J.m. BarrieWhen the first baby laughed for the first time, its laugh broke into a thousand pieces, and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of fairies.
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When the first baby laughed for the first time, its laugh broke into a thousand pieces, and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of fairies. This is an example of the old saying “the child is father to the man.” It's often used to illustrate that children are the future of their parents. The piece of wisdom follows this idea by saying that it takes years of hard work to become a man, but if you start by being a child you'll have a head start on becoming a good one.
Source: Peter Pan
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