Little Prince
Rose-tending asteroid-dweller
The Little Prince is the protagonist of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's 1943 novella of the same name—a childlike figure from a tiny asteroid who travels to Earth and befriends a stranded pilot.
The character embodies innocence and wisdom about what matters in life: What is essential is invisible to the eye.
The book is among the most translated and best-selling works ever published.
By extension, a little prince may describe someone cherished or treated as precious, often with a note of irony about being coddled or sheltered from harsh realities.
Stood up, or fragrant bloom
- foxCunning wild canine
- tamingMaking wild things gentle
- bondBinding tie or connection
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
responsibility · love · attachment · unique · tears · farewell · domesticate · ritual
Sun-orbiting rocky mass
- planetsStar-orbiting celestial bodies
- desertTo leave behind completely
- SaharaLargest hot desert
- crash-landingUncontrolled emergency aircraft arrival
pilot · exploration · space · cosmos · stars · wandering · encounters · king
Life's earliest phase
- wonderAmazement or curiosity
- curiosityDesire to learn
- naivetyInnocent lack of experience
- purityUncontaminated quality
imagination · simplicity · questioning · sincerity · vulnerability · tenderness · heart · grown-ups
- aviatorOne who pilots aircraft
- authorCreator of written works
- illustrationsPictures explaining text
- watercolorsPigments suspended in gum arabic
manuscript · publication · classic · French · translation · novella · fable · hardcover
rose
Stood up, or fragrant bloom
devotion · responsibility · love · attachment · unique · tears · farewell · domesticate · ritual · time
asteroid
Sun-orbiting rocky mass
crash-landing · pilot · exploration · space · cosmos · stars · wandering · encounters · king · drunkard
childhood
Life's earliest phase
purity · imagination · simplicity · questioning · sincerity · vulnerability · tenderness · heart · grown-ups · boa constrictor
Saint-Exupéry
- aviatorOne who pilots aircraft
- authorCreator of written works
- illustrationsPictures explaining text
watercolors · manuscript · publication · classic · French · translation · novella · fable · hardcover · paperback
metaphor
Implied identity comparison
- parableInstructive allegorical narrative
- symbolismRepresenting concepts through images
- moralityRight and wrong principles
lesson · wisdom · philosophy · meaning · ethics · satire · irony · message · significance · interpretation
- Fictional PrincesHamlet, Hal, Vegeta
- French CharactersJean Valjean, Cosette, Javert, Athos, Porthos
- French LiteratureVictor Hugo, Hugo, Alexandre Dumas, Dumas, Jules Verne
- Saint-Exuperyaviator, fox, rose, baobabs, lamplighter
- children's booksfairy tales, nursery rhymes, picture books, bedtime stories, Harry Potter
- moral talesfable, parable, moral stories, allegory, moral fables
Little PrinceBig Bad Wolf
Fairy tale canine villain
Great Khan · tyrant · giant · colossus · titan
Little PrinceBig Brother
Totalitarian surveillance authority
the King · Lord Voldemort · Sauron · Ozymandias · Captain Hook
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