Little Prince - Draw Me A Sheep/Sheep-In-A-Box

If this seems like a simple box with holes in it, you aren't wrong, but I'd encourage you to read or watch the story of ‘The Little Prince’ (1943) by Antoine De Saint-Exupery.  If you know the story, you know what's inside the box and it's importance.

'"Where I live, everything is very small. What I need is a sheep. Draw me a sheep."

So then I made a drawing. 

He looked at it carefully, then he said: “No. This sheep is already quite sick. Make another.”

I made another drawing. My friend gave me a kind, indulgent smile.

“You can see for yourself… that's not a sheep, it's a ram. It has horns…"

So I did my third drawing, but it was rejected, just like the others.

 “This one's too old. I want a sheep that will live a long time.'"

So then, impatiently, since I was in a hurry to start work on my engine, I scribbled this drawing, and added, “This is just the crate.  The sheep you want is inside.”

But I was amazed to see my young critic's face light up. “That's just the kind I wanted!  Do you think this sheep will need a lot of grass?”

“Why?”

“Because where I live, everything is very small…”

“There's sure to be enough.  I've given you a very small sheep.”

He bent over the drawing.  “Not so small as all that… Look!  He's gone to sleep…”

And that's how I made the acquaintance of the little prince.

      - The Little Prince (1943), by Antoine De Saint-Exupery.

Pairs well with a set of the predecessor ‘failure sheep’ of Evavoo on MyMiniFactory.

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How I Designed This

This is an original design, done  in OpenSCAD, based off the sketches in the book ‘The Little Prince’.  It was tweaked it a couple times until I was pleased with the result. 

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