Why Grown-Ups Need Fantasy Too
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It's easy to lose sight of the things that matter most in life. Sometimes we need a reminder to stop look with our eyes, and to look with our hearts. The Little Prince just so happens to be the perfect story for the job.
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I am surprised I found this opportunity when I needed it the most, as I am currently researching this subject. So, I am thankful for this unexpected opportunity.
Aren't they "Effective Altruists"? Current Affairs had a lot of interesting things to say about them.
The Little Prince is the eptitome of "Bittersweet": A story about preserving the joy of childhood innocence, but also the empty bitterness of adulthood and the realization that someday, we will also have to let the naive little child we used to be go. I'm not overstating it when I say this book changed something inside me after reading it.
I always thought that the whole " you need to leave behind your entire childhood is this Mystical, inaccessible place" was complete nonsense. Holding onto your childhood is like visiting a place that you last saw when you were very young: still technically the same as it was, but informed by your new perspective as an adult. I think that the book does a good job of showing how important this balanced perspective is.
Interestingly, this phenomenon is present within the book itself. There are some statistics that are a bit outdated in this book oh, like the amount of space you could pack the entire human population into. The point that it's less than we think still stands today, but we had far less than eight billion people back then, and the book reflects this.
@@Fairygoblet Yup. Finding joy in the world around you is good, but it's important to see that world isn't perfect and it comes with a lot of hardships. Once a person understand that, things become much clearer than before.
It was my favorite when little. Didn't read it for 20 years and reread it to my own child and completely lost my shite lol. I didn't realize till that moment I forgot my rose.
Never read the book, but I watched the Netflix adaptation on like 5 hits of acid, and holy shit.
I almost cried the first time I read it
The older I get, the more I understand this story. I've had my "Rose". I've tamed a fox. I've "drawn a sheep". I'm a 35 year old "manly-man" (LOL) and I still can't read this story without crying.
Why? I don't understand.
@@merrisshines5182because sentimentality is what you need to see with
@@Calipra
That was unhelpful.
It seems the story is saying "be happy with what you've built and don't let others impose upon it and make you unhappy."
I do not understand the OP's statement.
As soon as I realized it was this story, I had an instant lump in my throat. I might not make it through this video today.
This channel is a necessity for anyone who want to write fiction in any capacity. Y’all are making amazing content, narrated by a robot with the creepiest fingers I’ve ever seen
Before I read that last part, I hadn't even thought once about how long those fingers are. I bet they're great for playing the piano in the intro, no wonder the intro is so great XP
"creepist"? I think Talebot's fingers are more "interesting", since they kind of resemble connected sewing needles...which're used for crafting...
Okay, I can see why sewing needle hands can be seen as "creepy" (especially if you read or had Coraline read to you as a kid). o.o;;;
OI THEIR FINGERS ARE BEAUTIFUL DON’T JUDGE!
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@@ybouzl2191 Aha, but how come they have been judged as beautiful! Muahahahaha
I ADORE The Little Prince story.
Little fun-fact/story of mine:
Back in a day when I was 11 I had very strict rules in my house and one of them was that I had to read book for 2-3 hours. The issue was that I had only 5 books and one of them was The Little Prince. I didn't enjoyed the other 3 (the 4th was actually good but it was too long story) so I always ended up reading The Little Prince almost every day but surprisingly I never got bored. The book is now kind of part of my childhood and I will never forget the way I was able to cry from time to time reading the book, even now after years reading the same exactly book about friendship and big imagination. Thx for talking about thin book
Why didn’t your parents take you to a library?
@crowjane2168 I lived in small town and the closest library was in city that was too far away. I also was very clumsy back then and I was too scared that I would destroy a book by accident😅
@@nixpardu6141 I guess I (who as a kid who had access to both school/local library and lots of gifted books) find your parents’ approach to the situation strange. But, if you’re cool with it, who am I to judge?
How weird, to require a child to read a certain amount of hours a day, but then only provide a handful of books.
@@crow-janeyeah it feels like they’re expecting them to do something with no reasoning? Like you don’t tell people to draw without any pencil or paper.
I will remember Le Petit Prince as long as I live. My French teacher, one of the most caring people I have ever met, used it to teach.
She was always so supportive. Even when I was horribly depressed and nobody else cared, she was always there to listen. She told me it was okay to cry while I stood in her arms.
God bless you, Madame V. I understand why you taught with this story. Everyone needs to hear it.
My French teacher taught my class le petit prince too, Mr. Letourneau was amazing.
I heard of this story before but never actually read it. And I'm glad Tale Foundry introduced me to this story. It is indeed such a beautiful and meaningful story!
The text itself is very philosophical and amazing.
Even if you know the plot it's recommended to read it (only 80 pages or something like that haha)
It's probably the best children's book ever written. Please read it, even if you're now an adult. (It's also pretty small.)
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (the author) was an actual pilot, flying reconnaissance missions at the start of WW2. He had an actual crash in the desert, in 1935.
Dude, please read it!
Please read it.
This story never gets old. I loved it since I was a child. ❤
First time I've heard it. It resonates well, though.
Never stop being a child. At least sometimes.
I just want to let you know, I caught another CZcamsr, Nuxonor, reacting to your video on killing gods. He had many reactions of 'WHOA, What is this production quality? How is this so good!?'
As a long time fan, I had kinda forgotten how amazing your work really is. Keep it up, it's impressive, and moving. I remember this story from my childhood. I had forgotten it, but now I remember.
Nux reacted to Tale Foundry?? I didn't know that this is a crossover I needed...
Nux taku reacted to this hmn small world.
@@JahanaraBegum-gl1sfAccording to this story, there are several small worlds.
In Germany there was a popular kid show adaptation and I remember watching it almost every weekend with my grandma. She loved watching the show with us kids and we would always ask our parents to drive me to her every friday. Those were great times.
Was the show 3D animated ?
Indeed. It was a continuation of the original story (with some changes of course), where the little prince goes to different planets to help people that have problems. Most of those problems are caused by "The snake" which whispers promises and evil thoughts into the minds of people that hold power or just tries to break them apart. Its one of the best animated kids show here in germany.
@@bijaru0019 apparently not just germany. I live in trinidad and that show was still a part of my early childhood
@@bijaru0019i loved the show. it was so nice
@bijaru0019 It aired in Canada quite a bit! I grew up on that show, it was always a big part of my childhood and I'm surprised I haven't forgotten most of it yet!
The Little Prince is one of the most well-written stories ever, Its pure imagination sparks interest in a child's mind yet also appeals to older audiences, making them reflect themselves along with the ones in the movie, it is almost like a mockery of what the adult life is, making you realize you have started to care of other's opinion on you not knowingly, that you gained the need of pride, wealth and power, losing the pureness of a child you once were.
We shouldn't live in other people's shadows, nor be lost in power, submerged in pride, hungry for wealth, and live to impress others. To live a life fully for yourself and to cherish it. No matter what you do, there will be one day when all of you is forgotten by the world, nothing left from your life remains, so why not live a life you fully enjoy and leave no regrets.
I read The Little Prince once when I was 10, I returned to this book 8 years later to find myself not only reading a fantasy, but more.
I first leaned of The Little Prince through the movie, which I absolutely adored. It was my favorite movie, it still is. Every time I look up and see the stars I think of the story and it makes me smile. I love this story, it changed my life.
I love how the movie not only depicted the actual story, but it does so through the lens of the kind of person it’s meant for; a little girl burdened with school by her mother in order to prepare herself for the future. Not only is it a cool meta way to explore the original story, but it also gives us a relatable character to help us better connect with the story. I didn’t think too much when I first saw it, but I’ve appreciated the movie a lot more for how much it built off of the original story after learning that the story didn’t have some of those things.
@@WuhHuhyes youre absolutely right
Oh yeah I’ve seen the movie! It’s been a few years though. I was trying to remember how I know this story.
It's been a while since I watched it, but was it the one where Gene Wilder played the Fox?
I absolutely love the little Prince story ❤
Oh my god, it’s the little prince! I love this story.
Odd, that you didn't include the Snake. Still, it was a beautiful recap of the story all the same. Thank you for covering this one.
The timing of this video is crazy. My wife just gave birth to our son a week, and I'm reading the little prince to him every day, not just for him but to also remember what's important.
Congrats!❤
Congrats on becoming a parent!!
Surprised you didn't talk about the Snake, though it appears only a bit, it oddly seems out of place for such a happy tale, seeming to imply both the death of childhood and it's persistence, how it looks like it dies, but it only returns home.
PERFECT timing. I'm in need of having my heart fixed 😢
For those who are wondering, no, I didn't break up with anyone. It's "just" a mental health crisis...
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I highly recommend giving the whole story a listen. theres an audiobook of the little prince here on CZcams. it bring me to tears everytime.
*lacking empathy, but understanding glance*
@@user-qi6pv9jh7o Lacking empathy? Are you neurodivergent? I'm Autistic and gonna give a lecture on Autistic empathies at a congress, this Saturday. I have empathy but doctors have said to my face that it's impossible bc of my diagnosis 🙄 Recent studies (and the experiences of many Autistics I know, including myself) show otherwise. An
"The little prince" is a story that followed through all my childhood. It's my father favourite children book, he knows the line by heart and would recite it to me and my brother before bed.
So... some detail, that weren't necessary for the video, that's why they were cut out I assume, but some detail that i find important.
The man, the aviator is Saint Exupéry, it's a book told as if a real story which is pretty great in my opinion^^ Also, there's another character in the book, the snake. The one that will let the little prince go back to his world.
See, the little is simply to heavy now, so the snake will bit him and thus, discarding the flesh, the little prince will rise up.
Yes, the little prince DIE at the end. But it doesn't, not really, he's still in every single stars
Been awhile since I read it, and I thought he was missing a snake character. Thank you for recalling that.
I loved this story as a kid. My copy is still on my shelf!
Eventually, I’d love for you to cover “The Phantom Tollbooth”. I feel it doesn’t get a lot of love these days.
OMG! I read that as a kid, haven't in years. No one I know has read that book, it's so niche it seems.
The Phantom Tollbooth was a nice read
YES!!! That is such an underrated book, I love it. I remember discovering that there was a movie version of this book, and I watched it.
Let’s just say it deserves the same treatment as the Percy Jackson movies 😑
If people of this generation could truly understand how beautiful love and the concept of being 'tamed' was described here. The weight of attachments.
i am not a writer..but i just love the way you narrated the story
I knew it was The Little Prince
Such a beautiful story!!
The Little Prince is a story that got me to cry the first time I saw it. It’s bitter sweet, but hopeful. I’m glad I read it.
The Little Prince has been my bible for all these years. Like, the perspective of the readers change depending on the reader's age. And I don't know any other book that does that. And so I read it every year just to see how I've grown as a person and how my perspective in life has changed. There's a reason this is an all-ages book: Everyone can read it. Not just kids, not just adults, not just elders, but everyone. And this is why I love the little prince.
I love this story. My mom used to read it for me as a kid, and after she passed we found a copy of the story that she had gotten for me that was meant to be a gift.
I am very sorry.
Having read this story first as a child in its original French, and then again (repeatedly) as an adult, the difference in meaning that it carries is a powerful spotlight on our own journeys as we grow up.
This story is, beat for beat, how my boyfriend's life has gone so far. This video helped me realize I'm his "fox." I'm so scared to be left behind, but I'm so lucky that I can witness my boyfriend learning how to fully see with his heart for the first time in his life. At least in the future I'll always have positive memories to associate with him, no matter how things go...
This is the most I've cried in a long time, let alone from a CZcams video. I've always peripherally known about this story's existence, but I'd never heard it all the way through. I think this is one of those rare children's stories that gets more and more true as you grow up. Thank you for making it into such a gorgeous video, this is one I'm going to show to so many of my loved ones!
You really should read it. It's a lovely story, and he left out a little bit.
When I was younger, there was a stop - motion movie of the Little Prince on Netflix. I was too young to understand the genius of it, but I remember that it was genuinely a great movie. It left out some details that weren't child appropriate, but mostly, it was the same. I still love that movie. :)
Funny thing is that in my country we have to read this book for school. It's an amazing tale, and as my teacher once said: It's a book you get back to once in a while, and you always find something new.
I've always loved the story of "The Little Prince," it made me feel something very unique for the longest time and I have to say it's always sat at the back of my mind for years.
This story rewired my brain as a kid. It was the first time I felt a story resonate with me.
I just want to say how calming and soothing your voice over is. It seems so rare in this day and age. I not only appreciate the stories you tell, but the way you tell them. Thank you.
I never read this book or knew about this story but the feeling it brings me reminds me of a memory. When was young I had horrible nightmares and often couldn’t spend time with my parents because of work or because of school. So my grandmother would often sing to me of all the stories from her childhood. Most prominently Puff the magic dragon. I love those memories of a more innocent time, of a time when I truly didn’t know about the sadness and mundane nature of adulthood.
This was the first ever story to make me cry. As a kid who loved stories, experiencing this one for the first time was an otherworldly experience.
The little prince is one of my favourite stories. The preface is so bittersweet, stating the book is for the inner child within every adult
The little prince literally changed the way I live, and why. It's a revolutionary story, and I believe everyone should read it
An ex-boyfriend whom I regret letting go introduced me to "The Little Prince," so this story actually re-breaks my heart. 💔
The Little Prince!! Oh it’s been a while since I’ve heard the story…😅
Awwww. I haven't watched this yet, but I already love the title. Fixing our hearts, about a year after you broke them with "The Ocean At The End Of The Lane" and SCP 1762 (and yes, I cried over both of those). The thumbnail even looks super similar to the one you used for "This Story Will Ruin Your Childhood" (the video about "The Ocean At The End Of The Lane." I went and read the book after listening to that video, and it hit even harder. Thanks).
So happy someone got it!
Today has been a good day. I'm getting kittens, both of my favorite games are getting huge updates, I get paid and now you made a video about my favorite book. I love today.
The transition from the story to the sponsor in the end is so smooth
i want to reread this book, i read it a few times already, but back then i was a kid, and I think that the book is only fully apriciated if you can expirience it as both a kid and an adult.
I will most likely revisit the book later in life as well, as I may be an adult, but still young
Oh i think you don’t know how much I adore this story. Since I’ve been a little child I loved it like nothing else. Here were I life they made a lovely little animated show about the little prince and his storys. I loved them like nothing else and hearing this little story from you makes my eyes wet
A lot of my friends are in a production of “The Little Prince” that’s in the near future, but I hadn’t read the story in a while and I found it confusing when I did. Even as a kid, I was pretty close to the grown ups in the story, but I wasn’t able to critically read literature yet, so I never really understood it. Thanks for explaining it so beautifully! I’m gonna go read it again.
I love this book! It's quite philosophical for a children's book and has a lovely story. ❤
I remember reading this one. My grandpa was deadset on me finishing it, and I did. It was a school afternoon, in class. I had finish all my homework and the teachers had nothing to give me, so they gave me a copy of the little prince. There, that day I finished it.
I did not remember any of these thing you said. I only remember the fox, the rose, the man with the streetlantern and the pilot. But I do remember a character that you didn't mention. A Snake that made me cry for a week straight. I think I should re read this, now that I have grown. It's good, tho, that this story that now I understand better gave me the feelings of sadness and pain it gave me, I felt relaly happy once I tamed my first dog.
I remember how my father told me to read the book of The Little Prince, and when I first finished the book I didn't like it and didn't remember a lot..
Yet, now when I watched this video, I now love the story of The Little Prince, and I don't know why I didn't like it in the first place... Maybe because it was in my native language? Probably yes.
The only thing missing from this video is that one particular sentence from the fox: "You are eternally responsible for what you tame"
It seems madness, yet it is the most profound, most absolute wisdom there is.
I really like Little Prince, I used to read it quite a lot and when I grew up, I realised I liked it the same, but for different reason, because whenever you read it you will discover something new, something you didn´t inderstand before and that is very unique
what a generation we are in, these animations and channel could be a full funded show on television. but it is so underrated.
I have the book and have read it a few times in the past. Over the years I kind of forgot about it. I watched the series and really enjoyed them. Now I want to reread the story. I just love it so much.
"She can fix me"
Yay new tale foundry video dropped! 🎉🎉🎉
The Little Prince was required reading for us in elementary. And I'm happier for it. It's just one of those books you have to read that you will never put out of your mind.
This was one of my mother's favorite stories growing up, thank you for making a video on it.
Hey, I stumbled upon Tale Foundry just a few days ago and I just immediately fell in love with everything here. I currently can't help myself but to feverishly watch every video on your channel. Keep up the good work!
_The Little Prince_ is my go-to, feel-good story. I love it so much, I try to read it at least once a year because, as myself, the book changes, grows, and become something new.
This is the first time I've heard of this story. What a great story. This is one I'll treasure. Thank you for all you're hard work and dedication to these videos. They truly make my day each time I see a new video released.
I once saw a play that manage to capture the essence of this story so perfectly that I was sobbing throughout the entire thing. This story is so well written that as a kid you CAN't even realize that there is a deeper meaning. But when you're an adult... It feels like a friend is telling you an almost obvious metaphor, but great nonetheless.
This story marked my chilhood. It's very known in my country and heartwarming yet still very sad in ways that pull that my heartstrings a way no one else can.
I love this story. I still have a copy I got from my teacher in 7th grade.
we played this for my school theater. i had the honor to play the fox and it changed something inside of me that i am so very grateful for. i really love this bittersweet story with all of my heart
This story breaks my heart. But my friends call me The Fox. And that came from this story.
This would make a good kids story. Or lore for something. Or even a backstory for a wholesome character. Nice work!
It is a kids story its an old one since 1943. It has been beautifully adapted into an animated movie as well
@@montetiger866 That movie is how I know of the story. That movie has definitely shaped, to some extent, how I think
@@Glitchmaster331 Yeah, the little prince can do that, I even have multiple posters of him and I've found a book about Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, and his bound to the little prince, I think it is called "Code 612 Who killed the little prince ?" by Michel Bussi
little prince is a good kids story...
for all ages!
The Little Prince has been my favourite book since I first read it when I was six years old. Such a beautiful story!
This Story definitely heals my soul.
oh i didn’t know you were going to do my favorite (and the most perfect story ever written) and as soon as the video started i recognized it. thank you so much. 10/10. love this. love all ur vids but this is beyond belief.
I just wanted to say thank you for telling this amazing story. I used to love it when I was growing up, and you reminded me why I like it so much. So thank you for this video and all the others
ive loved this story since my grandma read it to me as a child. The Little Prince is such an amazing story, my grandma teared up when she learned that they had made a movie from the book
This is a really good abridged version of the story. It omits the snake and everything, but the core and key elements are there. Well done, sir.
this story was a huge part of my childhood and i still love it dearly. There was a german audiobook that included songs accompanying the story and they still make me so emotional TvT
The little prince in one of my favorite childhood story, from learning it at school to reading it again and again, so thank you for reminding me of that story now that I have pass the grown up level, it's really cool tu here it again
I also realy like your other video
Good job, Keep the work 👍
A fan from France
The little prince was my favorite as a child. I even got to play the role. I read it again as an adult to my own child and oh my lord, not the best idea 😂😂😂. I was weeping full blown by the end and my daughter was like what's wrong dad? My only response was we all forget our roses.
this made me cry... in a good way actually... I love this story and I've read this to my nephews. Thank you for sharing this with us.
I remember having to read this in grade 12 french class. My teacher was wonderful and made it similar to the classes in English, where we discussed some of the plot and we also got to work on different concepts and tenses in french as well.
Thanks to speak about such a beautiful book, and even though you skipped a few parts, like the snake at the end or the hunter, I loved listening to this, the little prince shaped my life and how I perceive the concept of imagination; Thanks a lot and Merci !
One of the best short novel stories i think. The character of little prince tell to us, that the inner child of ourselves is still with ous. And sometimes we should let him from ourselves or just see the world with their eyes.
The Little Prince is one of my all-time favorite books. I’ve written part of a ballet based on it and, even though unfinished, I think it’s one of my best pieces, because of the inspiration.
Hi I just want to thank you for this wonderful channel I love not only the cute little talinods I love how inspiring this channel is as a writer whose just starting out this channel is a big encouragement I love you guys for this channel thank you for telling me if the little Prince it’s now my favorite short story thank you so much for all you do
I still have this book. never have i ever cried so hard reading a book about a child and a rose
I first watched the Little Prince in a languages club at school, then ThatSkyGame did an event of it, and now you're doing a video on it. I'm glad you are, because it is really good.
This video is so beautiful. I loved this story as a kid.
This channel makes me appreciate being an artist and an author by your amazing content snd wonderful narration
i remember this story, i watched a film on it it was one of the only movies to make me actually cry it is truly a wonderful and meaningful story
tale foundry: *makes video*
me: puts in background
also me: too interested in story to close tab
I will always love this story. One of the eternal jewels of literature. Beautifully retold, thank you.
I want to say I love the intro sequence and literally everything about this channel
About time someone covered this masterpiece. Glad to see it was you too
The Little Prince had the most effect on me. From others saying that im very much like the princ, and me liking the mysterious and sad story of the book. It just so winderfull. And i feel like its message will be the thing keeping me from becoming a boring burned out adult
I recently got my own copy of that book. I'd read it in school and forgotten about it for so long, but when I ran across it again all these little bits came flooding back.
I grew up watching the TV series and now I want to read the book! Thanks so much for choosing this story!
I remember always adopting a 'Hold everything! The Little Prince is on!' attitude whenever I heard the opening theme tune. Being a program directed at pre/early teens, it covered a lot of topics on how to be a good adult (or person, I suppose), but I loved that the solution to any problem the Little Prince encountered almost always involved taking the most simplistic and child-like option - basically using a kind of child-like maturity to solve problems caused by adults being too 'adult'.
I'm sad I didn't grow up with this story, but I'm glad I got to read it eventually. It was my late friend's favourite story when he was a child.
Thank you. ❤
Ever since Ive heard this story, I’ve tried my hardest to keep my inner child alive. But sometimes, I worry about what others would think. I fell uncomfortable when watching kids movies, or discussing a more childish topic around other people, so, I usually try to hide those things that I love, and pretend that I don’t care for such things. If anyone has advise about it, I’d really appreciate it.❤
Well, I think the story itself shows us how to get through that shame! Grown-ups may see many things that children do not, and the things they appreciate are often more "complex" or "serious" than those that children enjoy. However, just like the drawing of the snake eating the elephant, and the sheep in its box, all well-thought-out "childish" art and topics touch a very true and important part of ourselves: the simple feelings and lessons of the heart. That, I think, is why children's stories will sometimes have such a great impact on us, even when they're not that profound. Seeing the hero win against the villain, the princess find what she desires, or simply good morals triumph over the evils and contradictions of the world... it's powerful, if your heart is still ready to listen to these beautiful stories.
@@s31888 Thank you! This helps a lot!🙏☺️
This story is very much needed to be
I love The Little Prince. I had an english copy but my mom also had the original French version. (she speaks French)
First book I read in my life. Loved it. Still love it
This is a wonderful time for me to see this. I just started reading the book in my English class
listening to this story put me in a good mood!