But it happened that after walking for a long time through sand, and rocks, and snow, the little prince at last came upon a road. And all roads lead to the abodes of men.
Then he went on with his reflections: "I thought that I was rich, with a flower that was unique in all the world; and all I had was a common rose. A common rose, and three volcanoes that come up to my knees-- and one of them99lib.net perhaps extinct forever... that doesnt make me a very great prince..."
“你们好。”小王子说。
"Good morning," he said.
And he was overcome with sadness. His flower had told him that she was the only one of her kind in all the universe. And here were five thousand of them, all alike, in one single garden!
The little prince gazed at them. They all looked like his flower.
“你好。”玫瑰花说道。
这是一个玫瑰盛开的花园。
"We are roses," the roses said.
“你们是什么花?”小王子惊奇地问。
He was standing before a garden, all a-bloom with roses.
"She would be v九*九*藏*书*网ery much annoyed," he said to himself, "if she should see that... she would cough most dreadfully, and she would pretend that she was dying, to avoid being laughed at. And I should be obliged to pretend that I was nursing her back to life-- for if I did not do that, to humble myself also, she would really allow herself to die..."
[ C九_九_藏_书_网hapter 20 ] - the little prince discovers a garden of roses