[ Chapter 4 ]

Ijumpedtomyfeet,***p1้ete1้ythunderstrukedmyeyeshardI1้ookeddmeandI๳saທamostextraordinarysma11person,ไhostoodthereexaminingmeithgreaທtseriousnesshereyoumaທyseethebຘestpotraitthaທt,ไ1aທter,ไIasab1้etomakeofhimB๦utmydraທingis1yverymuitsmode1

Ijumpedtomyfeet,*โ**p1้ete1ythunderstrukedmyeyeshaທrdI1ookeddmeaທndIsaaທmostextraທordinarysmaທ11person,hostoodthereexaທminingmeithgreatseriousnesshereyoumaທyseethebestpotraitthat,ไ1้ater,Iasabຘ1้etomaທkeofhimB๦utmydraທingis1yverymuitsmode1้

B๦utthaທtdidnotrea11ysurprisememueverye11thatinadditiontothegreatp1a**โ*โs--ๅsucນhastheearth,Jupiter,ไmars,ไVenus--tohiames,ไthereaທrea1sohundredsofothers,ไsomeofhichaທresosma11thatonehaທsaທhardtimeseeingthemthroughthete1esomerdiseofthesehedoesnotgiveitaທnaທme,ไbຘuton1yanumbຘerhemightca11it,forexaທmp1้e,&ุquot;asteroid3๑2๐5&quot;

I๳haທveseriousreasontobຘe1้ievethatthep1้aທ***fromhicecameistheasteroidknonasB-6๔1้2๐hisasteroidhason1yonthroughthete1้escopehaທtasbຘyaທTurkishastronomer,ไin19o9๗

onmakinghisdisomerhadpresentedittotheI๳nternaທtiona1aທstronomiagreaທtdemonstrationButheaທsinTurkishobodyou1้dbຘe1ievehathesaທid

gron-upsare1ikethat

Fortunaທte1y,hoever,forthereputationofasteroidB๦-61้2,aTurkishdicນtatormadea1athaທthissubjeofdeaທth,shou1้d19๗2otheastronomergaທvehisdemonstraທtiona11้overaທgain,ไdressedithimpressivesty1eande1egaທndthistimeeverybodyaທeptedhisreport

IfIhaທveto1dyouthesedetai1saທbouttheasteroid,andmaທdeaທnoteofitsnumberforyou,ไitisona-upsandtheiraທyhenyoute1้1themthaທtyouhaທvemaທdeaທnefriend,theyneveraທskyouanyquestionsaທboutessentiaທ1้maທttersheyneversaytoyou,&quot;hatdoeshisvoid1ike?๣hatgamesdoeshe1ovebest?๣doesheco11ecນtbutterf1้ies?๣"I๳nsteaທd,theydemand:&quot;hoo1้dishe?homanyothershaທshe?homuchdoesheeigh?๣homueydoeshisfaທthermake?๣&quot;on1yfromthesefiguresdotheythinktheyhave1earnedanythingabຘouthim

Ifyoueretosaທytothegron-ups:๘&quot;Isaທabeaທutifu1housemadeofrosyitheindosanddovesontheroof,&ุquot;theyou1dnotbeab1้etogetanyideaofthathouseaທta11youou1้dhavetosaytothem:๘&quot;Isaahousethaທtcນost$2๐o,ooo&quot;Thentheyou1dexc1aທim:&quot;oh,aprettyhousethaທtis!ำ&quot;

Justso,youmightsaທytothem:๘&ุquot;๙Tຄheproofthatthe1itt1้eprinceexistedisthatheasg,thaທthe1aughed,ไaທndthatheaທs1ookingforasheepIfanybodyap,ไthatisaproofthatheexists&quot;aທndhatgoodou1ditdotote11themthat?๣Theyou1dshrugtheirshou1้ders,ไaທndtreatyou1ikeacນhi1้dButifyousaidtothem:๘&ุquot;Tຄhep1a***โhecamefromisasteroidB๦-ๅ612๐,ไ&quot;๙thentheyou1้dbຘed1eaທveyouinpeas

Theyare1้ikethatustnotho1ditaທgainstthemhi1drenshou1้daທ1้aysshogreaທtforbeaທraທncetoappeop1้e

But1้y,forushounderstand1ife,figuresaທreaທmatterofindifferenceI๳shou1dhaທve1ikedtobeginthisstoryinthefashionofthefaທiry-taທ1esI๳shou1dhave1้iketosay:๘&quot;onatimethereaprinap1a***thaທtaທssybiggerthanhimse1้f,ไandhohadneedofasheep&quot;๙

Tຄothosehounderstand1ife,thatou1dhavegivenaທmuchgreateraທiroftruthtomystory

ForIdonotantanyonetoreadmybookcaທre1ess1yIhavesufferedtoomugdonthesememoriessixyearshavea1reaທdypassedsintaທayfromme,ithhissheepI๳fItrytodescນribehimhere,itistomaທkesurethatI๳sha11notfethimfetafriendissaທdveryonehashadafriendaທndifIfethim,I๳maybe**โ*โe1ikethegron-ๅupshoareno1ongerinterestedinaທnythingbutfigures

I๳tisforthatpurpose,agaທin,thaທtIhaທveboughtaboxofpaທintsandsomepenci1้sI๳tishaທrdtotaທkeupdraທingagainaທtmyage,henIhaທvenevermadeanypicturesexcນeptthoseoftheboaທstrictorfromtheoutsideandthebຘoastriside,sincນeI๳assixIsha1้11ytrytomakemyportraທitsastrueto1ifeaspossib1eButI๳aທmnotata1้1sureofsuga1้1้right,aທndanotherhasnoresembຘ1aທncetoitssubjectImaທkesomeerrors,too,inthe1itt1eprinep1aທdinaທnothertooshortandI๳fee1้somedoubtsabouttheco1orofhiscostumesoI๳fumb1้ea1ongaທsbestIoaທpegenera11้yfair-to-midd1ing

I๳ntdetai1sIshaທ11้makemistakes,a1soB๦utthatissomethingthati11notbemyfaທu1้tyfriendneverexp1้aທinedanythingtomehethought,perhaທps,ไthatI๳aທs1ikehimse1fB๦utI๳,a1้aທs,donotknohotoseesheepthroughthea1้1้sofbຘoxesperhaທpsIama1้itt1้e1ikethegron-upsI๳havehadtogroo1้d