第二十七章
到现在,已经有六年过去了……
我还从未讲过这个故事。同伴们得知我返航,都为我活着回来而高兴。我很悲伤。但是,我告诉他们:“我只是有点累。”
现在,我得到了稍许安慰,就是说……还没有完全平静下来。我知道他已经返回了他的星球上。因为那天黎明,我没有找到他的身躯。其实他的身躯并不那么重……从此,我就喜欢在夜间倾听星星的笑声,好像是能听到五亿个铃铛的响声……有件事情很重要。我给小王子画的羊嘴套上,忘了加上皮带!他不可能把它套在羊嘴上。有时,我会想:“他的星球会生什么事呢?大概小绵羊把花吃掉了吧……”
每想到这时,我对自己说:“绝对不会的!小王子每天夜里都用玻璃罩子罩住他的花,而且他会把羊看管好的……”想到这种情况,我就非常高兴。天上所有的星星也都轻柔地笑着。
有时,我也很忐忑:“人有时难免会疏忽的,有一次后果就很难预料!如果某一天晚上他忘了罩玻璃罩子,或者小绵羊夜里不声不响地跑出来……”想到这里,小铃铛都变成泪珠了!
这真是非常神奇。对你们这些也喜欢小王子的人来说,就像我一样,无论在宇宙的什么地方,在某处我们不知道的地方,有一只我们永远也见不到的绵羊,吃掉了,或者没有吃掉一朵玫瑰,一切都会截然不同。
望着天空,问问你们自己:绵羊究竟是吃了还是没有吃掉花?那么你们就会现所看到的一切都变了样……任何一个大人将永远不会明白这个问题竟如此重要!
对我来说,这是世界上最美也是最凄凉的风景。它与前面某页的插画一样。但我还是在这里重画一次,以便加深你们的记忆。就是在这里,小王子出现在地球上,后来,也正是在这里消失了的。
请你们仔细看看这个地方,以便你们有一天去非洲沙漠上旅行的时候,能够准确地辨认出这个地方。如果你们到达这个地方,我请求你们不要匆匆而过,请你们就在那颗星星底下等一等!如果这时有个小孩子出现,他笑着,他有金黄色的头,他拒绝回答问题,你一定会猜得出他是谁。如果这些生了,请给我些安慰。不要让我如此悲伤:给我写封信,告诉我他回来了。
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Chaptr 27
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