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A little to the left.

Careful, Jake.

That looks real pretty.

- Looky there. - Hup, hup.

- What's that a-coming? - Well, look at that.

More immigrants.

Worse -- They're Jews.

I heard they make piles of money.

Don't look so rich to me.

I wonder how far they've traveled.

I don't care, as long as they keep going.

Whoa!

Whoa!

Brian.

Why don't you put the Baby Jesus in the manger?

Do you like our tree?

Ain't it pretty?

Never have I seen such a tree.

Aaron...

But, Mama, I was just looking.

Come.

We have things to do.

I'll take Brian for a walk

while you and Ma pick up the you-know-what.

Come on, Brian. Come on.

How much?

Uh, I just want...

this much.

3 yards.

I think this'll work.

Uh-oh.

You might want to try another color.

I'm afraid not. It has to be red.

Brian wrote a letter to Santa Claus.

And Santa wrote back.

And what did Santa say?

He said he'd drop by on Christmas Eve.

Well, then you might be wanting one of these.

Do you have any more red flannel?

I'll have to look in the back.

Can I, uh, help you?

Oh, thank you. I-I am just looking.

Hmm.

Whew. Whew.

You sure I can't help you?

Just looking.

Hmm.

Whew.

What "whew"?

Oh, uh, yeah.

I have seen the same in Denver half this price.

Oh, well, then you should have bought it in Denver, then,

shouldn't you?

I'm sorry. I got no more red flannel in the back room.

Well, how soon can you get some?

Maybe two days.

That's cutting it close.

You sure I can't help you?!

Just looking.

Thank you.

I am finished.

Oh, by the way, Miss,

I have nice red flannel if you should need it.

Hey. Who are you?

Your competition.

Customer, come here!

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Customer, come here!

Good morning, sir. Take a look.

Customer, come here! Good morning.

Why don't you go have a look-see?

- Okay. - What are these?

Oh, these pants are very special --

made by a man in San Francisco, Levi Strauss.

They are very sturdy.

Miners and cowboys are liking them a lot.

Let me see.

Customers, come here!

- Customers, come here! - Yeah, thank you.

I'm telling you, Loren.

Customer, come here!

Horace.

Horace.

You buy from that peddler,

you get no more credit in my store. You hear that?

Robert E, you hear?

No more credit.

Thanks.

My competition.

Customer, come here!

Customer, come here!

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Ah, the lady from the store.

I have your red flannel right over here.

I'm sorry, but Mr. Bray looked again,

and he found some in his storeroom.

Oh.

But I would like to see what else you have for sale.

Oh.

I have some of everything, a lot of nothing,

and all of it is negotiable.

I-I have soap from the East,

uh, spices from the South and, uh, books from the soul.

My name, by the way, is Itzhak Frankel.

I'm Dr. Quinn.

A lady doctor?

In America this is a business for a woman?

Actually, it's not very common,

but it was my dream.

Oh, you are a dreamer.

I like dreamers.

It was my dream to come to this country.

To be here, for me, is a miracle.

Where do you come from originally?

Holzen in Prussia, which is sometimes Germany,

sometimes Poland and mostly always confused.

And you, Mrs. -- Excuse me.

Dr. Quinn?

Well, I was born in Boston,

but my family originally came from Ireland.

Oh, so you have traveled a long way, also.

Ah. Here is something very interesting.

This I got from a Chinese man.

They use them during Qing Ming Jie.

They are Christmas to you.

You put them on your special tree.

A gift, for my first potential customer.

This is very kind of you, but I must pay you something.

No, no, no, no, no. No, no.

And that is not negotiable.

Michaela.

Oh, I'd like you to meet my fiancé, Sully.

- Mr. Frankel's a trader. - Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

Oh, I know some folks who'd like to do some trading.

How do you feel about doing business with the Cheyenne?

Indians?

Well, how would they feel about doing business with me?

They'd be glad to, if you treat them fair.

Then we will get along fine.

- Hey, I'm Brian. - My name is Aaron.

I've never seen a hat like that before.

It is my yarmulke.

How does it keep you warm?

No, it is not for keeping warm.

My father tells me that you wear it to remember

that God is always above you.

Who are those people?

That's Joseph and Mary

and the Wise Men that were there when Jesus was born.

And who is this Jesus?

There, that's Jesus.

You must have heard about him.

Hey, Brian, got your list all ready for Santa Claus?

I'm doing it tonight.

Who's that?

That's my brother, Matthew.

No, who is this, um, Santa Claus?

You don't know who Santa Claus is either?

I have gingham fabric, huh?

Very beautiful. Oh, and this.

This is calico fabric, huh?

Oh.

Look, look.

Look at these shawls, huh?

Beautiful, huh?

Oh, and these...

these I brought from New York City, gloves.

You use them in your work so you don't get blisters.

We have never needed gloves for work.

All right. If -- If you prefer blisters.

Ah! These baskets -- very, very well made.

Look at that. Very well-made baskets.

Whew. These are very fine.

That's more than enough.

All right, no. It's fine.

That's fine.

There. That is a fair trade.

You were right.

We can do business.

"He had a red face and a little round belly

that shook when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly."

That's him.

That's Santa Claus.

He looks like my Uncle Avrom from Warsaw.

You think your Uncle Avrom is Santa Claus?

Oh, no. Mama says he gives nothing but headaches.

"He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work

and filled all the stockings, then turned with a jerk,

and laid his finger aside of his nose

and, giving a nod, up the chimney he rose."

But what if you didn't have a chimney?

Well, he'll come anyway.

He can always land in the meadow.

Oh, I see. Go on.

"He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,

and away they all flew, like the down of a thistle,

but I heard him exclaim, 'ere he drove out of sight,

'Merry Christmas to all, and to all, a good night!'"

I have never heard such a tale.

Is this true?

Well, some of the boys at school say it's not,

but...well, Santa Claus has always come here.

I even got a letter from him.

Look, it's from the North Pole.

Well, now, this I want to see.

Brian?

Brian, are you in there?

Hey, Ma.

Aaron and I was just readin'.

Oh, that's nice.

Aaron, would you care to stay and have supper with us?

Oh, no. I must go.

Thank you anyway.

Goodbye, Brian.

Bye.

I like Aaron.

I'm glad you're going to be his friend.

It's never easy being a stranger.

You know what?

He's never heard of Santa Claus or Jesus.

Well, that's because Aaron's Jewish,

and Jewish people don't celebrate Christmas.

Why not?

Well, they don't believe the same things that we believe,

so they don't celebrate the same religious holidays.

Well, I was just telling him about Christmas.

Do you think that's all right?

I believe so.

It's one of the great things about our country.

We get to meet people of all nationalities,

and we learn from each other.

He seemed like he wanted to learn all about Christmas.

Well, why don't you invite him

to go caroling with you tomorrow?

Yeah!

Customer, come here!

Customer, come here!

He's been gallivanting all over the countryside,

selling to homesteaders.

I ain't seen a Swede in my store all week.

And you're complainin'?

Oh, that ain't the point.

Point is, I was here first.

He's stealing my business.

That's the way they are.

They worm their way into a town and suck it dry.

Nobody wants them around.

And now we'd like to sing "Away in a Manger."

This one's easy. Just follow me.

All right.

♪ Away in a manger ♪

♪ No crib for a bed ♪

♪ The little Lord Jesus ♪

♪ Laid down his sweet head ♪

♪ The stars in the sky ♪

♪ Looked down where he lay ♪

♪ The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay ♪

♪ The cattle are lowing ♪

♪ The poor baby wakes ♪

♪ But little Lord Jesus ♪

♪ No crying he makes ♪

- What are you doing? - Nothing, Mama.

- I was just singing. - It is not just singing.

- Mama. - Mrs. Frankel.

No harm has been done, I can assure you.

Please. This is none of your concern.

Brian was just bein' friendly.

Be a mother to your own children,

- and I will be a mother to mine. - But he did nothing wrong.

I do not wish my son and your son to be together.

♪ The little Lord Jesus ♪

♪ Laid down his sweet head ♪

♪ The stars in the sky ♪

It's a beautiful lamp.

Enjoy it, sir.

Oh, thank you very much.

Good afternoon. How are you?

This is perfect. Just what we need.

Oh, well, then I suggest you buy it.

Well, we only have a dollar.

Oh, funny. As it turns out, all it costs is just $1.

Who's the pipe for?

- Brian. - Uh...

It's a present...for Horace.

But he doesn't smoke a pipe.

No, but he's, um...

He's thinking of taking it up.

Right.

Brian, come on.

We'll come back for these things later.

Oh, these are beautiful, Miss.

Mrs. Frankel, I'm Doc Quinn.

Yes, I know.

I'm sorry about what happened yesterday.

I encouraged Brian to invite Aaron to go caroling.

I had no idea that it would cause such a problem.

He and Brian were getting on so well together.

And, in fact, we'd like to invite you and your family

to join us for Christmas supper.

Thank you, but that is not possible.

I know that you don't celebrate Christmas,

but in our country, it's a warm and peaceful time

for families to get together.

You do not understand.

Our people, we do not have a country of our own.

But for generation after generation,

we have kept our traditions and our faith alive.

At Hanukkah tonight, we will say the same blessing

over the candles that was said 2,000 years ago.

How is it that we keep our customs, our language,

our religion from dying?

By staying together, holding firm to our ways.

But surely there's no harm in simply sharing another custom.

We can do that without threatening each other.

Better not, I think.

We have many enemies.

Not here.

There are a lot of good people here who would respect you.

I hope this is true.

I hope we can do business.

We can be friends, as well.

I have never had such a friend.

Neither have I.

But I'd like to.

Look at 'em out there,

hoverin' around that wagon like vultures at a carcass --

my carcass.

We've had a fine season.

Only because we've been working day and night,

and still there's plenty of goods around here

ain't moving at all.

Look what I found -- mistletoe.

Oh, maybe we ought to hang up a sample, huh?

Where?

This looks like as good a place as any.

- Hey, Mr. Bray. - Aah!

Oh, sorry.

What do you want?

Well, I heard that you got some new candy.

Why don't you go and buy it

from that peddler friend of yours?

Well, he doesn't have any.

What if he did? Would you buy it from him?

Well, I guess so, if it cost less.

Listen, boy, you got to understand --

If you buy from him instead of buying from me,

you're gonna drive me out of business.

Now, Loren, don't exaggerate.

No, it's true.

I'll go bust.

I'll have to close up the store and leave town.

Oh, I don't want you to go.

Well, I might not have any choice in the matter.

Loren.

Oh, Hank.

That whiskey you ordered come in.

Yeah, peddler says he can give it to me

for half the price you're chargin'.

Now, Hank.

You've always done business with Loren.

What's gotten into you?

Can't you see that's a trick?

Why, they lower their prices to get you hooked

and drive honest folks like me out of business.

Then when I'm gone,

hmm, the prices come right back up again,

higher than they are now.

Right now is alls I'm thinking about.

If you can match his price, I'll buy from you.

I got to make a living.

I'm a businessman.

Well, I'm a businessman, too, Loren.

I got to take the better deal.

There. You see what I'm talking about?

Soon I won't have no business at all.

- Oh. My back. - Oh!

- Oh. - I'll get Ma for you.

Don't move. Don't move.

Just stay calm. Oh.

Does it hurt here?

Aah!

You can put your shirt back on now.

Nothing's broken.

Just strained a muscle in your back.

- You need to rest. - Rest?

How can I rest with that peddler in town

stealing all my customers?

Now, Loren, a little competition can be healthy.

No, it ain't. Look at my back.

You know what I mean.

Competition can make you work harder,

try new things you might never have done before.

What about loyalty?

I've been serving the people of this town for 15 years.

Don't that count for something?

Wait, Loren. I have some salve for you.

- Keep it. - I'm going over to Jake,

your competition.

See how it feels.

But I ask you, I am looking for a piece of property.

I will pay a fair price.

Mr. Bray, uh, do you know a piece of good property?

Uh, I am looking to, uh, settle in.

Uh, there's nothing for sale around here.

I will gladly pay a finder's fee.

Oh, no. Nobody's gonna sell property to you.

Everything I say seems wrong.

It's as if they want to keep a barrier between us.

Got their reasons, I suppose.

Same as the Cheyenne.

They're just fighting to keep their own ways.

- Well, that's different. - Maybe not.

Cheyenne, they don't like to mix with other tribes.

You mean if I was Arapaho and you were Cheyenne...

We couldn't get married, nope.

I'd have to carry you off in the night.

Oh, Sully!

Mm. Sully.

- Who says this? - I do.

By what authority?

Mine.

- I'm the mayor. - This is not right.

Wait a minute. There's no law in our charter

- against peddling. - So what?

The mayor has the right to make up rules.

Not without a vote by the town council.

In the interest of public health and safety,

I'd like to propose a ban on peddling in the streets.

Order.

I support the proposal.

All this junk in the street's been bothering me, too,

not to mention the noise.

It's a nuisance.

Gentlemen, I don't believe it's the peddling

that's bothering you.

It's the fact that the Frankels are Jewish.

This has nothing to do with religion.

I believe it does.

I think she's right.

- It's 'cause they're different. - Robert E.

Mr. Frankel, please come in.

I'm glad you decided to join us.

What's he doing here?

- I invited him. - What for?

Well, he's the reason we're meeting, isn't he?

This is the season of brotherly love,

peace on earth, goodwill to men.

Why can't we open our hearts and --

Why should we?

They don't even believe in Christmas.

May -- May I say a few words?

No, you ain't got the floor.

Then I'll yield to Mr. Frankel.

Go on, then, but be quick.

In the old country, we -- we could not own land.

We could not vote.

We could not even express our beliefs,

and now to -- to stand here and speak my heart

and have you listen, this -- This is a great privilege.

We came here because we are looking for a home.

We will work hard.

We will help others.

We will live with you in peace, if you let us.

That is all we are asking.

Please.

Thank you very much.

Now let's vote.

I say we got to have our streets clean and safe.

I vote for the ban.

Me too.

I vote no.

And I vote no.

Reverend?

No.

The motion is defeated.

- You can stay. - For now.

Reverend, how can you vote no?

These people killed Jesus.

That is not true.

The Romans killed Christ.

And they paid them to do it.

Loren, take it easy.

You're not going to do business in my town.

Leave him be!

Customer, come here!

Customer, come here!

When I first came here, the whole town boycotted me, too.

I had no patients for months,

but eventually they came to accept me and trust me.

The same will happen to you.

It'll take time, but one has to believe

that people are basically good at heart.

You are dreaming again.

You heard what they wanted to do.

But the motion never carried.

It may as well have. I have had no customers today.

I am thinking maybe it is best we should leave this place.

Itzhak, the railroad is coming.

There's plenty of opportunity here.

How do I survive until then?

Please, just give it time.

We will see.

Robert E., I want you to show Colleen what you found.

Oh, yeah. Me and Matthew were talking,

and...

...I had these.

Oh, it will be perfect.

Thanks, Robert E.

That's it, then. We have everything, right?

- Yeah. - Hey.

Brian.

I-I thought you were going to the library.

Well, I did, but somebody's reading the book I wanted.

- What's that? - What?

Uh, this sound?

Like -- Like that?

Uh, must have been the hammer falling in there.

Come on, Brian. I know a book you'd like.

Come on.

Mrs. Frankel.

My baby, she cannot breathe.

- Aaron. - Yes?

There's some warm water on the stove in the next room.

Would you bring it in here, please?

What happened?

She has a bad cold.

I thought she was getting better,

but then she started to cough and wheeze.

- When? - This morning.

It's croup.

Will she be all right?

Yes. Thank you, Aaron.

I'll make it easier for her to get her breath.

Shh, shh.

Hold this towel and dip it in the water, please.

I'll put some menthol on her chest.

It'll help her breathe easier.

The warmth from the towel should help it work faster.

Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh.

She's already breathing easier.

Thank God.

Keep a steam pot boiling all night by her bed.

In the morning, she should be better.

Thank you.

I am afraid I have no money with me.

Is it possible Itzhak could trade you something later?

That'll be fine.

Mama, could we invite them over for Hanukkah?

Aaron, that's a lovely idea,

but I think your mother already has her hands full.

No. I wish you to come.

Tonight at sundown.

Aaron...

will you tell our guests what does Hanukkah mean?

It means dedication.

Correct.

2,000 years ago, the Syrians ruled the Holy Land,

and they refused to let the Jews worship their God.

But one family, the Maccabees, started a revolt.

They went into the hills

because they were not trained as soldiers.

They were farmers.

They had no fancy weapons.

But they were fighting the strongest army in the world.

Kind of like Dog Soldiers.

And who are Dog Soldiers?

They're Cheyenne braves who are fighting the Army.

They're fighting to keep their way of life.

Yes. Then exactly like Dog Soldiers.

The Maccabees came swooping down on the enemy camp.

Judah, the Maccabee leader, roared like a lion.

The Syrians lost their courage.

The Maccabees drove them out of the country.

But when they went to rededicate the temple

in Jerusalem and light the sacred lamp,

there was only enough oil for one day.

But a miracle occurred.

The oil lasted for eight days, until more oil could be made.

And that is why we celebrate Hanukkah for eight days.

That's a beautiful story.

Yes.

Loren.

Loren, that's enough.

Get that dog out of my bar.

He ain't sung "O Holy Night" yet.

He ain't gonna.

- Get him out of here. - Too bad.

That's his best number.

Say, did you ever hear the way some of them Jews sing?

Sounds just like that -- like a howlin' dog.

I hear they eat dogs.

No, that's Chinamen.

Oh, that's right.

I'll tell you what they do eat, though -- potatoes.

They love potatoes.

That's all they ever buy from me.

They ain't been spending any money with me.

I saw one of them barbering outside his tent.

You did?

I bet he was charging about half what you do.

When they leavin' town, anyway?

They ain't. Plannin' on staying.

What makes you say that?

He talked to me and Loren about buying land.

Well, nobody's gonna sell to him.

No, not if we have anything to say about it.

I say it's about time they was moving on.

- Tonight. - Tonight.

Maybe we ought to go over

and have a little talk with him, eh, Hank?

I ain't got nothing to say to him.

What?

Since when do you like Jews?

Since winter of '67,

when I got caught in a blizzard up on the north trail,

and I'd have died if some Jews hadn't come along and found me.

They, uh, saved my life.

Yeah, well, they wrecked my father's life.

Drove him out of business.

It's not gonna happen again.

Say, I'd like to buy all you fellas a drink.

Huh?

Come on, fellas.

Hey, Mother. Scram. We're gonna have a party.

There it is.

Oh, yeah.

Hey.

- Look at this junk. - Cheap stuff.

Listen.

Stay here, kids.

No! Do not do this! Please!

No.

Please! No! Stop!

Do not do this.

No! Please! Please stop!

Please do not do this.

No! Please, no!

Itzhak!

Come on. Grab hold.

Somebody help us!

Are you happy now?

Come on, Jake.

Come on. Grab hold.

One, two, three.

You're healing very well, considering.

Is that too tight?

No.

Mr. Frankel, I want to apologize.

I'm so ashamed. I thought this town --

You tried.

We have all learned something now.

We move on.

We'll be ready to leave by tonight.

No, you can't.

Please, do not try to talk us out of this again.

I'm not.

Itzhak needs to rest here in the clinic

at least for a few more days.

Help me up.

This is the last night of your Hanukkah, isn't it?

You could have it here in the clinic.

Just tell me what you need.

It is not necessary.

Please, I want to help.

You got anything bigger than a flour sack?

No. What about, uh, sewing up an old bedsheet or blanket?

Oh, that'll work.

I'll need some thread.

Well, you're in luck.

Got one box of candles left.

Everybody's been buying them for the tree lighting tonight.

Well, I wonder what Santa Claus is doing right now.

He's probably hitching up his team of reindeer.

No, he's not coming.

Oh, sure, he is.

Not this year.

Well, now, what makes you say that?

'Cause he only comes to towns where everybody's nice.

There's still plenty of nice people left in this town.

Santa will come.

Well, that's $3.08 on your bill.

Well, don't go blamin' me.

I didn't mean for anybody to get hurt.

I suppose you think that's what I wanted.

I think you wanted to get rid of the competition, and you did.

Merry Christmas, Loren.

♪ Come and behold him ♪

♪ Born the king of angels ♪

♪ Oh, come let us adore him ♪

You havin' fun?

Oh, sure. Real good time.

- Yeah, we are. - ♪ Oh, come let us adore him ♪

♪ Christ the Lord ♪

Well, why don't we take a little break?

Thank you.

Well, everybody sure sounds good, don't they?

There's no joy in their voices.

To be truthful, I ain't feeling much joy.

Well, I don't think anybody's feeling very joyful right now.

I didn't help.

I didn't buy from him when I wanted to.

Me neither.

I didn't do nothin' to make them feel welcome.

No, I'm afraid I'm the one to blame.

They wanted to leave. I convinced them to stay.

I told them that in time they'd be accepted, like I was.

I told them that this was a wonderful place

to live and raise a family.

I'm sorry.

Michaela.

I need to check on my patient.

Mom, wait up.

You don't need to leave yet. I'll come back for you.

- We're ready to go now anyway. - Yeah, I'm tired.

There's nothin' good left to eat.

You know how I feel about socializing.

I wanted to stop by and see how Itzhak is doing.

And wish you all a happy Hanukkah.

- Brian. - Hey, Aaron.

Please, come in.

- See you later. - All right.

Dada, can we light the candles?

Yes, and let us have our guests each light one.

- Amen. - Amen.

We have come to this last night of Hanukkah.

For us, it is a time of hope,

hope that one day we will have a home of our own,

where we can welcome our friends and teach our children,

who will teach their children,

that even in the moment of greatest darkness,

we can still light a candle.

One for me,

and one for the baby.

Reverend.

We wanted to know if Itzhak was all right.

Itzhak.

I am here.

We just wanted you to know that we're very sorry

for what happened.

I'm gonna fix your wagon up just like new.

And I'll be needin' a few things

when you're feeling better.

Me too, especially those baby clothes.

I'd love for you all to have supper on me --

I mean, just to welcome you to town.

I'm givin' you a subscription to the paper

so you get to know everybody here.

First haircut's free.

And I got a business proposition.

There's a lot of folks that find it hard

to get into town very often,

and, well, I'll stock your wagon,

and you can go and sell to them, and we'll both make some money.

Thank you, Mr. Bray, but we will not be staying.

Would you reconsider?

No one will sell us land.

I know a farm that's for sale,

and if the owner don't give you a fair price,

he'll have to talk to me.

Why are you doing all this?

It's Christmas.

Then tonight you must celebrate.

Tomorrow. Tomorrow we will talk.

Now let's light that Christmas tree.

Come on, Aaron.

Will you join us?

Can I, Mama?

- You were right. - I was?

It takes time,

but one has to believe that people are good at heart.

He did.

Merry Christmas.

Happy Hanukkah.

Look, Brian, there's that man.

Ho ho ho!

- What man? - The man from your book.

Ho ho ho!

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!

He did come.

Ho ho ho!

Ho ho ho!

Do you know, your Santa looks just like my brother, Avrom.

♪ Joy to the world ♪

♪ The Lord is come ♪

♪ Let earth receive her king ♪

♪ Let every heart ♪

♪ Prepare his room ♪

♪ And heaven and nature sing ♪

♪ And heaven, and heaven and nature sing ♪

♪ The stars in the bright sky ♪

♪ Looked down where he lay ♪

♪ The little Lord Jesus ♪

♪ Asleep on the hay ♪