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Tonight, by listener request, we'll read the third installment to Peter Pan, the

1911 novel by J.M. Berry. In the last part, Chapter 2, Nana the Dog catches Peter Pan's Shadow in the nursery, and Mrs

Darling, the mother, stashes it away.

Mr. Darling treats Nana badly and ties her up outside.

And the darling parents go out for the night,

leaving the children alone inside. Let's get cozy. Close your eyes. Relax your body into the softness of your bed.

Now, take a few deep breaths.

Chapter 3. Come away, come away. For a moment after Mr. and Mrs. Darling left the house, the nightlights by the beds of the three children continued to burn clearly. They were awfully nice little nightlights and one cannot help wishing that they could have kept awake to see Peter

But Wendy's light blinked and gave such a yawn that the other two yawned also and before they could

close their mouths all the three went out. There was another light in the room now a thousand times brighter than the night

lights. And in the time we have taken to say this, it had been in all the drawers in the nursery, looking

for Peter's shadow, rummaged the wardrobe, and turned every pocket inside out. It was not really a light. It

made this light by flashing about so quickly, but when it came to rest for a second, you saw it was a

fairy, no longer than your hand, but still growing. It was a girl called Tinker Bell,

exquisitely gowned in a skeleton leaf, cut low and square, through which her figure could be seen to the best advantage.

She was slightly inclined to Embun Point. A moment after the fairies entrance the window was blown

open by the breathing of the little stars and Peter dropped in. He had carried Tinker Bell part of the way and his hand was

still messy with the fairy dust. Tinker Bell, he called softly after making sure that the children were asleep.

Tink, where are you?

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