Маленький принц
Chapter 21
"That’sright,"thefoxsaid. "Formeyou’reonlyalittleboyjustlikeahundredthousandotherlittleboys. AndIhavenoneedofyou. Andyouhavenoneedofme,either. ForyouI’monlyafoxlikeahundredthousandotherfoxes. Butifyoutameme,we’llneedeachother. You’llbetheonlyboyintheworldforme. I’llbetheonlyfoxintheworldforyou..."
"I’mbeginningtounderstand,"thelittleprincesaid. "There’saflower...Ithinkshe’stamedme..."
"Possibly."thefoxsaid. "OnEarth,oneseesallkindsofthings."
"Oh,thisisn’tonEarth,"thelittleprincesaid.
Thefoxseemedquiteintrigued. "Onanotherplanet?"
"Yes."
"Aretherehuntersonthatplanet?"
"No."
"Nowthat’sinteresting. Andchickens?"
"No."
"Nothing’sperfect,"sighedthefox.
Buthereturnedtohisidea. "Mylifeismonotonous. Ihuntchickens; peoplehuntme. Allchickensarejustalike,andallmenarejustalike. SoI’mratherbored. Butifyoutameme,mylifewillbefilledwithsunshine. I’llknowthesoundoffootstepsthatwillbedifferentfromalltherest. Otherfootstepssendmebackunderground. Yourswillcallmeoutofmyburrowlikemusic. Andthen,look! Youseethewheatfieldsoverthere? Idon’teatbread.