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此文档收集于网络，如有侵权，请联系网站删除Summary Of The Little PrinceExupery.S, the writer of The Little Prince, dedicated the book to a grown-up Leon Werth when Leon was a little boy. In this book the writer stated his opinion about grown-ups through the little princes perspective who left his motherland asteroid B-612 and arrived in the earth. During his journey, he also visited other planets that were inhabited by a variety of grown-ups. They shared and reflected the shortcomings of the adult world, and neglect the real treasure of love and responsibility.The structure of the book is divided into three parts.The first part is from Chapter 1 to Chapter 10. The narrator was a pilot whose airplane crashed in the desert of Africa and made the acquaintance of the little prince. Far away from any human habitation and in danger of death. However the narrator spared his precious time to meet requirement of drawing him a sheep. The acts of the little prince were different from those grown-ups that the narrator had known. He had the air of innocence and sincerity to life, which impressed the narrator deeply and arose narrators curiosity about his story. Then the narrator speculates as to from which the little prince came. The asteroid was named B-612. As each day passed the narrator would learn something about his planet. On the first day, they talked about the danger of baobabs which the little prince regarded as a question of discipline. If several seedlings of baobabs are neglected, a small planet will be split in pieces. And thats why he asked for a sheep from narrator. On the morning of the fourth day, the narrator knew things about B-612. There were forty-four sunsets on that small planet, and for a long time it became the only entertainment of the sad little life of the prince until one day a rose arrived at the princes planet. Beautiful and charming the rose is. She cast her fragrance and radiance over the prince. However, the vanity and finickiness disgusted the prince. It finally brought about the princes departure. However, when the little prince had left his planet, he regretted to leave the rose alone for she was fragile under her proud appearance. The little prince grew to know that the rose was beloved of him and one should judge the flower by deads and not by words. He was too young to know how to love her then.The second part of the book (Chapter 10 to Chapter 16) describes the journey of the little prince in the universe. It showed a vivid image of various sorts of grown-ups. All they focus on are “matters of consequence”.The first planet was inhabited by a king to whom all men are subjects. However, the planet was so cramped and small that the king couldnt find a single subject until the little prince visited him.The king tolerated no disobedience. That his authority should be respected was the only matter he insisted on. He thought his rule was over everything, but actually he cant even satisfy the prince ask to order the sun to set. This grown-up bored the little prince, and at last little prince had no choice but to ask for the permission to leave.The second planet was inhabited by a conceited man to whom all other men are admirers. The conceited man wore a strange hat just in order to salute for his admirers although nobody at all ever passed his way. The game of “clap and salute” made the prince weary. And finally he went on his journey.The third planet was inhabited by a tippler who was drinking to forget that he was ashamed of drinking. The tipplers word puzzled the little prince, so he continued on his journey.The fourth planet belonged to a business man who is engaged in administering stars in the universe. The only matter of consequence to him is counting and recounting the stars he “owned”.When it comes to the fifth planet, and also the smallest one, there was a street lamp and lamplighter on it: The lamplighter as a grown-up was absurd, too. In order to observe a rule that had been out of date, the lamplighter had to light the lamp and put it out once every minute. He wasted his precious life in this meaningless job. However, there is still a meaningful thing. Of all the grown-ups the lamplighter was thinking of something beside himself.During the little princes visit to the sixth planet, the geographer lived there suggested that the little prince should go to explore the earth.The third part (Chapter17 to Chapter 27) introduces the little princes visit ti the earth where there are about two billion grown-ups.The snake was the one who the little prince first met on the earth. It felt pity for that the little prince were doomed to be hurt on this planet crowded with grown-ups. It told the prince that if someday he grow too homesick for his B-612, it could send his soul back. However, the little prince refused its offer then.One day the little prince discovered a garden of roses. Here were five thousand of the flower, all alike. They reminded him of the rose on his planet. Once upon a time, the little prince that the rose he knew was unique in the world. But the reality hurt him deeply. He lay down in the grass and cried with his heart broken.It was then a fox appeared. The fox befriended the little prince, and taught him the secret of love is “to tame”. It means to establish ties with each other. It is the act of taming that made a unique fox, a unique rose and also a unique friend to us. And for what we have tamed, we are responsible for them forever. It suddenly occurred to the little prince tha