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“Once I watched the sunset forty-four times”

Unfortunately, France is too far. My Little Prince, all you need to do on your tiny planet is to move a chair further. You can see the end of the day and the twilight whenever you wish…

Oh, Little Prince. Step by step, I begin to understand the secrets of your sad little life… For a long time, you have only entertained yourself by watching the sunset.

When I was drawing baobabs I excelled myself due to the inspiration and realisation of its importance.

“Sometimes there is nothing wrong in putting off some of the work for the next day. But when it comes to baobabs it always leads to a catastrophe. I used to know a planet where a lazy man lived. He neglected three small bushes…”

“It’s very painstaking work”, the Little Prince added. “But it is very easy.”

just at the moment when you can distinguish them from the roses that they are so similar to in the early stages.”

“After making yourself tidy in the morning it’s time to clean your planet very carefully.

It covers the whole planet. It penetrates the ground with its roots. And if a planet is too small and the number of baobabs is large they can break it into pieces…

But if it turns out to be a bad plant it should be destroyed the moment you identify it.