Como todas las creaciones que pulsan las cuerdas más recónditas del ser humano, la figura de Peter Pan, el niño que no quería crecer, no ha cesado de agigantarse en el imaginario del hombre moderno desde que en 1911 James M. Barrie (1860-1937) publicara en forma de narracion la obra de teatro que siete años antes habia alcanzado ya inmenso exito en Londres. Animado por personajes de una capacidad de sugestion que poco tiene que envidiar a la del propio Peter Pan como Campanilla, Wendy o el capitan Garfio, el magistral relato concebido por Barrie participa tanto del cuento de hadas como de la novela de aventuras, la cronica de piratas y la leyenda popular, y es cabal encarnacion de sueños infantiles nunca del todo olvidados.
It was Friday night. Mr and Mrs Darling were dining out. Nana had been tied up in the backyard. The poor dog was barking, for she could smell danger. And she was right - this was the night that Peter Pan would take the Darling children on the most breath-taking adventure of their lives, to a place called Neverland, a strange country where the lost boys live and never grow up, a land with mermaids, fairies and pirates - and of course the terrible, evil, Captain Hook. Peter Pan is undoubtedly one of the most famous and best-loved stories for children, an unforgettable, magical fantasy which has been enjoyed by generations.
En el Londres de principios de siglo, Wendy Darling lee cuentos a sus hermanos antes de ir a dormir. Les explica cómo Peter Pan, el chico que nunca crece, lucha contra el Capitán Garfio y vive aventuras en un pais lejano. Una noche el cuento se convierte en realidad cuando Peter Pan visita a los chicos y se los lleva al Pais de Nunca Jamas. Alli Wendy y sus hermanos conocen a los Niños Perdidos, al Capitan Garfio y a todos sus piratas.
Peter Pan makes night-time calls on the Darlings house in Bloomsbury, listening in on Mrs. Mary Darlings bedtime stories by the open window. One night Peter is spotted and, while trying to escape, he loses his shadow. On returning to claim it, Peter wakes Marys daughter, Wendy Darling. Wendy succeeds in re-attaching his shadow to him, and Peter learns that she knows lots of bedtime stories. He invites her to Neverland to be a mother to his gang, the Lost Boys, children who were lost in Kensington Gardens. Wendy agrees, and her brothers John and Michael go along.Their magical flight to Neverland is followed by many adventures. The children are blown out of the air by a cannon and Wendy is nearly killed by the Lost Boy Tootles. Peter and the Lost Boys build a little house for Wendy to live in while she recuperates (a structure that, to this day, is called a Wendy House.) Soon John and Michael adopt the ways of the Lost Boys.
