The Little Prince

The Little Prince

He is the prince of the planet Asteroid B-612. He migrated in the other planet with the use of flock of wild birds. The little prince is the only one who appreciates the drawing of the pilot. He has a flower which he and for so much. And he has two active volcanoes which he used for heating. He also went to other planet where he met different kinds of grown-ups.

Pilot

He met the little prince when his airplane crashed in the desert of Sahara. He hated to draw because when he was 6 years old, the grown-ups belittled his works. Until he met the little prince that really appreciates his work.

Turkish Astronomer

He discovered the planet from which the little prince came is the Asteroid known as B-612. The astronomer had presented it to the International Astronomical Congress. But he was in Turkish costume, and so nobody would believe what he said. But because of that the Turkish astronomer change to European costume and so everybody believed him.

Flower

The flower is said to be the best friend of the little prince. This flower represented a true friend that you can really trust.

King

The planet of the king was crammed and obstructed by the magnificent ermine robe. He believed that all the stars obeyed him.

Conceited Man

He is a boastful man and he believed that all people respected him.

Tippler

The little prince visits the planet that was inhabited by a tippler. This man is always drinking because he wants to forget his problem, the problem that he is ashamed of drinking.

Businessman

The fourth planet belonged to a businessman. He believed that he is the one who own all the stars.

Lamplighter

The fifth planet where the lamplighter do his work. It was the smallest planet of all. The lamplighter is doing his work again and again.

Geographer

The sixth planet was ten times bigger than the fifth planet. It was inhabited by an old gentleman who wrote voluminous books, this old gentleman was the Geographer. He is the only geographer who always order the explorer to ravel the whole planet, then the geographers ask them questions, and he notes what they recall of their travels.

Snake

This snake represented a person that is sometimes misinterprets.

Three-Petaled Flower

The Three-petaled flower is the flower in the desert which is three petaled.

Roses in the Rose Garden

Railway Switchman

The railway switchman is the switchman of the railway. He sends off the trains and carries them off to the right or to the left.

Merchant

The merchant sells pills to quench thirst which could save time.

Fox

The fox is an animal who told the little prince: "What is essential is invisible to the eye."

Exposition

The exposition of the story is when the little prince went to different planets and while he is on his ay he met different kinds of grown-ups.

Summary

A stranger called the Little Prince, meets the narrator, who is the pilot.

The narrator decides to first draw an elephant inside a boa constrictor. The narrator then draws three sheep, but the Prince ignores the picture. The narrator next draws a box and puts the sheep inside it; the Prince is satisfied with this drawing.

The Little Prince does not answer any questions about himself, making him seem very mysterious to the narrator. His curiosity is further aroused when the Little Prince asks him whether he has also come from another planet. The narrator interrupts the plot to explain his purpose in writing this book, which he has written in memory of his friend, the Little Prince. The Little Prince wants to know whether sheep can eat little bushes, for he hopes that the sheep on his planet can eat the young baobabs. The narrator learns that the Little Prince is very fond of sunsets. On the fifth day of their friendship, the Little Prince reveals to the narrator the secret of his life. The Prince asks the narrator the purpose behind flowers having thorns, but the narrator is too busy repairing his plane to pay attention to the question. The Prince grows angry when the narrator does not consider his question important. Since the Prince fears that the sheep may hurt the flower, the narrator says he will draw a muzzle for them so that they cannot destroy the flower.

The Prince tells the story of his special flower. Although the Little Prince found the flower to be exciting and beautiful, he was tormented by her vanity and exaggerations. Soon the Little Prince, normally filled with good will and love, began to doubt the flower, believing that she told many lies. On the morning of his departure from his planet,