ChapterXXVII
Andnowsixyearshavealreadygoneby...
Ihavetoldthisstory.Thepanionswhometmeournwerewelltenttoseemealive.Iwassad,butItoldthem:"Iamtired."
Nowmysorrowisfortedalittle.Thatistosay——irely.ButIknowthathedidgobacktohispla.BecauseIdidnotfindhisbodyatdaybreak.Itwasnotsuchaheavybody...andatnightIlovetolistentothestars.Itislikefivehundredmillionlittlebells...
Butthereisoraordinarything...whehemuzzleforthelittleprince,Ifottoaddtheleatherstraptoit.Hewillneverhavebeeofastenitonhissheep.SonowIkeepw:whatishappeningonhispla?Perhapsthesheephaseatentheflower...
AtoimeIsaytomyself:"Surelynot!Thelittleprishisflowerunderherglassglobeeverynight,achesoverhissheepverycarefully..."ThenIamhappy.Andthereissweetnessinthelaughterofallthestars.
ButataimeIsaytomyself:"Atsomemomentorotheroneisabsent-minded,andthatisenough!Onsomeoneeveninghefottheglassglobe,orthesheepgotout,withoutmakinganyhenight..."Ahelittlebellsaregedtotears...
Here,then,isagreatmystery.Foryouwhoalsolovethelittleprindforme,nothingintheuniversebethesameifsomewhere,wedonotknowwhere,asheepthatweneversawhas——yesorno?——eatenarose...
Lookupatthesky.Askyourselves:isityesorno?Hasthesheepeatentheflower?Andyouwillseehoweverythingges...
Andnogrown-upwilleveruandthatthisisamatterofsomuchimportance!
Thisis,tome,theloveliestandsaddestlandscapeintheworld.Itisthesameasthatonthepregpage,butIhavedrawnitagaintoimpressitonyourmemory.Itisherethatthelittleprinceappearedoh,anddisappeared.
LookatitcarefullysothatyouwillbesuretiravelsomedaytotheAfridesert.And,ifyoushouldeuponthisspot,pleasedonothurryon.Waitforatimeexactlyuhestar.Then,ifalittlemanappearswholaughs,whohasgoldenhairandwhorefusestoanswerquestions,youwillknowwhoheis.Ifthisshouldhappen,pleasee.Sendmewordthathehaseback.
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