thelittleprinceandthenarratortalkaboutsunsets Oh,littleprince!BitbybitIcametounderstandthesecretsofyoursadlittlelife...Foralongtimeyouhadfoundyouronlyentertainmentinthequietpleasureoflookingatthesunset.Ilearnedthatnewdetailonthemorningofthefourthday,whenyousaidtome: "Iamveryfondofsunsets.Come,letusgolookatasunsetnow." "Forthesunset.Wemustwaituntilitistime." Atfirstyouseemedtobeverymuchsurprised.Andthenyoulaughedtoyourself.Yousaidtome: "IamalwaysthinkingthatIamathome!" Justso.EverybodyknowsthatwhenitisnoonintheUnitedStatesthesunissettingoverFrance. IfyoucouldflytoFranceinoneminute,youcouldgostraightintothesunset,rightfromnoon.Unfortunately,Franceistoofarawayforthat.Butonyourtinyplanet,mylittleprince,allyouneeddoismoveyourchairafewsteps.Youcanseethedayendandthetwilightfallingwheneveryoulike..."Oneday,"yousaidtome,"Isawthesunsetforty-fourtimes!" "Youknow--onelovesthesunset,whenoneissosad..." "Wereyousosad,then?"Iasked,"onthedayoftheforty-foursunsets?" Butthelittleprincemadenoreply.