Thursday, March 29, 2012

Peter Pan



Wendy, John and Michael Darling lived in London. One night, Wendy woke to find a strange looking boy sitting on the floor, crying bitterly.
"My name is Wendy," she said.
"Who are you? Why are you crying?"
"I'm Peter Pan," the boy replied. "I'm crying because my shadow won't stick to me."
"Don't cry," Wendy said.
"We can fix that." And she sewed Peter's shadow to the tip of his shoes. Peter was delighted.

"Fly back to Neverland with me and my fairy, Tinker Bell," Peter begged. "We could all live together and have fun." "Can you teach me to fly?" Wendy asked. Peter nodded.
"Let's wake John and Michael," Wendy said excitedly."You can teach us all to fly and then we will leave foe Neverland!"

The children will soon flying around the room, and then - Swoosh! Out of the window they flew.
Wendy, John and Michael flew behind Peter Pan and Tinker Bell, following the golden arrows that marked the way to Neverland. Finally, they were flying over the island.
"The lost boy s live with me and Tinker Bell. I'm there Captain," Peter said. "The Indians live over there, and the mermaids live in the lagoon. And there are pirates too, led by the evil Captain Hook."
"Pirates!" exclaimed Wendy, John and Michael, all in the same breath. Wendy was frightened, but Michael and John wanted to see pirates right away.

"Hook's the meanest pirates ever," Peter warned. "But he's afraid of the crocodile. The crocodile bit off Hooks hand and liked the taste so much that it follows him, hoping for more. Luckily for Hook, the crocodile swallowed a clock. it goes 'Tick, Tock,' and warns Hook when the crocodile is nearby."
"Oh, my God!" cried Wendy, not sure if she really wanted to stay in Neverland after knowing all that.


Peter led Wendy, John, and Michael to his house under the woods. They entered through a door hidden in an old tree stump. When the lost boys saw Wendy, they shouted, "Hooray!. Will you be our mother?"
"I'm only a little girl myself," Wendy answered. "I would not know how to take care of you all." But the lost boys looked so sad that she said, "I'll do my best."

That night Wendy tucked the boys into the bed and told them the tale of Cinderella. Life was pleasant in the cosy house under the woods. Wendy took care of the boys, who explored the island during the day. At night, they gathered for meals, played make believed games, and listened to Wendy's interesting stories.

One day, Peter Pan and children went exploring near the mermaids' lagoon. suddenly Peter yelled, "Pirates! Take cover." The boys ran away, and Peter and Wendy Hid.
Peter and Wendy could see that the pirates had tied up Tiger Lily, the Indian princess. The pirates had left her on a rock in the lagoon. Peter was afraid that Tiger Lily would drown when the tide came in. He had to save her! In a voice that sounded just like Captain Hook's, he shouted, "Set her free!"
"But, Captain," the pirates yelled, "you ordered us to bring her here!" They looked around but could not see their captain anywhere.
"Let her go!" Peter roared, still sounding like Hook.
"Aye, aye," the pirates said, and set Tiger Lily free. She quickly swan back to the Indian camp.
When Captain Hook found out what had happened, he knew that Peter had tricked his pirates. Hook was furious, very furious!

That night, Wendy told the boys a story about three children who had left their parents and flown to Neverland. Their mother and father missed them very much. Though the children loved Neverland, they had never really forgotten their home.
"Did they ever go back?" the lost boys asked.
"Oh, yes," Wendy replied. "They flew home to their mummy and daddy, and everyone was happy."
The story made Wendy, John and Michael homesick. They decided to fly home the next morning. "If you come back with us," Wendy told the lost boys, "I'm sure our mother and father will adopt you."
"Hooray!" shouted the boys, jumping with joy. Wendy asked peter if he and Tinker Bell would come home with them too. But Peter didn't want to live where grown-ups would tell him what to do.
Peter was sad that his friends were leaving, but he wanted the children to reach home safety. He asked Tinker Bell to guide them on their trip
back home.

Early morning Tinker Bell and the children left the house under the woods. But Captain Hook's pirates were hiding nearby. They captured all the children, tide them up, and marched them towards their ship.

Clever that she was, Tinker Bell escaped, and hurried back to tell Peter what had happened.
"It's Hook or me this time!" yelled Peter with anger as he and Tinker Bell flew off to save Wendy and the Boys.

On pirates' ship, Captain Hook asked, "who wants to become a pirate?" All the boys shook their heads.
"Then make them walk the plank!" Hook roared. The boys tried to look brave, but deep inside they were afraid. Suddenly, they heard, "Tick, Tock, Tick, Tock." Now it was Captain Hook's turn to be afraid.

But it was only Peter who was imitating the sound of the clock inside the crocodile, "Tick, Tock, Tick, Tock." He flew onto the deck and shouted, "I've got you know, Hook!"
Captain Hook jumped up and swung at Peter with his sword. Peter was quick and stepped away. He slashed at Hook with his own sword until they came close to the edge of the ship.
Peter made a lunge with his sword, and Hook fell into the sea, where the crocodile was waiting for him. He gobbled up Captain Hook in one delicious bite and that was the end of Captain Hook!

When Peter was certain that Hook was gone forever, he and Tinker Bell set off for London with Wendy and the boys.
Wendy's parents were happy to see their children again. Mr and Mrs Darling hugged Wendy, John and Michael, and gladly adopt the lost boys. They asked Peter too to stay with them, but he said, "I'm going to stay in Neverland where I never ever have to grow up."
"Goodbye then, Peter. We'll miss you," everyone called. Peter Pan and Tinker Bell waved them goodbye and flew home to Neverland.



The End



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