In the long winter evenings he talked to Ma about the Western country. In the West the land was level, and there were no trees. The grass grew thick and high.

Quote by Laura Ingalls Wilder

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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...

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...

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....

But in the east the sky was pale and through the gray woods came lanterns...

But in the east the sky was pale and through the gray woods came lanterns...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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....

It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.

It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.

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...

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...

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...

Home is the nicest word there is.

Home is the nicest word there is.

Her blue eyes were still beautiful, but they did not know what was before them,...

Her blue eyes were still beautiful, but they did not know what was before them,...

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...