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pirates, when Peter's not here to protect us.

1st T: So are we.

SLIGHTLY

I'm not afraid of pirates. Nothing frightens me. But I wish Peter would come back and tell us whether he has heard anything more about Cinderella.

2nd T: (excited) Slightly, I dreamt last night that the prince found Cinderella!

OTHERS

Oh!

1st T:

Twin, I think you shouldn't have dreamt that, for I didn't and I fear Peter will say we oughtn't to dream differently being twins, you know.

(NIBS emerges from tree)

TOOTLES

I'm awfully anxious about Cinderella. You see not knowing anything about my own mother I am fond of thinking that she was rather like Cinderella.

NIBS

All I remember about my mother is that she often said to father, "Oh, how I wish I had a cheque book of my own! I don't know what a cheque book is, but I should just like to give my mother one."

SLIGHTLY

My mother was fonder of me than your mothers were of you.

1st T: No, she wasn't.

SLIGHTLY

Yes, she was. Peter had to make up names for you, but my mother had wrote my name on the pinafore I was lost in. "Slightly Soiled" - that's my name. (Gives himself airs)

2nd T: H'sh!

SEVERAL

The pirates!

(ALL disappear into trees except NIBS who goes

Warning at Chimney Flue.

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who goes stealing across river down stage L. Four
Pirates appear L. CAPTAIN HOOK sometimes ferocious
sometimes oily. He has an iron hook fixed in his
right elbow, at which point his arm has been cut
off. He can brandish this and grip people with it.
SMEE his lieutenant, is thin and wizened and all his
movemnets are wriggles. STARKEY and CECCO and SMEE
are propelling a raft on ice on which HOOK is
reclining. He sings.

## HOOK

Yo ho, yo ho, the pirate life!
The flag o' skull and bones
A merry hour - a hempen rope!
And hey for Davy Jones.

(All come down dancing and singing chorus)

## CHORUS

Avast, belay, yo ho, heave to,
A-pirating we go,
And if we're parted by a shot
We're sure to meet below!

(STARKEY sees NIBS disappearing, kneels on river to fire at him with pistol, but HOOK grips STARKEY with his hook).

## STARKEY

(Crumbling) Captain, let go!

## HOOK

Put back that pistol first.

(STARKEY does so, and HOOK releases him)

## STARKEY

It was one of those boys you hate. I could have shot
him dead.

## HOOK

Ay, and the crack wold have brought Tiger-lily's red-
skins on us. D'you want to lose your scalp

## SMEE

That's true. Shall I after him, Captain, and tickle
him with Johnny Corkscrew? (wriggling cutlass) Johnny's
a silent fellow! (about to hit L. Hook stops him)

## HOOK

Not now, Smee. He's only one, and I want to mischief
all the seven. They must live somewhere near. Scatter
and look for them

(STARKEY & CECCO EXEUNT R. and L., while HOOK and SMEE move towards the trees)

Most of all I want their Captain, Peter Pan. 'Twas he
cut off my arm. I've waited long to shake his hand with
this (brandishing hook) Oh, I'll tear him!

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She's crying now, because the Wendy lives!

PETER What's that?

1st TWIN She hates the Wendy - she was peeking at her.

2nd TWIN It was she who said to us Peter wants you to shoot the Wendy!

PETER Tinker Bell did that! Then Tink, listen, I'm your friend no more.

(TINK rings sorrowfully)

Softly.

Begone from me for ever.

Soon to be R.C.

(TINK rings plaintively)

Very Softly.

TOOTLES She says she's your fairy.

(She rings)

Do.

PETER Begone, begone - well, not for ever, but for a whole week.

(TINK flies away ringing mournfully)

Still Softly.

Now what should we do with Wendy?

Peter comes in to help her.

(The snow is now heavy)

X.S. to R: of Wendy.

CURLY Let's carry her down into the house.

SLIGHTLY Ay; that's what one does with ladies.

PETER No, no; you mustn't touch her, it wouldn't be sufficiently respectful.

SLIGHTLY That's what I was thinking.

TOOTLES But if she lies there, she'll die.

SLIGHTLY Ay, she'll die. It's a pity, but there's no way out.

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12.

CURLY That is why we are her servants.

JOHN You - Wendy's servants?

PETER And you also - away with them.

(CURLY marches JOHN and ALEXANDER into his tree.
PETER measures, directs etc)

Rela comes down - lies R & lies back to R of Z
Chairs - rugs - and a fender first! Then we'll build the
walls round them. X8 to L

SLIGHTLY Ay, that's how a house is built - it all comes back to me.

(They place things for house about 4 ft by 6 ft.
The furniture is home made and of quaintly small
size, and as it is placed TINK flies back, but is
waved away by PETER)

PETER (rejects some articles) These are not good enough for Wendy. How I wish I knew the kind of house Wendy would prefer. to back of Wendy.

1st TWIN Peter, she's moving in her sleep.

TOOTLES Her mouth opens. Oh, lovely!

PETER Perhaps she's to sing in her sleep. Oh, Wendy, sing the kind of house you would like to have!

(This part of scene will be written more exactly
when the time necessary for building house is known.
It will be about five minutes, and the scene will
be on the following lines. WENDY's song is in three
verses, and they sing chorus to it and the hammer-
ing etc., is also in chorus. When she mentions
that she likes her room to have green walls, one
dashes in with green paint pot and is busy painting till
the building hides him from view. So in other de-
tails. She sings of liking flowers outside, and
they are made against walls with red caps. etc. etc.
after the way such things have been done in music
halls. When she sings of liking to have children

Warning for Change of scene

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PETER

Look your best: The first impression is awfully
important.

1st TWIN

What's impression?

(ALL look their best. The snow has now ceased to
fall - the sun is now setting brilliantly. WENDY
opens door - all whip off caps)

WENDY

(surprised) Where am I?

SLIGHTLY

Wendy, lady, for you we built this home!

NIBS

Oh, say you're pleased!

WENDY

Lovely, darling house!

1st TWIN

And we're your children.

CURLY

Oh, Wendy lady, be our mother! -

(They go on knees back to audience)

WENDY

Ought I? Of course it's frightfully fascinating. But
you see, I am only a little girl I have no real
experience.

TOOTLES

That doesn't matter. What we need is just a nice,
motherly person.

WENDY

Oh, dear! You see, I feel that's just exactly what I am.

GENERAL

It is - it is! We saw it at once.

WENDY

Very well, then. I shall do my best. (in motherly
manner) Come inside at once, you naughty children. I am
sure your feet are damp and before I put you to bed, I
have just time to finish the story of Cinderella.

(ALL follow her into house with happiness PETER
who is last crows as he goes in)

(The door is shut and blinds pulled and the house

Eliza Dates up L. Slops & Lays at Nat. & Slops & Lays
the R. if Nat looks round Lays again then Nat's R.
Curtain-

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## SCENE II

Warning for Trap & Sights and Thunder.
(Darkness then light, and the scene has changed from
from forest to front scene, on back cloth is another
view of the forest showing the Indian encampment - viz
about six Indian wigwams one of which has a practical
entrance cut in back cloth. It is so much a front
scene that there is no furniture or stage properties

(TIGER LILY comes out of tent, calls excitedly -
ENTER R. two REDSKINS. She says "Palefaces"! All
are threatening. ENTER TWINS L.)

TIGER L. What you want? If you no nice, me welly soon scalp
you! (To INDIANS) Ho!

INDIANS Ugh, ugh, wah! (turns show white flag)

1st TWIN We are very nice. Are you Tiger Lily?

TIGER L. Me Tiger Lily - and these my braves.

2nd TWIN The Great White Father, Peter Pan, sends us to say he
is willing to be friends with Tigen Lily, for she is a
lump of delight. (Turns hand in hand)

TIGER L. Lump of delight! That me!

INDIANS Ugh, ugh, wah!

TIGER L. What Peter Pan give?

2nd TWIN If Tiger Lily braves will help the great White Father
to kill the pirates, he will give them the chimney-pot of
John (passes round John's hat)

TIGER L. (To INDIANS) What you say?

INDIANS It is good. Ugh, Ugh, Ugh!

TIGER L. What Peter Pan give me?

1st TWIN He will give you a thimble

TIGER L. What's thimble?

1st TWIN It's like this (kisses her)

TIGER L. (pleased) Ho. It is good. Now rub noses. Now smoke
pipe of peace. Now dance. (Pipe of peace is passed
round - dancing - TWINS joining in)

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know how to be a father till I showed him.

WENDY John!

(TOOTLES holds up hand)

Well, dear?

TOOTLES (rising as if to make a speech) I don't suppose I could be father.

WENDY No, Tootles.

Michael

TOOTLES As I can't be father, I don't suppose, Curly, you would let me be baby.....

CURLY No, I won't.

TOOTLES As I can't be a baby, do you think I could be a twin?

1st TWIN No - it's awfully difficult to be a twin.

TOOTLES As I can't be anything important, would any of you like to see me do a trick?

BOYS No! (all together)

TOOTLES (sweetly but sadly) I hadn't really any hope. (resumes seat)

2nd TWIN slightly Alexander is coughing on the table!

ALEXANDER The Twins began with cheese cakes!

NIBS Curly is taking both butter and honey!

CURLY Nibs is speaking with his mouth full!

WENDY Oh, dear, oh dear, I'm sure I sometimes think that spinsters are to be envied! You can clear away now. (rising) Slightly, bring me my work basket.

(Froms round in circle R. Cury sets on toothpick R) While the others are clearing she goes to chair by fire, where SLIGHTLY brings her a great basket full

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father.

WENDY
But they are ours, Peter - yours and mine.

PETER
(anxious) But not really?

WENDY
Not if you don't wish it. Peter, what are your exact
feelings for me?

PETER
Those of a devoted son, Wendy.

WENDY
I thought so! (crosses sadly to fire) Sit above F.P.

PETER
You're so puzzling, Tiger Lily's just the same. There's
something she wants to be to me, but she says it's not
my mother.

WENDY
No, indeed it isn't!

(TIGER LILY is listening) on round w/ R

PETER
Then what is it?

WENDY
It isn't for a lady to tell.

PETER
(huffily) Oh, very well. Perhaps Tinker Bell will
tell me.

WENDY
(with spirit) Oh yes, Tink will tell you. She hugs
you openly - though she can't go a twentieth part of the
way round - Tink's an abandoned little creature.

(TINK darts about)

PETER
She has been listening.

(TINK rings)

She says she knows she's an abandoned little creature,
and that like a true woman she glories in it - I suppose
she means that she wants to be my mother.

(RINK rings "You silly ass", which the audience

CURLY

WENDY

NIBS

WENDY

CURLY

TOOTLES

WENDY

TOOTLES

WENDY

1st TWIN

2nd TWIN

NIBS

WENDY

TOOTLES

SLIGHTLY

WENDY

I had rather they had been white rats.

Well rats are descendants also, almost everything's a descendant. Now these three children had a dear faithful nurse called Nana, but Mr Darling was angry with her so he chained her up in the yard, and so all the children flew away.

It's an awfully good story.

They flew away to the Never Never Never Land, where the lost children are.

(excited) I just thought they did - I don't know how it is, but I just thought they did.

Oh Wendy, was one of the lost children called Tootles?

Yes, he was.

Am I in a story? Slightly, I'm in a story! Wendy, tell us what Tootles did, tell us what Tootles said, tell us what Tootles was like!

No, I want you to consider the feelings of the un-happy parents with all their children flown away. Oh, think of the empty beds! Oh think of the poor mummy! Oh think!

It's awfully sad.

I don't see how it can have a happy ending - do you, Nibs? (all look at the mother)

I'm frightfully anxious.

If you knew how great is a mother's love you would have no fear.

I do like a mother's love, Do you like a mother's love, Slightly?

I do just.

Sh! you see our heroine knew that the mother would

BLOW THE MAN DOWN

I shipped in a packet that flew the Black Flag
Ah, oh, blow the man down.
I shipped in a packet that flew the Black Flag
Give us some time to blow the man down

Our panikin filled a we'll drink to our lass
Ah, oh, blow the mand down
We'll drink to our gilrs with a good bumping glass
Give us some time to blow the man down

One more haul and our topsail goes up
Ah, oh, blow the man down
We're about to set sail, so here's golly good luck
Just to find out a Bear who can blow us men down.

So steady your helm, and just heave the lead
Ah, oh, blow the man down
Drink to King and Queen both, so it's full speed ahea
For better rulers ne'er wore a crown.

Now we're homeward bound with sugar and spice
Ah, oh, blow the man down
We've copper and silver and gold oh so nice
Give us some time to blow the mand down.

Now give Lord Charles his way and our smacks he'll a
Ah, oh, don't blow a smack down.
He's our second Nelson, and some day'll be avenged
And just the old Tar to uphold England's Crown