![]() ![]() Wendy, following her natural instinct of motherhood, gives way, and her two brothers are likewise easily persuaded and indeed it would be difficult to withstand such temptation. ![]() Peter, seeing her, instantly realises that in order to make happiness complete in the Never Never Never Land Wendy - so is the little girl called - must follow him and adopt all his playmates as children. ![]() Darling, the parents of three little children, one of whom is a girl. ![]() It is the desire to hear such a good story that makes Peter hover about the house of Mr. In the Never Never Never Land children are very happy, but they would be happier still could they know some of those fascinating tales mothers alone can tell. He overheard his parents whilst they were discussing what he should do when once he had reached years of discretion, and, judging the frolics of his age to be preferable to the duties of manhood, he flew to the Never Never Never Land, helped on his way by the fairy Tinker Bell. “Peter Pan” had some good reasons for not wishing to grow up. Barrie is concerned mainly with the fancies the reading of our first book of adventures conjured up in our minds. Here, as in the old pantomime, we find pirates, redskins, wolves, mermaids, but, we venture to think, even Addison could not take exception to the part a crocodile and a dog play in “Peter Pan”, for wonderful animals and wonderful beings are in a child’s imagination realities, and in “Peter Pan” Mr. It is this feature which makes Mr Barrie’s play an achievement, in its way, unique. ![]()
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