The Little PrinceWord文档格式.docx

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whenhewasalittleboy

[Chapter1]

　　　　　　-weareintroducedtothenarrator,apilot,andhisideasaboutgrown-ups

OncewhenIwassixyearsoldIsawamagnificentpictureinabook,calledTrueStoriesfromNature,abouttheprimevalforest.Itwasapictureofaboaconstrictorintheactofswallowingananimal.Hereisacopyofthedrawing.

　　Inthebookitsaid:

"

Boaconstrictorsswallowtheirpreywhole,withoutchewingit.Afterthattheyarenotabletomove,andtheysleepthroughthesixmonthsthattheyneedfordigestion."

　　Ipondereddeeply,then,overtheadventuresofthejungle.AndaftersomeworkwithacoloredpencilIsucceededinmakingmyfirstdrawing.MyDrawingNumberOne.Itlookedlikethis:

Ishowedmymasterpiecetothegrown-ups,andaskedthemwhetherthedrawingfrightenedthem.

　　Buttheyanswered:

Frighten?

Whyshouldanyonebefrightenedbyahat?

"

　　Mydrawingwasnotapictureofahat.Itwasapictureofaboaconstrictordigestinganelephant.Butsincethegrown-upswerenotabletounderstandit,Imadeanotherdrawing:

Idrewtheinsideoftheboaconstrictor,sothatthegrown-upscouldseeitclearly.Theyalwaysneedtohavethingsexplained.MyDrawingNumberTwolookedlikethis:

Thegrown-ups‘response,thistime,wastoadvisemetolayasidemydrawingsofboaconstrictors,whetherfromtheinsideortheoutside,anddevotemyselfinsteadtogeography,history,arithmeticandgrammar.Thatiswhy,attheageofsix,Igaveupwhatmighthavebeenamagnificentcareerasapainter.IhadbeendisheartenedbythefailureofmyDrawingNumberOneandmyDrawingNumberTwo.Grown-upsneverunderstandanythingbythemselves,anditistiresomeforchildrentobealwaysandforeverexplainingthingstothem.

　　SothenIchoseanotherprofession,andlearnedtopilotairplanes.Ihaveflownalittleoverallpartsoftheworld;

anditistruethatgeographyhasbeenveryusefultome.AtaglanceIcandistinguishChinafromArizona.Ifonegetslostinthenight,suchknowledgeisvaluable.

　　InthecourseofthislifeIhavehadagreatmanyencounterswithagreatmanypeoplewhohavebeenconcernedwithmattersofconsequence.Ihavelivedagreatdealamonggrown-ups.Ihaveseenthemintimately,closeathand.Andthathasn‘tmuchimprovedmyopinionofthem.

　　WheneverImetoneofthemwhoseemedtomeatallclear-sighted,ItriedtheexperimentofshowinghimmyDrawingNumberOne,whichIhavealwayskept.Iwouldtrytofindout,so,ifthiswasapersonoftrueunderstanding.But,whoeveritwas,he,orshe,wouldalwayssay:

Thatisahat."

　　ThenIwouldnevertalktothatpersonaboutboaconstrictors,orprimevalforests,orstars.Iwouldbringmyselfdowntohislevel.Iwouldtalktohimaboutbridge,andgolf,andpolitics,andneckties.Andthegrown-upwouldbegreatlypleasedtohavemetsuchasensibleman.

[Chapter2]

　　　　　　-thenarratorcrashesinthedesertandmakestheacquaintanceofthelittleprince

　　SoIlivedmylifealone,withoutanyonethatIcouldreallytalkto,untilIhadanaccidentwithmyplaneintheDesertofSahara,sixyearsago.Somethingwasbrokeninmyengine.AndasIhadwithmeneitheramechanicnoranypassengers,Isetmyselftoattemptthedifficultrepairsallalone.Itwasaquestionoflifeordeathforme:

Ihadscarcelyenoughdrinkingwatertolastaweek.

　　Thefirstnight,then,Iwenttosleeponthesand,athousandmilesfromanyhumanhabitation.Iwasmoreisolatedthanashipwreckedsailoronaraftinthemiddleoftheocean.Thusyoucanimaginemyamazement,atsunrise,whenIwasawakenedbyanoddlittlevoice.Itsaid:

　　"

Ifyouplease--drawmeasheep!

What!

Drawmeasheep!

　　Ijumpedtomyfeet,completelythunderstruck.Iblinkedmyeyeshard.Ilookedcarefullyallaroundme.AndIsawamostextraordinarysmallperson,whostoodthereexaminingmewithgreatseriousness.Hereyoumayseethebestpotraitthat,later,Iwasabletomakeofhim.Butmydrawingiscertainlyverymuchlesscharmingthanitsmodel.

　　That,however,isnotmyfault.Thegrown-upsdiscouragedmeinmypainter‘scareerwhenIwassixyearsold,andIneverlearnedtodrawanything,exceptboasfromtheoutsideandboasfromtheinside.

　　NowIstaredatthissuddenapparitionwithmyeyesfairlystartingoutofmyheadinastonishment.Remember,Ihadcrashedinthedesertathousandmilesfromanyinhabitedregion.Andyetmylittlemanseemedneithertobestrayinguncertainlyamongthesands,nortobefaintingfromfatigueorhungerorthirstorfear.Nothingabouthimgaveanysuggestionofachildlostinthemiddleofthedesert,athousandmilesfromanyhumanhabitation.WhenatlastIwasabletospeak,Isaidtohim:

But--whatareyoudoinghere?

　　Andinanswerherepeated,veryslowly,asifhewerespeakingofamatterofgreatconsequence:

Ifyouplease--drawmeasheep..."

　　Whenamysteryistoooverpowering,onedarenotdisobey.Absurdasitmightseemtome,athousandmilesfromanyhumanhabitationandindangerofdeath,Itookoutofmypocketasheetofpaperandmyfountain-pen.ButthenIrememberedhowmystudieshadbeenconcentratedongeography,history,arithmetic,andgrammar,andItoldthelittlechap（alittlecrossly,too）thatIdidnotknowhowtodraw.Heansweredme:

Thatdoesn‘tmatter.Drawmeasheep..."

　　ButIhadneverdrawnasheep.SoIdrewforhimoneofthetwopicturesIhaddrawnsooften.Itwasthatoftheboaconstrictorfromtheoutside.AndIwasastoundedtohearthelittlefellowgreetitwith,"

No,no,no!

Idonotwantanelephantinsideaboaconstrictor.Aboaconstrictorisaverydangerouscreature,andanelephantisverycumbersome.WhereIlive,everythingisverysmall.WhatIneedisasheep.Drawmeasheep."

　　SothenImadeadrawing.

Helookedatitcarefully,thenhesaid:

No.Thissheepisalreadyverysickly.Makemeanother."

　　SoImadeanotherdrawing

Myfriendsmiledgentlyandindulgenty."

Youseeyourself,"

hesaid,"

thatthisisnotasheep.Thisisaram.Ithashorns."

　　SothenIdidmydrawingoveroncemore.

　　Butitwasrejectedtoo,justliketheothers."

Thisoneistooold.Iwantasheepthatwilllivealongtime."

　　Bythistimemypatiencewasexhausted,becauseIwasinahurrytostarttakingmyengineapart.SoItossedoffthisdrawing.

AndIthrewoutanexplanationwithit.

Thisisonlyhisbox.Thesheepyouaskedforisinside."

　　Iwasverysurprisedtoseealightbreakoverthefaceofmyyoungjudge:

ThatisexactlythewayIwantedit!

Doyouthinkthatthissheepwillhavetohaveagreatdealofgrass?

Why?

BecausewhereIliveeverythingisverysmall..."

Therewillsurelybeenoughgrassforhim,"

Isaid."

ItisaverysmallsheepthatIhavegivenyou."

　　Hebenthisheadoverthedrawing:

Notsosmallthat--Look!

Hehasgonetosleep..."

　　AndthatishowImadetheacquaintanceofthelittleprince.

[Chapter3]

　　　　-thenarratorlearnsmoreaboutfromwherethelittleprincecame

　　Ittookmealongtimetolearnwherehecamefrom.Thelittleprince,whoaskedmesomanyquestions,neverseemedtoheartheonesIaskedhim.Itwasfromwordsdroppedbychancethat,littlebylittle,everythingwasrevealedtome.

　　Thefirsttimehesawmyairplane,forinstance（Ishallnotdrawmyairplane;

thatwouldbemuchtoocomplicatedforme）,heaskedme:

Whatisthatobject?

Thatisnotanobject.Itflies.Itisanairplane.Itismyairplane."

AndIwasproudtohavehimlearnthatIcouldfly.

　　Hecriedout,then:

Youdroppeddownfromthesky?

Yes,"

Ianswered,modestly.

Oh!

Thatisfunny!

　　Andthelittleprincebrokeintoalovelypealoflaughter,whichirritatedmeverymuch.Ilikemymisfortunestobetakenseriously.

　　Thenheadded:

Soyou,too,comefromthesky!

Whichisyourplanet?

　　AtthatmomentIcaughtagleamoflightintheimpenetrablemysteryofhispresence;

andIdemanded,abruptly:

Doyoucomefromanotherplanet?

　　Buthedidnotreply.Hetossedhisheadgently,withouttakinghiseyesfrommyplane:

Itistruethatonthatyoucan‘thavecomefromveryfaraway..."

　　Andhesankintoareverie,whichlastedalongtime.Then,takingmysheepoutofhispocket,heburiedhimselfinthecontemplationofhistreasure.

　　Youcanimaginehowmycuriositywasarousedbythishalf-confidenceaboutthe"

otherplanets."

Imadeagreateffort,therefore,tofindoutmoreonthissubject.

Mylittleman,wheredoyoucomefrom?

Whatisthis‘whereIlive,‘ofwhichyouspeak?

Wheredoyouwanttotakeyoursheep?

　　Afterareflectivesilenceheanswered:

Thethingthatissogoodabouttheboxyouhavegivenmeisthatatnighthecanuseitashishouse."

Thatisso.AndifyouaregoodIwillgiveyouastring,too,sothatyoucantiehimduringtheday,andaposttotiehimto."

　　Butthelittleprinceseemedshockedbythisoffer:

Tiehim!

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