Among millions of strangers, what brings us closer to a single person? Antoine de Saint-Exupery is about love and friendship.
“The fox fell silent and looked at the Little Prince for a long time. Then he said: “Please… tame me!” “I would be glad,” answered the Little Prince, “but I have so little time. I still have to find friends and learn different things. “You can only learn things that you tame,” said the Fox. “People don’t have enough time to learn anything anymore. They buy things ready-made in stores. But after all, there are no shops where friends would trade, and therefore people no longer have friends. If you want to have a friend, tame me!‒ And what should be done for this? ‒ asked the Little Prince. ‒ We must be patient, ‒ the Fox replied. “First, sit over there, a little way off, on the grass—like this. I will look askance at you, and you keep quiet. Words only make it difficult to understand each other. But every day, sit a little closer… The next day, the Little Prince again came to the same place. “It’s better to always come at the same hour,” the Fox asked. ‒ For example, if you come at four o’clock, I will feel happy from three o’clock. And the closer to the appointed hour, the happier. At four o’clock I will already begin to worry and worry. I know the price of happiness! And if you come every time at a different time, I don’t know what time to prepare your heart for… You need to observe rites.‒ And what are rites? asked the Little Prince. “This is also something long forgotten,” the Fox explained. ‒ Something that makes one day different from all other days, one hour from all other hours. For example, my hunters have this ritual: on Thursdays they dance with the village girls. And what a wonderful day it is Thursday! I go for a walk and go all the way to the vineyard. And if the hunters danced when they had to, all the days would be the same, and I would never know rest. So the Little Prince tamed the Fox. And now the hour of farewell has come. “I will cry for you,” the Fox sighed. “You yourself are to blame,” said the Little Prince. ‒ I didn’t want you to get hurt; you yourself wished me to tame you…‒ Yes, of course,‒ said the Fox.‒ But you will cry!‒ Yes, of course.‒ So it makes you feel bad.‒ No,‒ Fox objected, ‒I feel good.
In 2015, the cartoon “The Little Prince” directed by Mark Osborne, known for the cartoon “Kung Fu Panda”, will be released on the screens. The world premiere of “The Little Prince” will take place on October 7. We have prepared Russian subtitles for the international cartoon trailer for our readers. To enable subtitles, click the CC button at the bottom right of the YouTube screen.