Looking back

A pilot made an emergency landing in the sahara, there he met a little boy from another star: the “Little Prince”.

He was at home on the little asteroid B 612, where his rose with four thorns bloomed and two volcanos served to warm up the breakfast.

When the pilot met the “Little Prince” he had visited already six other planets. Different grown-ups lived there. On the Earth the “Little Prince” met before other creatures. So he spoke with a fox and they became friends. The fox told him:” Here’s my secret. It’s quite simple: One sees clearly only with the heart. Anything essential is invisible to the eyes.” (page 63)

After he met the fox he met the railway switchman and the salesclerk. The salesclerk wanted to sell pills invented to quench thirst. The “”Little Prince” told this story when the pilot and he were in the desert for eight days and had nothing to drink anymore. Later they found a well and the pilot left the “Little Prince” to repair the plane. When he came back the “Little Prince” had decided to go back to his planet with the help of a snake.

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