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He pondered for a while and replied: “The good thing
about the crate is that at night it can be his house.”
“Exactly. And if you behave, I’ll give you a rope to tie
him up during the day. And a stake.”
The little prince was shocked: “Tie him up? What a
strange thing to do!”
“But if you don’t tie him up, he’ll wander all over the
place and get lost.”
And my little friend burst out laughing again: “But
where would he go?”
“Anywhere. Straight ahead of him.”
Then the little prince remarked solemnly: “It wouldn’t
matter, my place is so tiny!”
And he added wistfully: “Straight ahead of him,
nobody can go very far.”

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