Маленький принц

           "Well?"saidthegeographerexpectantly. 

           "Oh,whereIlive,"saidthelittleprince,"isnotveryinteresting. It’ssosmall. Ihavethreevolcanoes,twoactiveandoneextinct. Butyouneverknow." 

           "Youneverknow,"saidthegeographer. 

           "1alsohaveaflower." 

           "Wedon’trecordflowers,"thegeographersaid. 

           "Whynot? It’stheprettiestthing!" 

           "Becauseflowersareephemeral." 

           "Whatdoesephemeralmean?" 

           "Geographies,’’saidthegeographer,"arethefinestbooksofall. Theynevergooutoffashion. Itisextremelyrareforamountaintochangeposition. Itisextremelyrareforanoceantobedrainedofitswater. Wewriteeternalthings." 

           "Butextinctvolcanoescancomebacktolife,"thelittleprinceinterrupted. "Whatdoesephemeralmean?" 

           "Whethervolcanoesareextinctoractivecomesdowntothesamethingforus,"saidthegeographer. "Foruswhatcountsisthemountain. Thatdoesn’tchange." 

           "Butwhatdoesephemeralmean? "repeatedthelittleprince,whohadneverinallhislifeletgoofaquestiononcehehadaskedit. 

           ’’Itmeans,’whichisthreatenedbyimminentdisappearance.’"