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BOOK REVIEW By Arturo J. Orozco Beltrán The prince visits several tiny planets, which are inhabited by all sorts of strange characters a king, a smug man, a merchant, and who are selfish and petty and successfully convince the little prince that adults are weird. Finally, he makes his way to Earth where he meets a wise fox who teaches him about trust and friendship. The fox’s lessons help the prince realize that he loves his flower, and that she is unique and special because of the relationship they share. He and the little prince went to the desert looking for a miracle then the engine gets fixed by itself. The little prince wants to return home to his tiny planet and his beloved flower. The way this is done, apparently, is to get bitten by a poisonous desert snake. , but the prince agreed whit that the snake bites the prince, who then collapses and disappears. The book ends six years after the narrator met the prince. When he meets the narrator, the prince recounts his adventures to him. After eight days in the desert, the narrator is out of water and the plane engine is starting to look unfixable. BY. ARTURO OROZCO 30