He describes both the drawing and the reaction it inspires in the adults to whom he shows it. The action of the story is preceded by the pilot's recollection of his first attempt at drawing. It is the story of the re-opening of the pilot's heart. It is the story of the pilot's reconnection to his own sense of imagination and wonder. It is a story of a grown-up who has almost forgotten what is important. This story is told in a simple fashion, as children's stories typically are, but it is not really a children's story. The little prince asks questions of the pilot and tells the pilot of life on his own very small planet. The boy, who refers to himself as a prince, is on a quest for knowledge. Published in 1943, The Little Prince is a fantasy about a pilot, stranded in the Sahara, who meets a small boy from another planet.
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