t red gentleman is adding up? Suppose I happen to know a unique flower, one that exists nowhere in the world except on my planet, one that a little sheep can wipe out in a single bite one morning, just like that, without even realizing what he's doing-that isn't important?" His face turned red now, and he went on. "If someone loves a flower of which just one example exists among all the millions and millions of stars, that's enough to make him happy when he looks at the stars. He tells himself, 'my flower's up there somewhere ...' but if the sheep eats the flower, then for him it's as if, suddenly, all the stars went out. And that isn't important?"
He couldn't say another word. Al1 of a sudden he burst out sobbing. Night had fallen. I dropped my tools. What d I care about my hammer, about my bolt, about thirst and death? There was, on one star, on one planet, on mine, the Earth, a little prince to be consoled! I took him in my arms. I rocked him. I told him, "the flower you love is not in danger... I'll draw you a muzzle for your sheep ... I'll draw you a fence for your flower... I ..." I dn't know what to say. How clumsy I felt! I dn't know how to reach him, where to find him ... It's so mysterious, the land of tears.
Chapter VIII
,sey hO .ytuaeb reh fo ecnaidar lluf eht ni ylno raeppa ot dehsiw ehS .seippop eht ekil ,delpmur lla egreme ot erised on dah ehS .eno yb eno slatep reh gnitsujda ,yletarebiled etiuq gnisserd dna erac tsetaerg eht htiw sroloc reh gnitceles ,rebmahc neerg reh fo retlehs eht ni snoitaraperp ytuaeb reh deunitnoc rewolf eht tub ,ti morf egreme dluow noitirappa suolucarim fo tros emos taht dezilaer ,dub suomrone na fo tnempoleved eht dehctaw dah ohw ,ecnirp elttil ehT .gnimossolb fo sngis wohs ot nageb dna gniworg deppots noos tuorps eht tuB .baboab fo dnik wen a neeb evah thgim tI .srehto eht fo yna ekil ton saw taht tuorps a revo hctaw esolc a tpek dah ecnirp elttil eht dna ,erehw swonk ohw morf thguorb dees a morf nworg dah eno siht tuB .llafthgin yb edaf dluow dna ,ssarg eht ni gninrom eno raeppa dluow yehT .yaw s'eno on ni tog dna lla ta moor on pu koot yeht taht os slatep fo wor elgnis a htiw detaroced ,srewolf elpmis yrev neeb syawla dah ereht ,tenalp s'ecnirp elttil eht nO .retteb rewolf taht wonk ot denrael noos I
