Mary Poppins in parc

Mary Poppins takes the Banks children on strange new trips. They meet a goose girl and a swineherd in love. They also learn about a policeman and two brothers who look alike. At Halloween, they join a dance with their own shadows.

This fantasy for children brings Greek myth into the park. Castor, Polux and Orion arrive with Rabbit, Fox and Bear. They come to eat cherries, which upsets the park keeper. These events take place on the eve of the summer solstice.

P. L. Travers blends the children’s trips with tales and magic. Her birth name was Helen Lyndon Goff. She was born in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia. She worked as an actor and dancer. She began to publish poems in her teens. Editor George Russell put her verse in print. He also gave her her pen name. Her novel Mary Poppins brought her success in 1934. She then wrote sequels.