Chapter 23

這個小商販在發賣一種專門用來按捺口渴的小藥丸，每週吞服一丸就不會感受口渴。

"Good morning," said the merchant.

"Because they save a tremendous amount of time," said the merchant. "Computations have been made by experts. With these pills, you save fifty-three minutes in every week.""And what do I do with those fifty-three minutes""Anything you like..."

“你好。”小王子說。

“隨便如何用都行。”

"As for me," said the little prince to himself, "if I had fifty-three minutes to spend as I liked, I should walk at my leisure toward a spring of fresh water."

This was a merchant who sold pills that had been invented to quench thirst. You need only swallow one pill a week, and you would feel no need of anything to drink.

“那麼，用這五十三分鐘做甚麼用？”

“你好。”小商販說道。

“你為甚麼賣這玩意兒？”小王子說。

“因為這能夠大大地節儉時候。”小商販說，“專家們計算過，用這些藥丸，每週能夠節儉五十三分鐘。”

"Why are you selling those" asked the little prince.