Do you really admire me very much?" he demanded of the little prince."What does that mean-- 'admire'?""To admire mean that you regard me as the handsomest, the best-dressed, the richest, and the most intelligent man on this planet.""But you are the only man on your planet!""Do me this kindness. Admire me just the same.""I admire you," said the little prince, shrugging his shoulders slightly, "but what is there in that to interest you so much?"And the little prince went away."The grown-ups are certainly very odd," he said to himself, as he continued on his journey.