A pilot who has crash-landed in the desert awakes to see an extraordinary little boy. 'Please,' asks the stranger, 'will you draw me a little lamb!' Baffled by the little prince's incessant questioning, the pilot pulls out his pencil, and starts to draw. As the little prince prince's curiosity takes them further on their journey, the pilot is able to piece together an understanding of the tiny planet from which the prince has come and of his incredible travels across the universe.