I made another drawing. My friend gave me a kind, indulgent smile:
"You e for yourlf... that''s not a sheep, it''s a ram. It has horns ..."
So I made my third drawing, but it was rejected, like the others:
"This ooo old. I want a sheep that will live a long time."
So then, impatiently, since I was in a hurry to start work on my engine, I scribbled this drawing, and added "This is just the crate. The sheep you want is inside."
But I was amazed to e my young critic''s face. "That''s just the kind I wanted! Do you think this sleep will need a lot of grass?"
"Why?"
"Becau where I live, everything is very small ..."
"There''s sure to be enough. I''ve given you a very small sheep."
He bent over the drawing. "Not so small as all that ... Look! He''s goo sleep ..."
And that''s how I made the acquaintance of the little prinbsp;
Chapter Ⅲ
It took me a long time to uand where he came from. The little prince, who asked me so many questions, never emed to hear the ones I asked him. It was things he said quite at random that, bit by bit, explained everything. For instance, when he first caught sight of my airplane (I won''t draw my airplahat would be much too plicated for me) he asked:
"What''s that thing over there?"
"It''s not a thing. It flies. It''s an airplane. My airplane."
And I roud to tell him I could fly. Then he exclaimed:
"What! You fell out of the sky?"
"Yes," I said modestly.
"Oh! That''s funny ..." And the little prince broke into a lovely peal of laughter, whinoyed me a good deal. I like my misfortuo be taken riously. Then he added, "So you fell out of the sky, too. la are you from?"
That was when I had the first clue to the mystery of his prence, and I questioned him sharply. "Do you e from another pla?"
But he made no answer. He shook his head a little, still staring at my airplane. "Of cour, that couldn''t have brought you from very far ..." And he fell into a reverie that lasted a long while. Then, taking my sheep out of his pocket, he plunged into plation of his treasure.
You imagine how intrigued I was by this hint about "other plas". I tried to learn more: "Where do you e from, little fellow? Where is this ''where I live'' of yours? Where will you be taking my sheep?"
After a thoughtful silence he answered, "the good thing about the crate you''ve given me is that he u it for a hou after dark."
"Of cour. And if yood, I''ll give you a rope to tie him up during the day. And a stake to tie him to."