《英语短篇小说集(小王子英文版)》.txt

oidfromwhichthelittleprincecameIhadthuslearnedasecondfactofgreatimportance:thelittleprincecamefromwasscarcelyanylargerthanahouse!Butthatdidnotreallysurprisememuch.s--suchastheEarthJupiterMarsVenus--towhichwehavegivennamestherearealsohundredsofotherssomeofwhicharesosmallthatonehasahardtimeseeingthemthroughthetelescope.Whenanastronomerdiscoversoneofthesehedoesnotgiveitanamebutonlyanumber.HemightcallitforexampleAsteroid325.fromwhichthelittleprincecameistheasteroidknownasB-612.Thisasteroidhasonlyoncebeenseenthroughthetelescope.ThatwasbyaTurkishastronomerin1909.OnmakinghisdiscoverytheastronomerhadpresentedittotheInternationalAstronomicalCongressinagreatdemonstration.ButhewasinTurkishcostumeandsonobodywouldbelievewhathesaid.Grown-upsarelikethat...FortunatelyhoweverforthereputationofAsteroidB-612