Chapter 5
“是的，是真的。”
"Before they grow so big, the baobabs start out by being little.""That is strictly correct," I said. "But why do you want the sheep to eat the little baobabs"He answered me at once, "Oh, come, come!", as if he were speaking of something that was self-evident. And I was obliged to make a great mental effort to solve this problem, without any assistance.
"We would have to put them one on top of the other," he said.
它们温馨地甜睡在泥土中，直到此中的一粒俄然想要复苏过来……因而它就伸展开身子，先是害臊地朝着太阳长出一棵娟秀敬爱的小嫩苗。如果是小萝卜或是玫瑰的嫩苗，就任由它去尽情地发展。如果是一棵坏苗，一旦被辨认出来，就应当顿时把它拔掉。
Perhaps you will ask me, "Why are there no other drawing in this book as magnificent and impressive as this drawing of the baobabs"The reply is simple. I have tried. But with the others I have not been successful. When I made the drawing of the baobabs I was carried beyond myself by the inspiring force of urgent necessity.