April 17, 2025 • 7 mins
Peter Pan returns to steal Wendy and her brothers away to a magical land. Together they encounter Tinker Bell, Captain Hook, and countless fantastical challenges in this beloved fantasy classic.
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Recording by Patrick Seville, Chapter nine, The Never Bird the
last sound Peter heard before he was quite alone with
the mermaids, retiring one by one to their bed chambers
under the sea. He was too far away to hear
their door shut, But every door in the coral caves
(00:21):
where they live rings a tiny bell when it opens
or closes, as in all the nicest houses on the mainland,
and he heard the bells steadily. The waters rose till
they were nibbling at his feet, and to pass the
time until they made their final gulp, he watched the
only thing on the lagoon. He thought it was a
(00:43):
piece of floating paper, perhaps part of the kite, and
wondered idly how long it would take to drift ashore. Presently,
he noticed, as an odd thing that it was undoubtedly
out upon the lagoon with some definite purpose, for it
was fighting the tide and sometimes winning, and when at won, Peter,
always sympathetic to the weaker side, could not help clapping.
(01:06):
It was such a gallant piece of paper. It was
not really a piece of paper. It was the never bird,
making desperate efforts to reach Peter on the nest by
working her wings in a way she had learned since
the nest fell into the water. She was able to
some extent to guide her strange craft. But by the
(01:26):
time Peter recognized her, she was very exhausted. She had
come to save him, to give him her nest, though
there were eggs in it. I rather wonder at the bird,
for though he had been nice to her, he had
also sometimes tormented her. I can suppose only that, like
missus Darling in the rest of them, she was melted
(01:49):
because he had all his first teeth. She called out
to him what she had come for, and he called
out to her what she was doing there. But of
course neither of them understood the other's language. And fanciful
stories people can talk to the birds freely, and I
wish for the moment I could pretend that this was
(02:10):
such a story and say that Peter replied intelligently to
the niver bird. But truth is best, and I want
to tell you only what really happened. Well, not only
could they not understand each other, but they forgot their manners.
I want you to get into the nest, the bird called,
(02:31):
speaking as slowly and distinctly as possible, and then you
can drift ashore. But I am too tired to bring
it any nearer, so you must try to swim to it.
What are you quacking about? Peter answered, why don't you
let the nest drift as usual? I want you, the
(02:54):
bird said, and repeated it all over. Then Peter tried,
slow and distinct, what are you quacking out about? And
so on? The never bird became irritated. They have very
short tempers, You dunderhead, little jay, she screamed, why don't
you do as I tell you? Peter felt that she
(03:17):
was calling him names and to adventure, He retorted hotly,
so were you. Then, rather curiously, they both snapped out
the same remark, shut up, shut up. Nevertheless, the bird
was determined to save him if she could, and by
one last mighty effort, she propelled the nest against the rock.
(03:39):
Then up she flew, deserting her eggs so as to
make her meaning clear. Then at last he understood and
clutched the nest and waved his thanks to the bird
as she fluttered overhead. It was not to receive his thanks, however,
that she hung there in the sky. It was not
even to watch him get into the next It was
(04:01):
to see what he did with her eggs. There were
two large white eggs, and Peter lifted them up and reflected.
The bird covered her face with her wings so as
not to see the last of them, but she could
not help peeping between the feathers. I forget whether I
have told you that there was a stave on the rock,
(04:22):
driven into it by some buccaneers a long ago to
mark the site of buried treasure. The children had discovered
the glittering horde, and when in a mischievous mood, used
to flink showers of moiters, diamonds, pearls, and pieces of
eight to the gulls, who pounced upon them for food,
and then flew away, raging at the scurvy trick that
(04:46):
had been played upon them. The stave was still there,
and on it Starkey had hung his hat, a deep
tarpaulin watertight with a broad brim. Peter put the eggs
into this hat and said it on on the lagoon.
It floated beautifully. The never bird saw at once what
he was up to, and screamed for admiration of him,
(05:08):
and alas Peter crowed his agreement with her. Then he
got into the nest, reared the stave in it as
a mast, and hung up his shirt for a sail.
At the same moment, the bird fluttered down upon the
hat and once more sat snugly on her eggs. She
drifted in one direction, and he was born off in another,
(05:30):
both cheering. Of course. When Peter landed, he beached his
bark in a place where the bird would easily find it.
But the hat was such a great success that she
abandoned the nest. Footnote barg small ship and footnote. It
drifted about till it went to pieces and often. Starkey
(05:54):
came to the shore of the lagoon, and with many
bitter feelings, watched the bird sitting on his hat. As
we shall not see her again, it may be worth
mentioning here that all never birds now build in that
shape of nest, with a broad brim on which the
youngsters take an airing. Great were the rejoicings when Peter
(06:15):
reached the house under the ground, almost as soon as Wendy,
who had been carried hither and thither by the kite.
Every boy had adventures to tell, but perhaps the biggest
adventure of all was that they were several hours late
for bed. The so inflated them that they did various
dodgy things to get staying up still longer, such as
(06:39):
demanding bandages. But Wendy, though glorying and having them all
home again safe and sound, was scandalized by the lateness
of the hour and cried to bed, to bed and
a voice that had to be obeyed. Next day, however,
she was awfully tender and gave out bandages to everyone,
(06:59):
and they played till bedtime at limping about and carrying
their arms and slings. End of Chapter nine
Recording by Patrick Seville, Chapter nine, The Never Bird the
last sound Peter heard before he was quite alone with
the mermaids, retiring one by one to their bed chambers
under the sea. He was too far away to hear
their door shut, But every door in the coral caves
(00:21):
where they live rings a tiny bell when it opens
or closes, as in all the nicest houses on the mainland,
and he heard the bells steadily. The waters rose till
they were nibbling at his feet, and to pass the
time until they made their final gulp, he watched the
only thing on the lagoon. He thought it was a
(00:43):
piece of floating paper, perhaps part of the kite, and
wondered idly how long it would take to drift ashore. Presently,
he noticed, as an odd thing that it was undoubtedly
out upon the lagoon with some definite purpose, for it
was fighting the tide and sometimes winning, and when at won, Peter,
always sympathetic to the weaker side, could not help clapping.
(01:06):
It was such a gallant piece of paper. It was
not really a piece of paper. It was the never bird,
making desperate efforts to reach Peter on the nest by
working her wings in a way she had learned since
the nest fell into the water. She was able to
some extent to guide her strange craft. But by the
(01:26):
time Peter recognized her, she was very exhausted. She had
come to save him, to give him her nest, though
there were eggs in it. I rather wonder at the bird,
for though he had been nice to her, he had
also sometimes tormented her. I can suppose only that, like
missus Darling in the rest of them, she was melted
(01:49):
because he had all his first teeth. She called out
to him what she had come for, and he called
out to her what she was doing there. But of
course neither of them understood the other's language. And fanciful
stories people can talk to the birds freely, and I
wish for the moment I could pretend that this was
(02:10):
such a story and say that Peter replied intelligently to
the niver bird. But truth is best, and I want
to tell you only what really happened. Well, not only
could they not understand each other, but they forgot their manners.
I want you to get into the nest, the bird called,
(02:31):
speaking as slowly and distinctly as possible, and then you
can drift ashore. But I am too tired to bring
it any nearer, so you must try to swim to it.
What are you quacking about? Peter answered, why don't you
let the nest drift as usual? I want you, the
(02:54):
bird said, and repeated it all over. Then Peter tried,
slow and distinct, what are you quacking out about? And
so on? The never bird became irritated. They have very
short tempers, You dunderhead, little jay, she screamed, why don't
you do as I tell you? Peter felt that she
(03:17):
was calling him names and to adventure, He retorted hotly,
so were you. Then, rather curiously, they both snapped out
the same remark, shut up, shut up. Nevertheless, the bird
was determined to save him if she could, and by
one last mighty effort, she propelled the nest against the rock.
(03:39):
Then up she flew, deserting her eggs so as to
make her meaning clear. Then at last he understood and
clutched the nest and waved his thanks to the bird
as she fluttered overhead. It was not to receive his thanks, however,
that she hung there in the sky. It was not
even to watch him get into the next It was
(04:01):
to see what he did with her eggs. There were
two large white eggs, and Peter lifted them up and reflected.
The bird covered her face with her wings so as
not to see the last of them, but she could
not help peeping between the feathers. I forget whether I
have told you that there was a stave on the rock,
(04:22):
driven into it by some buccaneers a long ago to
mark the site of buried treasure. The children had discovered
the glittering horde, and when in a mischievous mood, used
to flink showers of moiters, diamonds, pearls, and pieces of
eight to the gulls, who pounced upon them for food,
and then flew away, raging at the scurvy trick that
(04:46):
had been played upon them. The stave was still there,
and on it Starkey had hung his hat, a deep
tarpaulin watertight with a broad brim. Peter put the eggs
into this hat and said it on on the lagoon.
It floated beautifully. The never bird saw at once what
he was up to, and screamed for admiration of him,
(05:08):
and alas Peter crowed his agreement with her. Then he
got into the nest, reared the stave in it as
a mast, and hung up his shirt for a sail.
At the same moment, the bird fluttered down upon the
hat and once more sat snugly on her eggs. She
drifted in one direction, and he was born off in another,
(05:30):
both cheering. Of course. When Peter landed, he beached his
bark in a place where the bird would easily find it.
But the hat was such a great success that she
abandoned the nest. Footnote barg small ship and footnote. It
drifted about till it went to pieces and often. Starkey
(05:54):
came to the shore of the lagoon, and with many
bitter feelings, watched the bird sitting on his hat. As
we shall not see her again, it may be worth
mentioning here that all never birds now build in that
shape of nest, with a broad brim on which the
youngsters take an airing. Great were the rejoicings when Peter
(06:15):
reached the house under the ground, almost as soon as Wendy,
who had been carried hither and thither by the kite.
Every boy had adventures to tell, but perhaps the biggest
adventure of all was that they were several hours late
for bed. The so inflated them that they did various
dodgy things to get staying up still longer, such as
(06:39):
demanding bandages. But Wendy, though glorying and having them all
home again safe and sound, was scandalized by the lateness
of the hour and cried to bed, to bed and
a voice that had to be obeyed. Next day, however,
she was awfully tender and gave out bandages to everyone,
(06:59):
and they played till bedtime at limping about and carrying
their arms and slings. End of Chapter nine
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