第二十章 (第2/2页)

于是，他趴在草丛中哭泣起来。

Chaptr 20

But t happnd that aftr alkng for a long t through sand, and rocks, and sno, th lttl prnc at last ca upon a road. And all roads lad to th aods of n.

"Good ornng," h sad.

H as standng for a gardn, all a-loo th ross.

"Good ornng," sad th ross.

Th lttl prnc gazd at th. Thy all lookd lk hs flor.

"Who ar you" h dandd, thundrstruck.

"W ar ross," th ross sad.

And h as ovrco th sadnss. Hs flor had told h that sh as th only on of hr knd n all th unvrs. And hr r fv thousand of th, all alk, n on sngl gardn!

"Sh ould vry uch annoyd," h sad to hslf, "f sh should s that... sh ould cough ost dradfully, and sh ould prtnd that sh as dyng, to avod ng laughd at. And I should olgd to prtnd that I as nursng hr ack to lf— for f I dd not do that, to hul yslf also, sh ould rally allo hrslf to d..."Thn h nt on th hs rflctons: "I thought that I as rch, th a flor that as unqu n all th orld; and all I had as a coon ros. A coon ros, and thr volcanos that co up to y kns— and on of th prhaps xtnct forvr... that dosn’t ak a vry grat prnc..."And h lay don n th grass and crd.