Thelittleprinceconverseswiththesnake;thelittleprinceconsolesthenarrator;thelittleprincereturnstohisplanet
Besidethewelltherewastheruinofanoldstonewall.WhenIcamebackfrommywork,thenextevening,Isawfromsomedistanceawaymylittleprincesittingontopofawall,withhisfeetdangling.AndIheardhimsay:
"Thenyoudon‘tremember.Thisisnottheexactspot."
Anothervoicemusthaveansweredhim,forherepliedtoit:
"Yes,yes!Itistherightday,butthisisnottheplace."
Icontinuedmywalktowardthewall.AtnotimedidIseeorhearanyone.Thelittleprince,however,repliedonceagain:
"--Exactly.Youwillseewheremytrackbegins,inthesand.Youhavenothingtodobutwaitformethere.Ishallbetheretonight."
Iwasonlytwentymetresfromthewall,andIstillsawnothing.
Afterasilencethelittleprincespokeagain:
"Youhavegoodpoison?Youaresurethatitwillnotmakemesuffertoolong?"
Istoppedinmytracks,myhearttornasunder;butstillIdidnotunderstand.
"Nowgoaway,"saidthelittleprince."Iwanttogetdownfromthewall."
Idroppedmyeyes,then,tothefootofthewall--andIleapedintotheair.Therebeforeme,facingthelittleprince,wasoneofthoseyellowsnakesthattakejustthirtysecondstobringyourlifetoanend.EvenasIwasdiggingintomypockettogetoutmyrevolverImadearunningstepback.But,atthenoiseImade,thesnakelethimselffloweasilyacrossthesandlikethedyingsprayofafountain,and,innoapparenthurry,disappeared,withalightmetallicsound,amongthestones.
Ireachedthewalljustintimetocatchmylittlemaninmyarms;hisfacewaswhiteassnow.
"Whatdoesthismean?"Idemanded."Whyareyoutalkingwithsnakes?"
Ihadloosenedthegoldenmufflerthathealwayswore.Ihadmoistenedhistemples,andhadgivenhimsomewatertodrink.AndnowIdidnotdareaskhimanymorequestions.Helookedatmeverygravely,andputhisarmsaroundmyneck.Ifelthisheartbeatingliketheheartofadyingbird,shotwithsomeone‘srifle...
"Iamgladthatyouhavefoundwhatwasthematterwithyourengine,"hesaid."Nowyoucangobackhome--"
"Howdoyouknowaboutthat?"
Iwasjust "I,too,amgoingbackhometoday..."
Then,sadly--
"Itismuchfarther...itismuchmoredifficult..."
Irealisedclearlythatsomethingextraordinarywashappening.Iwasholdinghimcloseinmyarmsasifhewerealittlechild;andyetitseemedtomethathewasrushingheadlongtowardanabyssfromwhichIcoulddonothingtorestrainhim...
Hislookwasveryserious,likesomeonelostfaraway.
"Ihaveyoursheep.AndIhavethesheep‘sbox.AndIhavethemuzzle..."Andhegavemeasadsmile.
Iwaitedalongtime.Icouldseethathewasrevivinglittlebylittle.
"Dearlittleman,"Isaidtohim,"youareafraid..."
Hewasafraid,therewasnodoubtaboutthat.Buthelaughedlightly.
"Ishallbemuchmoreafraidthisevening..."
OnceagainIfeltmyselffrozenbythesenseofsomethingirreparable.AndIknewthatIcouldnotbearthethoughtofneverhearingthatlaughteranymore.Forme,itwaslikeaspringoffreshwaterinthedesert.
"Littleman,"Isaid,"Iwanttohearyoulaughagain."
Buthesaidtome:
"Tonight,itwillbeayear...mystar,then,canbefoundrightabovetheplacewhereIcametotheEarth,ayearago..."
"Littleman,"Isaid,"tellmethatitisonlyabaddream--thisaffairofthesnake,andthemeeting-place,andthestar..."
Buthedidnotanswermyplea.Hesaidtome,instead:"Thethingthatisimportantisthethingthatisnotseen..."
"Yes,Iknow..."
"Itisjustasitiswiththeflower.Ifyouloveaflowerthatlivesonastar,itissweettolookattheskyatnight.Allthestarsarea-bloomwithflowers..."
"Yes,Iknow..."
"Itisjustasitiswiththewater.Becauseofthepulley,andtherope,whatyougavemetodrinkwaslikemusic.Youremember--howgooditwas."
"Yes,Iknow..."
"Andatnightyouwilllookupatthestars.WhereIliveeverythingissosmallthatIcannotshowyouwheremystaristobefound.Itisbetter,likethat.Mystarwilljustbeoneofthestars,foryou.Andsoyouwilllovetowatchallthestarsintheheavens...theywillallbeyourfriends.And,besides,Iamgoingtomakeyouapresent..."
Helaughedagain.
"Ah,littleprince,dearlittleprince!Ilovetohearthatlaughter!"
"Thatismypresent.Justthat.Itwillbeasitwaswhenwedrankthewater..."
我是中文翻译分隔符井旁边有堵旧石墙的残垣断壁。第于天晚上我干完活回来，远远望见小王子耷拉着双腿坐在墙头上。我听见他在说话：“你怎么想不起来了？”他说，“肯定不是在这里！”大概还有另一个声音在回答他，因为他搭了腔：“不！不！就是那一天，但地点不是这儿……”我继续朝石墙走过去。我还是没有看见、也没有听到有谁在和小王子讲话。可是小王子又回答道：“……当然啰。你一定会在沙上看到我的脚印是从哪里开始的。你只要在那里等我就行了。我今天夜里就到那里去。”我走到离墙二十米的地方了，却仍然没有看到是什么在和小王子讲话。小王子沉默了一会儿又说：“你的毒液很厉害吗？你保证不会使我长时间感到痛苦吗？”我焦虑地止住了脚步，但我依然不明白是怎么一回事。“你现在就走吧……我要下去了！”小王子说道。我这时朝墙脚下看去，不由得吓了一跳！就在那里，有一条黄色的毒蛇，它冲着小王子把身子竖了起来。这种黄蛇的毒液，不消半分钟就能致人于死命。我一面摸口袋，掏出了手枪，一面跑过去。可是一听到我的脚步声，那条蛇就像一股干涸的水柱似的，慢慢钻进了沙子里。它不慌不忙地在石头缝隙中钻来钻去，发出一阵轻微的铿锵声。我跑到墙下，正好把我的这位小王子接在怀里。他的脸色像雪一样惨白。“怎么搞的？你怎么跟蛇说话呀！”我解开了他从不离身的金黄色围巾，用水湿了湿他的太阳穴，并让他喝了一点水。可是，我现在却什么也不敢再问他了。他严肃地看着我，用双臂搂住我的脖子。我感到，他的心脏犹如受到枪击而濒临死亡的小鸟的心脏一样，在微弱地跳动着，他对我说道：“你找到了你的机器所缺少的东西，我很高兴。你不久就可以回家去了……”“你怎么知道的？”我这次来正是要告诉他，在没有任何希望的情况下，我成功地完成了修理工作！他没有回答我的问题，却又说道：“我也一样，我今天要回家去了……”他接着忧伤地说道：“我回家要远得多……难得多……”我真的感到发生了某种不寻常的事情。我把他当作小孩子一样紧抱在怀里，可是我感到他在笔直地坠下万丈深渊，我想拉住他，却无能为力……他目光严峻，望着遥远的地方。“我有你画的小羊，有羊的箱子和羊的嘴套子……”他带着忧伤的神情微笑了。我等了良久，方才觉得他的身上渐渐暖和起来。“小家伙，你刚才害怕了吧……”他害怕，这是无疑的！可他却温柔地笑了：“今天晚上，我会更害怕的……”我再度感到要发生一件无可挽回的事情。我觉得我的心一下子就凉了。我心里明白了，我一想到再也听不到他的笑声，我就难以忍受。这笑声对我来说，就好比是沙漠中的一池清泉。“小家伙。我还想听你笑……”而他却对我说：“到今天夜里就正好是一年了。我的星球将正好处在我去年落下来的那个地方的上空……”“小家伙，难道说蛇、约会、星星的故事都是一场恶梦吗？”但他没有回答我的问题，只是说：“重要的东西是看不见的……”“当然啦……”“这就好比是花。要是你爱上了某颗星星上的一朵花，那么，当你在夜间仰望星空的时候，你就会感到甜蜜愉快，满天的星星都开遍了鲜花。”“当然啦……”“这就好比是水。由于那辘轳和井绳的缘故，你给我喝的井水就像是一种美妙的音乐……你还记得吧……那水多么甜哪！”“当然啦……”“夜晚，你看看满天的星斗吧。我的那颗星太小了，我无法给你指出它在哪里。这样倒更好了。你可以认为我的那颗星星就在群星之中。那么，你就会喜欢看满天的所有星斗……这些星星都将成为你的朋友。此外，我还要送你一件礼物……”他又笑了起来。“啊！小家伙，小家伙，我喜欢听你这笑声！”“这正是我送给你的礼物……这就好比是水……”本期主播
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