The Little Prince Page #3

- Yes.

But it happened that after

walking a long time through sand,

and rocks, and snow,

the Fox appeared.

Hey! Come play with me.

I cannot play with you.

I am not tamed.

What does that mean?

Tame means, "To establish ties."

To me, you are just a little boy

who is just like 100,000 other little boys.

And I have no need of you.

And you have no need of me.

To you, I am just a fox

like 100,000 foxes.

But if you tame me,

then we shall need each other.

Hey, there.

To me,

you will be unique in all the world.

And to you,

I shall be unique in all the world.

Who are you?

We are roses.

My rose is just a common rose?

But she told me she was the only one of

her kind in the whole universe.

But she is not a common rose.

She is your rose.

The time that you have devoted to her

makes your rose so important.

She is my rose.

You must return to her.

Are you going to cry?

My taming you

has done you no good at all.

Let me make you a present of a secret.

It's very simple.

It is only with the heart

that one can see rightly.

What is essential is invisible to the eye.

They won't be together any more?

But they will.

The Fox, he sees the Little Prince

when he looks with his heart.

If you can do that,

you'll never be lonely again.

Right. But I'm not lonely.

I've got you now.

I am so lucky.

I thought I'd never find anyone

who wanted to hear my story.

Then you came along. Just in time.

Wait...

What do you mean, "Just in time"?

Well, everyone has

to say goodbye sooner or later.

You're leaving?

Well...

What if I get that old plane running?

What if it's time for me

to go be with the Little Prince?

But...

He already has his rose...

And I need you here.

Hey. Hey.

You hungry?

I know a great place

where we can get

free pancakes on your birthday.

But my birthday's not for two weeks.

They don't know that.

It's like flying a plane.

Like the one you crashed?

Exactly!

You're joking?

Pull over.

Do you have a driver's license?

No.

- A learner's permit?

- No.

How old are you?

- Hi, Officer.

- Your car is out of the garage, again.

Yeah...

Good afternoon, Officer.

If I may say something...

It's my birthday today.

- Mum, I can...

- Wait for me inside.

- But...

- Now.

I'm very sorry to call you at work.

Apparently, they were going

to get pancakes...

- Would you like to speak to him?

- Yes...

No! No, no!

Mr Fox!

According to this, you're still in bed.

Asleep. Yesterday.

Your "friend" doesn't even

have a driver's license.

No. They took it away

after the fourth time

he drove away

with the gas pump attached.

You could have been killed!

- Mum, I can explain...

- No, you mean you can lie.

- But...

- You lied to me,

to the police officer.

And before I forget, happy birthday.

You even managed

to lie to your life plan!

That? It's just a board full of magnets!

You care more

about that than about me.

You're wrong.

I care about it

as much as I care about you.

It is you.

This is your life and I'm the only one

taking any responsibility for it!

That's your version of my life, not mine!

If you were ever around, you'd see that!

You know full well

why I have to work so hard.

You're just like him now.

Too busy, always working.

How long until you

completely disappear?

"I believe

that for his escape he took advantage"

"of the migration

of a flock of wild birds?"

No, no!

Okay, enough of this nonsense.

You have two weeks to focus.

But, Mum!

LOVE, DAD

Let's look for a well.

The stars are beautiful because

of a flower that cannot be seen.

What makes the desert beautiful

is that somewhere it hides a well.

In the moonlight, I looked

at his pale forehead, his closed eyes,

his locks of hair

that trembled in the wind,

and I said to myself,

"What I see here is nothing but a shell."

"What is most important

is what is invisible."

We found a well at daybreak.

The men where you live

grow thousands of roses

and they do not find

what they are looking for.

What they are looking for

could be found in a single rose,

or a little water.

Hold your horses.

Let's go look for a well.

No. Listen.

I made a big mistake the other day.

You can't come over here any more.

- This will be the last time.

- What?

Let's get that plane running!

If you managed to find a well

in the middle of the desert,

then we can go

and find the Little Prince.

He'll be able to help us.

Wait, little one. We can't just take off.

You're right.

We must fix that wing first.

No, no.

I'm sorry, but when

the moment does come for me to leave,

I have to go alone.

But I won't be any trouble,

and I won't take up much room

in the plane. I promise.

Don't go without me.

I think it's time I told you

the end of the story.

That evening, I finished fixing my plane

and I went to find the Little Prince.

I shall be there tonight. Wait for me.

You're sure I won't suffer too long?

Did you shoot it?

No, it disappeared among the stones.

What happened?

Somehow,

he knew that I had fixed my plane.

I, too, am going back home today.

It is much farther.

It is much more difficult.

I am afraid.

I can't believe

I'll never hear you laugh again.

I'm going to give you a present.

In one of those stars, I shall be living.

In one of them, I shall be laughing.

And so, when you look up

at the sky at night,

it will be as if all the

stars are laughing.

Tonight, do not come.

You let him go? Not to the Snake!

It wasn't my choice.

It was time to say goodbye.

You understand that it is too far?

I cannot carry this body with me.

It will be like an old abandoned shell.

There is nothing sad about old shells.

- Here's the place.

- I shall not leave you.

But...

You...

You said he's up there, didn't you?

Back with his rose?

Well...

It is as he said.

I look at the stars

and I hear him laughing.

But you don't know for sure?

It would comfort me

very much to know for sure,

but instead,

I choose to believe he is up there.

Is that what you want me to do

when you go?

Just look up to the stars

and make-believe that you're not gone?

But...

If you look with your heart,

I'll always be with you.

Yes. Just like I know the Little Prince

will always be with his rose.

But you can't know for sure.

What if he's not back with his rose?

- What if he's all grown up and alone?

- But...

What if he's lost

and he's forgotten everything?

Wait. Hold on, My little girl. Hold on.

The Little Prince will never forget.

He'll always be up there for us,

to help us.

I don't want his help.

I hate the Little Prince!

I wasted my whole summer on

the Little Prince!

I wish you had never told me

this stupid story.

LAST DAY OF SUMMER HOLIDAYS

The weather caused

32 people to be late for work.

Productivity decreased by 0.4%.

What...

Dear!

No...

Sweetie...

No!

Sweetie!

Hey!

Sweetie, stop!

What are you doing? Stop!

Stop! You can't go!

Please, I need you here!

No!

Please! You have to let me see him!

What happened? Will he be okay?

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