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Every day I learned something on the planet, on departure, on the journey. It came very gently, at the chance of reflections. Thus, on the third day, I knew the drama of the baobabs.

This time again it was thanks to the sheep, for suddenly the little prince interrogated me, as if caught in a serious doubt:

"It is true, is it not, that sheep eat the shrubs?"

- Yes. That is true.

"Ah! I am happy ! "

I did not understand why it was so important that the sheep ate the shrubs. But the little prince added:

"So they also eat the baobabs?" "

I remarked to the little prince that the baobab trees are not shrubs, but trees as large as churches, and that even if they carried with them a whole herd of elephants, this flock would not be able to overcome a single baobab .

The idea of the herd of elephants made the little prince laugh:

"We should put them on top of each other ..."

But he remarked wisely: