“你晓得吗，我落在地球上的时候……到明天就一周年了……”
“你画的狐狸……它那双耳朵……有点像羊犄角……并且又太长了！”
我从口袋中拿出我的画稿。小王子瞥见了那些草图，笑着说：“你画的猴面包树有点像卷心菜……”
"And yet what they are looking for could be found in one single rose, or in a little water.""Yes, that is true," I said.
"I am thirsty for this water," said the little prince. "Give me some of it to drink..."And I understood what he had been looking for.
"Leave it to me," I said. "It is too heavy for you."I hoisted the bucket slowly to the edge of the well and set it there― happy, tired as I was, over my achievement. The song of the pulley was still in my ears, and I could see the sunlight shimmer in the still trembling water.
“哦，如许也能够了。”他说，“孩子们认得出来。”
"You know― a muzzle for my sheep... I am responsible for this flower..."I took my rough drafts of drawings out of my pocket. The little prince looked them over, and laughed as he said:"Your baobabs― they look a little like cabbages.""Oh!"
“小家伙，你太不公道了。我畴昔只会画开着肚皮和闭着肚皮的巨蟒。”
"Men," said the little prince, "set out on their way in express trains, but they do not know what they are looking for. Then they rush about, and get excited, and turn round and round..."And he added:
“甚么承诺？”
我还为我画的猴面包树而感到高傲呢！
“但是，他们要找的东西，或许就在一朵玫瑰花或一点儿水中……”
“我很想喝这水。”小王子说，“给我喝点……”