In honour of Mother’s
Day, today, we’ve got for us all a slice of life from off Peter Pan and his Neverland! ;-)
We all musta sure
watched Barrie’s Peter Pan (that was made into a movie - the good
ol’ 1953 Disney’d version) who dances and flies around delightfully not only in the movie, but also in our
little hearts as well, ain
Well, Wendy, the
eldest girl of the Darling family, who
lives in a quiet street, in Bloomsbury, London, gets so excited and delighted
when Peter Pan appears at the window of her house one fine night!
And in the
course of their animated conversations, when Peter asks her who’s a ‘mother’,
she gives him, her delightful definition of a ‘mother’ –
Here goes the conversation
between Wendy and Pan, Peter Pan -
Wendy: My name is
Wendy, Wendy Moira Angela Darling.
PETER PAN:
Wendy’s enough.
Wendy: What were
you doing there?
PETER PAN: I came
to listen to the stories.
PETER PAN: Of
course. That’s why I like ‘em. I tell ‘em to the Lost Boys.
Wendy: The Lost
B– Oh I remember. They’re your men.
PETER PAN:
Uh-huh.
Wendy: I'm so
glad you came back tonight. I might never have seen you.
PETER PAN: Why?
Wendy: Because I
have to grow up tomorrow.
PETER PAN: Grow up?
Wendy: Tonight’s
my last night in the nursery.
PETER PAN: But
that means no more stories.
Wendy:
(SNIFFLING) Mm-Hmm
PETER PAN: No! I
won’t have it! Come on.
Wendy: But where
are we going?
PETER PAN: To
Never Land.
Wendy: Never
Land!
PETER PAN: You’ll
never grow up there.
Wendy: Oh, Peter,
it would be so wonderful. But wait! What
would mother say?
PETER PAN:
Mother? What’s a mother?
Wendy: Why,
Peter, a mother’s someone… who loves and cares for you and tells you stories –
PETER PAN: Good!
You can be our mother. Come on.
And towards the end of their wondrous adventures in Neverland, Wendy yet again bespeaks to the grandeur of a mother!
When Wendy tells them all that they’ve to get back
home to London, the boys are quite unhappy!
Wendy then gives them a beautiful discourse on a ‘mother’, to everyone who’s eagerly gathered around her, a sweet little discourse that’s iced with a wonderful song too!
[And when Wendy
sings them all the song, even the inimical Pirate captain and his men who are eavesdropping on their conversation, are so moved to
sobs and tears as she sings the song!] You can listen to the song on YouTube HERE!
Giving y’all the conversation sequence that leads up to the song -
Here goes -
Wendy: Oh for
goodness sake. Please, boys. Do you want to stay here and grow up like - like
savages?
Michael: Of
course.
Wendy: But you
can’t. you need a mother. We all do.
Michael: Aren’t
you our mother, Wendy?
Wendy: Why,
Michael, of course, not! Surely you haven’t forgotten our real mother.
Michael: Did she
have silky ears and wear a fur coat?
Wendy: Oh no,
Michael. That was Nana.
Lost Boys: I
think I had a mother once. What was she like? What was she like? I forget. I
had a white rat. That’s no mother!
Wendy: No, no,
boys. Please. I’ll tell you what a mother is.
Lost Boys: Yeah
tell us. Tell us. Please Wendy.
Wendy: Well, a
mother, a real mother is the most wonderful person in the world. She’s the
angel voice... that bids you good night, kisses you cheek, whispers ’sleep
tight
Your mother and
mine
your mother and
mine
the helping hand
that guides you along
whether you're
right
whether you're
wrong!
Your mother and
mine
your mother and
mine
what makes
mothers
all that they are
might as well ask
what makes a star!
Ask your heart
to tell you her
worth
your heart will
say
Heaven on Earth
another word for
divine
your mother and
mine!
John: I propose
we leave for home at once.
Lost Boys: Could
I go too, Wendy? Me too, Wendy! I wanna go!
Wendy: All right
boys. All right. I’m sure mother would be glad to have you. Uh, that is, if
Peter doesn’t mind.
Happy Mother’s
Day folks!