On the fourth planet/lived a businessman/who counted stars/so that he could own them all.
The businessman said,/“When you discover an island/that belongs to nobody,/it is yours. So with me,/I own the stars/because nobody else before me/ever thought of owning them,”/and he wrote the number on a little paper,/and then put that paper in a drawer/and locked it with a key.
The little prince said to the businessman,/“I own a flower/which I watered every day/and three volcanoes/which I cleaned out every week. It is of some use to my volcanoes and my flower/that I own them. But you are of no use to the stars....”
“Grown-ups are altogether extraordinary,”/the little prince said to himself/as he continued on his journey.
On the fifth planet,/the smallest one of all,/lived a man/who lit a lamp. His planet rotated every minute,/so,/following orders,/he was always lighting his lamp/then putting it out.
As the little prince watched him,/he felt/that he loved this lamplighter/who was so faithful to his orders. Continuing on his journey,/the little prince said to himself,/“That man would be scorned by all the others:/by the king,/by the conceited man,/by the drunkard,/by the businessman. Nevertheless,/he is the only one of them all/who does not seem to me ridiculous. Perhaps that is because/he is thinking of something else/besides himself.” However,/the little prince realized/this planet was too small/and that there was not enough room on it/for two people. Giving a sigh of regret,/he continued on his journey.
On the sixth planet/lived a geographer/who drew maps,/but he never traveled. The geographer said/that he was not an explorer. It was not his job to go out and count/the towns,/rivers,/mountains,/seas,/oceans and deserts. The geographer was much too important to wander about. Suddenly the geographer grew excited/and asked about where the little prince lived. The little prince decided to leave this planet, too,/and asked the geographer/what place he would advise him to visit. “The planet Earth,”/replied the geographer. “It has a good reputation.” And the little prince departed.
The businessman said,/“When you discover an island/that belongs to nobody,/it is yours. So with me,/I own the stars/because nobody else before me/ever thought of owning them,”/and he wrote the number on a little paper,/and then put that paper in a drawer/and locked it with a key.
The little prince said to the businessman,/“I own a flower/which I watered every day/and three volcanoes/which I cleaned out every week. It is of some use to my volcanoes and my flower/that I own them. But you are of no use to the stars....”
“Grown-ups are altogether extraordinary,”/the little prince said to himself/as he continued on his journey.
On the fifth planet,/the smallest one of all,/lived a man/who lit a lamp. His planet rotated every minute,/so,/following orders,/he was always lighting his lamp/then putting it out.
As the little prince watched him,/he felt/that he loved this lamplighter/who was so faithful to his orders. Continuing on his journey,/the little prince said to himself,/“That man would be scorned by all the others:/by the king,/by the conceited man,/by the drunkard,/by the businessman. Nevertheless,/he is the only one of them all/who does not seem to me ridiculous. Perhaps that is because/he is thinking of something else/besides himself.” However,/the little prince realized/this planet was too small/and that there was not enough room on it/for two people. Giving a sigh of regret,/he continued on his journey.
On the sixth planet/lived a geographer/who drew maps,/but he never traveled. The geographer said/that he was not an explorer. It was not his job to go out and count/the towns,/rivers,/mountains,/seas,/oceans and deserts. The geographer was much too important to wander about. Suddenly the geographer grew excited/and asked about where the little prince lived. The little prince decided to leave this planet, too,/and asked the geographer/what place he would advise him to visit. “The planet Earth,”/replied the geographer. “It has a good reputation.” And the little prince departed.