Chapter XXV Summary

The prince and the pilot find a well just like the kind one might find in a village. There is a bucket and a pulley and everything looks like it was waiting for them to arrive. They drink from the well and the pilot asks the little prince some questions. The prince doesn't answer, directly, but he flushes quite often leading the pilot to believe the things he is suggesting to the prince, are true. In the end, the pilot feels sad again. He seems to know the prince is planning to return home.

Chapter XXV Analysis

The prince's plan to return home becomes apparent to the pilot and this makes the pilot very sad. He actually admits to the prince he is frightened. But the little prince attempts to reassure him by telling him to return to his plane and...