They drove a long way through the snowy woods, till they came to the town of Pepin. Mary and Laura had seen it once before, but it looked different now.

Quote by Laura Ingalls Wilder

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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.

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...