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第二章（第3页）

Ifyouplease，drawmeasheep..."

Whenamysteryistoooverpowering，onedarenotdisobey.Absurdasitmightseemtome，athousandmilesfromanyhumanhabitationandindangerofdeath，Itookoutofmypocketasheetofpaperandmyfountain-pen.ButthenIrememberedhowmystudieshadbeenconcentratedongeography，history，arithmetic，andgrammar，andItoldthelittlechap（alittlecrossly，too）thatIdidnotknowhowtodraw.Heansweredme:"

Thatdoesn’tmatter.Drawmeasheep..."

ButIhadneverdrawnasheep.SoIdrewforhimoneofthetwopicturesIhaddrawnsooften.Itwasthatoftheboaconstrictorfromtheoutside.AndIwasastoundedtohearthelittlefellowgreetitwith，"

No，no，no!Idonotwantanelephantinsideaboaconstrictor.Aboaconstrictorisaverydangerouscreature，andanelephantisverycumbersome.WhereIlive，everythingisverysmall.WhatIneedisasheep.Drawmeasheep."

SothenImadeadrawing.

Helookedatitcarefully，thenhesaid:"

No.Thissheepisalreadyverysickly.Makemeanother."

SoImadeanotherdrawing.

Myfriendsmiledgentlyandindulgenty."

Youseeyourself，"

hesaid，"

thatthisisnotasheep.Thisisaram.Ithashorns."

SothenIdidmydrawingoveroncemore.

Butitwasrejectedtoo，justliketheothers."

Thisoneistooold.Iwantasheepthatwilllivealongtime."

Bythistimemypatiencewasexhausted，becauseIwasinahurrytostarttakingmyengineapart.SoItossedoffthisdrawing.

AndIthrewoutanexplanationwithit.

"

Thisisonlyhisbox.Thesheepyouaskedforisinside."

Iwasverysurprisedtoseealightbreakoverthefaceofmyyoungjudge:"

ThatisexactlythewayIwantedit!Doyouthinkthatthissheepwillhavetohaveagreatdealofgrass"

"

Why"

"

BecausewhereIliveeverythingisverysmall..."

"

Therewillsurelybeenoughgrassforhim，"

Isaid."

ItisaverysmallsheepthatIhavegivenyou."

Hebenthisheadoverthedrawing:"

Notsosmallthat—Look!Hehasgonetosleep..."

AndthatishowImadetheacquaintanceofthelittleprince.