Little Prince — Chapter 17

　　When the little prince arrived on the Earth, he was very much surprised not to see any people. He was beginning to be afraid he had come to the wrong planet, when a coil of gold, the color of the moonlight, flashed across the sand.

　　"Good evening," said the little prince courteously.

　　"Good evening," said the snake.

　　"What planet is this on which I have come down?" asked the little prince.

　　"This is the Earth; this is Africa," the snake answered.

　　"Ah! Then there are no people on the Earth?"

　　"This is the desert. There are no people in the desert. The Earth is large," said the snake.

　　The little prince sat down on a stone, and raised his eyes toward the sky.

　　"I wonder," he said, "whether the stars are set alight in heaven so that one day each one of us may find his own again... Look at my planet. It is right there above us. But how far away it is!"

　　"It is beautiful," the snake said. "What has brought you here?"

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