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The Home Under The Ground
Perhapsabetteronewouldbethenightattackbytheredskinsonthehouseundertheground,whenseveralofthemstuckinthehollowtreesandhadtobepulledoutlikecorks.OrwemighttellhowPetersavedTigerLily’slifeintheMermaids’Lagoon,andsomadeherhisally.
Orwecouldtellofthatcakethepiratescookedsothattheboysmighteatitandperish;andhowtheyplaceditinonecunningspotafteranother;butalwaysWendysnatcheditfromthehandsofherchildren,sothatintimeitlostitssucculence,andbecameashardasastone,andwasusedasamissile,andHookfelloveritinthedark.
OrsupposewetellofthebirdsthatwerePeter’sfriends,particularlyoftheNeverbirdthatbuiltinatreeoverhangingthelagoon,andhowthenestfellintothewater,andstillthebirdsatonhereggs,andPetergaveordersthatshewasnottobedisturbed.Thatisaprettystory,andtheendshowshowgratefulabirdcanbe;butifwetellitwemustalsotellthewholeadventureofthelagoon,whichwouldofcoursebetellingtwoadventuresratherthanjustone.Ashorteradventure,andquiteasexciting,wasTinkerBell’sattempt,withthehelpofsomestreetfairies,tohavethesleepingWendyconveyedonagreatfloatingleaftothemainland.FortunatelytheleafgavewayandWendywoke,thinkingitwasbath-time,andswamback
