Маленький принц

           Buthewasanxious. "I’mtellingyouthis...onaccountofthesnake. Hemustn’tbiteyou. Snakesarenastysometimes. Theybitejustforfun..." 

           "Iwon’tleaveyou." 

           Butsomethingreassuredhim. "It’struetheydon’thaveenoughpoisonforasecondbite..." 

           ThatnightIdidn’tseehimleave. Hegotawaywithoutmakingasound. WhenImanagedtocatchupwithhim,hewaswalkingfast,withdetermination. Allhesaidwas,"Ah,you’rehere. "Andhetookmyhand. Buthewasstillanxious. "Youwerewrongtocome. You’llsuffer. I’lllookasifI’mdead,andthatwon’tbetrue..." 

           Isaidnothing. 

           "Youunderstand.It’stoofar. Ican’ttakethisbodywithme. It’stooheavy." 

           Isaidnothing. 

           "Butit’llbelikeanoldabandonedshell. There’snothingsadaboutanoldshell..." 

           Isaidnothing. 

           Hewasalittledisheartenednow. Buthemadeonemoreeffort. 

           "It’llbenice,youknow. I’llbelookingatthestars,too. Allthestarswillbewellswitharustypulley. Allthestarswillpouroutwaterformetodrink..." 

           Isaidnothing. 

           "Andit’llbefun! You’llhavefive-hundredmillionlittlebells; I’llhavefive-hundredmillionspringsoffreshwater... Andhe,too,saidnothing,becausehewasweeping..."