The little prince chapter 13

Summary

In the fourth planet, the little prince found a businessman who pretends being a serious person.  The businessman was busy by doing much calculus and he didn’t want to be disturbed. Despite his desire to be alone, the little prince was annoying him by asking him about what he was counting. The businessman explained him and taught him “ownership”, but they have the different thought about it.

Vocabulary

Accurate: precise, concrete, authentic

Patent: exclusive, limited, evident

Interesting sentence
The businessman realized that he had no hope of being left in peace.

Meaning of the interesting sentence:

The businessman wanted to be alone but the little was annoying him, so for him it was impossible to be alone.

Question
what  the businessman was  refering to when he was talking about the stars? Money??

The little prince : chapter11-12

Summary

When he went to the second planet, the little prince met a vain man who was the only one who was leaving there. The man was wearing funny clothes and want the little prince to admire him because for him, he is the handsomest, the best dressed, the richest and the most intelligent in his planet. The vain man asked the little prince to clap his hands while he was tipping his hat. At the beginning it was funny but when the little prince got borried, he left. On his way he found another planet where he founded a drunkard who leaves alone there. The little prince was worrying about him and wanted to know why he drunk so much but he didn't understand and he went on his way. He said grown-up are very strange.

Vocabulary
 
Shrug: gesture; language

Blushing: become colored

Interesting sentence

This is more entertaining than the visit to the king.

Meaning of the interesting sentence

The visit to the vain man is more distract than the visit to the king.

Question

The little prince always say that growns-up are strange. Why doesn't he try to understand them? He always left.

The little prince: chapter 10

Summary
After leaving his planet, the little prince discover an other planet where he found a king, but this king was alone.The king was proud and was trying to convince the little prince by manking him believes that all his orders are done immediately.So the little tell him that he want to see the sunset, but the king said him that he has to wait.The little prince get bored and wanted to leave. After several proposition by the king who wanted him stay because he doesn't want to be alone, the little prince left.

Vocabulary
Wield: control ; use ; employ

venture: take a chance

seagull:

Intersting sentence

One must command from each what each can perform.

Meaning of the intersting sentence

We should demand from someone what he/she is able to do.

Question

Why the desire of the king is to command?

The little prince: chapter 9

Summary

In this chapter, the little prince was leaving his planet. Before going he was doing his last tasks and making sure that everything will be ok. Beside these tasks, he was trying to protect the plant that he was talking from animal.

Vocabulary

Rake out: to remove

Uprooted: destroy, rip out from a space

Bewildered: confuse; distract

Interesting sentence

Don’t hang around like this.

Meaning of the interesting sentence

Don’t waste your time like this.

                       Or

Don’t walk like this

Question

Why the little prince want to leave his planet?

The little prince: chapter 8

Summary

In this chapter, the little prince wanted to know more about plants. He met a plant in his planet and was admiring her beauty during her growth. He started listen to her and was taking care of her. The little prince thinks that plants are strange and it’s better to admire them and not listen to them.

Vocabulary

Dazzling: radiant; impress

Tenderness: affection; courtesy

Tormenting: make someone upset, angry

Interesting sentence

SHE HAD SOON begun tormenting him with her vanity rather touchy him.

Meaning of the interesting sentence

She started to make him upset because she was not modest.

Question

Was he really talking to a plant?

The little prince: chapter 7

Summary

In this chapter, the narrator noticed that the little prince revealed him something new every day. The little prince is passionate on flower and is worrying about their destiny because sheep always eat them.

Vocabulary

Pondered: think about seriously

Preamble: preparation by informing in fact ; introduction

Lashed out: speak sharply; get angry

Interesting sentence:

“They reassure themselves whatever way they can.” “They believe their thorns make them frightening.”

Meaning of the interesting sentence:

The flowers encourage themselves in whatever way they can by believing that the thorns they produce will make them stronger.

Question:

The little prince was talking about the feeling of plant how does he know that?

The little prince: chapter 6

Summary

In this chapter, we discover that the little prince enjoy watching the sunset in his little planet many time a day. He was sad when he knew that he has to wait for watching it.

Vocabulary

Twilight: early evening

Interesting sentence

You know when you are feeling sad, sunset are wonderful

Meaning of the interesting sentence

It means that looking for the sunset can help someone who is sad to feel better

Question

Is he really sad when watch the sunsets?