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The fifth planet was very strange. It was the smallest of all. There was just enough room on it for a street lamp and a lamplighter. The little prince was not able to reach any explanation of the use of a street lamp and a lamplighter, somewhere in the heavens, on a planet which had no people, and not one house. But he said to himself, nevertheless:"It may well be that this man is absurd. But he is not so absurd as the king, the conceited man, the businessman, and the tippler. For at least his work has some meaning. When he lights his street lamp, it is as if he brought one more star to life, or one flower. When he puts out his lamp, he sends the flower, or the star, to sleep. That is a beautiful occupation. And since it is beautiful, it is truly useful."When he arrived on the planet he respectfully saluted the lamplighter.

小王子看着他，他喜好这个点灯人如此忠守号令。这时，他想起了他本身畴前挪动椅子寻觅日落的事。他很想帮忙他的这位朋友。

“一个月？”

“早上好。这是号令。”点灯人答复道。

他可惜地叹了口气，并且又对本身说道：“这小我是统统人当中独一能够和我交朋友的，但是他的星球确切太小了，住不下两小我……”

"The orders are that I put out my lamp. Good evening."And he lighted his lamp again.

Chapter 14

但他还是对本身说：“能够这小我思惟不普通。但他比起国王，比起阿谁傲慢自大的人、阿谁贩子和酒鬼，却要好些。起码他的事情另有点意义。当他点着了他的路灯时，就像他点亮了一颗星星，或是一朵花。当他燃烧了路灯时，就像是让星星或花朵睡着了似的。这差事真美好，那就是真正有效的了。”