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第三章（第3页）

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，wheredoyoucomefromWhatisthis‘whereIlive，’ofwhichyouspeakWheredoyouwanttotakeyoursheep”

Afterareflectivesilenceheanswered:"

Thethingthatissogoodabouttheboxyouhavegivenmeisthatatnighthecanuseitashishouse."

"

Thatisso.AndifyouaregoodIwillgiveyouastring，too，sothatyoucantiehimduringtheday，andaposttotiehimto."

Butthelittleprinceseemedshockedbythisoffer:"

Tiehim!Whataqueeridea!"

“Butifyoudon’ttiehim，”

Isaid，“hewillwanderoffsomewhere，andgetlost.”

Myfriendbrokeintoanotherpealoflaughter:"

Butwheredoyouthinkhewouldgo"

"

Anywhere.Straightaheadofhim."

Thenthelittleprincesaid，earnestly:"

Thatdoesn’tmatter.WhereIlive，everythingissosmall!"

And，withperhapsahintofsadness，headded:"

Straightaheadofhim，nobodycangoveryfar..."