But in the east the sky was pale and through the gray woods came lanterns with wagons and horses, bringing Grandpa and Grandma and aunts and uncles and cousins.

Quote by Laura Ingalls Wilder

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So Pa sold the little house. He sold the cow and calf. He made hickory...

So Pa sold the little house. He sold the cow and calf. He made hickory...

A long time ago, when all the grandfathers and grandmothers of today were little boys...

A long time ago, when all the grandfathers and grandmothers of today were little boys...

They drove a long way through the snowy woods, till they came to the town...

They drove a long way through the snowy woods, till they came to the town...

Remember me with smiles and laughter, for that is how I will remember you all....

Remember me with smiles and laughter, for that is how I will remember you all....

The path that went by the little house had become a road. Almost every day...

The path that went by the little house had become a road. Almost every day...

In the long winter evenings he talked to Ma about the Western country. In the...

In the long winter evenings he talked to Ma about the Western country. In the...

If enough people think of a thing and work hard enough at it, I guess...

If enough people think of a thing and work hard enough at it, I guess...

Wild animals would not stay in a country where there were so many people. Pa...

Wild animals would not stay in a country where there were so many people. Pa...

Everything from the little house was in the wagon, except the beds and tables and...

Everything from the little house was in the wagon, except the beds and tables and...

Suffering passes, while love is eternal. That's a gift that you have received from God....

Suffering passes, while love is eternal. That's a gift that you have received from God....

1 - 2 A long time ago, when all the grandfathers and grandmothers of today...

1 - 2 A long time ago, when all the grandfathers and grandmothers of today...

There the wild animals wandered and fed as though they were in a pasture that...

There the wild animals wandered and fed as though they were in a pasture that...

Mary and Carrie and baby Grace and Ma had all had scarlet fever. The Nelsons...

Mary and Carrie and baby Grace and Ma had all had scarlet fever. The Nelsons...

Far worst of all, the fever had settled in Mary's eyes, and Mary was blind.

Far worst of all, the fever had settled in Mary's eyes, and Mary was blind.

Pa did not like a country so old and worn out that the hunting was...

Pa did not like a country so old and worn out that the hunting was...

Once you begin being naughty, it is easier to go and on and on, and...

Once you begin being naughty, it is easier to go and on and on, and...

The enormous lake stretched flat and smooth and white all the way to the edge...

The enormous lake stretched flat and smooth and white all the way to the edge...

So they all went away from the little log house. The shutters were over the...

So they all went away from the little log house. The shutters were over the...

The trouble with organizing a thing is that pretty soon folks get to paying more...

The trouble with organizing a thing is that pretty soon folks get to paying more...

Home is the nicest word there is.

Home is the nicest word there is.