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Chapter four
The nrata speculates as to which asteroid from which the little prince came
I had
Thus learned a second fact of great importance
This was that the planet
The little prince came from was scarcely any larger than a house
But that did not really surprise me much
I knew very well that in addition to the great planets
Such as the earth jupiter
Marsopanas to which we have given names
There were also hundreds of others
Some of which are so small
That one has a hard time seeing them through the telescope
When an astronomer discovers one of these
He does not give it a name
But only a number he might call it for example astrroaude three to five
I have serious reason to believe that the planet from which the little prince came is the asteroid known as b six one
Two
This asterood has only once been seen through the telescope
That was by a turkish astronomer in nineteen
Onnine on making his discovery
The astronomer had presented to the international astromic congress in a great demonstration
But he was in turkish costume
So nobody would believe what he said gronubs are like that fortunately
However for the reputation of asterroad be six one two
A turkish dictator made a law
That his subjects under paen of death should change to european costume so in nineteen twenty
The astronomer gave his demonstration all over again dressed with impressive style and elegance
And this time everybody accepted his report
If i have told you these details about the astronaut
And made a note of its number for you
It is on account of the grown ups and dairways
We'll tell them that you have made a new friend
They never ask you any questions about essential matters they never say to you what does his voice sound like what games does he love best does he collect butterflies instead
They demand how old is he how many brothers has he how much does he wait how much money does his father make only from these figures do they think they have learned anything about him
If you were to say to the gronups i saw a beautiful house made of rosy brick juranims in the windows and dolphs on the roof
They would not be able to get any idea of that house at all
You would have to say to them i saw a house that caused twenty thousand dollars
Then they will explame
Oh
What a pretty house that is just sar
You might say to them the proof
That the little prince existed is that he was charming
That he laugh
And that he was looking for a sheep
If anybody wants a sheep that is a proof
That he exists
And what good would it do to tell them
That they would shrup their shootters and tridio like a child
But if you said to them the planet
He came from is asteroaud b six
One Two
Then they would be convinced and leave you in peace from their questions
They're like that one must not hold it against them
Children should always show great for parents toward growup people
But certainly for us who understand life figures are a matter of indifference
I should have like to begin the story in a fashion of the faerry tales
I should have like to say once upon the time
There was a little prince who lived on a planet
That was gosly any bigger than himself
And who had need of a sheep to those who understand life
That would have given a much greater air of truth to my story
If i do not want anyone to read my book
Carelessly i have suffered too much grief in setting down these memories six years have already passed
Since my friend went away from me with his sheep
If i try to describe him
Here it is to make sure that i shall not forget him
To forget a friend is sad
Not everyone has had a friend
And if i forget him
I may become like the grown nubs
Who are no longer interested in anything
But figures it is for that purpose again
That i have bought a box of pants and some pencils
It is hard to take up
Join again at my age
When i have never made any pictures except those of the buw constricter from the outside and the bow constricter from the inside
Since i was six
I shall certainly try to make my portraits as true to life as possible
But i am not at all shsure of success
One drawing goes all long right and another
Another has no resent onance to its subject
I some errors to in the little prince height in one place
He's too tall and in another too short
And i feel some doubts about the color of his costume
So i found alone as best
I can now good now bad
And i hope generally fair to middle in certain more important details
I shall make mistakes also
But that is something that would not be my thouaut
My friend never explained anything to me
He thought perhaps that i was like himself
But i alice do not know how to see sheep through the walls of boxes
Perhaps
I am a little like the grown nups
I have had to grow out the
