thenarratorlearnsmoreaboutfromwherethelittleprincecame Ittookmealongtimetolearnwherehecamefrom.Thelittleprince,whoaskedmesomanyquestions,neverseemedtoheartheonesIaskedhim.Itwasfromwordsdroppedbychancethat,littlebylittle,everythingwasrevealedtome. Thefirsttimehesawmyairplane,forinstance(Ishallnotdrawmyairplane;thatwouldbemuchtoocomplicatedforme),heaskedme: "Thatisnotanobject.Itflies.Itisanairplane.Itismyairplane." AndIwasproudtohavehimlearnthatIcouldfly. "What!Youdroppeddownfromthesky?" "Yes,"Ianswered,modestly. Andthelittleprincebrokeintoalovelypealoflaughter,whichirritatedmeverymuch.Ilikemymisfortunestobetakenseriously. "Soyou,too,comefromthesky!Whichisyourplanet?" AtthatmomentIcaughtagleamoflightintheimpenetrablemysteryofhispresence;andIdemanded,abruptly: "Doyoucomefromanotherplanet?" Buthedidnotreply.Hetossedhisheadgently,withouttakinghiseyesfrommyplane: "Itistruethatonthatyoucan'thavecomefromveryfaraway..." Andhesankintoareverie,whichlastedalongtime.Then,takingmysheepoutofhispocket,heburiedhimselfinthecontemplationofhistreasure. Youcanimaginehowmycuriositywasarousedbythishalf-confidenceaboutthe"otherplanets."Imadeagreateffort,therefore,tofindoutmoreonthissubject. "Mylittleman,wheredoyoucomefrom?Whatisthis'whereIlive,'ofwhichyouspeak?Wheredoyouwanttotakeyoursheep?" Afterareflectivesilenceheanswered: "Thethingthatissogoodabouttheboxyouhavegivenmeisthatatnighthecanuseitashishouse." "Thatisso.AndifyouaregoodIwillgiveyouastring,too,sothatyoucantiehimduringtheday,andaposttotiehimto." Butthelittleprinceseemedshockedbythisoffer: "Butifyoudon'ttiehim,"Isaid,"hewillwanderoffsomewhere,andgetlost." Myfriendbrokeintoanotherpealoflaughter: "Butwheredoyouthinkhewouldgo?" "Anywhere.Straightaheadofhim." Thenthelittleprincesaid,earnestly: "Thatdoesn'tmatter.WhereIlive,everythingissosmall!" And,withperhapsahintofsadness,headded: "Straightaheadofhim,nobodycangoveryfar..." 
