介绍： 这是一本写给大人的童话，它告诉我们：在遥远的星空上，住着一位小王子。他纤弱、孤独，他纯真如水，他喜欢看落日，他爱着一朵虚张声势的玫瑰花，他旅行，他见过大人世界里的荒诞，也遇见了一个落难的飞行员……

【Chapter 04】

But, of course, those of us who understand life couldn’t care less about numbers! I should have...

介绍： 这是一本写给大人的童话，它告诉我们：在遥远的星空上，住着一位小王子。他纤弱、孤独，他纯真如水，他喜欢看落日，他爱着一朵虚张声势的玫瑰花，他旅行，他见过大人世界里的荒诞，也遇见了一个落难的飞行员……

【Chapter 04】

But, of course, those of us who understand life couldn’t care less about numbers! I should have liked to begin this story like a fairy tale, l should have liked to say: “Once upon a time there was a little prince who lived on a planet hardly any bigger than he was, and who needed a friend . . .” For those who understand life, that would sound much truer.

The fact is, I don't want my book to be taken lightly. Telling these memories is so painful for me. It’s already been six years since my friend went away, taking his sheep with him. If I try to describe him here, it’s so I won’t forget him. It’s sad to forget a friend. Not everyone has had a friend.

And l might become like the grown-ups who are no longer interested in anything but numbers. Which is still another reason why I’ve bought a box of paints and some pencils. It’s hard to go back to drawing, at my age, when you’ve never made go any attempts since the one of a boa from inside and the one of a boa from outside, at the age of six! I’ll certainly try to make my portraits as true to life as possible. But I’m not entirely sure of succeeding.

One drawing works, and the next no longer bears any resemblance. And I’m a little off on his height, too. In this one the little prince is too tall. And here he’s too short. And I’m uncertain about the color of his suit.

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