Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 Meet the Darlings 4 CHAPTER 2 The Shadow 11 CHAPTER 3 Peter Pan and Tinker Bell 19 CHAPTER 4 Come Away 26 CHAPTER 5 The Flight 33 CHAPTER 6 The Island 40 CHAPTER 7 The Little House 48 CHAPTER 8 The House Under the Ground 55 CHAPTER 9 The Mermaid’s Lagoon 61 CHAPTER 10 Wendy’s Story 69 CHAPTER 11 Carried Off 76 CHAPTER 12 Do You Believe 84 CHAPTER 13 Hook or Me 91 CHAPTER 14 The Return Home 99 CHAPTER 15 When Wendy Grew Up 106
chapter 1 Meet the Darlings All children except one grow up When Wendy Darling was two years old she picked flowers from the garden She ran to her mother and gave her the most beautiful one she had found Mrs Darling sighed and whispered Why can’t you remain like this forever From that day forward Wendy knew that she must grow up The Darlings were a happy family from England Mr and Mrs Darling married and had three children First came Wendy then John and finally Michael came along Each time a baby was born Mr Darling worried that they wouldn’t have enough money 4
to feed each one Mrs Darling promised they would find the money and she was right Mr Darling was the type of man who liked to have everything his neighbors had But since they had to be careful with their money they hired a Newfoundland dog Nana to be the nanny instead of a woman Nana proved to be a treasure of a nurse She made sure each child was squeaky clean at bath time If one of the children made even the slightest peep at night she’d be by their bedside in a flash She knew the difference between a cough that was harmless and one that needed medicine right away She also escorted the children to school each day and walked proudly by their sides Nana never once forgot John’s sweater during soccer practice and would often carry an umbrella in her mouth in case it rained She was always well prepared No nursery had ever been run so smoothly Although Mr Darling knew this he still 5
