他给小王子举了一个例子说：“如果我号令一名将军变成海鸟，而这位将军并没有从命我的号令，那么这就不是将军的错误，而是我的错误。”
“是您的错。”小王子必定地答复。
“统治这统统。”
“是的，”小王子说，“但是我能够在任那边所审判我本身，我没有需求留在这个星球上。”
“你能够审判本身，”国王答复说，“这但是世上最难的事情。审判本身比审判别人要难很多啊！如果你能精确地审判本身，你就是一个真正聪明的人。”
国王对他说：“在一个君主面前打哈欠是违背礼节的。我制止你打哈欠。”
“啊！来了一个子民。”国王瞥见小王子时，欣喜地喊了起来。
“我实在忍不住，”小王子惭愧地说，“我长途跋涉来到这里，还没有睡觉呢。”
他对国王说：“我在这儿已经没有甚么事情可做了，我应当持续赶路了。”
“嗯！嗯！”国王答复，“那么我……号令你偶然候能够打哈欠，偶然候……”
"It is contrary to etiquette to yawn in the presence of a king," the monarch said to him. "I forbid you to do so.""I can't help it. I can't stop myself," replied the little prince, thoroughly embarrassed. "I have come on a long journey, and I have had no sleep...""Ah, then," the king said. "I order you to yawn. It is years since I have seen anyone yawning. Yawns, to me, are objects of curiosity. Come, now! Yawn again! It is an order.""That frightens me... I cannot, any more..." murmured the little prince, now completely abashed.
“如果国王陛下想要敏捷地获得从命，你能够给我下一个公道的号令。比如说，你能够号令我，一分钟以内必须分开。我以为这个前提是成熟的……”
For what the king fundamentally insisted upon was that his authority should be respected. He tolerated no disobedience. He was an absolute monarch. But, because he was a very good man, he made his orders reasonable.