The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Narrator's Early Life

• First Drawing: At age 6, drew a picture of a snake eating an elephant. Adults thought it was a hat.
• Reaction from Adults: Adults were not frightened or interested in the drawing.
• Education and Career: Stopped drawing, went to school, learned to fly planes, traveled the world.
• Encounter with Little Prince: Met the Little Prince after crashing in the Sahara desert.

Chapters and Key Events

Chapter 1: Pictures

• First Encounter: Drew the snake and elephant picture for the Little Prince.
• Little Prince's Request: Wanted a drawing of a sheep to eat baobab trees.

Chapter 2: A Sheep

• Plane Crash: Narrator crashes in the Sahara, meets Little Prince.
• Drawing Requests: Little Prince requests drawings of a sheep multiple times, rejecting initial attempts.
• Final Drawing: Sheep in a box, Little Prince is satisfied.

Chapter 3: A Planet

• Little Prince's Questions: Constantly asks questions but never answers them.
• Origin: Suggests he’s from a small planet.
• Baobabs: Concern about baobabs taking over small planets.
• Sunsets: Loves watching sunsets, saw 43 in a day on his planet.

Chapter 4: The Flower

• Special Flower: Little Prince has a unique flower he loves and takes care of.
• Miscommunication: Flower didn’t ask for help, making Little Prince leave the planet.

Chapter 5: Four Planets

• King: Met a lonely king on a tiny planet.
• Man with Stars: Met a man who counted stars and claimed ownership.
• Lamplighter: Liked a lamplighter who constantly worked due to short days.
• Writer: Met a writer who dismissed flowers as unimportant.
• Advice: Writer advised him to visit Earth.

Chapter 6: The Snake

• Arrival on Earth: Lands in Africa, meets a yellow snake in the desert.
• Loneliness: Expresses loneliness, snake offers to send him home by biting.

Chapter 7: The Roses

• Journey Through Desert: Meets a flower that mentions people move with the wind.
• Echo in Mountains: Talks to his echo, realizes people repeat what others say.
• Rose Garden: Finds a garden with thousands of roses, feels his own rose is no longer unique.
• Fox: Meets a fox who explains taming and friendship, learns his rose is special because it is his friend.

Chapter 8: The Fox

• Taming: Learns about building friendships and taming from the fox.
• Understand Specialness: Fox teaches that what is tamed becomes special.

Chapter 9: The Well

• Thirst: Eight days without water, search for a well.
• Walk in Desert: Narrator carries Little Prince, finds a well.
• Drawing a Muzzle: Draws a muzzle for the sheep to protect the flower.
• Reunion Promise: Little Prince asks narrator to return next evening.

Chapter 10: The End

• Snake Bite: Little Prince arranges to meet snake to go back to his planet.
• Final Meeting: Little Prince talks about returning to his star and looking after his flower.
• Parting Words: Talks about remembering Little Prince through the stars and his laugh.
• Narrator's Reflection: Six years later, narrator often thinks about the Little Prince.

Important Themes

• Childhood vs. Adulthood: Difference in perception between children and adults.
• Imagination and Reality: The importance of imagination and seeing beyond the obvious.
• Friendship and Love: The special bond formed through taming and friendship.
• Loss and Memory: Dealing with loss and cherishing memories.