The Little Prince (12)

The Little Prince (12)

  YOU CAN IMAGIN how my curiosity was aroused by this half-confidence about the " other planets. "

  I made a great efforts, therefore, to find out more on this subject.

  " My little man, where do you come from ?What is this 'where I lives ' of which you speak ? Where do you want to take yoursheep ? "

  After a reflective silence he answered : 

  " The thing that is so good about the box you have given me is that at night he can use it as his house. "

  " That is sol And if you are good I will give you a string, too, so that you can tie him during the day, and a post to tie him to. "

  But the little prince seemed shocked by this offer :

  " Tie him ! What a queer idea ! "

  " But if you don't tie him, " I said, " he will wander off somewhere, and get lost. "

  My friend broke into another peal of laughter :

  " But where do you think he would go ? "

  " Anywhere. Straight ahead of him. "

  Then the little prince said, earnestly :

  " That doesn't matter. Where I live, everything is so small ! "

  And, with perhaps a hint of sadness, he added :

  " Straight ahead of him, nobody can go very far. . ."

(12/30~)