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The Never Bird
OfcoursewhenPeterlandedhebeachedhisbarqueinaplacewherethebirdwouldeasilyfindit;butthehatwassuchagreatsuccessthatsheabandonedthenest.Itdriftedabouttillitwenttopieces,andoftenStarkeycametotheshoreofthelagoon,andwithmanybitterfeelingswatchedthebirdsittingonhishat.Asweshallnotseeheragain,itmaybeworthmentioningherethatallNeverbirdsnowbuildinthatshapeofnest,withabroadbrimonwhichtheyoungsterstakeanairing.
GreatweretherejoicingswhenPeterreachedthehomeunderthegroundalmostassoonasWendy,whohadbeencarriedhitherandthitherbythekite.Everyboyhadadventurestotell;butperhapsthebiggestadventureofallwasthattheywereseveralhourslateforbed.Thissoinflatedthemthattheydidvariousdodgythingstogetstayingupstilllonger,suchasdemandingbandages;butWendy,thoughgloryinginhavingthemallhomeagainsafeandsound,wasscandalisedbythelatenessofthehour,andcried,’Tobed,tobed,’inavoicethathadtobeobeyed.Nextday,however,shewasawfullytender,andgaveoutbandagestoeveryone;andtheyplayedtillbed-timeatlimpingaboutandcarryingtheirarmsinslings.