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The Little Prince Chapter 1
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Pictures Once, when I was six years old,
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I read a book about a primeval forest.
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The book described how a snake,
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called a boa constrictor, ate its food whole without chewing.
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I thought a lot about this, and one day I drew a picture of a snake with an elephant inside it.
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It is my picture number one.
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Here it is.
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I showed my picture to some grown -ups, and I asked them, Are you frightened by my picture?
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All of them said the same thing.
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I'm not frightened by a picture of a hat.
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But it was not a picture of a hat it was a picture of a snake with an elephant inside it.
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Then I drew my picture number two, because grown -ups are not very intelligent.
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Here it is.
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I showed picture number two to the grown -ups, but they were not interested in it.
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I was sad.
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So I stopped drawing pictures.
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I went to school and I learned about other things like math and geography.
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Then I became a grown -up and I met lots of other grown -ups.
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Sometimes I showed my picture number one to other grown -ups, but they are not very intelligent.
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They always said, It's a hat.
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And I did not show them picture number two.
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I grew older and I learned how to fly planes.
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As a pilot, I flew planes all over the world.
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Then, one day, as I was flying over the Sahara Desert, my plane crashed.
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I was not hurt, but I could not start the plane again.
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I was alone in the desert, and I did not have much water.
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I had to work on the plane quickly.
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That night, I slept on the sand.
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The next morning, I met the most extraordinary person,
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and I showed him my picture number one.
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Chapter 2.
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A Sheep I woke up, and I heard a voice.
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Draw me a sheep, please, the voice said.
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What?
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I said.
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I opened my eyes and I jumped up.
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Could you please draw me a sheep, said the voice.
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A boy with golden hair was standing in front of me.
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I was very surprised to see him because we were in the middle of a desert in Africa.
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We were alone in a desert, but he did not look frightened.
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This is my picture of the boy.
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It is not very good.
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I never learned to draw very well.
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What are you doing here?
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I said.
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It was difficult to speak because I was surprised.
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He laughed quietly.
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But he did not answer me.
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He said again, Please draw me a sheep.
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I'm good at lots of things, I said.
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But I'm not very good at drawing.
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It doesn't matter, he said slowly.
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You can draw me a sheep.
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I can't draw a sheep, I said, but I can draw this.
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I drew him my picture number one, the drawing of the snake with the whole elephant inside it.
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No, no, I don't want a picture of an elephant inside a snake, he said.
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At home everything is very small and elephants are too big.
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I need a sheep.
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Draw me a sheep.
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Again I was very surprised, and I drew a sheep.
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He looked at it.
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Then he said, No, this sheep doesn't look very well.
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Try again.
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I drew a second sheep.
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The boy looked at it and he smiled.
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This isn't a sheep, he said.
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This is a ram.
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I can see the horns on its head.
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Try again.
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But he did not like that drawing because the sheep looked too old.
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I want a young sheep, he said.
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I want the sheep to live for a long time.
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I did not want to draw another picture because I wanted to work on my plane.
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Then I thought hard, and I drew this picture very quickly.
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The sheep lives in this box, I said to him.
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He looked closely at the picture.
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Then I was surprised because he laughed.
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This is very good, he said.
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Will the sheep eat a lot of grass?
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Why?
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I asked.
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Because at home everything is very small and there isn't much grass, he said.
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It'll be fine, I said.
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The sheep is very small.
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He looked again at the picture and he said, She's small, but she isn't very small.
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Then he said, Look, she's sleeping.
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I thought, This boy understands my pictures.
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Chapter 3 A Planet On the second day, I asked the little prince,
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Where do you come from?
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But he did not answer me.
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He always asked me lots and lots of questions, but he never answered my questions.
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What's that thing? he asked.
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It isn't a thing.
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It's my plane, I said.
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It flies in the sky, but it crashed yesterday.
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Did you fall out of the sky? he asked.
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Yes, I did, I said.
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Oh, that's funny, he said.
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That's very funny.
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Then he laughed and laughed, and I was angry, because I did not like his laugh.
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Then he said something strange.
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You came down from the sky, too.
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Which planet are you from?
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I started to understand this strange boy.
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I'm from this planet.
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Earth, I said.
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Where do you come from?
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He did not answer me.
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He wanted to talk about my plane and his sheep.
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But I knew something about him now.
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He came from a very small planet.
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Every day I learned a bit more about the little prince and his planet.
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I also learned about his journey to Earth.
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I do not want to forget anything, and I want you to learn about it too.
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I will tell you the story, and I will draw pictures.
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But you must remember something.
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I am not very good at drawing, but I will try hard.
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I will not draw a picture of my plane, because that is too difficult.
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Here is my drawing of the little prince on his very small planet.
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On the third day, the little prince told me about his problem with trees.
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First, he asked me,
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Do sheep eat little trees? yes I said sheep eat most things good
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he said my sheep will eat the baobabs I was very surprised
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baobabs are very big trees I said your sheep couldn't eat a baobab lots and lots of elephants couldn't eat one Baobab.
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The little prince laughed.
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That's funny, he said.
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My planet is very small.
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Could the elephant stand on top of other elephants?
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He laughed and laughed and I drew him a picture.
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Then he thought hard, and he said, Baobabs are small trees.
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Then they grow up and they become big trees.
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Of course, I said.
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But why do you want the sheep to eat the small baobabs?
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He was surprised.
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Don't you understand?
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He said.
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My planet is very small, and there are lots and lots of small baobab trees.
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My sheep must eat them, because I can't have big trees on my very small planet.
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Big trees will hurt my planet, and people must look after their planets.
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I understand, I said.
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It's bad to have too many big trees on a small planet.
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He said, draw me a beautiful picture of some very big baobab trees on a small planet, please.
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You can show it to people on Earth.
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Yes, I said, then people will understand.
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Baobabs are bad for planets.
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I worked very hard on my drawing, and here it is.
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On the fourth day, the little prince told me about the sunsets on his planet.
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That morning he said to me, I love sunsets.
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Let's go and see one.
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But we can't, I said.
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We have to wait.
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What do we have to wait for?
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He asked.
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We have to wait until the end of the day, of course, I said.
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He looked very surprised.
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Then he started to laugh.
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I'm stupid, he said.
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I'm on Earth, not at home.
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I understood.
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On Earth, a big planet, we can see a sunset in one country.
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But we cannot see a second sunset in another country one minute after the first sunset.
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On the little prince's planet, a very small planet, he could sit in his chair and watch a sunset.
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Then he could move his chair and watch another sunset.
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One day, he told me, I watched 43 sunsets.
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He also said, sunsets are very beautiful, and beautiful things are important.
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But sunsets are sad too.
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You saw 43 beautiful sunsets, I said.
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Were you sad that day?
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But he did not answer me.
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Hi there, my name is Josh Cashel, and I am the voice behind the little prince and the pilot
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and the king and the fox and all of the other characters in The Little Prince.
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If you are enjoying this audiobook, please feel free to like, leave a comment, and especially subscribe.
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and you will have access to a PDF with the text of the little prince in English.
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So thank you very much and I hope you enjoy the rest of the little prince.
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Chapter 4 The Flower On the fifth day,
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the little prince said, Sheep eat small trees, I know.
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Do they eat flowers, too?
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My work on my plane was very difficult, and I did not want to talk.
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I had to work on it quickly, because I had a big problem.
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I did not have much water, and I was very thirsty.
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I answered quickly.
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Sheep eat lots of different things.
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But do they eat flowers?
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he asked.
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Yes, no, I don't know, I shouted.
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It's not important.
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What do you mean, not important? he said.
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Of course it's important.
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His face was white, and he looked very worried.
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I have a beautiful flower on my planet.
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She's my special flower, and I look after her, he said.
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I don't want your sheep to eat my flower.
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Then the little prince started to cry, and I became worried.
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It was dark now.
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I forgot about my plane, and I forgot how thirsty I was.
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I wanted to cry too.
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I held him in my arms and I said to him, Don't worry, I can help you.
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I will draw a muzzle for the sheep.
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It will cover the sheep's mouth.
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Then the sheep cannot eat your flower.
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Thank you, said the little prince.
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He was better now, and I started to work on my plane again.
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He talked, and I learned a lot about his flower.
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There were other flowers on his planet.
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They were very simple and common flowers.
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But this new flower was special.
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She's beautiful, and I love her, he said.
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Look after me, she said to me, and I looked after her every day.
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The little prince looked after her, and he looked after the planet, too.
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He was with her for her first sunrise and her first sunset.
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He gave the flower water and he covered her with glass every night,
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but she did not often say thank you.
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The little prince became frustrated with the flower because she was never happy and she was often angry with him.
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Then the little prince told me very sadly,
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One day my flower said to me, Don't look after me.
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I don't need you.
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This made me sad.
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I stopped my work on the plane again and looked at the little prince.
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I left my planet because my flower didn't need me, he said.
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On my last day there, I cleaned my volcanoes and I gave water to her.
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She said to me, don't cover me.
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I don't need a cover.
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I was surprised, but I didn't cover her.
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Then she said, I love you, you know, but I don't need you.
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Go away.
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Now.
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I was very sad, and she was very sad.
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Goodbye, I said to her.
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But she did not speak to me again.
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Then he said, I know something now.
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Her words were angry, but they were not the most important things.
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She made me happy because she was beautiful.
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Her beauty and her fragrance were unique, and that was important.
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I was too young to understand.
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Chapter 5.
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Four Planets I sat next to the little prince, and he told me the story of his journey.
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Here it is.
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Some birds helped him to fly away from his planet.
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They carried him across the sky.
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He visited four very small planets, and he met some very strange grown -ups.
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There was a king on the first planet, but he was alone.
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There were no other people.
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The king said to him, You can do lots of things for me.
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The little prince asked, Why?
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And the king said, Because I am a king.
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And the little prince said, No, thank you.
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And he quickly left that planet.
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On the second planet, there was a man.
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He had a big book, and he wrote lots of numbers in it.
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What are you doing?
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the little prince asked him.
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I'm writing down the number of stars in the sky.
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They're my stars, the man said.
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Why are they your stars? the little prince asked.
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Because I write down the number of stars on my paper, he said.
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The little prince thought, This man has numbers in a book.
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He doesn't have stars.
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I have volcanoes and my flower on my planet.
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A lamplighter lived on the next planet.
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He had one lamp.
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His planet was very small, and the days and nights went very quickly.
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He had to light the lamp and put it out every minute because the planet was very small.
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This was very strange, but he was a good man and the little prince liked him.
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The man on the fourth planet was a writer.
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I know about all the planets, he said.
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I write books about them.
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I have three volcanoes and a flower on my planet," the little prince said.
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Flowers die, the writer said.
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Flowers aren't interesting, but my books are interesting.
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The little prince became very sad.
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Why did I leave my planet? he thought.
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But he asked the writer.
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Where can I go next on my journey?" Earth is an interesting planet, said the writer.
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Go there.
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Chapter 6 The Snake The little prince told me the next part of his story.
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He traveled to Earth, the fifth planet on his journey.
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He looked around him and said, Earth is a very big planet,
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but there are no people on Earth.
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Then he looked down and saw a beautiful yellow snake on the sand.
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Good evening, he said to it, because he wanted to say something.
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Good evening, the snake said to him.
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Why are there no people on this big planet?
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he asked it.
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The snake said, You're in a desert in Africa.
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There are no people here.
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But Earth is very big,
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and you will find many people in other places.
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The little prince sat down, and he looked up at the sky.
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Look, that's my planet, he said.
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It's beautiful, said the snake.
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Why aren't you on your planet?
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Why are you here?
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I'm here because I have a special flower on my planet, he said.
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I left there because she doesn't need me.
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I understand, said the snake.
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Where can I find the people?
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asked the little prince.
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I'm lonely in the desert.
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You can be lonely with people too, the snake answered.
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The little prince looked at the snake for a long time.
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Then he said, You look strange.
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You're very long and thin, and you don't have any feet.
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Maybe I am long and thin, said the snake, but I am strong.
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I can send you away from here.
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The little prince did not say anything.
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You're ssssad, but I can help you," said the snake.
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How can you help me? asked the little prince.
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The snake moved its body quickly around the little prince's leg, and it opened its mouth.
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I can send you back to your planet one day.
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I can bite you, and you will go home.
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And then they were quiet.
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They did not say anything more.
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Chapter 7 The Roses The little prince walked on through the desert,
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and he met only one flower.
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Good morning, said the little prince.
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Good morning to you, said the flower.
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Where are all the people?
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the little prince asked.
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People?
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I don't know, said the flower.
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I see people sometimes, but they're difficult to find.
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They move with the wind, you know.
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Flowers stay in one place.
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But people move around.
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Life is difficult for them, I think.
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Goodbye, said the little prince.
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Goodbye to you, said the flower.
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The next morning, the little prince walked up a high mountain.
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I will be able to see the whole planet and all the people from the top, he thought.
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But he only saw more mountains from the top of the mountain.
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Hello!
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He shouted.
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Hello!
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Answered the echo. Who are you?
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Asked the little prince.
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Who are you?
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Answered the echo.
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Please, be my friends.
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The little prince said.
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I'm very lonely.
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I'm very lonely.
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answered the echo.
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What a strange planet, thought the little prince.
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You can't see the people, and they aren't very intelligent.
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They don't answer you.
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They say your words again.
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At home, I had my flower, and she always spoke to me.
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He walked away from the mountains, and after a long time, he came to a road.
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Maybe I will see some people now, he thought, and then he saw a garden.
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In the garden, there were thousands of flowers.
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Hello, he said.
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Hello to you, hello to you, hello to you, hello to you, they said.
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The little prince looked at the flowers and he was very surprised.
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They all look the same as his special flower on his planet.
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Who are you? he asked them.
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We are roses, we are roses, they told him.
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He was surprised and very sad.
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Now he knew his flower was a rose.
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And she was not special because there are thousands of roses.
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He fell on the ground and he cried.
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Then the little prince heard a voice.
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Good morning, it said.
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He looked up, but he could not see anyone.
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Good morning, he said.
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Where are you?
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I'm here, under the apple tree, said the voice.
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I can see you now, said the little prince.
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Who are you?
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You're very beautiful.
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I'm a fox, said the fox.
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Chapter 8 The Fox Please play with me,
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said the little prince to the fox.
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I'm very sad and lonely today.
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My flower isn't special because she's the same as all the other roses.
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I can't play with you,
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said the fox you must tame me first what does time mean the little prince asked
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it means become my friend answered the fox there are lots of little boys
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and you're only one of them you aren't very interesting because you aren't special to me.
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You must become my friend and become special.
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Then I'll play with you.
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I'm beginning to understand, said the little prince.
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I know a special flower, and she tamed me, I think.
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Maybe she did, said the fox.
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Now look at the golden corn over there and I'll tell you more about being a friend.
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I'm not interested in corn now.
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because I'm a fox.
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I don't eat bread, but I'll learn to love the golden corn.
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You have golden hair, and you're going to be my friend.
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I'll say, every time I see the golden corn, I'm happy.
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I'm happy because the corn is the same color as my friend's hair.
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I understand a bit more, said the little prince.
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Then the fox said, Please tame me and become my friend.
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How can I do that?
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asked the little prince.
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Well, answered the fox, you must sit down on the grass over there.
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Say nothing and I'll watch you.
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Then, tomorrow you must come back.
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Sit on the grass near to me, but not too near.
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You can talk to me, but you mustn't make me frightened.
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On the next day, come back again.
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You can sit very near me, and we can talk.
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We'll be friends.
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I'd like that, said the little prince.
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I'd like to tame you.
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And, the fox said, come at the same time every day.
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That's a good thing to do.
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Tell me, I'm coming to see you at four o 'clock in the afternoon tomorrow.
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I'll be happy between three o 'clock and four o 'clock, because you're going to come.
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I understand, said the little prince again.
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Then, the little prince came back each day and he tamed the fox.
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Then one day the little prince said, I must go now.
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That makes me sad because I'm your friend.
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I'm your special fox, said the fox.
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I'm going to cry.
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Well, said the little prince, you wanted me to tame you.
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That's true, answered the fox.
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But you're going to cry, said the little prince.
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It wasn't good to tame you.
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Yes, it was, because we're friends, said the fox.
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I can look at the golden corn now and I can be happy.
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The corn is special now because your hair is golden.
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Then he said, go to the garden again and look at the roses.
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Then come back here and say goodbye to me.
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The little prince went to see the roses again and he understood something.
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The roses in the garden were not special because they were not his friends.
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On the day he met the fox, the fox was not special.
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But the fox was special now because they were friends.
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The rose on the little prince's planet was special too, because they were friends.
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He went back to see the fox.
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Goodbye, the little prince said.
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And goodbye to you, the fox said.
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But first, I'll tell you some important things.
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They're very easy to understand.
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Your heart sees the important things in life, but your eyes don't see them.
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My heart sees the important things in life, but my eyes don't see them, said the little prince.
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Your rose is special because you tamed her.
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She's your friend, said the fox.
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My rose is special because I tamed her, said the little prince.
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And you mustn't forget this, said the fox.
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You must always look after your special things.
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I must always look after my special things, said the little prince.
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Chapter 9 The Well Eight days after my plane crashed in the desert,
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I became very worried.
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I could not fly my plane, and there was no more water.
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It was very hot, and now I was very thirsty.
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The little prince started to tell me more about his journey.
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The fox, he said.
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My friend, I said.
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Please, don't tell me any more.
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Why not? asked the little prince.
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Because I'm very thirsty, I said.
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I'm going to die, because I don't have any water.
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I'm also thirsty, he said.
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Let's find a well.
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And he started to walk.
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I thought, we won't find a well in the desert, but I started to walk too.
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We walked for many hours.
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Night came, and we could see the stars in the sky.
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We did not talk.
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He was tired, and I was tired too.
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He said, These stars are beautiful because there's a flower.
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You can't see her, but she's up there.
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That's true, I said.
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And the desert is beautiful, he said.
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It's beautiful because there's a well.
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You can't see it, but it's there.
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You're right, I said.
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Things are beautiful because of other things.
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We can't see the other things, but they are there, and they are important.
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The little prince was very tired and I carried him across the desert.
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He slept in my arms and I looked down at him and I thought,
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he's very small and light and I can't see the important part of him.
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I walked on across the desert until the sky became light.
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And then I saw a well.
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I put the little prince down near the well and he woke up.
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This is very strange, I said to him.
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Look, there's a bucket and a rope to pull the bucket up from the well.
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He laughed and then he took the bucket.
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It fell down into the well.
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I pulled the rope very slowly and the heavy bucket came up again with water in it.
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I need a drink, said the little prince.
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I held the bucket and he drank from it.
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Then I drank too.
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The water was very good.
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You must draw a muzzle for the sheep now, said the little prince.
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I drew the muzzle and the little prince laughed at my drawing. But I was worried.
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Why did the little prince want the muzzle now?
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Then he said, The birds brought me near to this place.
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Tomorrow it will be one year.
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Did you want to come back to the same place?
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I asked.
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The little prince did not answer, because he never answered questions.
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But his face went red.
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His answer is yes.
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I thought.
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I did not understand, but I was very sad.
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I started to speak again, but he said quickly, You must finish your work on your plane now.
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Come back here tomorrow evening.
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I'll wait here for you.
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Chapter 10 The End The next day I finished my work on the plane.
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I could fly home now.
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In the afternoon, I walked back to the well.
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The little prince was on top of an old wall near the well, and I could hear his voice.
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Yes, he said, it's the right day, but this is not the right place.
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Another voice answered, but I could not hear the words.
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Then the little prince said, Come to the right place tonight and wait for me.
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But please, don't hurt me very much.
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Now go away.
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Then I saw something on the sand near the wall, and I was frightened.
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It was a yellow snake.
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Why did you talk to that snake?
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I asked the little prince.
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but he did not answer.
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I came close to him.
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He looked up at me very sadly, and he put his arms around me.
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You can fly back to your home today, he said.
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I was surprised.
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How did you know that?
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I asked him, but he did not answer.
523
I'm going home today too, he said sadly.
524
It's a difficult journey, but I must see my flower again.
525
She's special, and I must look after her.
526
And I have the sheep, and her box, and the muzzle.
527
I could not speak.
528
I was very sad.
529
Then I said, Little prince, I love your laugh.
530
The little prince laughed quietly, and he said, That's good.
531
You can remember my laugh, and you can remember me.
532
I'm going home to my star.
533
You can look at the stars every night.
534
You can be happy, because I live up there.
535
You'll see my star, and you'll think of my laugh.
536
He laughed and laughed.
537
Then he stopped and he said, Don't come with me to the snake tonight.
538
It will be better.
539
I don't want to leave you, I said.
540
I don't want the snake to bite you, he said.
541
He was worried.
542
I won't leave you, I said.
543
That night he walked quickly away from the well, but I ran after him.
544
He said, Ha!
545
There you are.
546
Then he held my hand and we walked across the desert together.
547
You were wrong to come, he said.
548
It will be sad.
549
You'll think he is dead, but it won't be true.
550
I could not say anything.
551
Do you understand?
552
He said.
553
My body is too heavy.
554
I can't take it with me.
555
We could not speak.
556
And he cried.
557
Then he said, We're near the place now.
558
My flower needs me.
559
I have to look after her.
560
well I'll go now said the little prince
561
he stood up and he began to walk away from me I could not move
562
then I saw the yellow snake on the sand close to him it moved quickly and it bit his leg
563
At first, the little prince just stood there.
564
Then he fell slowly and quietly.
565
Now, after six years, sometimes I am not sad, and sometimes I am happy.
566
Do you think about the little prince often, you ask me?
567
And here is my answer.
568
Yes, I look up at the stars and I remember the little prince and his flower and our sheep.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “LITTLE PRINCE AUDIO BOOK”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: prince, planet, flower, sheep, picture. This video has 568 sentences and 4819 words to shadow. The speech runs for 49:44. The speaker talks slowly, about 97 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 86% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| flower noun | /ˈfloʊɚ/ | A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens… |
| sheep noun | /ˈʃiːp/ | A woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis. |
| snake noun | /sneɪk/ | Any of the suborder Serpentes of legless reptiles with long, thin bodies and fork-shaped tongues. |
| desert noun | /ˈdɛz.ɚt/ | A barren area of land or desolate terrain, especially one with little water or vegetation; a wasteland. |
| sunset noun | /ˈsʌnˌsɛt/ | The moment each evening when the sun disappears below the western horizon. |
| tame verb | /teɪm/ | To make or become tame; to domesticate (an animal). |
| elephant noun | /ˈɛlɪfənt/ | A large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native to Africa and Asia. |
| corn noun | /ˈkɔːn/ | Any cereal plant (or its grain) that is the main crop or staple of a country or region. |
| goodbye | /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ | Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing. |
| lonely adjective | /ˈloʊnli/ | Unhappy due to feeling isolated from contact with other people. |
| bucket noun | /ˈbʌkɪt/ | A container made of rigid material, often with a handle, used to carry liquids or small items. |
| thirsty adjective | /ˈθɝs.ti/ | Needing to drink water or any liquid that can supply water. |
| sand noun | /sænd/ | Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in… |
| grass noun | /ɡɹɑːs/ | Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as… |
| clock noun | /klɑk/ | A chronometer, an instrument that measures time, particularly the time of day. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| come back verb | To return to a place. | |
| go away verb | To depart or leave a place. | |
| grow up verb | To mature and become an adult. | |
| wake up verb | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | To stop sleeping; to awake. |
| walk away from verb | To abandon or leave; to shun; to refuse. | |
| write down verb | To produce or set (something) down in writing; to record something. | |
| come up verb | To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly. | |
| go back to verb | To stem from; to originate in. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- What are you doing here?
- Where do you come from?
- Did you fall out of the sky?
- Which planet are you from?
- Why aren't you on your planet?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | was flying · was standing |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the most extraordinary · the most important |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | Will the sheep eat · It'll be · will tell |
| Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary | had to work · must remember · must eat |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 114 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: thirsty /ˈθɝs.ti/, thin /ˈθɪn/, mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: sheep /ˈʃiːp/, shout /ʃaʊt/
- Long words — get the stress right: intelligent /ɪnˈtɛlɪd͡ʒənt/, extraordinary /ɪksˈtɹɔːrdɪn(ə)ɹi/, mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/, geography /d͡ʒiˈɑɡɹəfi/, audiobook /ˈɔdi.oʊbʊk/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like flower, sheep, snake.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.