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Or again, we might choose Peter's defiance of the lions, when he drew a circle round him on the ground with an arrow and defied them to cross it; and though he waited for hours, with the other boys and Wendy looking on breathlessly from trees, not one of them dared to accept his challenge. OR AGAIN WE MIGHT CHOOSE PETER'S DEFIANCE OF THE LIONS WHEN HE DREW A CIRCLE ROUND HIM ON THE GROUND WITH AN ARROW AND DIVIDE THEM TO CROSS IT AND THOUGH HE WAITED FOR HOURS WITH THE OTHER BOYS AND WENDY LOOKING ON BREATHLESSLY FROM TREES NOT ONE OF THEM DARE TO ACCEPT HIS CHALLENGE
d how they placed it in one cunning spot after another; but always Wendy snatched it from the hands of her children, so that in time it lost its succulence, and became as hard as a stone, and was used as a missile, and Hook fell over it in the dark. Or suppose we tell of the birds that were Peter's friends, particularly of the Never bird that built in a tree overhanging the lagoon, and how the nest fell into the water, and still the bird sat on her eggs, and Peter gave orders that she was not to be disturbed. That is a pretty story, and the end shows how grateful a bird can be; but if we tell it we must also tell the whole adventure of the lagoon, which would of course be telling two adventures rather than just one. A shorter adventure, and quite as exciting, was Tinker Bell's attempt, with the help of some street fairies, to have the sleeping Wendy conveyed on a great floating leaf to the mainland. Fortunately the leaf gave way and Wendy woke, thinking it was bath-time, and swam back. AT IT AND PERISH AND HOW THEY PLACED IT IN ONE CUNNING SPOT AFTER ANOTHER BUT ALWAYS WENDY SNATCHED IT FROM THE HANDS OF HER CHILDREN SO THAT IN TIME IT LOST ITS OCCULENCE AND BECAME AS HARD AS A STONE AND WAS USED AS A MISSILE AND HOOK FELL OVER IT IN THE DARK OR SUPPOSE WE TELL OF THE BIRDS THAT WERE PETER'S FRIENDS PARTICULARLY OF THE NETHERBIRD THAT BUILT IN A TREE OVERHANGING THE LAGOON AND HOW THE NEST FELL INTO THE WATER AND STILL THE BIRDS SAT ON THEIR EGGS AND PETER GAVE ORDERS THAT SHE WAS NOT TO BE DISTURBED THAT IS A PRETTY STORY AND THE END SHOWS HOW GRATEFUL A BIRD CAN BE BUT IF WE TELL IT WE MUST ALSO TELL THE WHOLE ADVENTURE OF THE LAGOON WHICH WOULD OF COURSE BE TELLING TWO ADVENTURES RATHER THAN JUST ONE A SHORTER ADVENTURE AND QUITE AS EXCITING WAS TINKER BELL'S ATTEMPT WITH THE HELP OF SOME STREET FAIRIES TO HAVE THE SLEEPING WENDY CONVEYED ON A GREAT FLOATING LEAF TO THE MAIN LAND FORTUNATELY THE LEAF GAVE WAY AND WENDY WOKE THINKING IT WAS BIRTH TIME AND SWAM BACK
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