One: The Big Woods
There came a time when they had to leave their little house in the Big Woods of what was once Wisconsin. . . .
Read More One: The Big Woodsby Laura Ingalls-Wei
There came a time when they had to leave their little house in the Big Woods of what was once Wisconsin. . . .
Read More One: The Big WoodsIt was splendid to sleep indoors for a change. Their fire heated that old creetrock building right up, and Laura slept warm and cozy . . . .
Read More Five: Two Nights Under One RoofLaura’s eyes were full of tears. They couldn’t leave him, she pleaded. They just couldn’t . . . .
Read More Six: A Fine WatchdogOne night, Laura and her family made camp by a lake. They had been following a road called the Ten Road. Or maybe it was called the Ninety-Four Road. Or else it had no name . . . .
Read More Seven: Showtales“Yes, I reckon this is it,” said Pa, as he carefully rolled the map back up. It was not what Laura expected. . . .
Read More Eight: Across the Big RiverThe days that followed were warm. Laura didn’t need to wear her mittens or her wool cap any more. A few days later, when they stopped for a midday rest on a bluff overlooking a densely forested river valley, Ma let Laura unlace her traveling cloak. . . .
Read More Ten: Yowa CountryBy the time Laura opened her eyes, morning had crept into the room. She sat up and worked her fingers through her hair. There, towards the back of her skull, she could feel a bump. It felt sore but only when Laura touched it. . . .
Read More Twelve: Happy Valley Orchards Restup and ReptilsooThe inside of the assistant supervisor’s office was as much a jumble as the outside. The floor was bare creetrock. It was discolored but clean. . . .
Read More Seventeen: Hawkeye CrossingThe convoy left at dawn, just as Captain Syed said it would. By the time Laura and her family joined the others around the cold pit of charcoal that had held the previous night’s fire, the big wagon was already hitched to the two bisox. . . .
Read More Eighteen: The Ferry