This was a merchant who sold pills that had been invented to quench thirst. "As for me,"said the little prince to himself, "if I had fifty-three minutes to spend as I Iiked, I should walk at my leisure toward a spring of fresh water."
商人賣被發明出來解渴的藥丸;如果有五十三分鐘可以隨自己喜好度過,小王子會在空閒時走向泉水。當今社會講究效率,人們希望有現成東西較省力,然而花點時間能尋覓它的根源。