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ChapterIttookmealongtimetolearnwherehecameThelittleprince,whoaskedmesomanyquestions,neverseemedtoheartheonesIaskedhim.Itwasfromwordsdroppedbychancethat,littlebylittle,everythingwasrevealedtome.Thefirsttimehesawmyairplane,forinstance(Ishallnotdrawmyairplane;thatwouldbemuchtoocomplicatedforme),heaskedme:“Whatisthat“Thatisnotanobject.Itflies.Itisanairplane.ItismyAndIwasproudtohavehimlearnthatIcouldHecriedout,then:“What!Youdroppeddownfromthesky?”“Yes,”Ianswered,modestly.“Oh!ThatisAndthelittleprincebrokeintoalovelypeal(轟然)oflaughter,whichirritatedmeverymuch.IlikemymisfortunestobetakenThenheadded:“Soyou,too,comefromthesky!WhichisyourAtthatmomentIcaughtagleamoflightintheimpenetrable(費解的)mysteryofhispresence;andIdemanded,abruptly:“DoyoucomefromanotherButhedidnotreply.Hetossedhisheadgently,withouttakinghiseyesfrommy“Itistruethatonthatyoucan’thavecomefromveryfaraway...”Andhesankintoareverie(幻想),whichlastedalongtime.Then,takingmysheepoutofhispocket,heburiedhimselfinthecontemplationofhistreasure.Youcanimaginehowmycuriositywasarousedbythishalf-confidenceaboutthe“otherplanets.”Imadeagreateffort,therefore,tofindoutmoreonthissubject.“Mylittleman,wheredoyoucomefrom?Whatisthis‘whereIlive,’ofwhichyouspeak?Wheredoyouwanttotakeyoursheep?”Afterareflectivesilencehe“Thethingthatissogoodabouttheboxyouhavegivenmeisthatatnighthecanuseitashishouse.”“Thatisso.AndifyouaregoodIwillgiveyouastring,sothatyoucantiehimduringtheday,andaposttotiehimto.”Butthelittleprinceseemedshockedbythisoffer:“Tiehim!Whataqueer“Butifyoudon’ttiehim,”Isaid,“hewillwanderoffsomewhere,andgetMyfriendbrokeintoanotherpeal(轟然)of“Butwheredoyouthinkhewouldgo?”“Anywhere.Straightaheadofhim.”Thenthelittleprincesaid,earnestly:“Thatdoesn’tmatter.WhereIlive,everyth