The Little Prince

To Leon WerthI ask the indulgence of the children who may read this book for dedicating it to a grown-up. I have a serious reason: he is the best friend I have in the world. I have another reason: this grown-up understands everything, even books about children. I have a third reason: he lives in France where he is hungry and cold. He needs cheering up. If all these reasons are not enough, I will dedicate the book to the child from whom this grown-up grew. All grown-ups were once children-- although few of them remember it. And so I correct my dedication:To Leon Werth "when he was a little boy" Chapter 1we are introduced to the narrator, a pilot, and his ideas about grown-upsOnce when I was six years old I saw a magnificent picture in a book, called True Stories from Nature, about the primeval forest. It was a picture of a boa constrictor in the act of swallowing an animal. Here is a copy of the drawing.In the book it said: "Boa constrictors swallow their prey whole, without chewing it. After that they are not able to move, and they sleep through the six months that they need for digestion."

Product details

• Authors: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
• Publisher: Seven Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.03.2025
• EAN: 9789403795522
• ISBN: 978-94-0-379552-2
• No. of pages: 140
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 10 mm x 215 mm
• Weight: 199 g
• Subject: Children's and young people's books > Story books, fairytales, sagas, rhymes, songs > Fairytales and sagas