作者：安东尼 德 圣埃克苏佩里

I think that for his escape he took advantage of（利用） the migration（迁徙） of a flock（群） of wild birds. On the morning of his departure, the litttle prince put his planet in perfect order. He cleaned out his active volcanoes（火山） with great care. He had two active volcanoes, and they were very convenient for heating his breakfast in the morning. He also possessed one extinct volcano. But he said, "Who knows?" So he carefully cleaned out the extinct volcano, too. If they are kept clean, volcanoes burn slowly and steadily, without any eruptions（爆发）. Volcanic eruptions are just like fires in a chimney（烟囱）.
On our earth, we are too small to clean out the volcanoes. That is why they bring no end of trouble upon us.
The little prince also pulled up the last little shoots of the baobabs. He believed that he would never want to come back. But on this last morning, all these familiar tasks seemed very valuable to him.
"Goodbye," he said to the flower.
She did not answer.
"Goodbye," he said again.
The flower coughed, but it was not because she had a cold.
"I have been stupid," she said to him, at last. "I beg your forgiveness. Please be happy."
He was surprised because she didn't reproach（责怪） him. He stood there all confused, holding the glass globe in his hands. He did not understand her quiet sweetness.
"Of course I love you," the flower said to him."It is my fault that you have not known it all the time. That is not important. But you have been just as foolish as I. Try to be happy. Let the glass globe be. I don't need it anymore."
"But the drafts（风）..."
"My cold is not as bad as you think. The cold night air will do me good. I am a flower."
"But the animals.."

"Well, I must endure the two or three caterpillars if I wish to become acquainted with the butterflies. They are very beautiful. If not the butterflies or the caterpillars(毛毛虫), who will visit me? You will be far away. I am not at all afraid of any of the large animals. I have my thorns."
She showed her four thorns. Then she added:"Don't hesitate to go. You have decided to go away. Now go!"
She did not want him to see her crying. She was such a proud（骄傲的） flower.

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