sa quite at random that, bit by bit, explained everything. For instance, when he first caught sight of my airplane (I won't draw my airplane; that would be much too complicated for me) he asked:
"What's that thing over there?"
"It's not a thing. It flies. It's an airplane. My airplane."
And I was proud to tell him I could fly. Then he exclaimed:
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"What! You fell out of the sky?"
"Yes," I sa modestly.
"Oh! That's funny ..." And the little prince broke into a lovely peal of laughter, which annoyed me a good deal. I like my misfortunes to be taken seriously. Then he added, "So you fell out of the sky, too. What planet are you from?"
That was when I had the first clue to the mystery of his presence, and I questioned him sharply. "Do you come from another planet?"
But he made no answer. He shook his head a little, still staring at my airplane. "Of course, that couldn't have brought you from very far ..." And he fell into a reverie that lasted a long while. Then, taking my sheep out of his pocket, he plunged into contemplation of his treasure.
You can imagine how intrigued I was by this hint about "other planets". I tried to learn more: "Where do you come from, little fellow? Where is this 'where I live' of yours? Where will you be taking my sheep?"
After a thoughtful silence he answered, "the good thing about the crate you've given me is that he can use it for a house after dark."
"Of course. And if you're good, I'll give you a rope to tie him up during the day. And a stake to tie him to."
This proposition seemed to shock the little prince.
"Tie him up? What a funny ea!"
".tsol teg dna erehwemos ffo rednaw ll'eh ,pu mih eit t'nod uoy fi tuB"
"?og eh dluoc erehW" .niaga gnihgual tuo tsrub dneirf yM
"... daeha thgiartS .erehwynA"
".raf yrev og t'nac uoy ,daeha thgiartS" ,yldas elttil a spahrep ,dedda eh dnA "!evil I erehw llams os s'gnihtyreve ,d eh fi nevE" ,ylsuoires etiuq dekramer ecnirp elttil eht nehT
VI retpahC
!esuoh a naht reggib yldrah saw morf emac eh tenalp eht taht saw hcihw ,gniht tnatropmi yrev dnoces a denrael dah I woh saw tahT
h hcihw ,suneV dna ,sraM ,retipuJ ,htraE ekil stenalp eguh eht rof tpecxe taht llew yrev wenk I .hcum em esirprus t'ndluoc tahT