— Dobar dan — reče on za svaki slučaj.
— Dobar dan . . . Dobar dan . . . Dobar dan . . . — odvrati jeka.
— Tko ste vi? — upita mali princ.
— Tko ste vi . . . Tko ste vi . . . Tko ste vi . . . — odvrati jeka.
— Budite mi prijatelji, ja sam sam — reče on.
— Ja sam sam . . . Ja sam sam . . . Ja sam sam . . . — odgovori jeka.

“Good morning,” he said courteously.
“Good morning-Good morning-Good morning,” answered the echo.
“Who are you?” said the little prince.
“Who are you—Who are you—Who are you?” answered the echo.
“Be my friends. I am all alone,” he said.
“I am all alone—all alone-all alone,” answered the echo.