Why does the narrator worry that the sheep may have eaten the little prince's flower?

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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 worries about the safety of the prince's flower because he had previously drawn a sheep for the boy at his request.1

After the little prince departs to return to his home planet, the narrator is left to reflect on his time with his friend. Because the prince’s planet is tiny and the sheep is a creature that eats plants, the narrator experiences lingering anxiety that the sheep might have consumed the prince's beloved, unique rose.1