小王子 章节目录 第37章(第1页/共2页)


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    ChapterVIII

    Isoonlearoknowthisflowerbetter.Oleprince'splaheflowershadalwaysbeenverysimple.Theyhadonlyofpetals;theytookupnoroomatall;theywereatroubletonobody.Onemtheywouldappearinthegrass,andbynighttheywouldhavefadedpeacefullyaway.Butoneday,fromaseedblownfromnooneknewwhere,anewflowerhadeup;aleprincehadwatchedverycloselyoverthissmallsproutwhichwasnotlikeanyothersmallsproutsonhisplamight,yousee,havebeenanewkindofbaobab.

    Theshrubsoonstoppedgrowing,aogetreadytoproduceaflower.Thelittleprince,resentatthefirstappearanceofahugebud,feltatosomesortofmiraculousapparitionmustemergefromit.Buttheflowerwasnotsatisfiedtopletethepreparationsforherbeautyintheshelterreenchamber.Shechosehercolourswiththegreatestcare.Sheadjustedherpetalsonebyeone.Shedidnotwishtogooutintotheworldallrumpled,likethefieldpoppies.Itwasonlyinthefullradianceofherbeautythatshewishedtoappear.Oh,yes!Shewasacoquettishcreature!Andhermysteriousadorlastedfordaysanddays.

    Thenonem,exactlyatsunrise,shesuddenlyshowedherself.

    And,afterwwithallthispainstakingprecision,sheyawnedandsaid:

    "Ah!Iamscarcelyawake.Ibegthatyouwillexcuseme.Mypetalsarestillalldisarranged..."

    Butthelittleprincecouldrainhisadmiration:

    "Oh!Howbeautifulyouare!"

    "AmInot?"theflowerresponded,sweetly,"AndIwasbornatthesamemomentasthesun..."

    Thelittleprincecouldguesseasilyenoughthatshewasnotanytoomodest——buthowmoving——aing——shewas!

    "Ithinkitistimeforbreakfast."sheaddedaninstantlater,"Ifyouwouldhavethekiothinkofmyneeds——"

    Aleprinpletelyabashed,wenttolookforasprinkling-offreshwater.So,heteheflower.

    So,too,shebeganveryquicklytotormenthimwithhervanity——whichwas,ifthetruthbeknown,alittledifficulttodealwith.Oneday,forinstance,whensheeakingofherfourthorns,shesaidtothelittleprince:

    "Letthetigersewiththeirclaws!"

    "Therearenotigersonmyplahelittleprinceobjected,"And,anyway,tigersdoweeds."

    "Iamnotaweed."theflowerreplied,sweetly.

    "Pleaseexcuseme..."

    "Ia
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