Page 9 - The Little Prince Antoine

As I had never done a picture of a lamb, I presented
him with one of the only two drawings I could do: a boa
constrictor from the outside. And I was astounded to hear
the little fellow say: “No! No! I don’t want an elephant inside a
boa. A boa’s too dangerous, and an elephant takes up too
much room. My place is tiny. I need a lamb. Draw me a little
lamb.”
So I drew.

He scrutinised my effort and said: “No! That one looks

very sickly. Draw another one.”
I drew:

My little friend smiled indulgently: “Can’t you see…
that’s not my lamb, it’s a ram. It’s got horns.”
So I started all over again.

But again, he turned it down: “That one’s too old. I
want a lamb that will live for a long time.”

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