The Little Prince (Prince’s Lines)

Little Prince Lines

Making emergency landing approximately WOOO

Please, sir, draw me a sheep.

What!

Draw me a sheep.

Cairo, come in! Somebody! Damn!

If you please, draw me a sheep.

You- there- here- in the desert- But who-

Draw me a sheep.

I don't draw!

You used to.

How would you know-

Draw me a sheep. (FIRMLY)

Draws First Thing

No no no! I don't want an elephant inside a boa constrictor. I need a sheep. Draw me a sheep.

(Aviator hands him the drawing)

You can see for yourself that's not a sheep. It's a ram, see? It has horns.

(Aviator hands him another)

This one is too old. I want a sheep that will live a long time.

This is a box. The sheep that you want is inside.

That is exactly the way I wanted it!

He appeared again

It is true isn't it? Sheep it little bushes?

Yes.

Then it follows that they also eat baobabs, correct?

Baobabs are not little bushes. They're trees as big as castles, and-

But before they grow so big, the baobabs, they start out by being little?

Strictly speaking, yes. Where is your family? Where do you come from? Why do you want the sheep to eat the little baobabs, anyway? ( pause ) Don't you ever answer a question

Wha is this object?

That is not an object. That is my airplane... my—friend.

Hello.

It doesn't talk. It's true, I talk to it occasionally— but it doesn't answer back.

That doesn't seem very satisfactory.

It's an airplane! It flies!

You dropped down from the sky? (LAUGH)

Yes. What's so funny?!

You too come from the sky. Which is your planet?

You come from another planet?

Do you hear the music?

What music?

It's wonderful that the sunset lasts such a long time here. Where I come from, the sunsets are much shorter, but there are so many more of them. One day I watched the sun set forty-four times.

Forty-four times?

come with me

Enough of this. I have important things to-

Come. You see, where I come from, it is so small that all you need to do is move your chair a few steps and you can see the day end and the twilight fall as many times as you like. But here on your planet, you can walk and walk and still be in the same magnificent sunset. One loves the sunset when one is so sad.

Were you so sad, then?

I kept wondering what it was that I was missing and wishing I had. ( pause ) So far away from home it's good to have someone to watch the sunset with. ( pause ) The thing that is so good about the box you've given me is that at night my sheep can use it as his house.

And if you're good, I'll draw you a string and a post so you can tie him during the day.

Tie him? What a strange idea!

Well, he might run off.

Run off? Where do you think he would go?

Anywhere, straight ahead.

Straight ahead nobody can go very far. Look for me tomorrow- just at sunset.

Today you are going to be more cooperative. Right my friend?

Talking again to your friend who doesn't answer back?

Sunset so soon?

What is this?

It's water. It's my survival, thank you.

If I were thirsty - I think I'd rather take a stroll to a spring of fresh water.

How long have you been on this journey?

Have you always been alone?

No... but I prefer it that way.

Do you?

What about you- you live alone on your- planet, and-

Do you hear the music?

Music? Oh, do you mean am I "listening to the sunset"? No. I don't hear any music.

I did.

Yes, I know. You hear the music.

No. I lived alone. Until the dawn- After the night of the forty four sunsets- you remember. I realize now that was the day my journey really began.

What is this journey you keep talking about?

Until then, I had led a very well ordered life- (pause) I'd wake up every morning with such a lot to do. the baobabs.

Ah yes, the baobabs.

They burrow down so deeply, and they spread their roots so wide that if I don't dig them up as soon as they appear, they could break my planet into pieces. It's very hard work. One day, however, when I'd finished, I felt- well, that was the day of the forty-four sunsets. Something was missing. That morning, from a seed blown from who knows where, a small sprout appeared— and it was not like any of the other small sprouts on my planet. So I watched it carefully. soon it became clear -it was something entirely new- It stopped growing and began to get ready to produce a flower. A flower -like no flower I'd ever seen before. And then finally... just as the dawn rose-

Oh. Oh.

You are so beautiful...

I am?

Yes.

Oh. Hmm... what is that?

Beautiful? It's something pleasing to see.

Oh. Beau-ti-ful. Huh. What's that? Its beautiful!

No, it's just a-

And that? That's beautiful, too.

No, that's a baobab.

And that? And that? And that? Oh. That's beautiful too. There's so much to see here-

You are the most beautiful flower-

What's a flower?

Why, you- You are a flower.

Oh.

And you are the most beautiful one on my planet.

There are other flowers here?

Not unique like you. Unique- like nothing else in all the world.

Is unique as good as beautiful?

Oh, yes.

Oh, good.

Ow!

What's that?

That's a thorn.

Oh! I have quite a few. I will try to be more careful.

That's all right. It didn't hurt, really. I'm just so happy you are here with me.

You.. and me.

No, no. I'm you and you're me.

This is very confusing.

(Laughs) it doesn't matter, really. As long as we are here together. What is it?

What's we?

Well, that's you and me together. Were we.

Sounds like a pretty jolly life you had there

It was. She was beautiful, she was exciting, and she was someone to talk to... who answered back.

Yes, well

We spent so many lovely times together. But as time went by, things changed. She Seemed to resent every moment I spent away from her tending to my chores

La la la La Eek

What is it?

It's a monster crawling on me

Oh, it's just a caterpillar. They're really very marvelous creatures one day it will turn into a beautiful butterfly but if it upsets you, I'll take it away in just a moment.

I seem to be very dry. Do you think I might have a drink?

Certainly as soon as I get this last little baobab what is it?

Water

Are you all right?

Much better now thank you but I am feeling a bit of a chill

Better?

Oh, but now it seems I'm terribly warm again

And so it went day after day until finally I had to tell her don't you see if I don't return to my work the baobabs could become dangerous to you

Well, go back to your baoBabs then if they're so very important go on go back to your precious weeds

I was confused. She was so beautiful, but she made me so upset. I didn't understand her. I had so many questions but no one to ask I had to find some answers I had to I had to leave. Goodbye. Goodbye... Here then let me take that caterpillar away. I know how it upsets you

No, no leave it. I suppose I must endure the presence of two or three caterpillars. If I wish to be acquainted with the butterflies, it seems that they are very beautiful and if not, the cat caterpillars and butterflies who will I talk to you'll be far away and as for any larger creatures, I'm not afraid I have my thorns to protect me. Don't linger like this. You've decided to go now, so of course I lov- goodbye

That was the last time I saw her... Is that my flower

It's just a doodle

You should doodle more often. Of course she has more petals than that and her stem is really longer and she has four thorns you remember

Listen, I told you I don't draw

It's All right, children will understand

Children were never the problem. It was the grownups who couldn't see-

It's really quite good- not so good as my sheep, of course- but if you keep trying, who knows? You could maybe be an artist instead of-

Instead of what? Listen, I have work to do- important things-

Important things?

Yes, important things. And besides, isn't it about time for you to take your leave? The sun has set after all.

Tomorrow.

Of course I love you. (Crossfade to aviator drawing, crossfade to next day)

It's much better now, much better than yesterday

That's not for you. Give me that.

I see you made the stem longer, and you added the thorns, and... a tear

Well, I thought she probably felt sad

Yes, you're right of course I was too young to know how to love her. The fact is I didn't understand anything at all so I flew away.

I wandered from star to star. I drifted around the cosmos until I came upon an entire group of planets each inhabited by only one man. the first one I came to was inhabited by a king seated upon a throne

Ah, a subject approach that I may see you better

Yawn

Tsk tsk it is not proper to yawn in the presence of a king I order you not to yawn

I can't help it. I've traveled a long way and I haven't had any sleep.

Oh, then, I ordered you to yawn It's been here since I've seen anyone yawn yes yes give us a good one now. It's an order.

(Insert really bad yawn) I'm sorry I guess I can't anymore

Then I order you to sometimes yawn and sometimes not to yawn. there you see my orders are very reasonable don't you think?

May I sit down?

I order you to sit down

Sir

Sire

Sire

Sure

Sire, excuse me for asking a question

I order you to ask me a question

Over what do you rule?

everything

And the stars obey you?

Certainly, they do. And the moon and sun as well

Oh well, then if you please, sir, could you possibly order a sunset? I should love to see a sunset.

And so you shall

When

Oh soon soon, I shall command it, but I have to wait for conditions to be favorable

When do you think that will be?

Oh, I'd say this evening about 20 to 8. We'll see how well I am obeyed.

Excuse me, but I should be going

Oh, don't go don't go. I'll make you a minister of justice.

But there's no one here to judge

Then you shall judge yourself that is the most difficult thing of all

Judge myself?

It is much more difficult to judge oneself than to judge others

Then I knew it might be of some value to visit the other planets as well. As I approached the next planet, it seemed to be inhabited by a very grand person.

Ah! An admirer!

Good morning what a strange hat you're wearing

It's a hat for acknowledging compliments. I raise it when people claim me unfortunately, nobody ever passes by this way now. Sit right down there very good. Very good now slap your hands together once again now faster do you really admire me very much

Well, I

I just love it when you admire me

Admire what does that mean?

It means that you regard me as the handsomest best dressed richest, most intelligent man on this planet

But you are the only man on this planet

Even so, couldn't you just admire me anyway?

Oh, that's very good.

You think

I can almost see him tipping his hat.

Grown-ups are very fond of hats

I know. I found them to be altogether very strange.

So have I. Go on. What happened next?

The next planet I visited belonged to a businessman who was so busy.

Three and two make five. Five and seven make 12.

Good morning

26 and five mixed 31 that makes 501,622,731

500 million what

I can't stop now. I'm much too busy. Can't you see? I'm concerned with important things 500,000,000.. BRMM. Three and two make-

Millions of what

Millions of those little objects in the sky

Flies?

No, no glittering objects

Ah! You mean the stars

Yes, that's it. The stars as for me I am concerned with important things no time for idle dreaming in my life.

So you said what do you do with 500 millions of stars