The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-07-02
Philosophy Of Governments
Set Forth in New Fantasy
Antoine de Saint-Exuperys Delightful Fairy
Story, "The Little Prince" Holds More
Than Artistry for Adult and Child Alike.
By BAUKHAGE
Netcs Analyst and Commentator.

hundred thousand other little foxes.
But If you tame me, then we shall
need each other. To me, you will
be unique in the whole world. To
you, l shall be unique in the whole
world"
II am beginning to understand"
said the Little Prince, "there is a
flower ] think she has tanned
me-"
eff you tame me-" the fox went
on, sit will be as if the sun came
to shine on my life. I shall know
the sound of step that will be diff
ferent from all others. Other steps
send me hurrying back underneath
the ground. Yours will call me like
music out of my burrow. And then
look: you see the grain fields down
yonder. I do not eat bread. Wheat
is of no use to me. The grain fields
say nothing to me and that is sad.
But you have hair that is the color
Of gold. Think how wonderful that
will be when you have tanned me.
The grain which is also golden will
bring me back the thought of you.
And I shall love to listen to the
wind in the wheat +. -
The fox gazed at the Little Prince
for long time. "Please-tame me-"
he said. 81 want to very much"
said the Little Prince, "but haven't
much time, / have friends to dis
cover and great many things to
understandable
Zone only understands the things
one tames," said the fox, linen have
no more time to understand any,
thing. They buy things already
made at the shops but there is no
shop anywhere where one can buy
friendship, and so men have no
friends any more. If you want
friend, tame me ="
And so the Little Prince did, and
another day when he came back, the
fox said: sit would have been better
if you had come back at the same
hour. If, for example, you come at
four o'clock in the afternoon, then
at three o'clock ] shall begin to
be happy. ! shall feel happier and
happier as the. hour advances. At
four o'clock, / shall already be wor-
rying and jumping about. / shall
show you how happy I am. But if
you come just anytime, I shall new
err know at what hour my heart is
to be ready to greet you."
But finally, the Little Prince had
to 60.
"Ah," said the fox, IT shall cry"
Source of Comfort
"It is your own fault" said the
Little Prince, II never wished you
any sort of harm; but you wanted
me to tame you" eyes, that is
So" said the fox. 'Then it has
done you no good at ALL" ut has
done me good" said the fox, ''be-
cause of the color of the wheat
fields"
And there, I think, perhaps some
Of you may find comfort-in the
memories that come from the wheat
fields, for the common and the beau
tiful things that remind you of some
one from whom, perhaps this war
has parted you.
That is only a flash I have given
you of the story Of "The Little
Prince" which is not written for
children only but for those who have
the faith of little children and the
understanding to see how tragedy
can bring forth something which can
light the long shadows which it
leaves-out of the tragedy of his
nation and the searchings of his own
soul came this charming fantasy
from the pen Of the soldier-writer
with the secret he learned from the
Little Prince who learned it from
the fox les.
''It is only with the heart that one
can see rightly; what is essential
is invisible to the eye."
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