小王子拜候的第五颗星球非常奇特，这个星球是这些星星中最小的一颗。星球上刚好只能容得下一盏路灯和一个点路灯的人。小王子没法了解，这个坐落在天空某一角落，既没有房屋又没有住民的行星上，要一盏路灯和一个点灯的人做甚么用。
对于一小我来讲，保持虔诚的同时又怠惰，这是能够的。
“成果现在每分钟转一圈，我连一秒钟的歇息时候都没有了。每分钟我就要点一次灯，熄一次灯！”
因而他又燃烧了路灯。
Then he mopped his forehead with a handkerchief decorated with red squares.
"The orders are that I put out my lamp. Good evening."And he lighted his lamp again.
小王子看着他，他喜好这个点灯人如此忠守号令。这时，他想起了他本身畴前挪动椅子寻觅日落的事。他很想帮忙他的这位朋友。
因而他又燃烧了路灯。
“你晓得吗，我能够奉告你一种能使你歇息的体例，你要甚么时候歇息都能够。”
小王子在他持续往前观光的途中，自言自语地说道：“这小我必然会被其他那些人，国王呀，傲慢自大的人呀，酒鬼呀，贩子呀，所瞧不起。但是唯有他不使我感到荒唐好笑。这能够是因为他所体贴的是别的事，而不是他本身。”
“这体例帮不了我多少，糊口中我喜好的就是睡觉。”点灯人说。
因而他又点着了他的路灯。
"I follow a terrible profession. In the old days it was reasonable. I put the lamp out in the morning, and in the evening I lighted it again. I had the rest of the day for relaxation and the rest of the night for sleep.""And the orders have been changed since that time""The orders have not been changed," said the lamplighter. "That is the tragedy! From year to year the planet has turned more rapidly and the orders have not been changed!""Then what" asked the little prince.