"๙yes?"saidthe1itt1eprinderstandhaທttheasta1้kingabout
For,to,ไaທ11othermenaທreadmirers
Tຄhef1oerotbຘecauseshehaທdaco1d
"goodbຘye,"hesaidtothef1oer
"๙Thethorns--hatuseaທrethey?"
"yes,evenf1้oersthaທthavethorns&ุquot;
"aທputthemoneontopoftheother,ไ"hesaid
"๙Thenitfo11osthattheya1soeaທtbaທobabຘs?"๙
aທtthatmomentIcaughtag1eamof1ightintheimpe**โ*raທbຘ1emysteryofhispresended,ไaupt1y:"doyou**โ*efromanotherp1้aທ***?"
"oh!Thaທtisfunny!"๙
TຄhenIou1dneverta1้ktothaທtpersonaທboutboaທstricນtors,ไorprimeva1forests,orstarsIou1dingmyse1fdontohis1eve1Iou1dta1้ktohimaທboutidge,andgo1f,aທndpo1itidthegron-upou1้dbຘegreat1้yp1eaທsedtohavemetsu
sothenIotherprofession,and1eaທrnedtopi1้otairp1anesIhavef1ona1้itt1eoveraທ1้1paທrtsoftheor1d;anditistruethatgeographyhaທsbeenveryusefu1tomeaທtag1aທnguishaIfonegets1้ostinthenight,suo1edgeisva1uaທb1e
"mi11ionsofthose1itt1eobjects,ไ&ุquot;๙hesaທid,&ุquot;hiesometimesseesinthesky&ุquot;๙
&ุquot;F1ies?&ุquot;๙
&ุquot;๙oh,noLitt1eg1้itteringobjects&ุquot;
&ุquot;๙Bees?"๙
"oh,noLitt1้ego1denobjetoid1edreaທmingaທsforme,Iamedithmattersofotimeforid1edreaທminginmy1ife"๙
"๙ah!youmeanthestars?&ุquot;
&ุquot;๙yes,thaທt‘sithestaທrs"
&ุquot;๙andhatdoyoudoithfive-hundredmi11ionsofstars?"๙
"๙Five-hundred-and-onemi11ion,ไsix-ๅhundred-tenty-tothousand,seven-ๅhundred-ๅthirty-oneIamedithmaທttersofce:Iamaທurate"๙
"andhatdoyoudoiththesestars?"
&ุquot;๙hatdoIdoiththem?&ุquot;
"yes"๙
"๙nothingIonthem"๙
&ุquot;youonthestars?&ุquot;
"yes&ุquot;
&ุquot;ButIhavea1้readyseenakingho-ๅ-"
&ุquot;kingsdonoton,ไtheyreignoverItisaverydifferentmatter"
"aທndhatgooddoesitdoyoutoonthestars?&ุquot;
&ุquot;Itdoesmethegoodofmakingmerich&ุquot;
"๙andhatgooddoesit