Little Prince- Chapter 26

Summary:

The twenty-sixth chapter is about that after narrator finished repairing his engine, he went to see the little prince. When narrator reached,  he saw little prince sitting on the top of a ruin and talking. But  author didn't know whom the little prince talk to. when the narrator came to little prince and found that little prince talked to a yellow snake, the little prince had been bitten by the snake. The snake left the ruin when it saw the author. Narrator caught little prince in his arms in time and discovered little prince' face was very white. Author realized the situation was very serious and talked to the little prince. Narrator was surprised when he knew that little prince learnt about he had repaired his engine. Little prince said he would leave and narrator felt sad. Narrator said he could help little prince draw his sheep. When little prince smiled sadly, narrator realized that he would be more frightened.  Narrator wanted to hear little prince's laughing. And the little prince didn't answer narrator's questions. Narrator used case of the flower, case of the water and case of star to cheer up little prince and make him laugh. When little prince wanted to know why narrator said his laughing was narrator's present and little prince had stars like nobody else, author told little prince all the reasons and meanings.  When little prince got answers and heard narrator's consolation, he laughed again and again. Narrator told little prince something about the snake. At that night, little prince left without sound and narrator didn't found. When narrator heard what little prince said, narrator did answer nothing. And little prince cried at that time. Little prince said to narrator that little prince wanted to leave alone and little sat down because of fear. Little prince told something about his flower to narrator. And narrator sat down as well. When little prince took a step, narrator couldn't move. At that time, a yellow flash close to little prince's ankle and kept him motionless for an instant. And little prince fell in the sands without crying out.


Vocabulary:

faint (adj.)-- that cannot be clearly heard

moisten (v.)-- to  make sth slightly wet

irreparable (adj.)-- too bad to repair or put right

Interesting Sentence:

" He remained motionless for an instant"

This sentence means little prince had not any behaviors in a very short time.


Questions:

1. What is the yellow flash? Does it have a kind of underlying meaning?

2. What does nasty mean?
    a. awful
    b. serious
    c. dirty
    d. strict