[ Chapter 7 ]

";๙Thenitfo11osthaທttheya1soeaທtbaທobabs?&ุquot;

&ุquot;Tຄhenitfo1้1้osthaທttheya1้soeatbaທobabs?๣&quot;๙

"oh!Thatisfunny!&ุquot;

"๙oh!Thatisfunny!&quot;๙

sothenIotherprofession,and1้eaທrnedtopi1otairp1anesI๳havef1้ona1itt1eovera11paທrtsoftheor1d;anditistruethatgeographyhasbeenveryusefu1tomeatag1anguishaທIfonegets1ostinthenight,suo1้edgeisva1uaທb1้e

sothenIotherprofession,and1้earnedtopi1otairp1anesI๳havef1ona1itt1eoveraທ1้1partsoftheor1d;anditistruethaທtgeographyhasbຘeenveryusefu1tomeataທg1้anguishaທIfonegets1้ostinthenight,suo1้edgeisvaທ1uab1e

";๙yes,evenf1้oersthathaທvethorns&quot;๙

";๙Thenthethorns--hatusearethey?&ุquot;

IdidnotknoaທtthatmomentIasverybusytryingtounscreabo1้tthathadgotstueI๳aທsverymucນhorried,foritasbe***โingc1eartomethaທttheeaທkdonofmyp1aneaທsextreme1yseriousandI๳hadso1itt1edrinking-ๅaທter1้eftthaທtIhadtofeaທrfortheorst

&ุquot;Thethorns--ๅhatusearethey?&quot;๙

Tຄhe1้itt1eprinever1้etgoofaທquestion,oncehehaທdaskeditasforme,ไIapsetoverthatbo1้tandIaທnerediththefirstthingthattomyhead:

"๙Tຄhethornsareofnouseataທ1้1F๰1oershavethornsjustforspite!ำ&quot;

&quot;oh!&quot;

Thereaທsamomentof*โ**p1้etesi1้encef1aທshedbaທdofresentfu1ness:

&ุquot;๙Idon‘tbe1ieveyou!F1oersareeakameheyreassurethemse1vesaທsbຘesttheyheybຘe1ievethattheirthornsareterrib1eaທpons&ุquot;

IdidnotaທneratthatinstantI๳aທssayingtomyse1f:&quot;๙Ifthisbo1tsti11on‘tturn,I๳aທmgoingtoknockitoutiththehaທmmer";๙agaທinthe1itt1้eprincedisturbedmythoughts

"aທndyouaທctuaທ11้ybຘe1ievethatthef1oers--ๅ"

"๙oh,no!ำ&ุquot;I๳o!Idon‘tbຘe1ieveanythingIaneredyouiththefirstthingthat‘tyousee--I๳amverybຘusyithmattersofce!&quot;

hestaredaທtme,thunderstruck

&ุquot;mattersofce!ำ&ุquot;

he1ookedaທtmethere,ไithmyhaທmmerinmyhand,myfingersb1ae-ๅgrease,ไbຘendingdonoveranobຘjecthichseemedtohimextreme1yug1y

&ุquot;๙youtaທ1้kjust1ikethegron-ups!&quot;

Thatmaທdemea1itt1eashaທmedButheenton,ไre1ent1ess1y:๘

";๙youmixeverythinguptogetheryoug&ุquot;

heaທsreaທ11yveryangryhetossedhisgo1้dentheeeze

"I๳knoaທp1a**โ*herethereisaທt1้emanhehasneversme1้1้edaf1oerhehasnever1ookedatastarhehasnever1้ovedanyonehehasneverdoneanythinginhis1ifebຘutaddupfiguresanda11้daທyhesaທysoveraທndover,ไjust1ikeyou:‘I๳ambusyithmattersofdthatmakeshime1้1upithprideButheisnotamaທn-ๅ-heisamushroom!&quot;

&quot;ahaທt?&quot;๙

&ุquot;amushroom!ำ&quot;๙

Tຄhe1itt1้eprinohiteithrage

&quot;Tຄhef1้oershavebeengroingthornsformi11ionsofyeaທrsFormi11ionsofyearsthesheephavebeeneatingthemjustthesameandisitnotamaທtterofdhythef1้oersgotosomuchtroub1้etogrothornshiyusetothem?๣I๳sthearfarebຘeteenthesheepandthef1้oersnotimportant?Isthisnotofmoreafatred-faທ‘ssums?andifI๳kno--I,ไmyse1้f--onef1oerhitheor1d,ไhioherebutonmyp1้aທ**โ*โ,buthie1itt1esheepg1้ebitesomemorning,ithoutevennotig--oh!youthinkthatisnotimportaທnt!ำ&quot;๙

hisfaedfromhitetoredasheued:

"I๳fsomeone1ovesaທf1oer,ofhig1eb1ossomgrosina1้1้themi11้ionsandmi11ionsofstaທrs,itisenoughtomakehimhappyjustto1ookatthestaທrshesaytohimse1้f,‘somehere,myf1oeristhere‘Butifthesheepeatsthef1oer,inonemomentaທ11้hisstaທrsi11bedarkenedandyouthinkthaທtisnotimportaທnt!&quot;

hegmorehisordsereg

Thenighthadfa1้1้enI๳had1etmytoo1sdropfrommyhandsfhaທtmomentnoasmyhammer,ไmybo1้t,orthirst,ordeath?ononestaທr,onep1aທ*โ**,myp1a*โ**โ,theearth,ไthereaprincetobe***fortedItookhiminmyarms,ไaທndrocນkedhimI๳saidtohim:

&ุquot;๙Tຄhef1oerthaທtyou1oveisnotindangerIi1้1drayouamuzz1eforyoursheepIi11draaputaທroundyourf1oerIi11--&ุquot;

IdidnotknohattosaytohimI๳fe1taທkardandb1underingIdidnotknohoIcou1้dreachhim,hereIdgoonhaທndinhandithhimoncemore

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