Маленький принц
Chapter 1
SothenIhadtochooseanothercareer. Ilearnedtopilotairplanes. Ihaveflownalmosteverywhereintheworld. And,asamatteroffact,geographyhasbeenabighelptome. IcouldtellChinafromArizonaatfirstglance,whichisveryusefulifyougetlostduringthenight.
SoIhavemet,inthecourseofmylife,lotsofseriouspeople. Ihavespentlotsoftimewithgrownups. Ihaveseenthematcloserange... whichhasn’timprovedmyopinionofthem.
WheneverIencounteredagrown-upwhoseemedtobeintelligent,IwouldexperimentonhimwithmydrawingNumberOne,whichIhavealwayskept. Iwantedtoseeifhereallyunderstoodanything.
Buthewouldalwaysanswer, "That’sahat. "ThenIwouldn’ttalkaboutboaconstrictorsorjunglesorstars. Iwouldputmyselfonhislevelandtalkaboutbridgeandgolfandpoliticsandneckties. Andmygrown-upwasgladtoknowsuchareasonableperson.
