The Little Prince - Exupery - Antoine de Saint

Because adults do not understand the thoughts, dreams, and language of children. And they explain their relationship to things, with a different logic, that shocks the worlds of childhood and the magic of its secrets. These youngsters have their reactions, which are rooted in their later formation, and feed their imaginations with different and sarcastic images of those who try to disrupt their language and their ability to fly.

This is what happened with Exupery's child, the age of six, who drew a picture of a beard boa swallowing an elephant, inspired by his readings of a book about the primitive forest. Where the adults around him did not see, in that picture, except the shape of a hat. With their understanding, they disappointed him, forcing him to quit painting.

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