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And in answer he repeated , very slowly , as if he were speaking of a matter of great consequence : " If you please -- draw me a sheep ... " |
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When a mystery is too overpowering , one dare not disobey . |
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Absurd as it might seem to me , a thousand miles from any human habitation and in danger of death , I took out of my pocket a sheet of paper and my fountain - pen . |
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But then I remembered how my studies had been concentrated on geography , history , arithmetic , and grammar , and I told the little chap ( a little crossly , too ) that I did not know how to draw . |
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He answered me : " That does n't matter . |
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Draw me a sheep ... " |
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But I had never drawn a sheep . |
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So I drew for him one of the two pictures I had drawn so often . |
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It was that of the boa constrictor from the outside . |
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And I was astounded to hear the little fellow greet it with , " No , no , no ! |
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" I made you my Ambassador , " the king called out , hastily . |
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He had a magnificent air of authority . |
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" The grown - ups are very strange , " the little prince said to himself , as he continued on his journey . |
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Chapter 11 . |
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The second planet was inhabited by a conceited man . |
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" Ah ! |
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Ah ! |
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I am about to receive a visit from an admirer ! " he exclaimed from afar , when he first saw the little prince coming . |
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For , to conceited men , all other men are admirers . |
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" Good morning , " said the little prince . |
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" That is a queer hat you are wearing . " |
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" It is a hat for salutes , " the conceited man replied . |
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" It is to raise in salute when people acclaim me . |
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Unfortunately , nobody at all ever passes this way . " |
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" Yes ? " said the little prince , who did not understand what the conceited man was talking about . |