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PETER
PAN in Kensington Gardens,
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If
you ask your mother
whether she knew about
Peter Pan when she
was a little girl she
will say, "Why, of
course, I did, child," and
if you ask her whether
he rode on a goat in
those days she will
say, "What a foolish
question to ask, certainly
he did." Then if you
ask your grandmother
whether she knew about
Peter Pan when she
was a girl, she also
says, "Why, of course,
I did, child," but
if you ask her whether
he rode on a goat in
those days, she says
she never heard of
his having a goat.
Perhaps she has forgotten,
just as she sometimes
forgets your name and
calls you Mildred,
which is your mother's
name. Still, she could
hardly forget such
an important thing
as the goat. Therefore
there was no goat when
your grandmother was
a little girl. This
shows that, in telling
the story of Peter
Pan, to begin with
the goat (as most people
do) is as silly as
to put on your jacket
before your vest.
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