1. To me Taming means to teach, take care, and love something. To make something or someone behave with manner and discipline. To the little prince Taming means to take the time to take care of something, creating a bond like no other. That makes a thing where you can’t stop thinking about them, for the prince its the rose.
2. “It is the time only with ones heart that one can see clearly”, means if you go with what your heart wants, life is much easier and clearer. “What is an essential (to life) is invisible to the eye”, means we can’t see what we are most in need of in life. Making our lives harder than it is.
3. “It is the time you lavished (spent) on your flower which makes your rose so important (to you)”, means if you were to take your time and spend it with someone or something, you will develop care and love for the “something” or someone.
Vocab words:
Lavish- rich, elaborate, or luxurious. Bestow something in generous or extravagant quantities upon.
Responsibility- The state or fact of having a duty to deal with something or of having control over someone.
Tame- (of an animal) not dangerous or frightened of people; domesticated.
Ritual- a religious solemn consisting of series of actions performed according to a prescribed order.
Contemplate- look thoughtfully for a long time at.
Monotonous- dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest.
Intrigued- Arouse the curiosity or interest of; fascinate.
Nuisance- A person thing, or Circumstance causing inconvenience or annoyance.
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