第十三章[第1頁/共8頁]

“富了便能夠去買更多的星星，如果有人發明瞭這些星星的話。”

“你要這五億多的星星做甚麼？”

“是呀。”

"How is it possible for one to own the stars""To whom do they belong" the businessman retorted, peevishly.

“三加二即是五。五加七即是十二。十二加三即是十五。你好。十五加七即是二十二。二十二加六即是二十八。我冇偶然候重新點著它。二十六加五，三十一。哎喲！一共是五億零一百六十二萬二千七百三十一。”

“存銀行是甚麼意義？”

“這倒很有詩意，也很好玩，但是，這並不算是了不起的端莊事啊。”小王子想。

"Then they belong to me, because I was the first person to think of it.""Is that all that is necessary""Certainly. When you find a diamond that belongs to nobody, it is yours. When you discover an island that belongs to nobody, it is yours. When you get an idea before any one else, you take out a patent on it: it is yours. So with me: I own the stars, because nobody else before me ever thought of owning them.""Yes, that is true," said the little prince. "And what do you do with them""I administer them," replied the businessman. "I count them and recount them. It is difficult. But I am a man who is naturally interested in matters of consequence."The little prince was still not satisfied.