The narrator begins the tale with his reason for not liking adults; he claims they are too practical , and therefore their company is less enjoyable. In contrast he likes the company of children, who he finds natural and curious, much better.
The narrator next tells of how his plane crashed in the desert, where he met the Little Prince, a mystical creature from another planet. The narrator tells why the Prince left his planet and where he visited before coming to Earth. His adventures on six different planets are recounted, including the encounters with the king, the conceited man, the tippler, the businessman, the lamplighter, the geographer, the snake, the desert flower, the garden of roses, the, the merchant, the fox, and the narrator.
The narrator and the Prince share a rewarding relationship on the desert, and when the Little Prince departs, the narrator misses his company. He writes the novel in memory of the Little Prince.
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