“为什么问这个呢”
“因为我住的地方，一切都非常小”
“我确定会有足够的草给它。”我说，“我给你的是一只非常小的绵羊。”
他歪着脑袋靠近这张画。
“并不像你说的那么小瞧它睡着了”
就这样，我认识了小王子。
chapter2
soilivedlifealone,withoutanyonethaticouldreallytalkto,untilihadanidentwithneinthedesertofsahara,sixyearsago.sothingwasbrokeninengine.andasihadwithneitherachanicnoranypassengers,isetselftoattetthedifficultrepairsallalone.itwasaquesnoflifeordeathfor:ihadscarcelyenoughdrinkingwatertostaweek.
thefirstnight,then,iwenttosleeponthesand,athandle
sfroanyhunhabitan.iwasreistedthanashipwreckedsailoronaraftintheddleoftheocean.tyoucanigineazent,atsunrise,wheniwasawakenedbyanoddlittlevoice.itsaid:”ifyouplease,drawasheep””what”
”drawasheep”
ijuedtofeet,pletelythunderstruck.iblinkedeyeshard.ilookedcarefullyallaround.andisawastextraordinarysllperson,whostoodthereexaningwithgreatseriness.hereyouyseethebestpotraitthat,ter,iwasabletokeofhibutdrawingiscertainlyverychlesscharngthanitsdel.
that,however,isnotfault.thegrownupsdiscouragedinpainterscareerwheniwassixyearsold,andineverleaedtodrawanything,exceptboasfrotheoutsideandboasfrotheinside.
nowistaredatthissuddenapparinwitheyesfairlystartingoutofheadinastonishnt.reer,ihadcrashedinthedesertathandlesfroanyinhabitedren.andyetlittlenseedneithertobestrayinguncertainlyangthesands,nortobefaintingfrofatigueorhungerorthirstorfear.nothingabouthigaveanysuggesnofachildlostintheddleofthedesert,athandlesfroanyhunhabitan.whenatstiwasabletospeak,isaidtohi”but,whatareyoudoinghere”andinanswerherepeated,veryslowly,asifhewerespeakingofatterofgreatconsequence:”ifyouplease,drawasheep...”whenasteryistoooverpowering,onedarenotdisobey.absurdasitghtseeto,athandlesfroanyhunhabitanandindangerofdeath,itookoutofpocketasheetofpaperandfountainpen.butthenireeredhowstudieshadbeenconcentratedongeography,history,arithtic,andgraar,anditoldthelittlechapalittlecrossly,toothatididnotknowhowtodraw.heanswered:”thatdoesnttter.drawasheep...”butihadneverdrawnasheep.soidrewforneofthetwopicturesihaddrawnsooften.itwasthatoftheboaconstritheoutside.andiwasastoundedtohearthelittlefellowgreetitwith,”no,no,noidonotwantanelephantinsideaboaconstrictor.aboaconstrictorisaverydangercreature,andanelephantisverycuerso.whereilive,everythingisverysll.whatineedisasheep.drawasheep.”sothenideadrawing.
helookedatitcarefully,thenhesaid:”no.thissheepisalreadyverysickly.keanother.”soideanotherdrawing.
friendsledgentlyandindulgenty.”youseeyourself,”hesaid,”thatthisisnotasheep.thisisaraithashos.”sothenididdrawingoveroncere.
butitwasrejectedtoo,tliketheothers.”thisoneistooold.iwantasheepthatwilllivealongti.”bythistipatiencewasexhted,beceiwasinahurrytostarttakingengineapart.soitossedoffthisdrawing.
andithrewoutanexnanwithit.
”thisisonlyhisbox.thesheepyouaskedforisinside.”iwasverysurprisedtoseealightbreakoverthefayyoungjudge:”thatisexactlythewayiwanteditdoyouthinkthatthissheepwillhavetohaveagreatdealofgrass””why”
”becewhereiliveeverythingisverysll...””therewillsurelybeenoughgrassforhi”isaid.”itisaverysllsheepthatihavegivenyou.”hebenthisheadoverthedrawing:”notsosllthatlookhehasgonetosleep...”andthatishowidetheacquaintanceofthelittleprince.