“在这个冷酷无情的地球上,你这么弱小,我很可怜你。如果你非常怀念你的星球,那时我可以帮助你。我可以……”
“啊!我很明白你的意思。”小王子说,“但是你为什么说话总是像让人猜谜语似的?”
“这些谜语我都能解开的。”蛇说。
于是他们又都沉默起来。
Chapter17
Whenonewishestoplaythewit,hesometimeswandersalittlefromthetruth.IhavenotbeenaltogetherhonestinwhatIhavetoldyouaboutthelamplighters.AndIrealizethatIruntheriskofgivingafalseideaofourplanettothosewhodonotknowit.MenoccupyaverysmallplaceupontheEarth.Ifthetwobillioninhabitantswhopeopleitssurfacewerealltostanduprightandsomewhatcrowdedtogether,astheydoforsomebigpublicassembly,theycouldeasilybeputintoonepublicsquaretwentymileslongandtwentymileswide.AllhumanitycouldbepileduponasmallPacificislet.
Thegrown-ups,tobesure,willnotbelieveyouwhenyoutellthemthat.Theyimaginethattheyfillagreatdealofspace.Theyfancythemselvesasimportantasthebaobabs.Youshouldadvisethem,then,tomaketheirowncalculations.Theyadorefigures,andthatwillpleasetheButdonotwasteyourtimeonthisextratask.Itisunnecessary.Youhave,Iknow,confidenceinme.
WhenthelittleprincearrivedontheEarth,hewasverymuchsurprisednottoseeanypeople.Hewasbeginningtobeafraidhehadcometothewrongplanet,whenacoilofgold,thecolorofthemoonlight,flashedacrossthesand.
"Goodevening,"saidthelittleprincecourteously.
"Goodevening,"saidthesnake.
"WhatplanetisthisonwhichIhavecomedown"askedthelittleprince.
"ThisistheEarth;thisisAfrica,"thesnakeanswered.
"Ah!ThentherearenopeopleontheEarth""Thisisthedesert.Therearenopeopleinthedesert.TheEarthislarge,"saidthesnake.
Thelittleprincesatdownonastone,andraisedhiseyestowardthesky.
"Iwonder,"hesaid,"whetherthestarsaresetalightinheavensothatonedayeachoneofusmayfindhisownagain...Lookatmyplanet.Itisrightthereaboveus.Buthowfarawayitis!""Itisbeautiful,"thesnakesaid."Whathasbroughtyouhere""Ihavebeenhavingsometroublewithaflower,"saidthelittleprince.
"Ah!"saidthesnake.
Andtheywerebothsilent.
"Wherearethemen"thelittleprinceatlasttookuptheconversationagain."Itisalittlelonelyinthedesert...""Itisalsolonelyamongmen,"thesnakesaid.
Thelittleprincegazedathimforalongtime.
"Youareafunnyanimal,"hesaidatlast."Youarenothickerthanafinger...""ButIammorepowerfulthanthefingerofaking,"saidthesnake.
Thelittleprincesmiled.
"Youarenotverypowerful.Youhaventevenanyfeet.Youcannoteventravel...""Icancarryyoufartherthananyshipcouldtakeyou,"saidthesnake.
Hetwinedhimselfaroundthelittleprincesankle,likeagoldenbracelet.
"WhomeverItouch,Isendbacktotheearthfromwhencehecame,"thesnakespokeagain."Butyouareinnocentandtrue,andyoucomefromastar..."Thelittleprincemadenoreply.
"Youmovemetopity—youaresoweakonthisEarthmadeofgranite,"thesnakesaid."Icanhelpyou,someday,ifyougrowtoohomesickforyourownplanet.Ican—""Oh!Iunderstandyouverywell,"saidthelittleprince."Butwhydoyoualwaysspeakinriddles""Isolvethemall,"saidthesnake.
Andtheywerebothsilent.
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