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第十七章(第2页)

“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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