The document is an excerpt from ‘The Little Prince’ by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, detailing the narrator’s encounter with a mysterious young boy in the Sahara Desert who asks him to draw a sheep. The story reflects on themes of childhood, imagination, and the disconnect between adults and children. It introduces the little prince’s home on a small asteroid and hints at deeper philosophical ideas about life and friendship.
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The Little Prince
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The Little Prince
written and illustrated by
Antoine de Saint Exupéry
translated from the French by Katherine Woods
TO LEON WERTH
I ask the indulgence of the children who may read this book for dedicating it to a grown-
up. I have a serious reason: he is the best friend I have in the world. I have another
reason: this grown-up understands everything, even books about children. I have a third
reason: he lives in France where he is hungry and cold. He needs cheering up. If all these
reasons are not enough, I will dedicate the book to the child from whom this grown-up
grew. All grown-ups were once children--although few of them remember it. And so I
correct my dedication:
TO LEON WERTH
WHEN HE WAS A LITTLE BOY
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