She tidied her children's minds
Every night after they were asleep, the way you might fold clothes and put them away — so that everything nice was on top for the morning.
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The True Story of Mrs Darling
Peter got the adventures. Somebody had to keep the light on.
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She found a shadow in a drawer
And she folded that away too, because she did not know what else to do with it. It belonged to a boy who had not asked permission to visit.
She left the window open
Not for a night. Not for a week. For as long as it took. She never once shut it.
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The True Story of Mrs Darling
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Mrs Darling was the one who stayed.
Every night she went round the nursery after her children were asleep and tidied up their minds, the way you might fold clothes and put them away, so that everything nice was on top for the morning.
She found a shadow once, in a drawer, and she folded that away too, because she did not know what else to do with it.
And when the beds were empty, she did the only thing she could think of. She left the window open. Not for a night. Not for a week. For as long as it took.
Peter got all the adventures, and the flying, and the stars. But somebody had to keep the light on. And that was Mrs Darling, and she never once shut it.
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