The best answer is D Helping her children have happy thoughts. Mrs. Darling tidies up her children's minds by organizing their thoughts and emotions, ensuring that they wake up with positive and happy thoughts for the day ahead.
Mrs. Darling first heard of Peter when she was tidying
up her children's minds. It is the nightly custom of
every good mother after her children are asleep to
rummage in their minds and put things straight for
next morning, repacking into their proper places the
many articles that have wandered during the day.
If you could keep awake (but of course you can't)
you would see your own mother doing this, and you
would find it very interesting to watch her. It is quite
like tidying up drawers. You would see her on her
knees, I expect, lingering humorously over some of
your contents, wondering where on earth you had
picked this thing up, making discoveries sweet and
not so sweet, pressing this to her cheek as if it were
as nice as a kitten, and hurriedly stowing that out of
sight. When you wake in the morning, the
naughtiness and evil passions with which you went
to bed have been folded up small and placed at
the bottom of your mind and on the top, beautifully
aired, are spread out your prettier thoughts, ready
for you to put on. What is the mother trying to
accomplish?
A Being in charge of her children's
minds.
B Taking away the bad thoughts.
C Watching her children sleep.
D Helping her children have happy
thoughts.
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