Chapter 5

           EverydayI’dlearnsomethingaboutthelittleprince’splanet, abouthisdeparture,abouthisjourney. Itwouldcomequitegradually,inthecourseofhisremarks. ThiswashowIlearned,onthethirdday,aboutthedramaofthebaobabs. 

           Thistime,too,Ihadthesheeptothank, forsuddenlythelittleprinceaskedmeaquestion,asifovercomebyagravedoubt. 

           "Isn’tittruethatsheepeatbushes?" 

           "Yes,that’sright." 

           "Ah!I’mglad." 

           Ididn’tunderstandwhyitwassoimportant thatsheepshouldeatbushes. 

           Butthelittleprinceadded: 

           "Andthereforetheyeatbaobabs,too?" 

           Ipointedouttothelittleprincethatbaobabsarenotbushesbuttrees astallaschurches,andthatevenifhetookawholeherdofelephantsbacktohisplanet, thatherdcouldn’tfinishoffasinglebaobab. 

           Theideaoftheherdofelephantsmadethelittleprincelaugh. 

           "We’dhavetopilethemontopofoneanother." 

           Butheobservedperceptively: 

           "Beforetheygrowbig,baobabsstartoutbybeinglittle." 

           "Trueenough!Butwhydoyouwantyoursheeptoeatlittlebaobabs?"