“That’s where the fox showed up.
“Hello,” he said.
“Hello,” the little prince answered politely and looked back, but
I didn't see anyone.
“I’m here,” a voice was heard. - Under the apple tree...
- Who are you? - asked the little prince. - How beautiful you are!
“I am a fox,” said the fox.
“Play with me,” the little prince asked. - I'm so sad...
“I can’t play with you,” said the fox. - I'm not tamed.
“Oh, sorry,” said the little prince.
But, after thinking, he asked:
- How is it to tame?
“You’re not from here,” the fox remarked. - What are you looking for here?
“I’m looking for people,” said the little prince. - How is it to tame?
- People have guns and they go hunting. This is very inconvenient! And one more thing
they raise chickens. That's the only thing they're good for. Are you looking for chickens?
“No,” said the little prince. - I'm looking for friends. And how is it -
tame?
“This is a long-forgotten concept,” the fox explained. - It means: create
bonds.
- Bonds?
“That’s it,” said the fox. - You are still just a little boy for me.
a boy just like a hundred thousand other boys. And you don't tell me
needed. And you don't need me either. I'm just a fox for you, exactly the same
like a hundred thousand other foxes. But if you tame me, we'll be needed
to each other. You will be the only one for me in the whole world. And I'll be there for
you alone in the whole world...
“I’m beginning to understand,” said the little prince. - There is one rose...
She probably tamed me...
“Very possible,” the fox agreed. - There’s a lot that doesn’t happen on Earth.
“It wasn’t on Earth,” said the little prince.
The fox was very surprised:
- On another planet?
- Yes.
- Are there hunters on that planet?
- No.
- How interesting! Are there chickens there?
- No.
- There is no perfection in the world! - the fox sighed.
But then he started talking about the same thing again:
- My life is boring. I hunt chickens, and people hunt me.
All chickens are the same, and all people are the same. And my life is a bit boring. But
If you tame me, my life will be like the sun. Your steps I
I will begin to distinguish among thousands of others. When I hear people's footsteps, I always run away
and hide. But your walk will call me like music, and I will come out of my
shelters. And then - look! Do you see the wheat ripening in the fields over there? I don't
I eat bread. I don't need ears of corn. The wheat fields don't tell me anything. AND
it's sad! But you have golden hair. And how wonderful it will be when you
tame it! Golden wheat will remind me of you. And I will love the rustle
ears of corn in the wind...
The fox fell silent and looked at the little prince for a long time. Then he said:
- Please... Tame me!
“I would be glad,” answered the little prince, “but I have so little time.”
I still need to make friends and learn different things.
“You can only learn those things that you tame,” said the fox. - U
people no longer have enough time to learn anything. They buy things ready-made
in stores. But there are no such shops where friends would trade, and
that's why people don't have friends anymore. If you want to have a friend,
tame me!
- What should be done for this? - asked the little prince.
“We must be patient,” answered the fox. - First, sit over there.
at a distance, on the grass, like that. I will look sideways at you, and you
keep quiet. Words only interfere with understanding each other. But sit down every day
a little closer...
The next day the little prince came to the same place again.
“It’s better to always come at the same time,” the fox asked. - Here,
for example, if you come at four o’clock, I’ll already be at three o’clock
I'll feel happy. And the closer to the appointed hour, the
happier. At four o'clock I will already begin to worry and worry. I'll find out
the price of happiness! And if you come every time at a different time, I don’t know
what time to prepare your heart... You need to observe rituals.
- What are rituals? - asked the little prince.
“This is also something long forgotten,” the fox explained. - Something like that, why
one day becomes different from all other days, one hour becomes different
all other hours. For example, my hunters have this ritual:
On Thursdays they dance with the village girls. And how wonderful it is
day - Thursday! I go for a walk and reach the vineyard itself.
And if hunters danced whenever they had to, all days would be the same and I
I would never know rest.
So the little prince tamed the fox. And now the hour of farewell has come.
“I will cry for you,” the fox sighed.
“It’s your own fault,” said the little prince. - I didn’t want to
you were in pain, you yourself wanted me to tame you...
“Yes, of course,” said the fox.
- But you will cry! -
- Yes, sure.
- So this makes you feel bad.
“No,” the fox objected, “I’m fine.” Remember what I said about
golden ears.
He fell silent. Then he added:
- Go take a look at the roses again. You will understand that your rose is
the only one in the world. And when you return to say goodbye to me, I will open
you have one secret. This will be my gift to you.
The little prince went to look at the roses.
“You are not at all like my rose,” he told them. - You are nothing yet.
No one has tamed you, and you have not tamed anyone. This is how my fox used to be.
He was no different from a hundred thousand other foxes. But I became friends with him, and
now he is the only one in the whole world.
Roses were very embarrassed.
“You are beautiful, but empty,” continued the little prince. - Not for your sake
want to die. Of course, a random passer-by, looking at my rose,
will say that she is exactly the same as you. But she alone is dearer to me than all of you.
After all, it was her, not you, that I watered every day. Covered her, not you
glass cover. He blocked it with a screen, protecting it from the wind. For her
I killed the caterpillars, leaving only two or three for the butterflies to hatch. I
listened to how she complained and how she boasted, I listened to her, even
when she fell silent. She is mine.
And the little prince returned to the fox.
“Goodbye...” he said.
“Goodbye,” said the fox. - Here is my secret, it is very simple: one thing is vigilant
only the heart. You can't see the most important thing with your eyes.
“You can’t see the most important thing with your eyes,” repeated the little prince,
to remember better.
- Your rose is so dear to you because you gave it all your days.
“Because I gave her all my days...” repeated the little prince,
to remember better.
“People have forgotten this truth,” said the fox, “but don’t forget: You
forever responsible for everyone he tamed. You are responsible for your rose.
“I am responsible for my rose...” repeated the little prince to make it better
remember."...(c)
This is where the Fox appeared.
“Hello,” he said.
“Hello,” the Little Prince answered politely and looked around, but saw no one.
“I’m here,” a voice was heard. - Under the apple tree...
“Who are you?” asked the Little Prince. How beautiful you are!
“I am the Fox,” said the Fox.
“Play with me,” asked the Little Prince, I’m sad...
“I can’t play with you,” said the Fox. - I'm not stressed.
“Oh, sorry,” said the Little Prince, but after thinking he asked:
- How to tame it?
“You’re not from here,” said the Fox. - What are you looking for here?
“I’m looking for people,” said the Little Prince. How to tame it?
- People have guns and they go hunting. This is very inconvenient! And they also raise chickens. That's the ONLY thing they're good for. Are you looking for chickens?
“No,” said the Little Prince. - I'm looking for friends, but how can I tame it?
“This is a long-forgotten concept,” explained the Fox. - It means to create bonds.
- Bonds?
“That’s it,” said the Fox. - For me, you are still just a little boy, just like a hundred thousand other boys. I don't need it. And you don't need me either. For you I am only a fox, exactly the same as a hundred and thousand other foxes. But if you tame me, we will need each other. You will be the only one for me in the whole world. And I will be alone for you in the whole world...
“I’m beginning to understand,” said the Little Prince. - There is one rose... She probably tamed me...
“Very possible,” agreed the Fox. - There’s a lot that doesn’t happen on Earth.
“It wasn’t on Earth,” said the Little Prince. The fox was very surprised:
- On another planet?
- Yes.
- Are there hunters on that planet?
- No.
- How interesting, are there chickens there?
- No.
- There is no perfection in the world! - Lis sighed. But then he started talking about the same thing again:
- My life is boring. I hunt chickens, and people hunt me. All chickens are the same, and all people are the same. And my life is a bit boring. But if you tame me, my life will be illuminated by the sun. I will begin to distinguish your steps among thousands of others. When I hear people's steps, I always run and hide. But your walk will call me like music, and I will come out of my hiding place. And then - look! Do you see the wheat ripening in the fields over there? I don't eat bread. I don't need ears of corn. Wheat fields mean nothing to me. And it's sad! But you have golden hair. And how wonderful it will be when you tame me! Golden wheat will begin to remind me of you. And I will love the rustle of ears of corn in the wind...
The fox nodded and looked at the Little Prince for a long time. Then he said:
- Please tame me!
“I would love to,” answered the Little Prince, “but I have so little time.” I still need to make friends and learn different things.
“You can only learn those things that you tame,” said the Fox. “People don’t have enough time to learn anything.” They buy things ready-made in stores. But there are no such shops where friends would trade, and therefore people no longer have friends. If you want to have a friend, tame me!
- What should be done for this? - asked the little prince.
“We must be patient,” answered the Fox. - First, sit over there, at a distance on the grass - like this. I will look sideways at you, and you remain silent. Words only interfere with understanding each other. But every day sit a little closer...
The next day the Little Prince came to the same place again.
“It’s better to always come at the same hour,” the Fox asked. - For example, if you come at four o’clock, I will feel happy already from three o’clock. And the closer to the appointed hour, the happier. At four o’clock I will already begin to worry and worry. I will find out the price of happiness! And if you come every time at the wrong time, I don’t know what time to prepare your heart... You need to observe the rituals.
- What are rituals? - asked the little prince.
“This is also something long forgotten,” explained the Fox. - Something that makes one day different from all other days, one hour from other hours. Here. For example, my hunters have this ritual: on Thursdays they dance with the village girls. And what a wonderful day it is - Thursday. I go for a walk and reach the vineyard itself. And if the hunters danced whenever they had to, all days would be the same, and I would never know rest.
So the Little Prince tamed the Fox. And now the time has come to say goodbye.
“I will cry for you,” the Fox sighed.
“It’s your own fault,” said the Little Prince. - I didn’t want you to get hurt; you yourself wanted me to tame you...
“Yes, of course,” said the Fox.
- But you will cry.
- Yes, sure.
- So this makes you feel bad.
“No,” the Fox objected, “I’m fine.” Remember what I said about golden ears. HE fell silent. Then he added:
- Go take a look at the roses again. You will understand that your rose is the only one in the world. And when you return to say goodbye to me, I will tell you one secret. This will be my gift to you.
The little prince went to look at the roses.
“You are not at all like my rose,” he told them. - You are nothing yet. No one has tamed you, and you have not tamed anyone. My Fox was like that before. He was no different from a hundred other foxes. But I became friends with him, and now he is the only one in the whole world.
Roses were very embarrassed.
“You are beautiful, but empty,” continued the Little Prince. - I don’t want to die for your sake. Of course, a random passer-by, looking at my rose, will say that it is the same as willow trees. But she is dearer to me than all of you. After all, it was her, not you, that I watered every day. He covered her, not you, with a cap. He blocked it with a screen, protecting it from the wind. I killed caterpillars for her, leaving only two or three so that the butterflies hatched. I listened to how she complained and how she boasted, I listened to her, even when she fell silent. She is mine.
And the Little Prince returned to the Fox.
“Goodbye...” he said.
- Goodbye, said the Fox. - Here is my secret, it is very simple: only the heart is vigilant. You can't see the most important thing with your eyes.
“You can’t see the most important thing with your eyes,” repeated the Little Prince in order to remember better.
- Your rose is dear to you because you gave it all your days...
“Because I gave her all my days...” the Little Prince repeated in order to remember better.
“People have forgotten this truth,” said the Fox, “but don’t forget: you are forever responsible for everyone you tamed.” You are responsible for your rose.
“I am responsible for my rose...” the Little Prince said in order to remember better...
Why did I reprint all this from the book question. I just love this fairy tale... I read it many times, but I still can’t help but read it again, that’s how it is...
The Little Prince Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
“No,” said the Little Prince. - I'm looking for friends. How is it to tame it? “This is a long-forgotten concept,” explained the Fox. - It means: to create bonds. - Bonds? “That’s it,” said the Fox. - For me, you are still just a little boy, just like a hundred thousand other boys. And I don't need you. And you don't need me either. For you, I am just a fox, exactly the same as a hundred thousand other foxes. But if you tame me, we will need each other. You will be the only one for me in the whole world. And I will be alone for you in the whole world... “I’m beginning to understand,” said the Little Prince. “There was one rose... she probably tamed me...” “Very possible,” agreed the Fox. - There’s a lot that doesn’t happen on Earth. “It wasn’t on Earth,” said the Little Prince. The fox was very surprised: - On another planet? - Yes. - Are there hunters on that planet? - No. - How interesting! Are there any chickens? - No. - There is no perfection in the world! - Lis sighed. But then he started talking about the same thing again: “My life is boring.” I hunt chickens, and people hunt me. All chickens are the same, and all people are the same. And my life is a bit boring. But if you tame me, my life will be illuminated by the sun. I will begin to distinguish your steps among thousands of others. When I hear people's steps, I always run and hide. But your walk will call me like music, and I will come out of my hiding place. And then - look! Do you see the wheat ripening in the fields over there? I don't eat bread. I don't need ears of corn. The wheat fields don't tell me anything. And it's sad! But you have golden hair. And how wonderful it will be when you tame me! Golden wheat will remind me of you. And I will love the rustle of ears of corn in the wind... 
The fox fell silent and looked at the Little Prince for a long time. Then he said: - Please... tame me! “I would be glad,” answered the Little Prince, “but I have so little time.” I still need to make friends and learn different things. “You can only learn those things that you tame,” said the Fox. - People no longer have enough time to learn anything. They buy things ready-made in stores. But there are no such shops where friends would trade, and therefore people no longer have friends. If you want to have a friend, tame me! - What should be done for this? - asked the little prince. “We must be patient,” answered the Fox. - First, sit over there, at a distance, on the grass - like this. I will look sideways at you, and you remain silent. Words only interfere with understanding each other. But every day sit a little closer... The next day the Little Prince came to the same place again. “It’s better to always come at the same hour,” the Fox asked. - For example, if you come at four o’clock, I will feel happy already from three o’clock. And the closer to the appointed time, the happier. At four o'clock I will already begin to worry and worry. I will find out the price of happiness! And if you come every time at a different time, I don’t know what time to prepare my heart... You need to follow the rituals. 
- What are rituals? - asked the little prince. “This is also something long forgotten,” explained the Fox. - Something that makes one day different from all other days, one hour from all other hours. For example, my hunters have this ritual: on Thursdays they dance with the village girls. And what a wonderful day it is - Thursday! I go for a walk and reach the vineyard itself. And if the hunters danced whenever they had to, all days would be the same and I would never know rest. So the Little Prince tamed the Fox. And now the hour of farewell has come. “I will cry for you,” the Fox sighed. “It’s your own fault,” said the Little Prince. “I didn’t want you to get hurt, you yourself wanted me to tame you...” “Yes, of course,” said the Fox. - But you will cry! - Yes, sure. - So this makes you feel bad. “No,” the Fox objected, “I’m fine.” Remember what I said about golden ears. He fell silent. Then he added: “Go and look at the roses again.” You will understand that your rose is the only one in the world. And when you return to say goodbye to me, I will tell you one secret. This will be my gift to you. The little prince went to look at the roses. “You are not at all like my rose,” he told them. - You are nothing yet. No one has tamed you, and you have not tamed anyone. This is how my Fox used to be. He was no different from a hundred thousand other foxes. But I became friends with him, and now he is the only one in the whole world. Roses were very embarrassed. “You are beautiful, but empty,” continued the Little Prince. - I won’t want to die for your sake. Of course, a random passerby, looking at my rose, will say that it is exactly the same as you. But she alone is dearer to me than all of you. After all, it was her, not you, that I watered every day. He covered her, not you, with a glass cover. He blocked it with a screen, protecting it from the wind. I killed caterpillars for her, leaving only two or three so that the butterflies hatched. I listened to how she complained and how she boasted, I listened to her even when she fell silent. She is mine. And the Little Prince returned to the Fox. “Goodbye...” he said. “Goodbye,” said the Fox. - Here is my secret, it is very simple: only the heart is vigilant. You can't see the most important thing with your eyes. “You can’t see the most important thing with your eyes,” repeated the Little Prince in order to remember better. - Your rose is so dear to you because you gave it your whole soul. “Because I gave my whole soul to her...” repeated the Little Prince in order to remember better. “People have forgotten this truth,” said the Fox, “but don’t forget: you are forever responsible for everyone you tamed.” You are responsible for your rose. “I am responsible for my rose...” repeated the Little Prince in order to remember better.
This is where the Fox appeared.
“Hello,” he said.
“Hello,” the Little Prince answered politely and looked back, but
I didn't see anyone.
“I’m here,” a voice was heard. - Under the apple tree...
Picture
Who are you? - asked the little prince. - How beautiful you are!
“I am the Fox,” said the Fox.
“Play with me,” asked the Little Prince. - I feel so
sad...
“I can’t play with you,” said the Fox. - I'm not tamed.
“Oh, sorry,” said the Little Prince.
But, after thinking, he asked:
- How is it to tame?
“You’re not from here,” said the Fox. - What are you looking for here?
“I’m looking for people,” said the Little Prince. - How is it to tame?
- People have guns and they go hunting. This is very inconvenient! AND
They also raise chickens. That's the only thing they're good for. Are you looking for chickens?
Picture
No, said the Little Prince. - I'm looking for friends. And how is it -
tame?
“This is a long-forgotten concept,” explained the Fox. - It means:
create bonds.
- Bonds?
“That’s it,” said the Fox. - You are still just a little boy for me.
a boy just like a hundred thousand other boys. And you don't tell me
needed. And you don't need me either. I'm just a fox for you, that's for sure
the same as a hundred thousand other foxes. But if you tame me, we
We will need each other. You will be the only one for me in the whole world.
And I will be alone for you in the whole world...
“I’m beginning to understand,” said the Little Prince. - There was one
rose... she probably tamed me...
“Very possible,” agreed the Fox. - There’s nothing on Earth
It happens.
“It wasn’t on Earth,” said the Little Prince.
The fox was very surprised:
- On another planet?
- Yes.
- Are there hunters on that planet?
- No.
- How interesting! Are there any chickens?
- No.
- There is no perfection in the world! - Lis sighed.
But then he spoke about the same thing again:
- My life is boring. I hunt chickens and people hunt
by me. All chickens are the same, and all people are the same. And I live
a bit boring. But if you tame me, my life is like the sun
will be enlightened. I will begin to distinguish your steps among thousands of others. Having heard
human footsteps, I always run and hide. But your walk will call me
like music, and I will come out of my hiding place. And then - look! You see
Is the wheat ripening in the fields over there? I don't eat bread. I don't need ears of corn.
The wheat fields don't tell me anything. And it's sad! But you
golden hair. And how wonderful it will be when you tame me! Golden
the wheat will remind me of you. And I will love the rustle of the ears of corn
the wind...
Picture
The fox fell silent and looked at the Little Prince for a long time. Then he said:
- Please... tame me!
“I would be glad,” answered the Little Prince, “but I have so little.”
time. I still need to make friends and learn different things.
“You can only learn those things that you tame,” said the Fox. -
People no longer have enough time to learn anything. They buy things
ready in stores. But there are no stores where they sell
friends, and therefore people no longer have friends. If you want to
you were a friend, tame me!
- What should be done for this? - asked the little prince.
“We must be patient,” answered the Fox. - First, sit over there.
at a distance, on the grass - like this. I will look sideways at you, and you
keep quiet. Words only interfere with understanding each other. But sit down every day
a little closer...
The next day the Little Prince came to the same place again.
“It’s better to always come at the same hour,” the Fox asked. - Here,
for example, if you come at four o'clock, I'll already be at three o'clock
I'll feel happy. And the closer to the appointed hour, the
happier. At four o'clock I will already begin to worry and worry. I'll find out
the price of happiness! And if you come every time at a different time, I don’t know
what time to prepare your heart... You need to observe rituals.
What are rituals? - asked the little prince.
“This is also something long forgotten,” explained the Fox. - Something like that
why does one day become different from all other days, one
hour - for all other hours. For example, my hunters have this
ritual: on Thursdays they dance with the village girls. And what kind of
wonderful day - Thursday! I go for a walk and reach the very
vineyard And if the hunters danced whenever necessary, all the days would be
would be the same and I would never know rest.
So the Little Prince tamed the Fox. And now the hour of farewell has come.
“I will cry for you,” the Fox sighed.
“It’s your own fault,” said the Little Prince. - I didn’t want to
so that it would hurt you, you yourself wanted me to tame you...
“Yes, of course,” said the Fox.
- But you will cry!
- Yes, sure.
- So this makes you feel bad.
“No,” the Fox objected, “I’m fine.” Remember what I said about
golden ears.
He fell silent. Then he added:
- Go take a look at the roses again. You will understand that your rose is
the only one in the world. And when you return to say goodbye to me, I
I'll tell you one secret. This will be my gift to you.
The little prince went to look at the roses.
“You are not at all like my rose,” he told them. - Are you still
nothing. No one has tamed you, and you have not tamed anyone. That's how he was
formerly my Fox. He was no different from a hundred thousand other foxes. But I
I became friends with him, and now he is the only one in the whole world.
Roses were very embarrassed.
“You are beautiful, but empty,” continued the Little Prince. - For your sake
don't want to die. Of course, a random passer-by, looking at my
rose, will say that she is exactly the same as you. But she alone is dearer to me
all of you. After all, it was her, not you, that I watered every day. Her, not you
covered with a glass cover. He blocked her with a screen, protecting her from
wind. I killed caterpillars for her, leaving only two or three so that
butterflies hatched. I listened to how she complained and how she boasted, I
listened to her even when she fell silent. She is mine.
And the Little Prince returned to the Fox.
“Goodbye...” he said.
“Goodbye,” said the Fox. - Here is my secret, it is very simple: vigilantly
just one heart. You can't see the most important thing with your eyes.
“You can’t see the most important thing with your eyes,” repeated the Little Prince,
to remember better.
- Your rose is so dear to you because you gave it your whole soul.
“Because I gave her my whole soul...” repeated the Little Prince,
to remember better.
“People have forgotten this truth,” said the Fox, “but don’t forget: you
forever responsible for everyone he tamed. You are responsible for your rose.
“I am responsible for my rose...” repeated the Little Prince so that
better remember.
The Little Prince walked for a long time through sand, rocks and snow and finally came to people.
“Good afternoon,” he said. In front of him was a garden full of roses.
“Good afternoon,” the roses responded. And the Little Prince saw that they all looked like his flower.
Who are you? - he asked amazed.
“We are roses,” answered the roses.
That’s how... - said the Little Prince.
And I felt very, very unhappy. His beauty told him that there was no one like her in the entire universe. And here in front of him are five thousand exactly the same flowers in the garden alone!
“How angry she would be if she saw them!” thought the Little Prince.
She would cough terribly and pretend to die, just not to seem funny. And I would have to follow her like a sick person, otherwise she would really die, just to humiliate me too..."
And then he thought: “I imagined that I owned the only flower in the world that no one else had anywhere, and it was the most ordinary rose. All I had was that a simple rose and three volcanoes were tall enough for me.” knee, and then one of them went out, and maybe forever... What kind of prince am I after that..."
He sat down in the grass and cried.
This is where the Fox appeared.
“Hello,” he said.
“Hello,” the little prince answered politely and looked around, but saw no one.
“Who are you?” asked the Little Prince. “How beautiful you are.”
“I am the Fox,” said the Fox.
“Play with me,” asked the little prince. - I'm so sad...
“I can’t play with you,” said the Fox, “I’m not tamed.”
“Oh, sorry,” said the Little Prince. But, after thinking, he asked:
How to tame it?
“You’re not from here,” the Fox noted, “What are you looking for here?”
“I’m looking for people,” said the Little Prince, “How can I tame it?”
People have guns and go hunting. This is very inconvenient! And they also raise chickens. That's the only thing they're good for. Are you looking for chickens?
No, said the Little Prince, I'm looking for friends. How to tame it?
This is a long-forgotten concept,” explained the Fox. “It means: create bonds.”
That’s it,” said the Fox. For me, you are still just a little boy, just like a hundred thousand other boys. And I don't need you. And you don't need me either. For you I am just a fox, just like a hundred thousand other foxes. But if you tame me, we will need each other. You will be the only one for me in the whole world. And I will be alone for you in the whole world...
“I’m beginning to understand,” said the Little Prince. - There is one rose... She probably tamed me...
“It’s very possible,” agreed the Fox. “Whatever happens on Earth.”
“It wasn’t on Earth,” said the Little Prince.
The fox was very surprised:
On another planet?
Are there hunters on that planet?
How interesting! Are there any chickens?
There is no perfection in the world! - Lis sighed.
But then he spoke about the same thing again:
My life is boring. I hunt chickens, and people hunt me. All chickens are the same and all people are the same. And my life is a bit boring. But if you tame me, my life will be illuminated as if by the sun. I will distinguish your steps among thousands of others. When I hear people's steps, I always run and hide. But your walk will call me like music, and I will come out of my hiding place. And then - look. Do you see the wheat ripening over there in the fields? I don't eat bread. I don't need ears of corn. The wheat fields don't tell me anything. And it's sad! But you have golden hair. And how wonderful it will be when you tame me! Golden wheat will remind you. And I will love the rustle of ears of corn in the wind...
The fox fell silent and looked at the little prince for a long time. Then he said:
Please...Tame me!
“I would be glad,” answered the Little Prince, “but I have so little time.” I still need to make friends and learn different things.
You can only learn those things that you tame,” said the Fox. - People also don’t have enough time to learn anything. They buy things ready-made in stores. But there are no such shops where friends would trade, and therefore people no longer have friends. If you want to have a friend, tame me!
What needs to be done for this? - asked the little prince.
We must be patient,” answered the Fox. - First, sit over there, at a distance, on the grass - like this. I will look sideways at you, and you remain silent. Words only make it difficult to understand each other. But every day sit a little closer...
The next day the Little Prince came to the same place again.
“It’s better to always come at the same hour,” the Fox asked.
For example, if you come at four o’clock, I will already feel happy from three o’clock. And the closer to the appointed time, the happier. At four o'clock I will already begin to worry and worry. I will find out the price of happiness! And if you come every time at a different time, I don’t know what time to prepare my heart... You need to follow the rituals.
What are rituals? - asked the little prince.
This is also something long forgotten,” explained the Fox. “Something that makes one day different from all other days, one hour from all other hours.” Here, for example. My hunters have this ritual: on Thursdays they dance with the village girls. And what a wonderful day it is - Thursday! I go for a walk and reach the vineyard itself. And if the hunters danced whenever they had to, all days would be the same, and I would never know rest.
So the little prince tamed the Fox. And now the hour of farewell has come.
“I will cry for you,” the Fox sighed.
“It’s your own fault,” said the Little Prince, “I didn’t want you to get hurt, you yourself wanted me to tame you...
Yes, of course,” said the Fox.
But you will cry!
Yes, sure.
So it makes you feel bad.
No,” objected the Fox, “I’m fine.” Remember what I said about golden ears. He fell silent. Then he added:
Go take another look at the roses. You will understand that your rose is the only one in the world. And when you return to say goodbye to me, I will tell you one secret. This will be my gift to you.
The little prince went to look at the roses.
“You are not at all like my rose,” he told them. “You are nothing yet.” Nobody tamed you. This is how my Fox used to be. He was no different from a hundred thousand other foxes. But I became friends with him, and now he is the only one in the whole world.
Roses were very embarrassed
“You are beautiful, but empty,” continued the Little Prince. - I won’t want to die for your sake. Of course, a random passerby, looking at my rose, will say that it is exactly the same as you. But she alone is dearer to me than all of you. After all, it was her, not you, that I watered every day. He covered her, not you, with a glass cover. He blocked it with a screen, protecting it from the wind. I killed caterpillars for her, leaving only two or three so that the butterflies hatched. I listened to how she complained and how she boasted, I listened to her even when she fell silent. She is mine.
And the Little Prince returned to the fox.
Goodbye... - he said
“Goodbye,” said the Fox. - Here is my secret, it is very simple: only the heart is vigilant. You can't see the most important thing with your eyes.
“You can’t see the most important thing with your eyes,” repeated the Little Prince in order to remember better.
Your rose is dear to you because you gave it all your days.
Because I gave her all my days... - repeated the Little Prince to better remember.
People have forgotten this truth, said the Fox, but don’t forget: you are forever responsible for everyone you tamed. You are responsible for your rose.
“I am responsible for my rose...” repeated the Little Prince in order to remember better.
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