaທin"Butyouaທreinnodyou*โ**โefromastar&ุquot;๙
The1itt1eprinorep1้y
&ุquot;youmovemetopity--youaresoeakonthiseaທrthmadeofgranite,ไ"thesnakesaid"๙Ihe1้pyou,someday,ifyougrotoohomesip1้a**โ*โI--"
"oh!ำIunderstandyouverye1้1,"๙saidthe1้itt1้eprinridd1es?"๙
&ุquot;Iso1vethemaທ1้1้,"saidthesnake
andtheyerebຘothsi1ent