Peter Pan

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The second star to the right

Shines in the night for you

To tell you that the dreams you plan

Really can come true

The second star to the right

Shines with a light so rare

And if it's Never Land you need

Its light will lead you there

Twinkle, twinkle little star

So we'll know where you are

Gleaming in the skies above

Lead us to the land

We dream of

And when ourjourney is through

Each time we say

Good night

We'll thank the little star

that shines

The second from

The right

All this has happened before.

And it will all happen again.

But this time

it happened in London.

It happened on a quiet street

in Bloomsbury.

That corner house over there is

the home of the Darling family.

And Peter Pan chose

this particular house...

because there were people

here who believed in him.

There was Mrs Darling.

George, dear, do hurry. We mustn't

be late for the party, you know.

Mrs Darling believed that Peter Pan

was the spirit of youth.

- But Mr Darling...

- Mary, unless I find my cuff links...

we don't go to the party.

And if we don't go to the party, I can

never show my face in the office again.

And if I can never... Ouch!

Well, Mr Darling

was a practical man.

The boys, however,

John and Michael...

believed Peter Pan

was a real person...

and made him the hero

of all their nursery games.

Blast you, Peter Pan!

Take that! Give up,

Captain Hook? Give up?

Never! I'll teach you

to cut off me hand!

Oh, no, John.

It was the left hand.

Oh, yes.

Thank you, Wendy.

Wendy, the eldest,

not only believed...

she was the supreme authority

on Peter Pan...

and all his

marvellous adventures.

Oh, Nana, must we always

take that nasty tonic?

Nana, the nursemaid,

being a dog...

kept her opinions to herself...

and viewed the whole affair

with a certain tolerance.

Take that!

Insolent boy!

I'll slash you to ribbons!

And I'll cut you to pieces.

- Aha!

- Ouch!

- Careful, Michael, my glasses.

- I'm sorry, John.

You'll never leave

this ship alive!

Oh, yes, I will.

Take that!

Scuttle me bones, boy,

I'll slit your gizzard.

Oh, no, you won't.

Back, back, back, you villain!

- Insolent pup!

- Wicked pirate!

- Aha, I got ya.

- You didn't either. You never touched me.

Take that and that!

And that!

Boys, boys,

less noise, please.

- Oh, hello, Father.

- You old bilge rat.

Wh-Wh-What?

Now, see here, Michael...

Oh, not you, Father.

You see, he's Peter Pan.

- And John's Captain Hook.

- Yes, yes, of course.

Uh, have you seen my cuff...

Oh, Nana,

for goodness sake!

Where are those cuff links?

- Cuff links, Father?

- Yes, the gold ones.

Michael, the buried treasure.

Where is it?

- I don't know.

- The map then.

- Where's the treasure map?

- It got lost.

- Good heavens, my shirt front!

- Hurray! You found it!

- You found it!

- Yes, so I have.

And hereafter...

Don't paw me, Michael.

This is my last clean...

No! No!

George, dear, we really must

hurry or we'll be late...

- Mary, look!

- George.

- It's only chalk, Father.

- Why, Michael.

It's not his fault.

It's in the story.

- And Wendy says...

- Wendy? Story?

I might have known. Wendy!

- Wendy!

- Yes, Father?

- Would you kindly ex...

- Oh, Mother!

- You look simply lovely.

- Thank you, dear.

- Wendy.

- Just my old gown made over.

- But it did turn out rather nicely,

didn't... - Mary, if you don't mind.

- I'd like... - Why, Father, what

have you done to your shirt?

What have I... Oh!

- Now, George, really. It comes right off.

- That's no excuse.

Wendy, haven't I warned you? Stuffing the

boys' heads with a lot of silly stories.

- Oh, but they aren't.

- I say they are.

Captain Crook!

Peter Pirate!

- Peter Pan, Father.

- Pan! Pirate! Poppycock!

- Oh, no, Father. Father, have you...

- Oh, you don't understand.

Absolute poppycock!

And let me tell you, this ridiculous...

- Now, George.

- "Now, George."

"Now, George"!

Well, "Now, George,"

will have his say!

- Please, dear.

- Mary, the child's growing up.

It's high time she had

a room of her own.

- Father! -

George! - What?

- No!

- I mean it!

Young lady, this is your

last night in the nursery.

And that's my last word

on the matter...

No!

No!

Oh!

Poor Nana.

"Poor Nana"?

This is the last straw!

Out! Out, I say!

- No, Father, no!

- Yes!

There'll be no more dogs

for nursemaids in this house!

Goodbye, Nana.

"Poor Nana."

Oh, yes, "Poor Nana."

But "Poor Father"?

Oh, no!

Blast it!

Where is that rope?

Oh, thank you.

Dash it all, Nana,

don't look at me like that.

It's nothing personal.

It's just that...

Well, you're not really

a nurse at all.

You're, well, a dog.

And the children aren't puppies.

They're people.

And sooner or later, Nana,

people have to grow up.

But, Mother,

I don't want to grow up.

Now, dear, don't worry

about it any more tonight.

He called Peter Pan

"absolute poppycock."

I'm sure he didn't mean it, John.

Father was just upset.

Poor Nana,

out there all alone.

No more tears, Michael.

It's a warm night.

She'll be all right.

- Mother.

- What is it, dear?

- Buried treasure.

- Now, children.

Don't judge your father

too harshly.

After all, he really

loves you very much.

Oh, don't lock it, Mother.

He might come back.

- "He"?

- Yes, uh, Peter Pan.

You see, I found something

that belongs to him.

- Oh? And what's that?

- His shadow.

- "Shadow"?

- Mmm, Nana had it.

But I...

I took it away.

Oh? Yes, of course.

Good night, dear.

But, George, do you think the children

will be safe without Nana?

Safe? Of course

they'll be safe. Why not?

Well, Wendy said something

about a shadow, and I...

- Shadow? Whose shadow?

- Peter Pan's.

Oh, Peter Pan...

Peter Pan!

You don't say. Goodness gracious,

whatever shall we do?

- But, George... Really, I...

- Sound the alarm!

- Call Scotland Yard!

- There must have been someone.

Oh, Mary, of all the impossible,

childish fiddle-faddle.

Peter Pan indeed. How can we expect the

children to grow up and be practical...

- George, dear.

- When you're as bad as they are.

- Please.

- No wonder Wendy gets these idiotic ideas.

Over there, Tink,

in its den.

Is it there?

Must be here somewhere.

Tink! Shh!

Stop playing

and help me find my shadow.

Shadow. Oh, shadow.

Huh?

Aha!

Peter Pan! Oh, Peter!

I knew you'd come back.

I saved your shadow for you.

Oh, I do hope it isn't rumpled.

You know, you look exactly

the way I thought you would.

Oh, a little taller perhaps.

But then...

Oh, you can't stick it

on with soap, Peter.

It needs sewing.

That's the proper way to do it.

Although, come to think of it,

I've never thought about it before.

Uh, sewing shadows, I mean. Of course, I

knew it was your shadow

the minute I saw it.

And I said to myself, I said, "I'll

put it away for him until he comes back.

Oh, he's sure to come back."

And you did, didn't you, Peter?

After all, one can't leave his shadow

lying about and not

miss it sooner or later.

Uh, don't you agree?

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