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LITTLE PRINCE is a novella by French aristocrat, writer, poet and pioneering aviator, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry released in 1943. Since then, it has sold over 140 million copies that it is considered as one of the best-selling books ever published. It was translated in 300 languages and dialects and has been adapted to audio recordings, radio plays, live stage, film, television and opera.
LITTLE PRINCE was drawn from the personal aviation experience of the author in Sahara Desert. It tells of a tale about a pilot who was stranded in the desert where he met a young prince from a tiny asteroid visiting Earth. It deals about loneliness, friendship, love and loss. No wonder with such emotions that humans can easily relate to, the novella has been an absolute hit.
Just like Narnia, Little Prince was presented as children’s literature but actually discussed deep subjects about life and human nature as well as mysticism. Read my cover photo. Tell me, would a child ever fully grasp the wisdom behind it?
But why I am telling you about the Little Prince when probably you have read the whole book while I only heard it from my nephew and niece? Lol!
Well, it turns out Little Prince is quite popular in South Korea. See these pictures below (the last person in the first picture is my niece, Kim). From afar, I was wondering if there is a celebrity of some sort who may be the reason for this long queue.
So I walked few more paces to see what is going on in front…I saw a stone statue with blond hair, red scarf and green coat and a young lady trying to climb and sit beside it.
I thought: “Damn lucky statue, people are risking a limb just to have selfie with it!”
It turned out, the green statue was Little Prince…See what I am saying? In actual, that is a long drop below and you are sure to have a broken bone should there be a little mistake. Oh, it wouldn’t kill you — but enough to break either a neck or a leg depending on which part of you fall first.
Well, I hope you enjoy my little chat and photos for my Day-33 in 365 Photo Challenge. And if you want to participate in the activity, just read it here.
So did you selfie or did you wus out?
I choose my folly carefully Mr. A. I would say yes to skydiving any day but I will not risk my limb for a statue ?. Come to think of it, I never risk my limb for any real celebrity either — hard to dazzle a pixie see ?
I commend you on your prudence, and would caution you against jumping out of a perfectly good airplane…
???? seriously? What is there to be scared about? If the chute fails, I am sure to die judging by the height and no one should be afraid of death. It is in my bucket list. If I have the money, I am sure to go for it. Don’t you ever like the taste of fear?
Yeah, but I get enough of it opening bills…
Hahahaha! That is a good one Mr. A ??
Have you considered video games?
Playing video games is something that my nephew taught me when he was 8 — I wasn’t yet writing then so if I get bored from reading, I play simple ones like Temple Run never Dota. Yet, nothing beats the real thing. To this day, I still remember the adrenaline rush the first time I ever tried zipline. I wasn’t fond of heights but I always try my hand on anything before I quit.
I’m not surprised you have a “try anything once” policy
There are specific things I don’t apply such policy Mr. A like for example drugs and anything that would hurt or jeopardize another soul. I apply that solely on clean fun and where only my own welfare is at risk. I live mostly a straight life altho I can hardly be called an angel owing to my mischievous and irreverent spirit
So winding me up is just good clean fun, is it?
Plain mischief ??? I do not see any harm if I add a wrinkle to your face or white hair on your head ?. For me, it is but fun to annoy people; to others, it is karma because, you know, you reap what you sow ???
I’m going to start a new game called “poke a pixie”
Very interesting indeed. Thank you again for sharing this.
Thanks for reading Carol
Nice post! Nice pictures!
And thanks for reading Georgi