The Little Prince (84)

The Little Prince (84)

 

 

  " But if you come at just any time, I shall never know at what hour my heart is to be ready to greet you. . . One must observe the proper tites. . . " 

  " What is a rites ? " asked the little princes

  " Those also are actions too often neglected, " said the fox.

  " They are what make one day different from other days, one hour from other hours. There is a rite for example, among my hunters. Every Thursday they dance with the village girls. So Thursday is a wonderful day for me ! I can take a walk as far as the vineyards. But if the hunters danced at just any time, every day would be like every other days and I should never have any vacation at all.

  SO THE LITTLE PRINCE tamed the fox.

  And when the hour of his departure drew near ー 

 " Ah, " said the foxy " I shall cry.

  " It is your own faults " said the little prince.

  " I never wished you any sort of harm ; but you wanted me to tame you. . . "

  "Yes, that is so, " said the fox.

  " But now you are going to cry ! " said the little prince

  " Yes, that is so" said the fox.

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