T!IJ:: LOST HOYS t,;:-;ELT BEFORE IIER.
PETER PAN THE BOY WHO WOULD NEVER ,t ,t GROW UP TO BE A MAN ,t ,c RETOLD • FROM • SIR • JAMES • M • BARRIE'S FAMOUS· PLAY EDITED AND ARRANGED BY
FREDERICK ORVILLE PERKINS EDITOR OF '' THE BLUE BIRD," t."TC.
WITH SIXTEEN ILLUSTRATIONS BY
ALICE B. WOODWARD
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Dedication To AII l/7/20 Lo·ve and Bclic·vc in Fairies
Introduction "Jl7ho are you, Pan?" "I am routh, Eternal routh I I am the Sun rising, I am Poets singing, I am the New World. I am a little bird That has broken out of the egg, I am ]OJ', ]OJ', Joy." S1R JAMES MATTHEW BARRIE'S delightful creation, "Peter Pan," has by this time taken a secure place in the hearts of children of all ages, and there are few homes in the land in which Peter, Wendy, Tinker Bell, Captain Hook and his Pirates, the Mermaids and Redskins, and the exciting world in which they live are not as familiar as the most time-honored lore of fairyland. "Peter Pan" as a play is a little closer to the affections of most children and grown-ups than any other play of our time. "Peter Pan" ranks with Maeterlinck's child's classic,"The Blue Bird." Both plays are unique in having an equally strong appeal to children and adults. "I'm Youth, Eternal Youth," cries Barrie's immortal boy. And this is the spirit of Peter Pan -joy and innocence, fresh ness of morning; the buoyant, creative, upbuilding energy of life at the springtime. V
Introduction "Peter Pan" has become and will remain a ·radiant center of good-will and good fellowship. Its influence is like sun shine. Playing " Peter Pan" is not acting a role; it is embodying a living thought; it is expressing a life force in the simplest, most beautiful way by teaching us to look at life from a child's point of view. So looked at it follows quite naturally that it is liked not only by children but by men and women who love each other, have homes and little children, and sorrows that love can heal, and joys that leave no bitter taste. Realities that seemed formidable are found not to be real at all and all sorts of lovely illusions are dreams that may come true. "Peter Pan" is not to be judged by the ordinary standards. It is a pure fantasy by the one writer, since Rob ert Louis Stevenson, who has most truly kept the heart and mind of a child. Boys and girls of all ages love it because it is a boy's mind turned inside out. Everything in it happens precisely as it would happen in a world made by a healthy boy of imagination. All the best things come true. Very few plays written in the English language in the last fifty years are half so sure of a place in the living theatre of the next century as this airy fantasy of Barrie's. It was on the night of November 6th, 1905, that "Peter Pan " was played for the first time in America. It had been produced triumphantly in London the year before and quite a fever of expectancy awaited its production in America. The first reviews of the play were unfavorable. Few, if any, read its successful future, and it is to he gravely doubted"if Barrie himself believed at the start that his play, about the boy who would not grow up, would bring him more fame than any other work he had ever written. Sir H nbert Tree, the emi nent English actor, writing to a friend said," Barrie has gone
Introduction quite out of his mind. I am sorry to say it, but you ought to know it. He has just read me a play. I know I have not gone woozy in my mind, but Barrie must be mad. He has written four acts about fairies, children and Indians run ning through the most incoherent story you ever listened to, and what do you suppose? The last act is to be set on the tops of trees." It is interesting to note that from such a doubtful beginning, this famous story very soon reached a high rank as a piece of play-writing, and has now become estab lished as a really great English classic. The very high place this play holds is destined to be retained, and to give con tinued delight to millions of lovers of really fine literature. The manuscript of the play has never been published. It is in curious script with its striking contrasts, - the most amazing flights of fancy, the most delicate gossamer of playful humor followed hy the most prosaic and the most mechanically exact stage directions wherein is planned every detail of the immensely complicated machinery for putting " Peter Pan" upon the stage. Here is included the missing scene, Ma rooner's Rock of the Mermaid's Lagoon, a scene now long omitted from the play as produced. " Peter Pan " was created in the mind of a man of insight and gentleness, one of the most brilliant figures in modern literature. James Matthew Barrie was born at Kirriemuir, Scotland, May 9th, 1860, and was educated at the famous Dumfries Academy and Edinburgh University. In 1883 he went to Nottingham, England, as a writer on the staff of the No1tingl1am Journal, and for a year and a half contributed to that Journal. He then went to London and was a frequent con�ributor to the St. James G11zi:tte and other English papers. His first notable book was "Auld Licht Idylls," written m
Introduction 1888, which is an account of life in his native village. This was followed by "A Window in Thrums " and " My Lady Nicotine." In 1891 Barrie wrote "The Little Minister," which was his first serious attempt at a long novel. " Mar garet Ogilvy" (a biography of his mother) and "Sentimental Tommy" appeared in 1896; the latter being followed by a sequel, "Tommy and Grizel." Then followed such stories as " The Professor's Love Story," "What Every Woman Knows," "Alice-Sit-by-the-Fire," etc. In recognition of his literary work Barrie was knighted, and now holds one of the highest places among contemporary writers.
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Contents EARLY
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DAYS
THE
N EVER-NEVER-NEVER-LAND •
THE
MERMAIDS
,
THE UNDERGROUND THE
PIRATE SHIP •
Ho:rvrn, SWEET
•
LAGOON
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HoME .
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57 69
List of Illustrations The Lost Boys knelt hefore her
Frontispi'ece
With Michael sitting on her back
FACING PAGE
2
Peter's shadow made pa�terns on the floor
12
A way they floated .
20
Slightly was da-ncing merrily with an ostrich
23
The Indians crept silently up
26
"The Crocodile ! the Crocodile ! "
29
She was comhing her long tresses
37
She slipped out of his grasp
38
A fierce fight ensued .
40
Spreading his coat to the wind, he sailed merrily
42
Seized by one of the swarthy ruffians .
51
He caught sight of Tinker Bell in his glass
54
The pirate ship .
57 Xl
List of Illustrations Right into the jaws of the crocodile
PACING PAGE
66
68
Nurse to the Papooses ! He would live in the kennel till his children's return
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Xll
Peter Pan Early Days
EARLY DAYS ONCE upon a time there lived three dear little children called John Napoleon, Wendy Moira Angela, and l\1ichael. They were Mr. and Mrs. Darling's children, and their nursery was the cosiest, prettiest room you ever saw. It was wide and airy, with large windows and a deep fireplace with a high fire-guard around it. Over in one corner there was a big clock, and the walls were covered with pretty nursery-rhyme pictures. It was in many ways a most interesting and unusual household. For one thing, although there was a pretty little serving maid called Liza, the childrcq were bathed and dressed by a big dog. Nana was the d�g's name and her kennel was kept in the nursery, a most delightful arrangement. I
Digitized by
Peter Pan
On the Nana
evening
was
when
her paws .
Darling were getting
to dinner, and Nana was charge of the children . struck —
one,
two ,
time to begin to Nana and
got
neatly
Then down
After feeling that it was for Michael. the
three
bed first,
to be left in
sole
five ,
stretched
on the
six ,
to
bed.
herself,
electric light.
been surprised to see how to
do
turned
she
hung
the
with her
bedclothes
the little
turned
it with too
that
pajamas
She then trotted up to
and
not
out
quickly,
and
bathroom
go
children
over the fire- guard . the
ready to
three , four ,
managed
she
Mr. and
put the
up
You would have
mouth.
begins,
Presently the clock
carefully switched
cleverly
story
dozing peacefully by the fireside,
with her head between Mrs.
our
on
the
water.
her paw to make
sure
to
look
hot, she
went
Michael was the youngest
children ,
and
although like
was
always
put
to
many little boys
he
always wanted to stay up longer. 2
of
WITH MICHAEL SITTING ON HER BACK.
Early Days
She ting
returned
astride
a pony . to
her
immediately back
Michael ,
be bathed,
that
he
though
of course ,
him
sit-
she
were
did not
want
but Nana was very firm , and
taking him to the so
as
with
bathroom, shut the door
should
not
be
in
a
draught.
Then Mrs. Darling came to peep at him as he splashed about in the nice warm water.
While
Mrs.
Darling
was
in
the
nursery,
she heard a slight noise outside the window. A
tiny figure,
tried
the
no
little
boy ,
vanished
sud-
bigger than
window-latch,
and
denly at her cry of surprise .
a
She flung the
window open, but there was nothing to
be
seen, nothing but the dim roofs of the neighboring houses, and the deep blue sky above. Mrs.
Darling
was
quite
frightened ,
be-
cause the same thing had happened the day before.
She and Nana had gone into the nursery and
had
seen
the
strange
little
standing in the middle of the room . 3
creature Nana
Peter Pan
growled and sprang lightly
through
at the boy, who leaped
the
The
window.
dog had shut the window down so
good
quickly
that she had cut off the boy's shadow.
Mrs.
Darling had found
and
had folded
it in
Nana's
up carefully and
it
mouth
put it away.
But she soon felt reassured when her children came in together in answer to
her call .
John Napoleon and Wendy were playing at favorite
their
Mother,
game Mrs.
and
of
Father
and
beautiful
face
being
Darling's
beamed with delight as she listened to them . Suddenly, much his
in
excited
evening
rushed
because
tie
Mr.
he
(evening
Darling,
could ties
things to fasten, you know) .
very
not fasten
are
difficult
He had been
trying to tie it by practicing it around a bed post,
but
with
no
Mrs.
result.
easily managed the tie for him, soon skipping about the room on
his
back,
dropping
him
bed with a big " bump- ah ! "
4
Darling
and he was
with
finally
Michael into
his
Early Days
The
ended
fun
with
the
appearance
of
bathroom ,
had
. Nana,
who,
in going to the
accidentally beautifully
brushed pressed
against
black
Mr.
Darling's
trousers
and
left
some of her gray, clinging hairs upon
them .
Now
hairy
no
grown-up
trousers, so Mr.
person
likes
Darling was very cross with
Nana, and spoke of dismissing her , saying it was
a
great
nurse .
Mr.
mistake
to
wrong,
But Mrs. and
a
dog
for
a
Darling had always had a feel-
ing that Nana looked puppies.
have
that
upon the
children
Darling insisted
Nana
knew
the
he
as
was
children
had souls .
Mrs.
Darling
apparition
at
told
the
him
the
how
Nana
window,
barked at it and shut the fast
that its
shadow
off,
and
left
behind.
had
weird
about
had
window down been
cut
so
entirely
She showed him the
shadow, which he examined thoughtfully , and told him how glad she
was
treasure as Nana for a nurse . 5
to
have such
a
Peter Pan
" You see how very useful Nana is," concluded Mrs. Darling. Just
then
Michael's
Michael it.
bottle
was
There
Wendy,
the faithful
cough
of
naughty, was
being
a
a
dog
and
came
in
with
mixture . would
fine
fuss
clever
little
not
take
it,
but
over
girl,
But
hit
on
a
brilliant idea. " Father cine to
keep
66 Very shall
see
should
Michael
well," who
take
is
some
of his medi-
company."
said
Mr.
Darling.
the
braver."
Two glasses were brought and moment.
"One, two, three, "
glass behind his the
act .
in a
Mr. Dar-
to, and quietly hid the
back .
"Father
filled
cried Wendy ;
Michael took his like a man , but ling only pretended
" We
John
hasn't
caught him in
taken
cried, and Michael, seeing that
his ! "
he had
he
been
tricked , burst into a loud " Boo - hoo - oo ! " Mr. Darling, to
appease
of what seemed to
Michael , thought
him an
6
excellent
joke.
Early Days
He poured his medicine ing - bowl , that
it
and
was
when
into
poor
something
Nana's drink-
Nana,
nice,
ran
thinking
eagerly
to
lap it up, he roared with laughter to see the reproachful eyes she turned upon him .
The
children , who
nurse
very
she
slunk
dearly,
were
loved
terribly
their
old
distressed
as
to her kennel , looking as woeful and as hurt in her feelings as ever a dog did .
Mr.
Darling
himself,
but
coaxed
Nana
frightfully
was
would
he out
ashamed
give
not
of He
in .
of her kennel, seized
her
by the collar, and dragged her off in disgrace, to be chained
up
place for dogs,"
in
the yard ,
"the proper
he said , in spite of the per-
suasions and pleadings of them all . Mrs. Darling comforted the children , kissing
them
very
tenderly
as
mothers
always
do , tucked them up in their beds, sang them to sleep, and leaving the night-lights burning for
company,
crept
softly out
of the
room
to go to the dinner party with Mr. Darling. 7
LULLABY
'VOICE.
your eyes,
Early Days Everything in the big nursery was now still and quiet, except for the occasional barking of Nana, who was chained up in the yard. Suddenly the pretty little night-lights flickered, waned, and went out one by one. A tiny ball of fire, hundreds of times brighter than the night-lights, darted into the room. It Bitted uneasily all over the nursery. It went into all the bureau drawers, it rummaged in the wardrobe, turning every pocket inside out, and, finally, vanished into a jug! , Then the same slender, graceful figure that had so startled Mrs. Darling leaped from the darkness outside the window. There was just one click, the window was open, and the little creature stepped cautiously in. He seemed to be looking for something; and you will easily guess that what he was looking for was his shadow. "Tink, where are you? " he whispered, and seeing the light shining in the jug he went on, "Tink, do you know where they have put it?" 9
Peter Pan
Now this
of light
little ball
was
really
a
fairy girl who knew everything worth knowMost fairies do .
ing.
could see of
All you
her was the little flame, but you her
she
distinctly ;
made
could hear noise
a tinkling
like a little silver bell (it is the fairy language, you
know) .
Tinker
Bell .
That was why she
was
called
children
can
never
Ordinary language .
If by any
chance
hear the
fairy
they ever
do, they know they have heard it
before . Tinker Bell at last rested a few moments on the second drawer of the nursery dresser ; instantly the boy ran joyfully to it, and pulling open the drawer snatched out his shadow, neatly left it.
rolled
up , just
But when
as
Mrs.
Darling
he had found
had
it ,
he
he
would
did
not know how to put it on again . A happy thought struck him ; stick
it
on
with
soap
from the
bathroom !
Sitting on the hearth- rug, he soaped his feet and then he soaped his shadow, but whichΙΟ
Early Days
ever way he soaped they would not stick toThere is no use in having a shadow
gether.
if it will not stick to you .
After trying and
trying in vain, the poor little fellow gave up the attempt, buried his face in his hands, and sobbed despairingly . She sat It was then right up in said
that Wendy awoke .
bed ,
courteously :
and , not
at
all
frightened ,
" Little boy , why are
you
crying ? " The elfin creature sprang to his feet, and taking Wendy
off
his
curtsied
cap,
bowed
in
return ,
very
politely.
though
she
found it a difficult thing to do in bed .
" What's
your
name ? "
asked
the
little
boy. 66 Wendy Moira Angela
Darling.
What's
yours ? " " Peter Pan ."
" Where do you live ? " " Second turning to the right, and straight on till morning ." II
Peter Pan
This
seemed She
address.
Wendy
to
Peter
told
awfully sorry for
But
No wonder he was cry-
Peter
was
crying
get
his
shadow
Wendy
could
not
help
said.
" Shall
because
he
stick
on.
when
she
to
smiling
trying to make it stay
saw that he had been with soap .
But she was
so .
couldn't
on
" It must be sewn I
funny
Peter when she heard that
he had no mother. ing !
very
a
do
for
it
on, "
you ? "
she She
jumped out of bed to get her sewing basket and set to
work at
once.
It hurts a good
deal to have a shadow sewn on to your feet, It was the right
but Peter bore it bravely.
thing to do , for the shadow held on beautifully,
and
danced up
Peter and
was
so
delighted
down the
that
he
nursery watching
it make patterns on the floor as he flung his arms and legs about . " Oh, the cleverness of me ! " cried Peter , overcome
with
joy,
and
he
crowed
pleasure, for all the world like a rooster. I2
with
PETER'S SHADOW MADE PATTERNS ON THE FLOOR.
Early Days
"You
Wendy
exclaimed
conceit,"
in-
dignantly, " of course I did nothing ! “ Oh ,
you
did
replied
little ! "
a
Peter,
dancing on . "A little ! withdraw,"
If I am
no
use ,
I can at least
she said , jumping back
and covering her
head
in
a
into
bed
dignified
way
with the bedclothes. " Oh !
Wendy,
Peter exclaimed
please
don't
withdraw,"
" I can't
in great distress .
help crowing when I'm pleased with myself. One girl is more use than twenty boys." This was rather clever of Peter.
Wendy
his pleading voice
and got
She even offered to give
Peter a
could
not resist
up again .
kiss if he liked .
seeing
the
thought
Peter looked puzzled, but
thimble
she
meant
on
Wendy's
to give
held out his hand for it.
him
finger
he
that ,
and
Now Wendy saw
at a glance that the poor boy did not
even
know what a kiss was, but being a nice little girl of motherly disposition , she did not hurt
13
Peter Pan
his
feelings by laughing
at him,
but
simply
very
much .
placed the thimble on his finger. Peter " Shall
admired
I
give
the
you
a' kiss ? "
he
asked ,
and
acorn
button
off
his
coat ,
a
chain
jerking
an
solemnly
presented
at
Wendy
thimble
it
to
her.
it
fastened
once
on
which she wore about her neck, and , forgetting the puzzle in
his mind , she once more
asked him for a kiss . Immediately " Oh,
I
he
didn't
returned
mean
a
the
kiss,
thimble . meant
I
a
thimble ! " What's that ?" he asked .
" It's like this ," replied Wendy, and gently kissed his cheek. Oh," began
to
cried
Peter, " how nice ! " and he
give
her thimbles in
ever afterwards
he
called
a
return ,
kiss
a
and
thimble,
and a thimble a kiss .
" But,
Peter,
how
old
tinued Wendy.
14
are
you ? "
con-
Early Days
“ I
don't
know,
but
I
young.
quite
am
I ran away the day I was born ." Why ? "
"Ran away ? " Because
I
heard
my father and
mother
talking about what I was to be when I became
a
I want fun .
man .
I
always to
So
I
ran
don't want
to
be
boy and
a little
away
to
be
a man . have
fairi
live
s."
among the
Wendy was almost speechless with delight at the thought
of sitting beside a
boy who
knew fairies, and after a minute said :
" Peter,
do you really know fairies ? " "Yes,
but
they're
nearly
all
dead
now.
You see, Wendy, when the first baby laughed for
the
first
thousand
time,
its
pieces, and
laugh
broke
into
a
they all went skipping
about, and that was the beginning of fairies. And now, whenever a new baby is first laugh becomes a fairy. to
be
but
a
fairy for
there
isn't.
So
every
little
You
see,
15
born , its
there ought
boy and
children
girl ,
know
Peter Pan
such a lot fairies,
in
now .
whenever
and
don't believe in
a
believe
won't
They soon
says :
child
I
fairies ,' there's a fairy some-
where that falls down dead ." Peter thought he had now talked enough about
looked
suddenly
and
fairies,
about
he were
searching for
the room , as
though
something.
Tinker Bell had disappeared !
Before he could grow anxious , however, a gentle
tinkling
of
bells
was
heard ,
and
Peter, who knew the fairy language well, of course
understood
it.
He
quickly
pulled
open the drawer in which his shadow had been hidden ,
and
out
sprang
Tinker
Bell ,
very
angry with him
for having accidentally shut
her up
She skipped about the room
there.
tinkling with anger, but Wendy gave such a cry
of delight
fairy,
that
at
Tinker
the idea was
of seeing
frightened
a
real
and
hid
behind the clock . " But, Peter, "
ou don't
cried Wendy, " if y
live with the fairies, where do you live ? " 16
Early Days
" I live with the Lost Boys."
" Who are they ? " 66
Why, they are the children who fall out of their
baby
are looking claimed
carriages when
mothers
If they are not
the other way.
within seven days, they are sent
far
Never - Never- Never- Land
to
away to
the
I'm their Captain ."
defray expenses . " Oh ! Peter,
their
what
why
did
fun
that
you
come
must to
be ! our
But,
nursery
window ? Peter told her that he came
to listen to
the lovely stories Wendy's mother related to her
children ,
for
the
Lost
Boys
had
no
mothers, and no one to tell them any stories. He also told her how he led the boys against their
enemies,
the
pirates
and
the
wolves,
and how they enjoyed bathing in the Lagoon , where beautiful mermaids sang and swam all day long. " I must go back now," he went on ; " the boys will be anxious to hear the end of the
17
Peter Pan
story about the Prince and the glass slipper . I told them as much as
I knew, and they're
longing to hear the rest ." Wendy begged him to stay . tell
" I'll
you lots
more,"
promised,
she
" ever so many stories if you'll only stay.” Come, Wendy ! " exclaimed Peter, struck
stories
there,
make
pockets
night.
and
darn
our
stockings ,
us,
and
tuck
for
We have no one to
ings , and no one to boys long for
a
us all the
" You can tell
with a new idea .
tuck
in
at
darn our stock-
us
All the
in !
Oh,
mother.
us
and
Wendy,
do
come ! '
It was a tempting sudden
thought
" Peter, I
can't !
idea to Wendy, but a
came
across
her
Think of Mamma !
mind. Be-
sides, I can't fly."
“ I'll teach you , Wendy." This was too much for her.
" Peter , will
you teach John and Michael to fly as well ? "
"Yes , if you like. ”
18
Early Days
So John and Michael were awakened, and directly they heard that there were pirates in the Never- Never- Never- Land, they began to clamor to go at once.
They watched Peter
fly about the room , and tried to imitate him , flapping
their
arms
clumsily
at
first
like
young birds, and flopping about all over the place .
It
looked
they
tried
went
down
" I've
and
got
but soon
quite
tried
instead it
found
easy, but
jumping
although
they
always
cried
John ,
of up.
now, Wendy ! "
Not one
that he had not.
of them could fly an inch . " That must
will
never
do ,"
fairy dust
blow some
Peter on
said ,
" I
Now
you .
waggle your shoulders as I do .” So they tried, and fly ; floor
found
that they could
just a little at first, from the bed to the and
back
grew braver,
again ;
over
the
and bed
then , and
as
across
room, almost as easily as Peter himself. and
they the Up
down they went, and round and round .
19
Peter Pan
66 Tink, lead the way ! " the fairy shot
out
called
like a little
Peter, and
star .
None
of the children had time to put on their day clothes, but John snatched his top hat as he flew out of the window, followed by Michael . Peter
Pan
they floated the
starry
into the
dark
blue
and
away
depths
afterwards,
Mrs.
Darling,
from
the
party ,
returned
just
hand,
of
night.
A minute had
Wendy's
held
who
rushed
into the nursery with Nana at her heels, for Nana had been and
had
chain . were
just
about her
anxious succeeded
in
But it was too late . already
on
their
Never-Never- Land .
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way
charges,
breaking
her
The children to
the
Never-
AWAY THEY FLOATED.
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THE
NEVER -NEVER- NEVER - LAND
FAR
away in the
the
Lost
Boys
in the
depths
of the
of a lake
now
covered
lived
banks
forest on the
The trees were bare without their
with ice.
howled
in
the
snarled
in
the
Pirates
sailed
Red
and
distance ,
and
prowled
wolves
and
dress ,
summer
the
Never- Never- Never- Land ,
beasts
wild
Dangerous
undergrowth .
lake,
up
and
down
the
Indians,
who
were
friends
and
of the
boys, lived secretly in their wigwams hidden in the shadows of deep woods . The Lost looked
Boys ,
more
anxiously
who,
in their
bears
than
like
awaiting
Peter's
fur
coats,
boys,
were
return .
There
were six of them, Slightly Soiled , the
eldest ;
then
and
Curly,
much
alike
came
and the
Tootles,
Twins ,
who
and
Nibs ,
were
22
so
SLIGHTLY WAS DAl'iCING MERRILY WITH AN OSTRICH.
The Never-Never- Never- Land
that one name did for both of them , so each was
called
under and
the
the
staircase
Twin .
They
ground,
for
lived
fear
wolves.
Each
hollowed
in
moles
of the
Pirates
had
special
one tree
a
like
a
trunk,
so
that
they could easily run down among the roots of the trees into their home. They were playing happily about, although they
were
that
Peter
beginning was
to
so
be
long
a little
anxious
away.
During
Peter's absence , things were usually quiet in the take
Never- Never- Never- Land . an
hour
beasts
attend
feed
heartily .
Peter,
who
under
way
Slightly
longer to
the
in
The
morning,
their young, the But
dislikes
with
fairies
the
laziness,
the
Redskins
coming they
are
of all
again . was
dancing
quite
partner
(a
tootling merrily,
on
a
with
an
queer companion,
whistle,
and
ostrich
for
you
will say) ,
when suddenly the gruff voices of the Pirates were
heard.
Nibs,
who
23
was
very
brave,
Peter Pan
slipped away through the trees to
scout, but
the
to
others
down the
had
only just
stairs
in the
time
scuttle
hollow trees
before
the big ugly buccaneers came tramping up, hauling state
their
upon
You
a
captain ,
who
was
sitting
in
sledge.
could
not
imagine a more
dreadful
looking villain than that Pirate Captain was. His
name
was
him
perfectly. his
James
Hook,
and
He
had
two
face
was
seamed
it
suited
evil - looking
black
eyes,
which
clearly expressed his wicked thoughts,
his hideous chin , as
ink
and
as
with
lines
all unshaven , was as black
prickly
hair was long and
as
black ,
a
furze - bush ,
and
his
hung around
his face in greasy curls .
He treated his men as dogs, and like dogs his
men
horrible
obeyed song,
him .
keeping
He was
singing
a
time by swinging in
the air the gruesome stump of his right arm , on which
a
double
iron - pronged
fixed instead of a hand . 24
hook
was
Hence his name .
The Never-Never-Never-Land Hook was the wickedest pirate who ever lived!
He simply wallowed in wickedness!
Even his own crew dreaded him; and they were as bad as ·could be.
So no wonder
the Lost Boys darted like rabbits to their cave. Now Captain Hook most of all wanted to find Peter Pan, for it was Peter, who, a long time before, in an encounter between the Pirates and the Lost Boys, had cut off his right arm and Rung it to a passing croc odile.
The crocodile had liked the taste
of it so much that ever since he had wan dered from land to land and from sea to sea licking his lips for the rest of the Captain. In a way it was a sort of compliment, but Hook didn't care for that kind of a compli ment. The Captain had naturally some reason for hating Peter, for he had a dreaµful time eluding the voracious crocodile.
The beast
dogged his footsteps, and followed him on 25
Peter Pan and on and on by land and sea wherever he went. The Captain only got a start when the crocodile was asleep, and with that and a swift ship, he had managed so far to escape. It was an awful life to live. Fortunately for Hook, the crocodile had once swallowed an alarm clock (one of those patent ninety-nine years clocks, warranted to go any time, anywhere and anyhow). Go it did, and it ticked so loudly that the Cap tain could always hear it coming. It was the signal for him to bolt! But Hook lived in terror for fear that the clock would some day run down. He knew that if it should, the crocodile could creep up behind him and swallow him in one gulp before he had heard a sound. Now Hook sat down on one of the enormous forest mushrooms (in the Never Never-Nevcr�Land mushrooms grow to a gigantic size) to deliberate about his mode of n.:venge. He was in the middle of a tor26
TH.I,; INDIANS CR.1,;l'T SILENTLY UP.
The Never-Never-Never-Land
rent of braggings and boastings when he felt his seat getting not only warm, but much too warm. There was little wonder in that, for when he furiously leaped up, he found that he had really been sitting on a chimney of the underground home which Peter had so cleverly disguised. Hook examined the mushroom and tried to pull it up. It came away at once in his hand, for it had no root. Stranger still, . smoke began to ascend. He could hear, too, the sound of children's voices, for the Boys felt so safe in their hiding place that they were chattering gayly. Hook realized at once that the Lost Boys must be living in safety down below. Very soon he had a wicked, treacherous plan settled. He determined to cook a huge, rich cake; with beautiful green 1c1ng and a poisoned filling. He was sure that ·the Lost Bovs, who had no mother to look after them, would eat 1t greedily, and die .I
27
Peter Pan
with awful pains inside. Smee, as the Cap tain's wily lieutenant was called, was over joyed when he heard of this plan, and chuckled loudly. "Shake hands on't," said Hook, but Smee did not want to, and begged to be excused. " Paw, Smee, paw," said the Captain in an awful voice, so Smee had to take the horrid hook in his hands, and they both danced round while Hook sang with hor rible glee: "Yo ho, yo ho, when I say 'Paw' By fear they're overtook;
Naught's left upon your hones when you Have shaken hands with Hook."
Just as he was gloating over his pleasant scheme, a queer sound was heard, like a corncrake coming nearer and nearer through a barley field. " Tick, tack, tick, tack." It was indeed the crocodile which had passed the Redskins who were on the trail of the other pirates. 28
"THE CROCODILE!
THE CROCODILE I "
The Never-Never-Ne'L•er-Land
" The Crocodile ! the Crocodile ! " the Pirate Captain yelled, and in a moment was flying for his life. The Pirates had scarcely disappeared in the depths of the forest, when the Indians crept silently up in pursuit of them. Tiger Lily, their chieftainess, was at their head, now running swiftly under the trees, now listening with her ear to the ground, to find out where her enemies had gone. For, like Tinker Bell, and Wendy, she loved Peter Pan, and his enemies were her enemies. The Redskins slid along, following the Pirates with steps as quiet as those of a beetle crawling through the grass. They soon passed far out of sight, and then, one by one, the Lost Boys peeped from their tree trunks, and seeing all was quiet, came • out again to their playground in the woods. But their safety did not last for long. A fierce barking of wolves was heard, and Nibs, who had gone away by himself, rushed 29
Peter Pan quite out of breath into the midst of the Boys, closely pursued by a pack of lean and hungry wolves with glittering fiery eyes. Their yelping was horrible. "Save me, save me! " cried Nibs, falling to the ground. What were the Lost Boys to do in this terrible plight, when their leader was far away? "What would Peter do?" the Boys cried all together. Fortunately, one of them remembered Peter's way of frightening wolves. Whenever he was attacked bv wild beasts Peter used to run at them through his legs. The Lost Boys did this all together, and rca11 y ? it was so astonishing that the wolves dropped their tails and slunk away with ter rified howls to the thickets where they lived. Then Nibs told the Bovs how he had . seen the loYclicst white bird imaginable. "It was flying this way," he said. "It looked so wearied, and as it flew it moaned ' Poor \Vend v .' " 30 Digitized by
The Never- Never-Never- Land
you
"Are
was
it it
sure sure
they
bird ? "
a
asked . Nibs was quite
sure, and almost
once,
at
they saw Wendy flying through the trees Tinker
her white nightgown . her
side,
darting
at her,
Bell was by
pinching
her
agely every time she came near, and the
Boys
Tinker
that
was
Peter
rather
wanted
bad
a
in
telling
her
little
sav-
shot .
fairy some-
times, and now was very jealous of Wendy .
Instantly , arrow
and
Wendy
seized
Tootles
shot
at
the
his
bird , as
fell fainting to the
bow
and
he thought .
ground with
an
arrow in her breast. At once the Boys saw that she was not a bird at all , but a little girl, and perhaps very
mother
bring
them .
and
soon
dreadful with
whom
had
They were
were
sure
thing, for
John
Peter
and
that
Peter
Michael,
inquired after Wendy.
31
the
promised
to
very frightened, they
had
done
came flying and
a
down
immediately
Peter Pan
" She flew this
way.
Haven't you
seen
Tootles,
trembling,
and
her ? " he asked . " Yes, " pointed
said
to her as she lay motionless
on the
ground.
Peter bent
over her and took the arrow,
and in his anger with
it,
if Wendy
feebly moving all
would have killed Tootles
glad, for
had
her
Then
hand .
Wendy
stayed
not
was
not
him, by
they were
dead, as
they
The arrow
had thought, but only stunned .
•
had
fortunately
Peter and
had
given
which
she
struck
the
her
mistake
had
in
strung
button for
which a kiss ,
about her neck.
Soon she was quite well again , but faint and tired , after her long flight through the air. The
Boys
They did the
cave,
did
not like as
it
not to
might
to
do .
carry her down
into
know
over her.
Only they
kind of house to build .
32
be
not
respectful, so they planned did
what
to
sufficiently
build a house
not
know what
The Never-Never-Never-Land Then Wendy sang in her half-sleep the kind of house she wanted:
PIANO.
33
Peter Pan
and
Boys
the
brought
logs
out
of
a forest ,
and a grate and a rug from the underground cave and built a beautiful home for her out of wood,
and
tarpaulin ,
and
make - believe .
They made a chimney out of John's tall hat , and a splendid knocker out of the sole of one of Tootles' boots. with
moss ;
they
and
leaves for down ,
Nothing
fists
ordering
was
his
strolled
finishing
eager
through
hung large
Peter
blinds.
escaped
When it
pushed their
make windows and
the walls to yellow
They carpeted the ground
up
touches .
eyes.
finished it was
built round
Peter Wendy as knocked
lay
on
the
ground .
solemnly at the door,
opened it happy.
she
and
The
came
Lost
out , very
Boys
knelt
and
Wendy
pleased
and
before
her,
and begged her to be their Mother, and tuck them in at night time, and tell them stories before they went to bed . was
not
quite
sure
She said that she
if she
could ,
but
would do her best, if only Peter would 34
she be
The Never- Never- Never- Land
Father ,
and
to
this
plan
Peter
consented
" you
may
very readily and willingly .
come
have just time to finish
I
like, for
in if you
said,
she
now,"
And
the story of Cinderella
before
I
put you to
bed ." In
they
bundled
listen to the tale. was
room
very tight
in the so
after the
other to
I do not know how there
them ,
for
They were
one
but
you
squeeze
can
Never- Never- Never- Land .
big,
and
the
house
was
so
small , that they must
have been packed like
sardines
a sort
like
inside .
that
wanted ,
was ,
and
But
I
expect,
this was
the
of cosy
just
feeling
what
beginning
they
of the
many joyous evenings they had with Wendy.
she
tucked
By
and
by,
great
bed
in
roots
of the
trees.
night
in the
house the
their
house She
them
into
the
down among the herself slept
boys
had
that
built for
her.
Then evening fell softly on the forest, and 35
Peter Pan
shadows
the
came,
everything
that
so
was
dark and still, save for the occasional baying of
a
wolf,
and
the
noise
of
the
Pirates
carousing far away. Lights were lit in the ing it
look
when
it
with
his
was
very
cosy
quite
sword ,
and
little house , safe.
and
night,
Peter
walked
up
mak-
At last, came and
out
down
like a sentry, to guard the new little mother he had brought for the Lost Boys .
36
The Mermaids' Lagoon
SHE WAS COMBING HER LONG TRESSES.
THE MERMAIDS' LAGOON ONE fine summer evening Peter, with Wendy and their little family, went down to the Lagoon where the mermaids lived. The N ever-Never-Never-Land, you see, is full of the most strange and interesting creatures; some of them terrible, like the Piraces, wolves, and crocodiles ; others, like the fair ies and the mermaids, altogether beautiful and charming. Wendy and her brothers, who had never seen a real mermaid with a tail, were very much excited as they drew near the lagoon. As luck would have it, just as they arrived they saw a mermaid seated on a rock comb ing her long tresses. The sunlight gleamed on her beautiful greenish gold hair until it shone like bronze. And she was singing 37
Peter Pan
such
a
wonderful
melody
longed to catch her. into
water,
the
" Mortals ! "
but
the
that
the
boys
They instantly dashed with a
piercing cry of
Mermaid
dived
out
of
their reach into the lowest depths .
" But maid !
look !
here is
Surely
we
another
little
mer-
catch
her ! "
said
can
John Napoleon Darling, and he almost did . Mermaids , and
caught, are
when
are
however,
still
hard
to
catch,
harder
to
hold .
John succeeded in getting the little sprite in his
but
hands ,
out
of
excitement ,
the
slipped
wriggling his
grasp .
whole
an
like
eel ,
Breathless
band
of
she
with
children
clambered on to the rocks, when all at once a cry went up :
"The Pirates ! "
Sure enough , a boat was approaching, and in it were seated the two Smee and
Starkey.
pirate lieutenants ,
The boys were already
swimming to the shore as fast as they could, when to
his horror
Lily sitting
Peter
in the stern 38
recognized
Tiger
tightly bound with
SHE SLIPPED OUT OF HIS GRASP.
The Mermaids'
ropes .
In
Pirates
were
meant
to leave
upon
a
going
do.
all
bound
and impassive .
the
wretches she
was ,
the
tide came up
and
Tiger
Lily looked
calm
her
Yet
what
The
to
the rock , until
drowned her.
guessed
he
flash
Lagoon
as
She was the daughter of an
Indian chief, too proud to offer a vain resistance, ready to
die
a
fearless death , as
befits
the daughter of a chief. her, Peter thought of
Determined to save a clever
Imitating the wicked
trick .
tain's voice he called out :
" Cut her
Capbonds
and let her go ! "
" But, Captain " At once, do
you hear, " cried
Peter, " or
I'll plunge my hook in you ."
" Better
do
what
the
Captain
orders,"
said Starkey nervously. The ished
effect
was
buccaneers,
Captain,
released
marvelous ; fearing
to
Tiger
Lily,
the
disobey who
astontheir leaped
into the water and swam towards the Boys . 39
Peter Pan
The Pirates had turned when
back,
towards they he
they
them,
had
been
chased
them to
learned
duped .
them
out
swimming
Hook
saw
and
were rowing
and
from
Horribly of the
he himself set
enraged , leaving
boat,
swim back to the ship as
might, while
him how
best they
about recaptur-
ing Tiger Lily. once safely
Pirates
the
But
of the
out
way, Peter and his friends went back to the rock
to
attack
A fierce fight ensued, Hook
single- handed . iron
using
his
poor
Peter,
now
Captain, who was
the
some
prong to
Boys, seizing
while the
Tiger
boat, rowed off with last ,
finding
himself
gave
up the
fight,
purpose
outdone,
and
in
in
Lily
all
the
on
Hook's it .
At
Captain
haste
swam
back to his ship . Peter, left alone on the rock with Wendy, found
her
so
neither swim
maid
exhausted nor
fly
that
could
she
any farther.
A
caught Wendy by the feet and
40
mer-
began
A Flt:RLt: FIL;tl'l' t:�SUt:I>.
The Mermaids' L agoon pulling her gently into the water. But Peter, feeling her slip, was just in time to draw her back. With difficulty he managed to help her to a firm footing, but the tide was rising, and they were both in great dan ger. As he watched the water silently creeping nearer, Peter almost despaired, for Hook had wounded him in the fight, and he could neither fly nor swim. But all at once a large kite came flying slowly over the Lagoon. It was a kite that Michael had made some days before, and it had torn itself out of his hands and floated ,, Michael's kite," Peter away in the air. exclaimed. In a second Peter had seized its tail, and binding it tightly round Wendy, he sent her sailing away in safety, bravely calling, "Good-by, Wendy!" until she was out of sight. Then indeed, as the tide rose steadily, Peter was in great peril. He was quite alone on the Lagoon. The water reached 41
Peter Pan
his
feet, and
he
was
beginning
to
think
would be a " tremendous adventure to when
who
should
great sea-bird
sailing by
come
on its
nest ,
which
it
die ,"
but
had
a
been
blown off the cliffs by the rising storm .
" Hurrah ! " cried Peter, " there's a lovely boat for he
me ! " and
stepped ,
spreading
chasing
curled
out
his
the bird
himself
coat
to
off, in
round ,
and
wind,
sailed
the
swiftly and merrily after Wendy. When Peter landed , he beached the nestbarque in a place where the bird could easily find
it
home
again . under
Wendy
had
Then he the
ground
only
just
had carried her hither Lagoon,
while
straight
towards
rejoicings when
the
went and
found
that
arrived .
The
kite
and
wind
shore.
back to the
thither had
driven
Great
Peter arrived ,
over the Peter
were
the
and the Lost
Boys were several hours late for bed because they had
to
hear all about Wendy's
and Peter's marvelous adventure .
42
escape
Sl'IU'.Al>ll'iG HIS COAT TU TUE WINO, HE SAILED MERRILY,
The Underground Home
THE
UNDERGROUND
passed
days
THE
merrily
HOME
the
in
under-
ground home, where Wendy was the sweetest bravest
father
you could ever have found anywhere .
The
mother ,
little
and
Peter the
cave was large and roomy , and the rocks out of which it
was
There was a
brown color. place, and
hollowed were
overhead ,
near
fine
the
of a
deep
large
fire-
ceiling were
hung baskets and fishing- tackle and all sorts of things likely to be useful to cave - dwellers. Wendy
had
not
been
long
there
before
she had improved the home and made it as comfortable as her own nursery .
It is won-
derful
even
the
what
poorest
clever
girls
materials .
can
do ,
There
huge bed for all the Boys, and
was
with
now
a
a basket for
Michael, because he was the littlest and be43
Peter Pan
cause a cradle is such a homely thing to have about the
And in
house.
corner of the
a
room, hidden behind a tiny crimson
curtain ,
there
Tinker
was
a
wee
little
chamber for
Bell , daintily furnished to suit the tastes of a girl fairy. rooms
There were stools made of mush-
for the
Boys,
and
chairs made of pumpkins,
two
comfortable
where
Peter and
Wendy could sit in state , as was
fitting the
father and mother of the little family . One Saturday night, Wendy and the Boys were
all
downstairs
together,
waiting
for
Peter to come back
from a hunting expedi-
tion .
faithful
her
Outside,
the
Indian
Red
against the
band
Tiger
were
Lily
and
keeping guard
big attack by the Pirates , which
surely could not be much longer delayed .
Presently the
crackling
of branches
in-
dicated Peter's approach through the underwood.
Tiger
and the
Lost
stairways
to
Lily sprang up to meet him , Boys
ran
welcome 44
to
the
tree- trunk
him
on
his
return .
The Underground Home
He was the best of fathers ; got to
be a little boy, for
pockets been
with
good,
fruit and
and
he
for the he
through and through
let his
never
had
boys
filled his who
had
rummage
them
coat
for-
like rats in a
corn sack.
Then he turned very
busy
with
toward Wendy, who was
her
workbasket ,
mending
the children's socks by the fireside, and every stocking had a hole in it ! charming
in
her
color of autumn in
pretty
She looked very
brown
frock
leaves , with scarlet
her hair, and she made
as they exchanged
the
berries
Peter very happy
thimbles and
talked over
the boys and their doings as if they had really been their father and mother . When the children clamored for Peter even said that he was too
a
dance,
old for such
a game, and that his old bones would simply rattle ;
but as a matter of fact , he was really
much the best dancer among them . also
thought
that the 45
mother
of
Wendy such
an
Peter Pan
armful
could
not
go
skipping
about
with
her children .
So
Peter sang " Sally in our
Alley," which
song Wendy thought
no
one
else in all the world could sing more sweetly than
Peter, while
the
dances, and
bolster
low
and
fights,
beds , and
did
others
dances, and fought
turned
all
danced pillow
the
somersaults
pil-
on the
other jolly and
lively
things that every one wants to do just about bedtime, when one ought to be thinking of going
to
song ! And
sleep .
What
What an
a
deliciously
uproariously
how they buffeted
each
gay
other,
creepy dance ! on
the
bed and out of it !
At tell
last
they quieted down for Wendy to
them just
were
tucked
one
in
for
more
story
before
the night .
tered eagerly round, interrupting tence,
as
of them,
children while
always do ,
Wendy
they
They clusevery sen-
even the best
told her
story,
the
story the children loved best, the story Peter hated.
46
The Underground Home
What
John ,
to
familiar
and
seemed
somehow
them
told
she
Peter,
and
Michael,
Darling,
for it was the tale of Mr. and Mrs.
poor dears, who had lost their children
one
boys
how
winter sad
Mr.
how
Wendy
night. and
lonely
told
Darling
Mrs.
and
they felt
window
would
always be
for the
children
if ever
the
about
were
how the
it ,
nursery
kept open
ready
should
come
they
flying home again .
When
she had
finished ,
Peter
Wendy,"
he
" I
stood
up
thought
so
sadly. " No,
said,
once, but you
cannot be sure that the win-
dow
kept
will
be
open .
When
I went
back to my mother, the window was barred , and there was another my cradle. me."
little boy sleeping in
Mother had forgotten all about
Perhaps
it
was
not
true,
but
Peter
thought it was.
At that thought, Wendy started a look of horror
in
her face : 47
up
with
Perhaps by
Peter Pan
may
be in
ing," she exclaimed , and
John
time,
this
Mother
half- mournMichael
and
moment
felt they dared not stay another
in
the Never-Never- Never - Land . What
would
they
do
if they
late in coming back, and dren
in
their
beds ;
found
other
children
and
decided
resolutely that they must
at once. in
her
by
too
other chil-
bathed
dressed
were
Nana ?
being
Wendy go
home
The dread of finding other children
nursery
made
her
forgetful
of what
Peter's feelings might be at their parting. The
crowded
Boys
around
ploring her not to leave them. was firm .
She was
going
Wendy,
But Wendy
home, and
all
come
with
me,"
she
said ,
" I
sure my mother and father will adopt
As soon as they heard to go with Wendy, the as
larks.
have
a
For
true
now
mother
themselves
in 48
am
you ."
invited
as
happy
of them
would
Boys were
each
John
"If you
and Michael were going with her. will
im-
Mrs.
Darling,
and
The Underground Home
would live in a house a
moment
clothes,
and
they
were
were
like
other
packing
ready
boys. their
In baby
to
start
on
He
was
miserable
their
journey.
at
Peter
alone
the
thought
couldn't
refused . of
losing
Wendy,
but
to
grow
old
have
consent
and
he a
beard, as he knew he must do if he left the Never,
Never-Never - Never- Land.
There was
could he do that ! him, then , but
to
Peter's
medicine,
faithfully to
But
air
was
take
it
made
every
there
pouring out promise
him
night.
was
stamping
a
all
before
was
still.
with
shrieks,
and
a
where filled
Wendy was
mother in
and
suddenly
overhead
nothing for
stay behind.
as careful as a little
never ,
The
banging
and a clashing, and a shouting, and a sound of heavy people wrestling
and
struggling to
the
Red
and fro rent the air. The
Pirates
by surprise.
had
taken
The children 49
heard
Indians
the
fight-
Peter Pan
ing, and listened
bravely with
Peter waited battle
while
his sword .
The
over.
very soon
was
be,
could
as
frightened
as
cats,
of
mice to the squalling
like
were beaten
and ran like
dangerously
wounded
Redskins
The
hares, or crawled thickets .
the
into
The triumphant Pirates were left victorious, little
a
though
out
close
of breath,
above
the children's heads .
Captain , more wicked look-
Hook, their ing
ever,
than
chimney,
wanted ,
Peter
he
their
band,
such
a
there
small
the
Peter
chiefly
boy that
hatred
was
goaded
but
of him.
something Captain
to
mushroom Redskins
not the
was
capture but
he had come to
Pirate's
it
because
the
at
listened
Peter.
It was and
Wendy
and Peter.
Peter was
one wonders
at the that
The
truth
is
about
Peter
which
frenzy,
and
we
all
know what it was. " If the
Indians have won,"
Hook heard
Peter say, " they'll beat the tomtom."
50
The Underground Home
" Aha ! "
Hook,
thought
picked
and he
up a tomtom that one of the flying Indians sounded
and
behind,
left
had
loudly ;
it
" rub a dub , rub a dub , dub , dub , dub . " " Hurrah ! "
below.
will
go
way."
the
children
down
" An Indian victory ! "
" All may
shouted
be
now ! And
safe,"
said
Peter.
Tink
will
show
bidding
Peter, they all went
a
hurried
" You you
the
good - by to
up the stairways in the
tree trunks, out into the forest .
As The each
Pirates
child
seized
by
were
came one
Gecco,
arms
of
who
flung
to
Bill
him
Jukes ,
the
ruffians
swarthy
who to
who
flung
flung
from
he
the feet
grabbed
his
one
their
Smee,
flung
him
Noodler ,
to
of Hook.
from 51
to
to
him
till
boys were
him
Starkey, who
so he was tossed from at
come
who
He rose out of it into the
and
fell
them .
the ground, he was
The first to
tree was Curley.
for
above
of
stood waiting .
ready
trees
another All the in this
Peter Pan rough manner; and several of them were in the air at a time, like bales of goods, flung from hand to hand. One by one and silently they were cap tured and flung into boats and transported to the pirate ship which had anchored in the lake close by. There they were tied with ropes to prevent them from flying away. Everything had been done so quietly that Peter was quite unaware of his friends' sad fate. He only knew that he was all alone, that Wendy and �1ichael, and John, and all the Lost Boys who had been his companions were on their way from the Never-Never Never-Land to the country of the ordinary people who wear tall hats and frock coats as soon as they are old enough, and grow up one after the other. Not knowing what was going on above ground, Peter had continued for a little while after the chil dn:n had left, to play gaily on his pipes, no 52
Digitized by
The Underground Home
doubt rather a sad attempt to prove to himself that he did not care .
and
bed
his
threw himself on
Poor Peter then sobbed him-
self to sleep . Hook
was
still
lurking
about,
for
the
thing that annoyed him most was that Peter had not left the cave with
the rest, and was
as yet safe. Intently he the
listened
underground
below as above . or
did
he
for
home,
any sound
but
all
from
was
silent
Was that boy Peter asleep ,
stand
waiting
at
the
foot
of
Slightly's tree, with his dagger in his hand ? There
was
no
a
wipe
moment he his
of
knowing,
Hook was a
going down. for
way
brow ,
had to
which
was
brave stop
save
by
man , but
there
dripping
and
like
a
candle. In his wicked already his
risen
enemy.
by
heart a wicked scheme had which
He had
Wendy's last words : 53
he
hoped
carefully
to
listened
kill to
Peter Pan
“ Be sure and take your medicine, Peter ." Here was the down to the his
long
and
Captain's
round
triumph
cloak
on
over
the
ledge
few drops
a
into the medicine of
Creeping
door of the cave, he
arm
poured
chance !
his
glass .
his
just
inside,
deadly
poison
Then with a
ugly
shoulder
Tap, tap , tap ."
of
stretched
face,
and
grin
he
threw
stole
away.
a
Somebody was knock-
ing at the door.
" Who's there ? "
asked Peter sleepily .
Tap, tap, tap ." He got up and opened the door. Bell, tinkling
excitedly , flew into
" The Pirates
have captured
tinkled , “ the Pirates have As and
Peter
excitedly
sharpened
caught
sight
medicine .
it
the room .
them ! "
she
captured them !
snatched up on
Tinker
the
of Tinker Bell
his
dagger
grindstone ,
he
in his
of
glass
He soon learned the reason when
his little fairy told him in a weak voice that it was poisoned , and that she had drunk the
54
HE CAUGHT SIGHT OF TINKER PELL IN HIS GLASS,
The Underground Home
poison as the only way to save his life . was
indeed
an
act
of sell- sacrifice ;
well did Tink know how much
It
for too
Peter loved
Wendy, and that no warning of hers would prevent him from keeping his promise.
certainly have
would most
dying !
was
Bell
Tinker
Poor
died if
Peter, in
in
his eyes,
a frenzy of grief and with tears had not
made
children :
your
poor
dren there
hands and
and
it
all
fairies ?
If
that will
save
were
There
Bell."
Tinker
appeal to
in
believe
you
" Do
you do, clap
passionate
this
no
time,
night
was
She
chil-
but he
addressed all who might be dreaming of the Never-Land to
him
than
lieve ? " he
you
"Do
think.
you
be-
cried.
round the world, there
As
his
plea
rang
came
an
echo
of sound
little
hands clapping,
throughout
therefore nearer
and who were
the
of course they
as
world
believed 55
as
of millions
if all
knew in
the
of
children
suddenly that
fairies.
Peter Pan
The
result
was
magical.
Tinker
Bell
had been
get-
grew brighter
and
was
saved ;
her light, which
ting
fainter
and
brighter again ;
fainter,
the merry sound of tinkling
(her way of speaking almost
died
stronger. little
away,
She
was
fairy that
to
now
Peter ) which
had
stronger
and
grew
once
escorted
more Peter
the
to
ling nursery, and
again under her
Peter
to
set
forth
rescue
the
bright
the
Dar-
guidance, Boys
and
Wendy. He swore
this
terrible
me this time ! "
56
oath :
" Hook
or
The Pirate Ship
Tl!E PIRATE SHIP.
THE
THE
ship
pirate
craft with cordage,
its
was
its
The
driven
into
Hook walked self to think
terribly evil - looking sails ,
its
the
children
dark
the
heavy tarred skull
and
it, flapping grimly at the
poor
the
SHIP
flag with
upon
stern .
a
painted
and
cross bones
PIRATE
and
were
dirty
at
once
hold
while
deck , chuckling
that at last
to
him-
he had them in his
power. " Are
all
they can't
the
prisoners
fly away ? "
he
chained
so
that
asked Smee, who
was very busy at his sewing-machine .
" Aye, who
was
" Then
Captain ,"
aye, always hoist
answered
industrious them
up ,"
and
Smee,
obliging .
shouted
the
Captain. He
seated
himself 57
on
a
chair
covered
Peter Pan
with
a
white
Boys,
whose
were
dragged
bearskin ,
wrists
were
while
chained
time Hook
conscious of their presence . ease
humming a
rude song
pack
of
Every
cards .
brought
seemed un-
He and
now
the
together,
out of the hold and For a
before him .
waiting
sat
at his
fingering a
and
then
the
light from his cigar gave a touch of color to his face . Six
of them,
plank who
he
at
once, but
were
willing
said, he to
were
to
would
be
walk the
save any two
cabin
boys.
The
children were not at first sure what walking the
plank
meant,
ened
them
voice
a
by
song
to
tipped
they
Hook
roaring in
show
hook
but
out
soon in
a
enlightdreadful
explanation ,
waving
how
the
would
be
when
shot
into
the
his
plank
water
and drowned .
Turning toward he shouted : pluck
in
John
Napoleon Darling
" You look as if you had some
you ! "
John 58
hesitated.
In
his
The Pirate Ship
YO HO ! YO HO ! THE FRISKY PLANK
Moderato
PIANO.
Yo
ho! yo
ho!
the
frisky plank , you
។ walks along it
you goes down to
Till
so
too - ral
95
59
it goes down and
loo - ral
lo-
Peter Pan
school - boy pirate's ward,
days
life
he
he
name
and
" Will
promised
Michael
slapped
him
the
on the
foe ,"
Michael was But when of
course
neither
me
Red-
laughed with
give
up
to
shoulder .
him
that
him
and
"What will
he asked .
" Black-
the
Captain .
answered
naturally very much impressed . they were
swear
told
" Down
Michael nor
becoming
call
crew.
went
you call me if I join ? " Bearded
to
a
stepping for-
you
The captain
if he joined
Then
always thought
very attractive, so
said :
handed Jack ? " delight,
had
pirate
that they must
with the
John would consent to
cabin - boys .
then pushed to one
side and
doom
was
while
angry,
buffeted
sealed,
King ! "
them
in
They
were
told that their
Hook , the
horribly
mouth,
shouted, " Bring up their mother !
and
Get the
plank ready ! " In
a
moment Wendy was
dragged from
the hold, and when the Boys rushed to pro-
69
RIGHT 11-TO THE JAWS OF THE CROCODILE I
The Pirate Ship
tect her they were standing
alone
pretty
in
brown
cloak
pulled
back , leaving her
looking very frightened
her
brown
dress,
with
a
wrapped
round
her .
but long
Hook
asked her if she had any last message for her sons who were about to die.
Wendy
spoke
beautifully
telling them she was would wish Even the age
so
cried
them
sure their die
to
pirates were
inspired they
the
would
to
the
real mothers gentlemen .
like
awed, and children
do
what
Boys,
her
that
cour-
they
their
all
mothers
wished.
Upon
Wendy to
carried
being
But just as
while
mast
the
his
tie
to
Smee
ordered
Hook
this,
orders
were
out. the Boys' fate
mined,
something
Hook's
glee
dreaded
sound.
into
happened terror.
It was
tick !
ter - ick ,
tick ,
tick !
" The
crocodile ! " he
61
the
to
He
change heard
horrible
of the
yelled .
deter-
seemed
a
tick !
crocodile !
" Hide
me !
Peter Pan
me ! "
hide
ship , while
of the
corner
abject fear
In
was
from the jaws
frightful
over the
a deap
to
see
shielding their
terrible
on
the
change
Hook.
that
He fell
Even
deck .
It
monster.
of the
the
. crowded
his men
round him , intent only upon captain
to a
rushed
he
the
came
down p on
in
claw
seemed struck with terror . The
Boys waited , breathless
until
with
saw,
not
sudden
crocodile,
the
captain Peter Pan
rapture
and but
horror,
their
appearing over
they
beloved
the
ship's
In one hand, at arm's length, he held
side. an
relief
with
made
the
ticking
of
which
had
believe
that the
crocodile
was
clock ,
alarm
Hook
upon him. Making a sign to his friends, Peter dashed into
the
cabin
unseen
by the
Pirates
and
The ticking ceased directly,
shut the door.
and Hook's terror vanished . Returning
to
his
dreadful
cried : 62
purpose,
he
The Pirate Ship
And " Now here's to
Johnny
Plank ! ”
sing, " Yo ho ! yo ho ! the
again he began to frisky plank . "
But the Boys, filled with hope and excitement,
drowned
Britannia. "
his voice
Just
as
the
by singing
" Rule
Pirate
about
was
to vent his rage upon them, he was
silenced
by a shrill and piercing crow from the cabin .
motionless
Struck looked tion .
to
their
Hook
men, to
captain
ordered
enter the
the matter.
with
for
and
First flinging up
the
Boys
crew
listened
very
intently .
heard
a
did
not
explana-
one
of
his
see what was his
and
death screech, and
arms
the
de-
Pirate
Then
again
the
Hook waited , but
they shrill Gecco
return .
" Some one must bring dledoo,"
crew
There was no more
Both
mysterious crow.
the
some
Gecco ,
cabin
spairingly, Gecco went. singing.
terror,
me out that doo-
roared the Captain , and
volunteered,
" I
thought 63
I
as
heard
no
one
Starkey
Peter Pan
volunteer,"
he
said,
pointing
his
hook
at
help
but
all
terror,
of
the
Starkey. Starkey
looked
deserted
him.
hook
well
in
as
the
the
Mad as
cabin ,
deck , and
round
for
with
of the
Starkey
uncanny
rushed
finally, to
creature
wildly
escape
round
both , flung
himself overboard into the sea. Furious at this
mutinous behavior,
Hook
shouted , " I'll bring that doodledoo out myself! "
He
seized
into the cabin . immediately,
a
lantern
and
rushed
But he came running back
shaking with
" Some-
terror .
thing blew out the light," he said, unsteadily.
A
happy
idea
the Boys in
now
let them
struck
Drive
him .
fight the
doodledoo
— if they kill him so much the better, if he kills them we're none the worse . This,
of course,
was just
what
the
chil-
dren wanted .
Concealing their delight and
pretending to
struggle, they allowed
selves
to
be
pushed
them-
roughly into the cabin .
64
The Pirate Ship
Wendy was but
left,
unafraid .
bound
to
the
mast,
She was watching
alone
and wait-
ing for the appearance of Peter.
know,
are
very
you
Sailors,
faces.
their
hiding
together,
huddled
Pirates
In the meantime , all the
superstitious,
and
they
all
one
saw
thought the ship was bewitched. So Peter
terrified steal
were
they that
followed
out,
no
by
the
They all crept silently up the ladder higher
No
deck.
ropes which
one
saw
bound Wendy.
Peter
Boys . to
the
cut the
He whispered
to her to conceal herself with the Boys, and , covering his face with her
brown
cloak
so
that he could pass for her, he took her place at the mast. " It's the
never luck aboard ;
girl ! "
on
let's
a
Hook .
cried
pirate
throw
" There's
ship with a woman
her
over."
All
the
men knew that their Captain was
right, and
started up and
shook his
one of the Pirates
fist at the brown - robed figure at the mast.
65
Peter Pan
nothing
" There's
can
you
now .
ringing
voice ,
save
Missy," he cried . " There
is
with
the
and
Peter
stood
a
of lightning
quickness flung
was
cloak
brown
came
one ,"
Pah .
" Down, Boys, and at them ," he and
with
there
and
aside
the
a
rush
the
Boys ,
shouted ,
armed
with
weapons which Peter had found in the cabin , swarmed down upon the lower deck .
The
Pirates
believed
that
all
the
Boys
had been slain by the mysterious doodledoo , and
were
them
with swords and daggers.
panic-stricken
when
they
saw
Hook tried
to encourage them, but like the dogs he had made
them,
they
showed
him
their
fangs .
He knew that if he took his eyes off them, they would leap at him . rushed to board ;
the
others
bulwarks with
Some of the crew and jumped
their
knives
fell
overupon
the Boys, while Hook backed into the cabin fighting for his life .
66
The Pirate Ship
Put mine ! "
up
your
cried
Peter,
pointing
found
himself face
Suddenly Hook with
Peter .
knives, Boys, that
The
others
is
Hook .
to
drew
formed a ring around them .
man
to
face
back
and
Hook tried to
speak, but failed . The Boys then the who
turned
their
attention
remaining members of the were
one
by one
forced
pirate into
to
crew,
the
sea,
while the two mortal enemies appeared at the cabin door
closed
in
deadly combat .
was determined to kill the
other.
Each
Step by
step Hook was driven back to the side of the ship .
He
spair he ing me !
felt
himself weakening.
cried out :
"'Tis
cried Peter.
bird that has broken out
With
some fiend
de-
fight-
Who are you, Pan ? "
" I'm youth ! "
youth !
In
" I'm a little
of the
egg.
I'm
I'm joy ! " that
he
wrenched
Hook's
sword
from him and pushed him into the sea , right into the jaws of the waiting
67
crocodile who
Peter Pan
caught him at last .
Thus perished miserably
the wicked Pirate James Hook . The
Boys
they crowded
burst
into
ringing
round their hero .
cheers
as
He stood
like a conquering Napoleon while the pirate flag was lowered .
FATE
THE
OF
THE
PIRATES
ALL the pirates save two , Smee and Starkey, perished miserably in that awful fight . Smee,
the
Irish
Pirate,
wicked as the rest of the
who
was
not
so
crew, managed to
escape , and subsequently became a reformed character and a brave sailor in the navy. Starkey, who had been ashore Ever
had
never
shed
guilty of many cruel deeds, swam
and
was
afterward
Great Big
captured he led
Little White
a
by
the
Panther, the Indian
him to act
papooses
tribe -a sad
a
of the
pirate !
68
Redskins .
miserable life , for
chief, compelled
for
blood, but
as nurse
to the
come- down
NURSle: TO THle: PAPOOSle:S I
Home
Sweet
Home
HOME
BUT
this
all
household
SWEET
time
home
at
there
HOME
was
in
deep
the
Darling
sorrow .
Mr.
Darling, as a punishment to himself for takchildren's
ing his
guardian Nana
vowed that he would Wendy
and
John
away, had
live in the kennel till
and
Michael
returned .
For months now he had lived in it, and had been
carried
ing, much
to
business in it every morn-
to
the
disgust of the prim
little
housemaid Liza . Mr. rity ,
Darling
and
had
great
become
ladies,
quite
leaders
a
of
celebsociety,
found him so interesting and touching, that they all come in
the
asked
cried out as
to
dinner
at
kennel ! " him to write
he passed by, " Oh , do our
All
house ,
the
do
newspapers
the cricket and
69
come had
football
Peter Pan
news
for them,
and
his
picture
were
to
at
every
shop
be
seen
One
evening,
business,
carried
was taken
when as
up to
he
where Mrs. Darling
window.
returned
usual in
the
postcards
the
kennel , he
now desolate
spent
most
mourning for
her
faithful Nana
tried in vain
lost
from
nursery ,
of her time
children ,
while
the
to cheer her up .
66 George, ginning
to
proachfully
George,
I
believe
you
are
be-
like
kennel,"
she
said
re-
as
that
he
crawled
out.
He denied the charge, however, and tried to comfort Mrs. Darling, who never for one moment
forgot
the silence Then he fire ,
Mrs.
the
little
empty
and cheerlessness
left her, and Darling
beds
sitting
down
alone
with
was
and
of the nursery . by the her
sad
thoughts.
Scarcely, however, had
she closed her eyes
when three little figures flew in at the window and nestled cosily in their beds . softly
Wendy
called
to 70
her
mother .
Then But
HE WOULD LIVE IN THE KENNEL TILL 111S CIIILDREN'S RETURN,
Home Sweet Home
when Mrs. Darling looked round she simply couldn't
believe
that
the
children
were
really there. She
had
dreamed
of their return , that
so
it was
three
crowded round
that
they
had
what joy to
many
her
indeed
not
come
from
night
air
pressed
tears ;
to
hear
those
sweet
the
voices
realized Oh !
home.
flight
through the
hers,
hot
the
sound
of
all
talked
at
more as
she
those dear faces
against
once
before
till they all
that
feel once more
cool and fresh
times
they
with
once . At
last,
she
when
was
a
little
calm ,
Wendy began
telling her
about
Peter
Pan
and
Boys,
with
Peter
Pan
the
Lost
himself were
all
who
waiting
outside .
Directly
Mrs. Darling saw them, and heard that they had all .
no mothers, she instantly adopted them Though
the
house
would
be
rather
crowded, she could easily put up some extra beds in the drawing- room, she said, and by 71
Peter Pan
using
a
screen
on
her
" At
Home "
days,
everything could be comfortably managed .
The
Peter.
with
lay
difficulty
only
Much as he loved Mrs. Darling at first sight, much as
he
loved Wendy, he
couldn't con-
So at last it was arranged
sent to grow up .
fly back alone to the Never-
that he should
Never-Never- Land,
that
and
once
a
year
Mrs. Darling would allow Wendy to go and for
stay with him
a
whole week
to
do
his
spring cleaning.
THE
TREE
HIGH in the
tree
tops of the Never - Never-
Never - Land,
Tinker
house that was
built
TOPS
Bell
placed
for Wendy.
the
little
The tree
tops are soft
as velvet and in the evening at
twilight are
all
bejeweled with
and
white,
ones
are
boy fairies, the
and
the
blue lights
and
blue
lights.
are
white,
tiny
mauve ,
The
mauve
girl
fairies,
darling little
who are not quite sure what they are. 72
sillies
Home Sweet Home
And the still air is filled with the singing of birds and the· ringing of hundreds of lit tle fairy bells. But the sweetest ·sound of all is the. fluting of Peter Pan's pipe as he sits outside the little house and calls to the spring to make haste, because with the spring comes Wendy. THE
END
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