Guest guest Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 Chapter 17 When one wishes to play the wit, he sometimes wanders a little from the truth. I have not been altogether honest in what I have told you about the lamplighters. And I realize that I run the risk of giving a false idea of our planet to those who do not know it. Men occupy a very small place upon the Earth. If the two billion inhabitants who people its surface were all to stand upright and somewhat crowded together, as they do for some big public assembly, they could easily be put into one public square twenty miles long and twenty miles wide. All humanity could be piled up on a small Pacific islet. The grown-ups, to be sure, will not believe you when you tell them that. They imagine that they fill a great deal of space. They fancy themselves as important as the baobabs. You should advise them, then, to make their own calculations. They adore figures, and that will please them. But do not waste your time on this extra task. It is unnecessary. You have, I know, confidence in me. When the little prince arrived on the Earth, he was very much surprised not to see any people. He was beginning to be afraid he had come to the wrong planet, when a coil of gold, the color of the moonlight, flashed across the sand. " Good evening, " said the little prince courteously. " Good evening, " said the snake. " What planet is this on which I have come down? " asked the little prince. " This is the Earth; this is Africa, " the snake answered. " Ah! Then there are no people on the Earth? " " This is the desert. There are no people in the desert. The Earth is large, " said the snake. The little prince sat down on a stone, and raised his eyes toward the sky. " I wonder, " he said, " whether the stars are set alight in heaven so that one day each one of us may find his own again... Look at my planet. It is right there above us. But how far away it is! " " It is beautiful, " the snake said. " What has brought you here? " " I have been having some trouble with a flower, " said the little prince. " Ah! " said the snake. And they were both silent. " Where are the men? " the little prince at last took up the conversation again. " It is a little lonely in the desert... " " It is also lonely among men, " the snake said. The little prince gazed at him for a long time. " You are a funny animal, " he said at last. " You are no thicker than a finger... " " But I am more powerful than the finger of a king, " said the snake. The little prince smiled. " You are not very powerful. You haven't even any feet. You cannot even travel... " " I can carry you farther than any ship could take you, " said the snake. He twined himself around the little prince's ankle, like a golden bracelet. " Whomever I touch, I send back to the earth from whence he came, " the snake spoke again. " But you are innocent and true, and you come from a star... " The little prince made no reply. " You move me to pity-- you are so weak on this Earth made of granite, " the snake said. " I can help you, some day, if you grow too homesick for your own planet. I can-- " " Oh! I understand you very well, " said the little prince. " But why do you always speak in riddles? " " I solve them all, " said the snake. And they were both silent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 I LOVE THAT BOOK!!!!!! one of my all time favorites as a child. i lost the copy that was given to me when i was little, but was able to get another one for my kids (and me). heehee thanks for sharing that! brandyk On Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 4:51 PM, ali <alion74 wrote: Chapter 17When one wishes to play the wit, he sometimes wanders a little fromthe truth. I have not been altogether honest in what I have told youabout the lamplighters. And I realize that I run the risk of giving a false idea of our planet to those who do not know it. Men occupy avery small place upon the Earth. If the two billion inhabitants whopeople its surface were all to stand upright and somewhat crowdedtogether, as they do for some big public assembly, they could easily be put into one public square twenty miles long and twenty miles wide.All humanity could be piled up on a small Pacific islet.The grown-ups, to be sure, will not believe you when you tell themthat. They imagine that they fill a great deal of space. They fancy themselves as important as the baobabs. You should advise them, then,to make their own calculations. They adore figures, and that willplease them. But do not waste your time on this extra task. It isunnecessary. You have, I know, confidence in me. When the little prince arrived on the Earth, he was very muchsurprised not to see any people. He was beginning to be afraid he hadcome to the wrong planet, when a coil of gold, the color of themoonlight, flashed across the sand. " Good evening, " said the little prince courteously. " Good evening, " said the snake. " What planet is this on which I have come down? " asked the little prince. " This is the Earth; this is Africa, " the snake answered. " Ah! Then there are no people on the Earth? " " This is the desert. There are no people in the desert. The Earth islarge, " said the snake.The little prince sat down on a stone, and raised his eyes toward the sky. " I wonder, " he said, " whether the stars are set alight in heaven sothat one day each one of us may find his own again... Look at myplanet. It is right there above us. But how far away it is! " " It is beautiful, " the snake said. " What has brought you here? " " I have been having some trouble with a flower, " said the little prince. " Ah! " said the snake. And they were both silent. " Where are the men? " the little prince at last took up theconversation again. " It is a little lonely in the desert... " " It is also lonely among men, " the snake said. The little prince gazed at him for a long time. " You are a funny animal, " he said at last. " You are no thicker than afinger... " " But I am more powerful than the finger of a king, " said the snake. The little prince smiled. " You are not very powerful. You haven't even any feet. You cannot eventravel... " " I can carry you farther than any ship could take you, " said the snake. He twined himself around the little prince's ankle, like a goldenbracelet. " Whomever I touch, I send back to the earth from whence he came, " thesnake spoke again. " But you are innocent and true, and you come from a star... " The little prince made no reply. " You move me to pity-- you are so weak on this Earth made of granite, " the snake said. " I can help you, some day, if you grow too homesick for your own planet. I can-- " " Oh! I understand you very well, " said the little prince. " But why doyou always speak in riddles? " " I solve them all, " said the snake. And they were both silent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 http://home.pacific.net.hk/~rebylee/text/prince/contents.html..the book:) love..ali2008/9/17 Brandy Kelley <divarep I LOVE THAT BOOK!!!!!! one of my all time favorites as a child. i lost the copy that was given to me when i was little, but was able to get another one for my kids (and me). heehee thanks for sharing that! brandyk On Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 4:51 PM, ali <alion74 wrote: Chapter 17When one wishes to play the wit, he sometimes wanders a little fromthe truth. I have not been altogether honest in what I have told youabout the lamplighters. And I realize that I run the risk of giving a false idea of our planet to those who do not know it. Men occupy avery small place upon the Earth. If the two billion inhabitants whopeople its surface were all to stand upright and somewhat crowdedtogether, as they do for some big public assembly, they could easily be put into one public square twenty miles long and twenty miles wide.All humanity could be piled up on a small Pacific islet.The grown-ups, to be sure, will not believe you when you tell themthat. They imagine that they fill a great deal of space. They fancy themselves as important as the baobabs. You should advise them, then,to make their own calculations. They adore figures, and that willplease them. But do not waste your time on this extra task. It isunnecessary. You have, I know, confidence in me. When the little prince arrived on the Earth, he was very muchsurprised not to see any people. He was beginning to be afraid he hadcome to the wrong planet, when a coil of gold, the color of themoonlight, flashed across the sand. " Good evening, " said the little prince courteously. " Good evening, " said the snake. " What planet is this on which I have come down? " asked the little prince. " This is the Earth; this is Africa, " the snake answered. " Ah! Then there are no people on the Earth? " " This is the desert. There are no people in the desert. The Earth islarge, " said the snake.The little prince sat down on a stone, and raised his eyes toward the sky. " I wonder, " he said, " whether the stars are set alight in heaven sothat one day each one of us may find his own again... Look at myplanet. It is right there above us. But how far away it is! " " It is beautiful, " the snake said. " What has brought you here? " " I have been having some trouble with a flower, " said the little prince. " Ah! " said the snake. And they were both silent. " Where are the men? " the little prince at last took up theconversation again. " It is a little lonely in the desert... " " It is also lonely among men, " the snake said. The little prince gazed at him for a long time. " You are a funny animal, " he said at last. " You are no thicker than afinger... " " But I am more powerful than the finger of a king, " said the snake. The little prince smiled. " You are not very powerful. You haven't even any feet. You cannot eventravel... " " I can carry you farther than any ship could take you, " said the snake. He twined himself around the little prince's ankle, like a goldenbracelet. " Whomever I touch, I send back to the earth from whence he came, " thesnake spoke again. " But you are innocent and true, and you come from a star... " The little prince made no reply. " You move me to pity-- you are so weak on this Earth made of granite, " the snake said. " I can help you, some day, if you grow too homesick for your own planet. I can-- " " Oh! I understand you very well, " said the little prince. " But why doyou always speak in riddles? " " I solve them all, " said the snake. And they were both silent. -- A.Arslan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 http://home.pacific.net.hk/~rebylee/text/prince2008/9/17 ali arslan <alion74 http://home.pacific.net.hk/~rebylee/text/prince/contents.html..the book:) love..ali 2008/9/17 Brandy Kelley <divarep I LOVE THAT BOOK!!!!!! one of my all time favorites as a child. i lost the copy that was given to me when i was little, but was able to get another one for my kids (and me). heehee thanks for sharing that! brandyk On Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 4:51 PM, ali <alion74 wrote: Chapter 17When one wishes to play the wit, he sometimes wanders a little fromthe truth. I have not been altogether honest in what I have told youabout the lamplighters. And I realize that I run the risk of giving a false idea of our planet to those who do not know it. Men occupy avery small place upon the Earth. If the two billion inhabitants whopeople its surface were all to stand upright and somewhat crowdedtogether, as they do for some big public assembly, they could easily be put into one public square twenty miles long and twenty miles wide.All humanity could be piled up on a small Pacific islet.The grown-ups, to be sure, will not believe you when you tell themthat. They imagine that they fill a great deal of space. They fancy themselves as important as the baobabs. You should advise them, then,to make their own calculations. They adore figures, and that willplease them. But do not waste your time on this extra task. It isunnecessary. You have, I know, confidence in me. When the little prince arrived on the Earth, he was very muchsurprised not to see any people. He was beginning to be afraid he hadcome to the wrong planet, when a coil of gold, the color of themoonlight, flashed across the sand. " Good evening, " said the little prince courteously. " Good evening, " said the snake. " What planet is this on which I have come down? " asked the little prince. " This is the Earth; this is Africa, " the snake answered. " Ah! Then there are no people on the Earth? " " This is the desert. There are no people in the desert. The Earth islarge, " said the snake.The little prince sat down on a stone, and raised his eyes toward the sky. " I wonder, " he said, " whether the stars are set alight in heaven sothat one day each one of us may find his own again... Look at myplanet. It is right there above us. But how far away it is! " " It is beautiful, " the snake said. " What has brought you here? " " I have been having some trouble with a flower, " said the little prince. " Ah! " said the snake. And they were both silent. " Where are the men? " the little prince at last took up theconversation again. " It is a little lonely in the desert... " " It is also lonely among men, " the snake said. The little prince gazed at him for a long time. " You are a funny animal, " he said at last. " You are no thicker than afinger... " " But I am more powerful than the finger of a king, " said the snake. The little prince smiled. " You are not very powerful. You haven't even any feet. You cannot eventravel... " " I can carry you farther than any ship could take you, " said the snake. He twined himself around the little prince's ankle, like a goldenbracelet. " Whomever I touch, I send back to the earth from whence he came, " thesnake spoke again. " But you are innocent and true, and you come from a star... " The little prince made no reply. " You move me to pity-- you are so weak on this Earth made of granite, " the snake said. " I can help you, some day, if you grow too homesick for your own planet. I can-- " " Oh! I understand you very well, " said the little prince. " But why doyou always speak in riddles? " " I solve them all, " said the snake. And they were both silent. -- A.Arslan -- A.Arslan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 Thank you for posting from my favorite of all books. I am a librarian and when asked what is my favorite this is my answer- although it is hard to pinpoint only one - I especially like the passage where the prince meets the fox - when one loves something one is responsible for it (to paraphrase) many lessons can be gleened from this small but insightful text. wonderful !!! , " ali " <alion74 wrote: > > Chapter 17 > > When one wishes to play the wit, he sometimes wanders a little from > the truth. I have not been altogether honest in what I have told you > about the lamplighters. And I realize that I run the risk of giving a > false idea of our planet to those who do not know it. Men occupy a > very small place upon the Earth. If the two billion inhabitants who > people its surface were all to stand upright and somewhat crowded > together, as they do for some big public assembly, they could easily > be put into one public square twenty miles long and twenty miles wide. > All humanity could be piled up on a small Pacific islet. > > The grown-ups, to be sure, will not believe you when you tell them > that. They imagine that they fill a great deal of space. They fancy > themselves as important as the baobabs. You should advise them, then, > to make their own calculations. They adore figures, and that will > please them. But do not waste your time on this extra task. It is > unnecessary. You have, I know, confidence in me. > > When the little prince arrived on the Earth, he was very much > surprised not to see any people. He was beginning to be afraid he had > come to the wrong planet, when a coil of gold, the color of the > moonlight, flashed across the sand. > > " Good evening, " said the little prince courteously. > > " Good evening, " said the snake. > > " What planet is this on which I have come down? " asked the little prince. > > " This is the Earth; this is Africa, " the snake answered. > > " Ah! Then there are no people on the Earth? " > > " This is the desert. There are no people in the desert. The Earth is > large, " said the snake. > > The little prince sat down on a stone, and raised his eyes toward the sky. > > " I wonder, " he said, " whether the stars are set alight in heaven so > that one day each one of us may find his own again... Look at my > planet. It is right there above us. But how far away it is! " > > " It is beautiful, " the snake said. " What has brought you here? " > > " I have been having some trouble with a flower, " said the little prince. > > " Ah! " said the snake. > > And they were both silent. > > " Where are the men? " the little prince at last took up the > conversation again. " It is a little lonely in the desert... " > > " It is also lonely among men, " the snake said. > > The little prince gazed at him for a long time. > > " You are a funny animal, " he said at last. " You are no thicker than a > finger... " > > " But I am more powerful than the finger of a king, " said the snake. > > The little prince smiled. > > " You are not very powerful. You haven't even any feet. You cannot even > travel... " > > " I can carry you farther than any ship could take you, " said the snake. > > He twined himself around the little prince's ankle, like a golden > bracelet. > > " Whomever I touch, I send back to the earth from whence he came, " the > snake spoke again. " But you are innocent and true, and you come from a > star... " > > The little prince made no reply. > > " You move me to pity-- you are so weak on this Earth made of granite, " > the snake said. " I can help you, some day, if you grow too homesick > for your own planet. I can-- " > > " Oh! I understand you very well, " said the little prince. " But why do > you always speak in riddles? " > > " I solve them all, " said the snake. > > And they were both silent. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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