He could sleep in the air without falling , by merely lying on his back and floating , but this was , partly at least , because he was so light that if you got behind him and blew he went faster . `` Do be more polite to him , '' Wendy whispered to John , when they were playing `` Follow my Leader . '' `` Then tell him to stop showing off , '' said John . When playing Follow my Leader , Peter would fly close to the water and touch each shark 's tail in passing , just as in the street you may run your finger along an iron railing . They could not follow him in this with much success , so perhaps it was rather like showing off , especially as he kept looking behind to see how many tails they missed . `` You must be nice to him , '' Wendy impressed on her brothers . `` What could we do if he were to leave us ! '' `` We could go back , '' Michael said . `` How could we ever find our way back without him ? '' `` Well , then , we could go on , '' said John . `` That is the awful thing , John . We should have to go on , for we do n't know how to stop . '' This was true , Peter had forgotten to show them how to stop . John said that if the worst came to the worst , all they had to do was to go straight on , for the world was round , and so in time they must come back to their own window . `` And who is to get food for us , John ? '' `` I nipped a bit out of that eagle 's mouth pretty neatly , Wendy . '' `` After the twentieth try , '' Wendy reminded him . `` And even though we became good at picking up food , see how we bump against clouds and things if he is not near to give us a hand . '' Indeed they were constantly bumping . They could now fly strongly , though they still kicked far too much ; but if they saw a cloud in front of them , the more they tried to avoid it , the more certainly did they bump into it .
If Nana had been with them , she would have had a bandage round XXXXX 's forehead by this time .
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