Welcome to Dreamful Podcast Bedtime stories for slumber . I would like to start off this episode by thanking our newest supporter , kaylee Gooden . Thank you so much , kaylee , and I hope you have the sweetest of dreams .
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Over the years , I've created more than 200 episodes , which honestly doesn't even sound true , but it is . And what's more mind-blowing is that I've barely scratched the surface of the beautiful myths , legends , fairy tales and stories the world has to offer .
One of the top story requests I receive is for the beloved tale of Peter Pan , and with all these episodes to choose from , it's no wonder that most people miss that .
Peter Pan was the very first story I ever recorded for this podcast , but it was in the early days and I have , over the years , improved my craft and audio equipment , so I think it's time that I redo this episode . I hope you enjoy the new and improved episode of Peter Pan . So snuggle up in your blankets and have sweet dreams . I love you .
All children except one grow up In one of the nicest nurseries in the world . There were beds for three children called John , napoleon , wendy , moira , angela and , the youngest , michael , the children of Mr and Mrs Darling . It was , in many ways , a most interesting household .
It was in many ways a most interesting household For one thing , the children were bathed and dressed by a big dog called Nana . Wendy often told her mother about a boy named Peter who she had seen come up to the window while Mrs Darling told them a bedtime story .
Mrs Darling thought it was some kind of a dream until she found the boy's shadow in Nana's mouth after shutting the window down so quickly that it had been cut off , being cut off On the evening on which our story begins , the children were fast asleep in bed while the parents were out to a dinner . All was still quiet in the nursery .
Suddenly , the night lights began to flicker , wane and went out . A young elfin boy named Peter Pan and his fairy , tinkerbell flew into the nursery through the window to look for Peter's shadow . With Tinkerbell lighting the way , peter found his shadow , tucked neatly in the dresser . Thinking he was clever .
Peter soaked his feet and soaked his shadow to stick it on but , much to his dismay , he couldn't fasten it on again . He couldn't fasten it on again . Wendy woke to hear Peter crying and helped Peter to sew his shadow back on . Wendy asked Peter if she could give him a kiss .
He held out his hand and , realizing that he didn't know what a kiss was , she took the thimble from her finger and placed it delicately into his palm . He marveled at the thimble and asked if she would like a kiss as well . Peter took a bobble from his clothes and Wendy graciously fastened it to a chain around her neck .
Peter was delighted to have a shadow back and flew around the room , joyfully waking Wendy's brothers . Peter told the children of his home Neverland , in which he lived with the Lost Boys , and how it was filled with pirates , mermaids , indians and fairies .
Wendy , john and Michael begged Peter to take them on an adventure to see Neverland With the help of Tinkerbell's fairy dust . Peter taught the children to fly . They all , joined hands , flew out of the window and soared into the starry night sky , flying high over the rooftops and straight on to Neverland .
Meanwhile in Neverland , meanwhile in Neverland , the Lost Boys were playing in the jungle . Tinkerbell had arrived ahead of Peter and the children . In her jealousy of Wendy , she told one of the lost boys that Wendy was a bird and Peter wished for them to shoot her down . The boy took his bow and arrow , shot at the bird and Wendy tumbled down from the sky .
When Peter returned and was angry with them for what they had done , the boys realized that Wendy was no bird . Tinkerbell had tricked them . However , peter's kiss , which was still secured around her neck , saved Wendy from the arrow . When she awoke , the lost Boys welcomed her as their new mother , who would make them take their medicine and tell them stories .
They built a house for her to live in , a darling little house made of wood , moss and make-believe . One summer evening , peter with Wendy and the little family went down to the Mermaid's Lagoon . Wendy , john and Michael had never seen real mermaids before .
To their excitement , they spotted one sitting on the rocks , combing her long hair , on which the sunlight gleamed like a mixture of gold and green . The children were playing on the beach and trying to catch the mermaids when suddenly a pirate ship arrived with Captain Hook and his crew of pirates .
Peter saw his friend Tiger Lily , the chieftainess of the Indians tied up on the ship . In a flash Peter knew the intentions of the pirates . They intended to leave her tightly bound with ropes upon the rocks so she'd surely drown . He and the lost boys snuck up to the boat and untied her , but not before they were spotted by Captain Hook .
Captain James Hook looked most wicked , with long black hair that hung round his face in greasy curls that hung round his face in greasy curls . He wore a large crimson and gold coat and a hook on his right arm where a hand should have been .
Captain Hook had been seeking revenge on Peter Ever since the fateful day Peter had cut off his right hand and flung it to a passing crocodile . The crocodile had liked the taste so much he followed Captain Hook everywhere he went , hoping to someday catch him .
Fortunately for Hook , the crocodile had once swallowed an alarm clock and it ticked so loudly the captain could always hear it coming . There was a fierce fight between the pirates and the children until the tick-talking crocodile returned for Hook .
Until the tick-talking crocodile returned for Hook , the lost boys stole a small boat and rode safely away with Tiger Lily in it . Hook gave up the fight for fear of the crocodile , and the pirates were forced to flee with their captain , captain . Some days later , in the lost boys' underground home , wendy cooked supper and looked after Peter and the lost boys .
She began to talk of missing home , worried their parents would forget all about them . Michael and John also became homesick and wanted to return to their parents . Upset that Wendy would ever want to leave him , peter sent her and the lost boys away . Wendy cared for Peter deeply and asked that he at least be a good boy and take his medicine every night .
As each child came above ground , captain Hook and the pirates quietly seized them one by one . Peter was unaware of their fate . As he lay in bed and sobbed himself to sleep , hook , with a terribly wicked plan , creeped down the door of the cave , stretched his arm inside and poisoned Peter's medicine .
Left by Wendy , peter woke to the sound of Tinkerbell ringing and fluttering about . Excitedly , she told Peter of the kidnapping of the lost boys and the children . He quickly snatched up his sword , then reached for his medicine . To stop her beloved Peter from drinking the poisoned concoction , tinkerbell committed an act of self-sacrifice and drank it .
Tinkerbell began to die , her light dimming fainter and fainter . In a frenzy of panic and grief . Peter made a tearful appeal to all children . Do you believe in fairies , asked Peter . If you believe in fairies , clap your hands . Please clap your hands to help save Tinkerbell .
As his cry rang around the world , there came an echo of sound as millions of little hands clapped . In reply , all the children clapped and prayed . I do believe in fairies , I do , I do . Tinkerbell , whose light was almost extinguished , began to grow brighter and brighter . The merry sound of tinkling became stronger and stronger .
She was once more well and she and Peter set forth to rescue the boys and Wendy On board the pirate ship . The pirates celebrate the capture of the children and the death of Peter Pan . Just as Hook began to order the children to walk the plank , peter flew onto the ship to save the day .
Hook was furious and a daring final fight between all the pirates and children ensued . That man is mine , cried Peter , pointing to Hook . The enemies were closed in combat , each determined to defeat the other . Step by step , swords clashed and Hook was driven back to the side of the ship . He felt himself weakening .
In despair he cried out who are you , peter Pan ? I'm youth , cried Peter . I'm youth , I'm joy . With that , hook jumped overboard and fell into the jaws of the crocodile below . The children gleefully celebrated their victory . A stinker bell sprinkled them with fairy dust , the ship's now glittering sails unfurled and it took flight from Neverland .
And it took flight from Neverland . The children returned home and Wendy , michael and John climbed through the nursery window to be reunited with their mother and father . Mr and Mrs Darling welcomed the lost boys and , to their delight , asked them to be part of their family . Peter , however , realized that this would mean that he would finally have to grow up .
Though he loved Wendy , he decided that he didn't want to grow up and would return to visit Peter . High in the treetops of Neverland , tinkerbell placed a little house that was built for Wendy . In the evening twilight , all the velvet treetops are twinkling with tiny lights .
The still air is filled with the singing of birds and the ringing of hundreds of little fairy bells , but the sweetest sound of all is the melody of Peter Pan's flute as he sits outside the little house and calls to the spring to make haste no-transcript .