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Ihadthuslearnedasecondfactofgreatimportance:thiswasthattheplanetthelittleprincecamefromwasscarcelyanylargerthanahouse! Butthatdidnotreallysurprisememuch.Iknewverywellthatinadditiontothegreatplanets--suchastheEarth,Jupiter,Mars,Venus--towhichwehavegivennames,therearealsohundredsofothers,someofwhicharesosmallthatonehasahardtimeseeingthemthroughthetelescope.Whenanastronomerdiscoversoneofthesehedoesnotgiveitaname,butonlyanumber.Hemightcallit,forexample,"Asteroid." IhaveseriousreasontobelievethattheplanetfromwhichthelittleprincecameistheasteroidknownasB-.Thisasteroidhasonlyoncebeenseenthroughthetelescope.ThatwasbyaTurkishastronomer,in. Onmakinghisdiscovery,theastronomerhadpresentedittotheInternationalAstronomicalCongress,inagreatdemonstration.ButhewasinTurkishcostume,andsonobodywouldbelievewhathesaid. Grown-upsarelikethat... Fortunately,however,forthereputationofAsteroidB-,aTurkishdictatormadealawthathissubjects,underpainofdeath,shouldchangetoEuropeancostume.Sointheastronomergavehisdemonstrationalloveragain,dressedwithimpressivestyleandelegance.Andthistimeeverybodyacceptedhisreport. IfIhavetoldyouthesedetailsabouttheasteroid,andmadeanoteofitsnumberforyou,itisonaccountofthegrown-upsandtheirways.Whenyoutellthemthatyouhavemadeanewfriend,theyneveraskyouanyquestionsaboutessentialmatters.Theyneversaytoyou,"Whatdoeshisvoicesoundlike?Whatgamesdoeshelovebest?Doeshecollectbutterflies?"Instead,theydemand:"Howoldishe?Howmanybrothershashe?Howmuchdoesheweigh?Howmuchmoneydoeshisfathermake?"Onlyfromthesefiguresdotheythinktheyhavelearnedanythingabouthim. Ifyouweretosaytothegrown-ups:"Isawabeautifulhousemadeofrosybrick,withgeraniumsinthewindowsanddovesontheroof,"theywouldnotbeabletogetanyideaofthathouseatall.Youwouldhavetosaytothem:"Isawahousethatcost$20,."Thentheywouldexclaim:"Oh,whataprettyhousethatis!" Justso,youmightsaytothem:"Theproofthatthelittleprinceexistedisthathewascharming,thathelaughed,andthathewaslookingforasheep.Ifanybodywantsasheep,thatisaproofthatheexists."Andwhatgoodwoulditdototellthemthat?Theywouldshrugtheirshoulders,andtreatyoulikeachild.Butifyousaidtothem:"TheplanethecamefromisAsteroidB-,"thentheywouldbeconvinced,andleaveyouinpeacefromtheirquestions. Theyarelikethat.Onemustnotholditagainstthem.Childrenshouldalwaysshowgreatforbearancetowardgrown-uppeople. Butcertainly,foruswhounderstandlife,figuresareamatterofindifference.Ishouldhavelikedtobeginthisstoryinthefashionofthefairy-tales.Ishouldhaveliketosay:"Onceuponatimetherewasalittleprincewholivedonaplanetthatwasscarcelyanybiggerthanhimself,andwhohadneedofasheep..." Tothosewhounderstandlife,thatwouldhavegivenamuchgreaterairoftruthtomystory. ForIdonotwantanyonetoreadmybookcarelessly.Ihavesufferedtoomuchgriefinsettingdownthesememories.Sixyearshavealreadypassedsincemyfriendwentawayfromme,withhissheep.IfItrytodescribehimhere,itistomakesurethatIshallnotforgethim.Toforgetafriendissad.Noteveryonehashadafriend.AndifIforgethim,Imaybe Itisforthatpurpose,again,thatIhaveboughtaboxofpaintsandsomepencils.Itishardtotakeupdrawingagainatmyage,whenIhavenevermadeanypicturesexceptthoseoftheboaconstrictorfromtheoutsideandtheboaconstrictorfromtheinside,sinceIwassix.Ishallcertainlytrytomakemyportraitsastruetolifeaspossible.ButIamnotatallsureofsuccess.Onedrawinggoesalongallright,andanotherhasnoresemblancetoitssubject.Imakesomeerrors,too,inthelittleprince‘sheight:inoneplaceheistootallandinanothertooshort.AndIfeelsomedoubtsaboutthecolorofhiscostume.SoIfumblealongasbestIcan,notgood,notbad,andIhopegenerallyfair-to-middling. IncertainmoreimportantdetailsIshallmakemistakes,also.Butthatissomethingthatwillnotbemyfault.Myfriendneverexplainedanythingtome.Hethought,perhaps,thatIwaslikehimself.ButI,alas,donotknowhowtoseesheepthroughthewallsofboxes.PerhapsIamalittlelikethegrown-ups.Ihavehadtogrowold.本期主播
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