“Five hundred and one million, six hundred and twenty-two thousand, seven hundred and thirty-one.”
“I am a serious person. I need exact numbers.” “And what do you do with those stars?”
“What do I do with them?” “Yes.” “Nothing. I own them.”
“You own the stars?” “Yes.” “But I already saw a king who…”
“Kings don’t own. They control. It’s very different.”
“And why is it good to own stars?” “When I own stars, I am rich.”
“And why is it good to be rich?” “When I’m rich, then I can buy more stars, if somebody discovers them.”
“But how can you own the stars?” “It’s simple. Who owns them?” asked the businessman who was already quite angry.
“I don’t know. Nobody.” “Then I own them because I was the first person to think of it.”
“That’s enough?” “Of course. When you find a diamond, it’s yours. When you discover an island, it’s yours.”
When you have a new idea, you patent it and it’s yours. Now I own the stars because I was the first who thought of it.”
“That’s true,” said the little prince. “And what do you do with them?”
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