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About This Passage
This single sentence sits at the hinge of the chapter. It sums up the warm, ordinary Darling family, Mr. and Mrs. Darling, Wendy, John, and Michael, with Nana the dog as their faithful nurse, and then, in its very last words, quietly warns the reader that everything is about to change. Copying it lets a young reader feel both the coziness of the family and the small shiver of 'until the coming of Peter Pan.'
There never was a simpler, happier family until the coming of Peter Pan.
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Discussion Questions
Narration Prompt
Tell someone what happens in this chapter, in order. When you get to the part where Peter Pan drops through the nursery window at the end, slow down and tell it carefully: what Mrs. Darling sees, and how you think she feels.
Discussion Questions
- Nana does many things a nurse would usually do, even though she is only a dog. She bathes the children, never once forgets John's sweater on football days, carries an umbrella in case of rain, and butts them back into line if they stray. What kind of nurse does Nana seem to be, and why? Use the chapter's details about how she treats the children to explain.
- When baby Wendy is born, Mr. Darling sits on the edge of the bed with a pencil and paper, counting his money to see whether the family can afford to keep her. Does that feel loving, worried, or both at once, and why? Use the chapter's details about Mr. Darling counting his money to explain.
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Vocabulary
Item 1
Feeling very pleased and happy about something good.
Item 2
Something so special and valuable you want to keep it safe.
Item 3
Wandered away from where you were supposed to be.
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