A king with no subjects, who only issues orders that will be followed, such as commanding the sun to set at sunset.The prince has since visited six other planets, each of which was inhabited by one adult. The prince laments that he did not understand how to love his rose while being with her. She wishes him well and turns down his desire to leave her in the glass globe, saying she will protect herself. Upon their goodbyes, the rose apologises for failing to show that she loved him. The prince made a screen and glass globe to protect her from the cold and wind, watered her, and kept the caterpillars off.ĭespite falling in love with the rose, the prince also began to feel that she was taking advantage of him and resolved to leave the planet to explore the rest of the universe. The rose exaggerates ailments to have the prince care for her. The prince meets a rose that grew on the asteroid. The prince wants a sheep to eat the undesirable plants, but worries it will also eat plants with thorns. The prince used to clean the volcanoes and weed unwanted seeds and sprigs that infested his soil, pulling out baobab trees that were constantly on the verge of overrunning the surface. The asteroid has three minuscule volcanoes (two active, and one dormant or extinct) and various plants. He used to live in a house-sized asteroid known as "B 612" on Earth. Over the course of days, while the narrator attempts to repair his plane, the prince recounts his life story. This turns out to be the exact drawing the prince wanted. After three failed attempts at drawing a sheep, the frustrated narrator draws a crate, claiming the sheep is inside. The narrator first shows him the picture of the elephant inside the snake, which, to the narrator's surprise, the prince interprets correctly. The prince asks the narrator to draw a sheep. Here, he is greeted by a young boy nicknamed "the little prince." The narrator must fix his aeroplane before his supply of water runs out. The narrator becomes an aircraft pilot, and one day, his plane crashes in the Sahara desert, far from civilization. The grownups always reply that the picture depicts a hat, and so he knows to only talk of "reasonable" things to them, rather than the fanciful. Plot Īs a test to determine if grownups are as enlightened as a child, the narrator shows them a picture depicting a boa constrictor that has eaten an elephant. The Little Prince has been adapted to numerous art forms and media, including audio recordings, radio plays, live stage, film, television, ballet, and opera. The book has been translated into over 505 different languages and dialects worldwide, being the second most translated work ever published, trailing only the Bible. The Little Prince became Saint-Exupéry's most successful work, selling an estimated 140 million copies worldwide, which makes it one of the best-selling in history. Despite its style as a children's book, The Little Prince makes observations about life, adults, and human nature. The story follows a young prince who visits various planets, including Earth, and addresses themes of loneliness, friendship, love, and loss. It was first published in English and French in the United States by Reynal & Hitchcock in April 1943 and was published posthumously in France following liberation Saint-Exupéry's works had been banned by the Vichy Regime. The Little Prince (French: Le Petit Prince, pronounced ) is a novella written and illustrated by French aristocrat, writer, and military pilot Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
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