Have you heard of Peter Pan? Peter Pan was a magic character. He first appeared in Wendy Darling's room and searched for his lost shadow(影子). And Peter Pan has been very famous around the world ever since. The story was created by J.M.Barrie. Do you know how J.M.Barrie created it?
J.M. Barrie was born in Scotland in 1860. He moved to London and became a writer in 1885. Twelve years later, he became friends with Sylvia Davies and her five sons. He enjoyed telling the boys stories and made up the character of Peter Pan to bring them pleasure. He said Peter Pan was based on all the boys., telling them, "That is all Peter is—the spark(创作灵感) I got from you."
A play about Peter Pan was written and shown in December 1904. It was a great success. In 1911, J.M.Barrie wrote a book, Peter and Wendy. The book has been popular since it was printed for the first time. J.M.Barrie invented the name Wendy, based on Fwendy, the name that he was given as a child. The name Fwendy was based on the word "friend".
