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How do the pilot and the little prince find water in the desert?

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French postage stamp featuring an illustration of the Little Prince in a blue and red coat, with text reading Le Petit Prince and Republique Francaise, and a value of 3,00. — The Little Prince *Le Petit Prince* (*The Little Prince*) pictured on a French stamp, circa 1998.

In the fable The Little Prince, the narrator—a pilot who has crash-landed in the desert—and the little prince spend eight days together as their water supplies run out. While traversing the desert in search of a source of hydration, they miraculously discover a well.1