Then one morning, exactly at sunrise, she suddenly showed herself.

　　And, after working with all this painstaking precision, she yawned and said:

　　Ah! I am scarcely awake. I beg that you will excuse me. My petals are still all disarranged...

　　But the little prince could not restrain his admiration:

　　Oh! How beautiful you are!

　　Am I not? the flower responded, sweetly. And I was born at the same moment as the sun...

　　The little prince could guess easily enough that she was not any too modest-- but how moving-- and exciting-- she was!

　　I think it is time for breakfast, she added an instant later. If you would have the kindness to think of my needs--

　　And the little prince, completely abashed, went to look for a sprinkling-can of fresh water. So, he tended the flower.

　　So, too, she began very quickly to torment him with her vanity-- which was, if the truth be known, a little difficult to deal with. One day, for instance, when she was speaking of her four thorns, she said to the little prince:

　　Let the tigers come with their claws!

　　There are no tigers on my planet, the little prince objected. And, anyway, tigers do not eat weeds.

　　I am not a weed, the flower replied, sweetly.

　　Please excuse me...

　　I am not at all afraid of tigers, she went on, but I have a horror of drafts. I suppose you wouldnt have a screen for me?

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