The author drew pictures as a child that frightened adults, who told him he had no talent. He drew a second picture that the adults also did not understand. As a result of adults not liking his drawings, the author grew up to become a pilot. However, as an adult himself, the author changes his mind about how he views adults.

1. Le Petit
By: Antoine de St. Exupery

2. The author’s drawings were of a boa
constrictor.

3. The adults were frightened by the
author’s first drawing.

4. The adults told the author to stop
drawing because he had no talent.

5. The author drew the second drawing
because the adults did not
understand his first drawing.

6. Because the adults did not like his
drawings, the author grew up to
become a pilot.

7. After showing his drawings to the
adults, he has concluded that children
and adults think the same way.

8. The author feels happy that the adults
do not understand his drawings.

9. The author is trying to tell us that
adults do not think the same way as
children do.

10. By the time the author is a grown
up, he changes his mind about what
he thinks of adults.