“是如许的。但是你用星星来干甚么？”小王子说。
不管这些，小王子另有更多的题目。
“那么，它们就属于我，因为是我第一个想到这件事情的。”
"How is it possible for one to own the stars""To whom do they belong" the businessman retorted, peevishly.
“我要它做甚么？”
“是的，就是星星。”
“如许就行了吗？”
小王子仍然还不满足，他说：
"Oh, no. Little glittering objects.""Bees"
“几百万个小东西，这些小东西偶然呈现在天上。”
“是的，我不能摘下来，但我能够把它们存在银行里。”
The businessman raised his head.
Chapter 13
"Nothing. I own them."
"That means that I write the number of my stars on a little paper. And then I put this paper in a drawer and lock it with a key.""And that is all"
“啊，星星吗？”
“是的。”
关于甚么是端庄事，小王子的观点与大人们的观点非常分歧：“我有一朵花，我每天都给她浇水。我另有三座火山，我每礼拜清理它们，连死火山也清理。谁晓得它会不会再重生呢！我具有火山和花，这对我的火山有好处，对我的花也有好处。但是你对星星并没有效处……”
“我糊口在这个星球上五十四年以来，只被打搅过三次。第一次是二十二年前，不知从那里掉下来一只蚱蜢。上帝晓得，它收回一种可骇的噪音，害得我在一笔账目中出了四个不对。第二次，在十一年前，因为我贫乏熬炼而至，风湿病发作。我没有工夫闲逛。我很当真地做事，现在……这是第三次！我刚计算出五亿零一百万……”
“你要这很多星星有甚么用？”
"If I owned a silk scarf," he said, "I could put it around my neck and take it away with me. If I owned a flower, I could pluck that flower and take it away with me. But you cannot pluck the stars from heaven...""No. But I can put them in the bank.""Whatever does that mean"
"Oh, no. Little golden objects that set lazy men to idle dreaming. As for me, I am concerned with matters of consequence. There is no time for idle dreaming in my life.""Ah! You mean the stars"