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Where does the little prince meet the narrator?

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The narrator meets the little prince in the Sahara Desert following a plane crash or emergency landing. This setting is symbolic, inspired by the author's real-life crash in 1935. As an allegory or fable, the desert setting alludes to Biblical themes such as the Garden of Eden, the snake, and the Israelites' wandering. These elements enhance the story's deeper meanings and moral lessons.

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The narrator meets the little prince in the Sahara desert. The Narrator's plane crashed (or he had to make an emergency landing there). This was inspired by the author's actual plane crash in the desert in 1935. Since this story is also an allegory or a fable, the setting (Sahara Desert) is symbolic. There are allusions to Biblical passages (garden of Eden, the snake, and Israelites being lost in the desert).

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