thelittleprincevisitsthetipplerThenextplanetwasinhabitedbyatippler.Thiswasaveryshortvisit,butitplungedthelittleprinceintodeepdejection."Whatareyoudoingthere?"hesaidtothetippler,whomhefoundsettleddowninsilencebeforeacollectionofemptybottlesandalsoacollectionoffullbottles."Iamdrinking,"repliedthetippler,withalugubriousair."Whyareyoudrinking?"demandedthelittleprince."SothatImayforget,"repliedthetippler."Forgetwhat?"inquiredthelittleprince,whoalreadywassorryforhim."ForgetthatIamashamed,"thetipplerconfessed,hanginghishead."Ashamedofwhat?"insistedthelittleprince,whowantedtohelphim."Ashamedofdrinking!"Thetipplerbroughthisspeechtoanend,andshuthimselfupinanimpregnablesilence.Andthelittleprincewentaway,puzzled."Thegrown-upsarecertainlyvery,veryodd,"hesaidtohimself,ashecontinuedonhisjourney.小王子所访问的下一个星球上住着一个酒鬼。访问时间非常短，可是它却使小王子非常忧伤。“你在干什么？”小王子问酒鬼，这个酒鬼默默地坐在那里，面前有一堆酒瓶子，有的装着酒，有的是空的。“我喝酒。”他阴沉忧郁地回答道。“你为什么喝酒？”小王子问道。“为了忘却。”酒鬼回答。小王子已经有些可怜酒鬼。他问道：“忘却什么呢？”酒鬼垂下脑袋坦白道：“为了忘却我的羞愧。”“你羞愧什么呢？”小王子很想救助他。“我羞愧我喝酒。”酒鬼说完以后就再也不开口了。小王子迷惑不解地离开了。在旅途中，他自言自语地说道：“这些大人确实真叫怪。”
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