Peter Pan, Chapter 13 summary

What happens

1. The pirates bind the children, and Hook realizes that Slightly has widened his tree enough to admit a man.
2. The pirates carry the captives away inside the little house, while Hook stays behind to approach Peter.
3. Hook descends Slightly’s tree, finds Peter sleeping, and adds poison to his medicine because a door blocks his approach.
4. Tinker Bell reports the capture, warns Peter about the poison, and drinks the medicine when he refuses to believe her.
5. Peter asks children to clap if they believe in fairies, and their response restores Tinker Bell.
6. Peter leaves armed to rescue Wendy and searches the dark island despite snow covering the captives’ tracks.

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What to notice

Peter reaches beyond the room for help. The response turns Tinker Bell’s decline into recovery and makes belief an active means of rescue.

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