little Prince

Chapter 17

The seventh planet that the little prince travels to is the earth.

Earth is a very special planet!There are 110 kings on it, white kings and black kings, 90 geographers, 750 industrialists, 100 million drunkards, 20 million vain people, that is to say, About [-] billion adults.

In order to let everyone have a clear idea of ​​how big the earth is, let me tell you this: Before the invention of the electric light, in order to light street lights on five continents, a large army of 46 people was needed.

Looking down on this army from a great distance, it looked magnificent, all moving in the same way, and without panic.

At the forefront of the lighting procession are lamplighters from New Zealand and Australia.They set off first, and after lighting their lamps, they went to sleep.Then it was the turn of the lamplighters from China and Siberia to set off.Then, when they had finished lighting their lamps, they too hid behind the curtain.Then it was the turn of the lamplighters of Russia and India.Then came Africa and Europe, then South America, and finally North America.They never get their order wrong.

There is only one street lamp at the North Pole of the earth, and one at the South Pole; so only the North Pole lamplighter goes with the South Pole lamplighter, and they live a life of idleness and indolence, because they work only twice a year.

It's an amazing army.

(End of this chapter)