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第十七章（第2页）

“在这个冷酷无情的地球上，你这么弱小，我很可怜你。如果你非常怀念你的星球，那时我可以帮助你。我可以……”

“啊！我很明白你的意思。”小王子说，“但是你为什么说话总是像让人猜谜语似的？”

“这些谜语我都能解开的。”蛇说。

于是他们又都沉默起来。

Chapter17

Whenonewishestoplaythewit，hesometimeswandersalittlefromthetruth.IhavenotbeenaltogetherhonestinwhatIhavetoldyouaboutthelamplighters.AndIrealizethatIruntheriskofgivingafalseideaofourplanettothosewhodonotknowit.MenoccupyaverysmallplaceupontheEarth.Ifthetwobillioninhabitantswhopeopleitssurfacewerealltostanduprightandsomewhatcrowdedtogether，astheydoforsomebigpublicassembly，theycouldeasilybeputintoonepublicsquaretwentymileslongandtwentymileswide.AllhumanitycouldbepileduponasmallPacificislet.

Thegrown-ups，tobesure，willnotbelieveyouwhenyoutellthemthat.Theyimaginethattheyfillagreatdealofspace.Theyfancythemselvesasimportantasthebaobabs.Youshouldadvisethem，then，tomaketheirowncalculations.Theyadorefigures，andthatwillpleasetheButdonotwasteyourtimeonthisextratask.Itisunnecessary.Youhave，Iknow，confidenceinme.

WhenthelittleprincearrivedontheEarth，hewasverymuchsurprisednottoseeanypeople.Hewasbeginningtobeafraidhehadcometothewrongplanet，whenacoilofgold，thecolorofthemoonlight，flashedacrossthesand.

"Goodevening，"saidthelittleprincecourteously.

"Goodevening，"saidthesnake.

"WhatplanetisthisonwhichIhavecomedown"askedthelittleprince.

"ThisistheEarth;thisisAfrica，"thesnakeanswered.

"Ah!ThentherearenopeopleontheEarth""Thisisthedesert.Therearenopeopleinthedesert.TheEarthislarge，"saidthesnake.

Thelittleprincesatdownonastone，andraisedhiseyestowardthesky.

"Iwonder，"hesaid，"whetherthestarsaresetalightinheavensothatonedayeachoneofusmayfindhisownagain...Lookatmyplanet.Itisrightthereaboveus.Buthowfarawayitis!""Itisbeautiful，"thesnakesaid."Whathasbroughtyouhere""Ihavebeenhavingsometroublewithaflower，"saidthelittleprince.

"Ah!"saidthesnake.

Andtheywerebothsilent.

"Wherearethemen"thelittleprinceatlasttookuptheconversationagain."Itisalittlelonelyinthedesert...""Itisalsolonelyamongmen，"thesnakesaid.

Thelittleprincegazedathimforalongtime.

"Youareafunnyanimal，"hesaidatlast."Youarenothickerthanafinger...""ButIammorepowerfulthanthefingerofaking，"saidthesnake.

Thelittleprincesmiled.

"Youarenotverypowerful.Youhaventevenanyfeet.Youcannoteventravel...""Icancarryyoufartherthananyshipcouldtakeyou，"saidthesnake.

Hetwinedhimselfaroundthelittleprincesankle，likeagoldenbracelet.

"WhomeverItouch，Isendbacktotheearthfromwhencehecame，"thesnakespokeagain."Butyouareinnocentandtrue，andyoucomefromastar..."Thelittleprincemadenoreply.

"Youmovemetopity—youaresoweakonthisEarthmadeofgranite，"thesnakesaid."Icanhelpyou，someday，ifyougrowtoohomesickforyourownplanet.Ican—""Oh!Iunderstandyouverywell，"saidthelittleprince."Butwhydoyoualwaysspeakinriddles""Isolvethemall，"saidthesnake.

Andtheywerebothsilent.

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