Маленький принц

           "OfcourseIloveyou,"theflowertoldhim. "Itwasmyfaultyouneverknew. Itdoesn’tmatter. ButyouwerejustassillyasIwas. Trytobehappy...Putthatglassthingdown. Idon’twantitanymore." 

           "Butthewind..." 

           "Mycoldisn’tthatbad..." Thenightairwilldomegood. I’maflower." 

           "Buttheanimals..." 

           "Ineedtoputupwithtwoorthreecaterpillars ifIwanttogettoknowthebutterflies. Apparentlythey’reverybeautiful. Otherwisewhowillvisitme? You’llbefaraway. Asforthebiganimals,I’mnotafraidofthem. Ihavemyownclaws." Andshenaivelyshowedherfourthorns. 

           Thensheadded, "Don’thangaroundlikethis;it’sirritating. Youmadeupyourmindtoleave.Nowgo." 

           Forshedidn’twanthimtoseehercrying. Shewassuchaproudflower...