“但我比一个国王的手指更有能力。”蛇说道。
“它很美。”蛇说，“你到这里来干甚么呢？”
The little prince sat down on a stone, and raised his eyes toward the sky.
“你并不那么有能力……你连脚都没有……你乃至都不能观光……”
“我落在甚么星球上了？”小王子问道。
“噢……莫非说地球上没有人吗？”
“早晨好。”蛇说道。
"Good evening," said the little prince courteously.
The grown-ups, to be sure, will not believe you when you tell them that. They imagine that they fill a great deal of space. They fancy themselves as important as the baobabs. You should advise them, then, to make their own calculations. They adore fig ures, and that will please them. But do not waste your time on this extra task. It is unnecessary. You have, I know, confidence in me.
当然，大人们是不会信赖你们的。他们自发得占有了很大处所，他们把本身看得像猴面包树那样了不起。你们能够建议他们计算一下。如许会使他们很欢畅，因为他们崇拜数字。但是你不必华侈时候去做这类无聊的连篇累牍的演算。这没有需求。你们能够完整信赖我。
"Ah! Then there are no people on the Earth""This is the desert. There are no people in the desert. The Earth is large," said the snake.
"What planet is this on which I have come down" asked the little prince.
“任何人被我碰触，我就把他送回他来的处所。”蛇还说，“但是你是纯粹的、实在的，并且是从另一个星球上来的……”
蛇就盘结在小王子的脚腕子上，像一只金镯子。
小王子浅笑着说：
"You move me to pity― you are so weak on this Earth made of granite," the snake said. "I can help you, some day, if you grow too homesick for your own planet. I can―""Oh! I understand you very well," said the little prince. "But why do you always speak in riddles""I solve them all," said the snake.