The Little Prince (111)

The Little Prince (111)

  He was a little discouraged.
  But he made one more effort:
  " You know, it will be very nice. I, too, shall look at the stars. All the stars will be wells with a rusty pulley. All the stars will pour out fresh water for me to drink. . . "

  I said nothing.

  " That will be so amusing ! You will have five hundred million little bells, and I shall have five hundred million springs of fresh water. . . "

  And he too said nothing more, because he was crying. . . 
  " Here it is. Let me go on by myself. "

  And he sat down, because he was afraid.

  The he said, again : 
  " You know ー my flower. . . I am responsible for her. And she is so weak ! She is so naive ! She has four thorns, of no use at all, to protect herself against all the world. . . "

  I too sat down, because I was not able to stand up any longer.

  " There now ー that is all. . . "

  He still hesitated a little ; then he got up.
  He took one step. I could not move.

  There was nothing there but a flash of yellow close to his ankle.

  He remained motionless for an instant. He did not cry out.He fell as gently as a tree falls.
  There was not even any sound, because of the sand.

  (111)
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