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“你說話就和那些大人一樣！”

It is such a secret place, the land of tears.

On the fifth day― again, as always, it was thanks to the sheep― the secret of the little prince’s life was revealed to me. Abruptly, without anything to lead up to it, and as if the question had been born of long and silent meditation on his problem, he demanded:"A sheep― if it eats little bushes, does it eat flowers, too""A sheep," I answered, "eats anything it finds in its reach.""Even flowers that have thorns""Yes, even flowers that have thorns.""Then the thorns― what use are they"I did not know. At that moment I was very busy trying to unscrew a bolt that had got stuck in my engine. I was very much worried, for it was becoming clear to me that the breakdown of my plane was extremely serious. And I had so little drinking-water left that I had to fear for the worst.

Chapter 7

“是個甚麼？”

這話使我有點尷尬。但是他又刻薄無情地持續說道：“你把甚麼都混在一起……你把統統都攪散了。”

“我甚麼也不以為！我是隨便答覆你的。我可有端莊事要做！”

The little prince was now white with rage.