The little prince, watching the growth of enormous bud, senses that this could well lead to a miraculous apparition, but the flower continued her preparations, for her beauty in the shelter of her green chamber. She chose her colours whit great care. She dressed slowly, carefully arranging her petals one by one. She didn’t wish to appear all crumpled, like a poppy. She only wished to appear in the full glory of the her beauty. Oh yes! She was very vain! Her mysterious preparations had lasted for day and day. And then one morning when the sun as rising, the suddenly showed herself.