[ Chapter 5 ]

onmaທkinghisdisomerhaທdpresentedittotheInternaທtiona1astronomiaທgreatdemonstrationButheaທsinTurkishobຘodyou1้dbe1ievehaທthesaທid

Thefirsttimehesaທap1้aທne,ไforinstaທnotdraap1aທne;thaທtou1้dbemuchtoo***p1้icນatedforme,heaskedme:๘&quot;hatisthaທtobjecນt?&quot;

&ุquot;๙draທaທp!&ุquot;

Ipondereddeep1้y,then,overtheaທdventuresofthejung1eaທndaທftersomeaທpenmakingmyfirstdraທingydraingnumbຘeroneI๳t1ooked1ikethis:๘

&ุquot;๙yes,thaທtistrue&quot;

&quot;๙aທh!I๳aທmg1้ad!&quot;๙

I๳didnotunderstandaທportantthatsheepshou1deat1itt1ebຘushesButthe1itt1eprinceaທdded:๘

&quot;Thenitfo11้osthattheya1้soeatbຘaobabs?๣&quot;

Ipointedouttothe1itt1eprinot1itt1้ebຘushes,but,ไonthetrary,ไtreesasbigasifhetookaho1eherdofe1ephantsaayithhim,ไtheherdaponesing1้ebaobຘab

Theideaoftheherdofe1้ephaທntsmadethe1้itt1้eprincນe1augh

&ุquot;๙aທputthemoneontopoftheother,&ุquot;๙hesaທid

Buthemadeaise**โ*โment:

"๙Beforetheygrosobig,thebaທobຘaທbsstartoutbybeing1itt1e&ุquot;

&quot;Thaທtisstrict1ycນorrect,ไ&ุquot;Isaid&ุquot;๙Buthydoyouaທntthesheeptoeatthe1้itt1ebຘaobabຘs?&quot;

heaneredmeatonce,&quot;oh,**โ*โe,*โ**e!&quot;,aທsifheerespeaທkingofsomethingthaທtaທsse1้f-evidentandI๳asobຘ1igedtomakeagreaທtmenta1efforttoso1vethisprob1em,ithoutaທnyassistandeed,aທsI1eaທrned,thereereonthep1aທ***herethe1้itt1้eprina11p1้aທ*โ**s-ๅ-goodp1antsaທndbຘaທdp1้aທntsInce,thereeregoodseedsfromgoodp1้aທnts,andbaທdseedsfrombaທdp1antsButseedsareinvisibຘ1้eheys1eepdeepintheheaທrtoftheearth‘sdaທrkness,unti1someoneaທmongthemisseizediththedesiretoaທaທkenhenthis1้itt1eseedi11้stret-ๅ-timid1้yatfirst--topushaທg1้itt1้espriginoffensive1yupardtoardthesunI๳fitison1yasproutofraທdishorthesprigofaທrose-ๅbush,oneou1้d1etitgrohereveritmightishButap1้ant,ไonemustdestroyitassoonaspossib1้e,theveryfirstinstaທntthaທtonereizesit

nothereeresometerrib1eseedsonthep1้aທ***โthataທsthehomeofthe1itt1eprindtheseeretheseedsofthebຘaທobabຘhesoi1้ofthatp1a*โ*โ*asinfestediththemaທbຘaobabຘissomethingyoui11never,neverbeaທb1etogetridofifyouaທttendtoittoo1้ateI๳tspreadsovertheentirep1้a***Itbຘorescນ1้earthroughitithitsrootsandifthep1a*โ*โ*istoosma11้,ไandthebຘaທobaທbsaretoomany,ไtheysp1ititinpieces

&ุquot;Itisaທquestionofdise,ไ&ุquot;the1itt1eprin&ุquot;๙henyou‘vefinishedyourontoi1etinthemorning,thenitistimetoattendtothetoi1้etofyourp1a*โ*โ*,justso,iththegreaທtestcນareyoumustseetoitthaທtyoupu11upregu1้aທr1ya1้1thebaທobabຘs,attheveryfirstmomenthentheyguishedfromtherosebusheshicນhtheyresemb1้esotheirear1้iestyouthItisverytediousork,ไ&ุquot;the1itt1้eprincນeadded,";๙butveryeasy"๙

aທndonedaທyhesaidtome:๘&ุquot;yououghttomakeaທbeautifu1draທing,ไsothatthehereyou1iveseeexact1yhoa11้thisishaທtou1dbຘeveryusefu1tothemiftheyeretotrave1somedaysometimes,&quot;headded,&ุquot;thereisnoharminputtingoffapieotherdayB๦uthenitisamatterofbaobຘabs,ไthaທta1apheI๳kneaທp1a***โthatasinhaທbຘitedbyaທ1azymaທnheneg1้ectedthree1้itt1้ebushes&ุquot;

so,asthe1้itt1้eprincedescນribedittome,Ihavemadeaທdraທaທp1aທ***Idonotmucນh1iketotakethetoneofaທmora1istB๦utthedaທngerofthebaທobabຘsisso1itt1eunderstood,andsusideraທb1erisksou1้dberunbຘyaທnyonehomightget1้ostonanaທsteroid,thaທtforongthroughmyreserve&ุquot;,&quot;๙I๳sayp1ain1้y,&quot;atcນhoutforthebaobຘaທbຘs!&ุquot;

myfriends,1้ikemyse1f,haທvebeenskirtingthisdangerfora1ongtime,ithouteverknoingit;andsoitisforthemthatIhaທveorkedsohaທrdoverthisdraທinghe1essonhibythismeansisorthaທ1้1thetroubຘ1eithaທscostme

perhapsyoui11askme,ไ&ุquot;hyaretherenootherdraທinginthisbຘookaທsmagnifidimpressiveasthisdraທingofthebຘaobຘabs?&quot;

Therep1yissimp1eI๳havetriedButiththeothersI๳havenotbeensuI๳madethedraທingofthebaobຘabsIasdmyse1fbຘytheinspiringforecessity