第十三章[第1页/共8页]

"Millions of those little objects," he said, "which one sometimes sees in the sky.""Flies"

"Oh, no. Little glittering objects.""Bees"

Chapter 13

“几百万甚么？”

小王子仍然还不满足，他说：

"You own the stars"

"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"

"Then they belong to me, because I was the first person to think of it.""Is that all that is necessary""Certainly. When you find a diamond that belongs to nobody, it is yours. When you discover an island that belongs to nobody, it is yours. When you get an idea before any one else, you take out a patent on it: it is yours. So with me: I own the stars, because nobody else before me ever thought of owning them.""Yes, that is true," said the little prince. "And what do you do with them""I administer them," replied the businessman. "I count them and recount them. It is difficult. But I am a man who is naturally interested in matters of consequence."The little prince was still not satisfied.