The little prince chapter 25

Summary

In this chapter, they found the well ready to be used with the pulley, the bucket and the rope. They were very thirsty and when drunk the water, it’s was very sweet. For the narrator the deliciousness of the water is the result of their fatigue. After drinking the water, they felt better and starting to talk about the narrator’s drawing. When the little prince proposed the narrator to go because he has to repair his plane, the narrator realized that he is close to the little prince.

Vocabulary

Hoist: raise, pulley

Grasp: awareness, knowledge

Interesting sentence

“you have to look by heart”

I think it means when you look for something it’s probably not possible to see it. Example: in the preceding chapter he said sometimes what makes beautiful is invisible

Question

What does “What a heavy heart I handed it to him” mean?

The little prince chapter 24

Summary

At the eighth day, the plane wasn’t still repaired and they were thirsty. So decided to look for a well at the middle of the desert. While they were taking a rest because they were tired, they were admiring the beautifulness of the desert. The little prince’s lyrics taught the narrator learn what things makes things beautiful is invisible. The narrator realized that the little is very faithful to his plant. For him the little prince is fragile and he has to take care of him. They found a well.

Vocabulary

Ridges: elevations; ranges

Cast: throw

Spell: fascination

Interesting sentence

But it cast a spell over the whole.

 the fact that nobody know where the treasure is made the house captivating.

Question

What does “water can be good for heart”mean?

the little prince chapter 22-23

Summary

Chapter 22

In this chapter the little prince met a railway switchman. He was curious about what the railway switchman was doing and what the passenger was looking for in 

their rush. For him they don’t know want they except the children.

Chapter 23

In this chapter, the little prince met a salesclerk who sales pills. Those pills can appease thirsty and can make people to save time. For the little prince the utility of those pills doesn’t make sense.

Vocabulary

Rag doll: a piece of old toys which have the shape of people; model

 Brightly: Brilliantly; dazzlingly

Roaring: booming; thunderous

Interesting sentence

“I sort the travelers into bundles of thousand”

He class travelers per group of thousand.

Question

Why the railway switchman said to the little prince that “ no one is satisfied where he is”??

The little prince chapter 20-21

Summary

Chapter 20

The little prince used to think that he is rich because he has one rose, which told him that she unique. When he found a road that leads him to garden plenty of rose, he was disappointed. These roses are similar than the one that he left in his planet. He felt sad and discourage but after comparing the planet earth and his little planet, he started crying.

Chapter 21

On his way he met a fox that wanted to be friend with him. The fox taught him the meaning of the words tame and rite. When the little prince tamed him, they started to be friends. The fox also taught him how make things valuable and unique especially things the he owns. This speech reminds the little prince that he has a flower, which is unique for him despite the existence of many other similar flowers. This flower is on his responsibility.

Vocabulary

Gaze: look; watch

Astounded: amazed

Wheat: a type of grain from which flour, much used in making bread

Boast: pretention

Interesting sentence

My life is monotonous.

It means that his life is uninteresting, unexciting.

Question

Why the fox wanted to be friend with the little prince since he knows that the little prince will not stay with him?

the little prince chapter 18-19

Summary

Chapter18

In this chapter, the little prince met a flower. He asked him where the people are and the flower answered him that it’s been a long that she hadn’t seen people. The few people that she had saw were blown by the wind.

Chapter19

In this chapter, the little prince escalated a high mountain which is higher than his three volcanoes. He thought that once arrived at the top of the mountain, he will have a nice view of the planet and will meet people. Unfortunately everything was dry sharp and hard; and everything he was saying was repeated by the echo. For him it was repeated by people who have no imagination.

Vocabulary 

Blow: carry; drive

Hamper: slow down, handicap, prevent; retard

Climb: escalate; go up

Interesting sentence

There are no roots which hamper them a good deal

Meaning of the interesting sentence

They are not in one place they are always moving, that’s they are always in trouble unlike her. She is in one place people find her always at the same place.

Question

Why the little didn’t guess that it was not people who were repeating his words?

The little prince chapter 16-17

Summary

Chapter 16

The seventh planet was the earth. The planet earth is very huge, there were a lot of kings, geographers, businessmen, drunkards, grown-ups and lamplighters. The number of lamplighter was higher because the electricity was not invented yet.

Chapter17

The planet earth is very huge; it contains two billion people who just occupy a little space. Once arrived the there, the little prince found nobody even though it contains so many people. He thought that it was a different planet, but he met a snake who told him that he is in the desert and there is no one in the desert. The appearance of the snake made the little prince underestimates him without knowing that he is very powerful.

Vocabulary

Uncoiled: opposite coiled= be made known, explicate

“No thicker than a finger”: No deep or fat than a finger

Interesting sentence

“Anyone I touch, I send back to the land from which he came”

Meaning of the interesting sentence

It means that he is very dangerous; he is capable of killing somebody.

Question

Why the snake said: I solve them all and they were both silent?

The little prince chapter 14 -15

Summary

In this chapter, the little prince went to a small planet which was inhabited by a lamplighter. The lamplighter was faithful to his job and respects the orders despite his desire to take a rest. Among all the men he has met, the lamplighter was the only who was not selfish and had an occupation that made sense for him. He wanted to be friend with him but unfortunately, the planet was too small for two persons. So he went to another planet 10 times bigger than the preceding one. He met a geographer, and he was very interested in his job. The geographer taught him a lot such as the difference between a geographer and an explorer by citing him their roles. The little prince also learned the meaning of the world “ephemeral”.  The geographer proposed him to visit the planet earth because it has a good reputation.

Vocabulary

Forehead: façade; facing

Handkerchief: tissue; bandanna

Inquiry: investigation

Threatened: in danger

Interesting sentence

Is flower threatened by imminent disappearance?

Meaning of the interesting sentence

If the flower is exposed to an inevitable danger of disappearance

Question

Why after his regret the little prince didn’t go back to his country?