the little prince

by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry · 1945

When a pilot crash‑lands in the Sahara, he meets a mysterious boy who asks for a drawing of a sheep. The Little Prince, who hails from a tiny asteroid inhabited only by a demanding rose, embarks on a journey across strange planets, each inhabited by solitary adults whose quirks reveal the absurdities of grown‑up life. Through these encounters, the prince shares his simple yet profound observations about love, loneliness, responsibility, and the fleeting nature of beauty. Saint‑Exupéry’s poetic allegory, rendered in a faithful translation, invites readers of every age to rediscover the wonder of childhood curiosity and the timeless truth that "what is essential is invisible to the eye."