On the third planet, there lived a man who loved drinking so much. "Why are you drinking?" asked Little Prince.
"To forget," answered the man.
"Forget waht?"
"Forget what I feel ashamed of ."
"Ashamed of what?"
"Ashamed of drinking." Then the man began to drink again.
“In that way, you keep on making mistakes!" Little Prince felt confused and left.
On the fourth planet, there was a merchant. "Hi!" said Little Prince. "Three and two is five. Hi Five and seven is twelve...Aha, it's five hundred and one million!"
"Five hundred and one million what?" "I am jbusy! Three and two is five..." the man began counting again.
At last, Little Prince understood. This man was counting stars. He thought all the stars belong to him.
"This man is greedy. Stars belong to nobody," Little Prince thought. Then he left . The fifth planet was the smallest. There were only a street lamp and a lamplighter on it.
"Good morning. Why have you just put out your lamp?"
"Good morning. It is the rule:to light the lamp in the daytime; to put it out in the nighttime."
"Daytime? The planet is so small. It makes a complete turn every minute."
"So I have to light the lamp and put it out once every minute."
Little Prince liked this dutiful man. But this planet was too small. He had to leave.
On the sixth planet lived an old gentleman. "What are you doing?"
"I'm a geographer. I am writing books about seas, rivers, and deserts."
"Interesting! Is there any ocean on your planet?"
"I couldn't tell."
"But you are a geographer!"
"True. But I’m not an explorer."
"Okay, but I like going around. And which planet would you advise me to visit now?"
"The Earth,” answered the old man. So the seventh planet was the Earth. Little Prince landed in the desert and met a snake.
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