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PETER. True, true. PETER. You are so queer, and is just the same. There is WENDY. You may dance, children, but you must put on your something she wants to be to me, but she says it is not my mother. nighties first WENDY. No, indeed, it is not (Tue BOYS scraniNe for their nighties.) .4 PETER. Then what is it? PETER. Ah, old lady — there is nothing more pleasant of an evening WENDY. It isn’t for a lady to tell. for you and me when the day with the little ones near by. iker Bell wifi tell me.

WENDY. It is sweet, Peter, if tell you. She is an abandoned lit nose. PETER. Michael takes after yo pudent.) PETER PAN WENDY. Dear Peter, with si ‘eing abandoned. (A sudden idea:) now passed my best, but you AUDITION SIDES PETER. No, Wendy. Roles: Lost Boys (5) + Wendy, Michael and John

(PETER looks at her uncon. ~ “..“‘,‘.‘- sure whether he is awake or asleep.) (Suddenly WENDY is swept into a great pillow fight with the WENDY. Peter, what is it? BOYS. Eventually all are exhausted.) PETER. (A little scared:) I was just thinking.. .it is only make-believe, WENDY. Time for bed, my children. isn’t it, that I am their father? MICHAEL And a story, yes mother? WENDY. (Primly:) Oh yes. WENDY. Of course, Michael. PETER. You see, it would make me seem so old to be their real fa (All of the BOYS jump into bed, listening eagerly. PETER sits off to ther. the side.)

WENDY. But they are ours, Peter, yours and mine. WENDY. Listen, then: There was once a gentleman — PETER. But not really, Wendy? CURLY. I had rather he had been a lady. WENDY. Not if you don’t wish it. NIBS. I wish he had been a white rat

(PETER emits a sigh of relief) WENDY. Quiet! There was a lady also, and — WENDY. Peter, what are your exact feelings to me? TWINS. Oh, mummy! PETER. Those of a devoted son, Wendy. IWLN 1. You mean that there is a lady also, don’t you? WENDY. I thought so. TWIN 2. She is not dead, is she? (WENDY goes and sits by herselfat the extreme end of the room.) WENDY. Oh, no. 56 Doug Rand Peter Pan and Wendy 57

TOOTLES. I am awfully glad she isn’t dead. Are you glad, John? CURLY. I just thought they did! I don’t know how it is, but I just JOHN. Of course I am. thought they did! TOOTLES. Are you glad, Nibs? TOOTLES. 0 Wendy, was one of the lost children called Tootles? NIBS. Rather. WENDY. Yes, he was. TOOTLES. Are you glad, Twins? TOOTLES. Jam in a story. Hurrah, lam in a story, Nibs. TWINS. We are glad. WENDY. Hush. Now I want you to consider the feelings of the un happy parents with all their children flown away. WENDY. Oh dear. BOYS. (Not really considering the feelings of the unhappy parents one PETER. Little less noise there... jot:) Oo! WENDY. The gentleman’s name was Mr. Darling, and her name WENDY. TNn.k of the empty beds! was Mrs. Darling. BOYS. Oo! OHN. I knew them. TWINS 2. (Cheerily:) It’s awfully sad. MICHAEL. I think I knew them. TWIN 1.1 don’t see how it can have a happy ending. Do you, Nibs? WENDY. They were married, you know, and what do you think NIBS. rm frightfully anxious. they had? WENDY. if you knew how great is a mother’s love, you would NIBS. White rats! have no fear. WENDY. No. TOOTLES. I do like a mother’s love! Do you like a mother’s love, TOOTLES. It’s awfully puzzling. Curly? WENDY. Quiet, Tootles. They had three descendants. CURLY. I do just! TWIN 1. What is descendants? WENDY. You see, our heroine knew that the mother would always leave the window open for her children to fly back by; so they WENDY. Well, you are one, Twin. stayed away for years and had a lovely time. TWIN 1. Did you hear that, John? I am a descendant. SLIGHTLY. Did they ever go back? OHN. Descendants are only children. WENDY. Let us now take a peep into the future... Years have WENDY. Oh dear, oh dear. Now these three children had a faithful rolled by, and who is this elegant lady of uncertain age alighting at urse called Nana; but Mr. Darling was angry with her and chained London Station? er up in the yard, and so all the children flew away. NIBS. 0 Wendy, who is she? NIBS. It’s an awfully good story. WENDY. Can it be—yes—no—it is—the fair Wendy! WENDY. They flew away to the , where the lost children BOYS. Oh! are.