Original subtitles

JACK!

HERE, BOY.

THAT'S A GOOD DOG.

GOOD JACK.

YOU CAN SAY IT, CARRIE. "FOUNDER'S DAY."

FOUNDER'S DAY.

THAT'S RIGHT.

HEY. MORNING, ALL.

All: HI, PA.

I'M GONNA BE IN THE ROPE-SKIPPING CONTEST.

AND I'M GONNA BE IN THE HOOP-ROLLING CONTEST.

YOU'RE BOTH GONNA GO HUNGRY

IF YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR BREAKFAST.

Both: YES, MA.

I HAVEN'T PACKED YOUR LUNCH YET.

YOU CAN HAVE ANOTHER CUP OF COFFEE.

OH, GOOD. I'LL BE WORKING

WITH A NEW MAN TODAY.

WHERE'S MR. EDWARDS?

HE'S ON HIS WAY TO MINNEAPOLIS.

PICKING UP SOME MACHINERY FOR MR. HANSON.

PA? LAURA AND I ARE BOTH GONNA BE

IN THE 3-LEGGED RACE ON FOUNDER'S DAY.

FOUNDER'S DAY, FOUNDER'S DAY.

THAT'S ALL I'VE BEEN HEARING ABOUT LATELY.

NOW, CHARLES. THE FOUNDER'S DAY CELEBRATION

IS GONNA MEAN A LOT TO A LOT OF PEOPLE.

OH, YOU BET.

EXTRA BUSINESS FOR THE OLESONS AND MR. HANSON,

NOT TO MENTION ANY HUCKSTER

THAT FEELS LIKE SETTING UP SHOP.

FOR WALNUT GROVE, AND THAT MEANS

A LITTLE PROSPERITY FOR EVERYBODY.

AND IT'S MORE THAN THAT.

IT'S--IT'S A COMMUNITY EFFORT.

IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN

ALL PARTICIPATE IN AND ENJOY.

THAT'S THE WOMEN'S LEAGUE TALKING.

IT CERTAINLY IS. WE ARE ALL 100% BEHIND IT.

WELL, THAT'S VERY GOOD, BECAUSE SO AM I.

GOOD.

WE'RE ALL GONNA BE IN CONTESTS, PA.

WHICH ONES ARE YOU GONNA BE IN?

WELL, I GAVE IT A GREAT DEAL OF THOUGHT,

AND I DECIDED TO BE IN THE SPECTATOR CONTEST.

I'M JUST GONNA WATCH.

AW, PA. THAT WON'T BE ANY FUN.

WELL, I CAN'T LEARN TO SKIP ROPE,

AND I CAN'T ROLL A HOOP WORTH A HOOT.

SEE YOU TONIGHT. BE GOOD.

BYE, PA. BYE, PA.

BYE PA.

Hanson: HA. I GAVE YOU A SAW YOU CAN LOOK UP To THERE.

Man: YEAH, THAT YOU DID. MORNING.

CHARLES. JIM TYLER, CHARLES INGALLS.

I'VE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO MEETING YOU, MR. TYLER.

OH, JUST CALL ME JIM.

NO NEED FOR THAT "MISTER."

I'M A PRETTY EASY FELLA TO GET ALONG WITH.

JUST CALL ME CHARLES.

I'LL DO THAT, SON.

IF I THINK ABOUT IT.

UH, WE GOT THE TEAM ALL HITCHED UP

WHILE WE WAS WAITING FOR YOU.

I GUESS WE MIGHT AS WELL GET STARTED.

OH, WE'LL GIVE YOU A GOOD DAY'S WORK, MR. HANSON.

DON'T YOU WORRY ABOUT A THING, HUH?

UH...YOU DO HANDLE A TEAM, SON?

YEAH, I THINK I CAN MANAGE.

YES, SIR. I WAS BULL OF THE WOODS FOR 30 YEARS,

SUPERVISOR OF ALL THE WORK.

GUESS THERE'S NOT MUCH ABOUT LOGGING I DON'T KNOW.

YOU KEEP AN EYE ON ME, BOY, YOU'LL LEARN A THING OR TWO.

I DON'T GUESS THERE'S A FARMER IN A THOUSAND

KNOWS HOW TO USE A CROSSCUT SAW.

SEE, YOU NEVER PUSH ON IT.

GOT TO PULL IT. CAN'T LEAN ON HER TO BEND IT, TWIST IT.

AH, LOOK HERE, SON.

I'LL SHOW YOU WHAT I WAS TELLING YOU ABOUT.

YOU SEE, YOU GET TOO MUCH SET ON THESE CUTTING TEETH,

YOUR SAW'LL CHOKE ON YOU.

TOO LITTLE SET, AND SHE BINDS.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

WHY'D YOU ASK THAT?

WELL, YOU AIN'T HARDLY SAID ANYTHING

SINCE WE STARTED OUT.

I'M JUST QUIET, I GUESS.

HMM.

YOU'RE STRONG AS AN OX, RIGHT?

WELL, I RECKON.

LIKE TO WORK HARD?

HARD IS THE ONLY WAY I KNOW TO WORK.

GOOD. YOU GOT ALL DAY TO PROVE IT.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.

HOW DID THE WORK GO?

IT WENT FINE.

WE GOT ENOUGH CUT FOR 4 OR 5 LOADS.

WE'LL HAUL THEM IN TOMORROW.

WELL, I'D CALL IT A FAIR DAY'S WORK.

COULD HAVE GOT A LOT MORE DONE

IF I'D OF HAD SOMEBODY BESIDES A FARMER

ON THE OTHER END OF THAT SAW.

YOUR FRIEND TALKS A LOT BETTER THAN HE CUTS.

WELL, IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT YOU'RE A FARMER.

I'M PROUD TO BE A FARMER.

AS FOR RUNNING A CROSS-CUT,

I'M AS GOOD AS YOU EVER WERE, PROBABLY BETTER.

THAT'S PRETTY STRONG TALK COMING FROM A FARMER, BOY.

YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.

WELL, NOW, WITH TWO MEN ON ONE SAW,

IT--IT ISN'T EASY TO TELL WHO IS BEST.

HOW IS IT THAT THE LOGGERS PROVE

WHO IS CHAMPION LOGGER?

WITH AN AX, CHOPPING. YOU KNOW THAT.

EXACTLY.

AND THAT'S WHY HANSON'S MILL IS DONATING A WATCH AND A BLUE RIBBON

TO THE WINNER OF THE CHOPPING CONTEST

ON FOUNDER'S DAY.

PRIZES FOR THE CHAMPION LOGGER OF HERO TOWNSHIP.

I'LL BE THERE.

YEAH, I'LL BE THERE, TOO.

AND I'M GONNA WIN IT.

SHARPEN YOUR AXES!

[SNICKERING]

[MIMICS SNICKER]

YOU LOOK TIRED, INGALLS.

NOT ME. CAN'T WAIT TO GET HOME

AND PLAY WITH MY YOUNG'UNS.

AS BULL OF THE WOODS,

I HAD TO LEARN HOW TO TELL THE TRUTH

ABOUT THE MEN I WORKED WITH.

THAT'S THE REASON I HAD TO SAY

THAT YOU'RE SURE NO LOGGER.

THAT'S RIGHT, IT'S THE TRUTH. I'M A FARMER.

YEAH, WITH A PLOW AND MARE,

I EXPECT YOU'RE PRETTY GOOD.

THOSE ARE THE TOOLS OF A FARMER.

BUT A CROSS-CUT, YOU SEE,

THAT'S A TOOL OF A LOGGER.

YOU'VE SURE GOT A LOT TO LEARN ABOUT THAT.

WE'LL SEE WHAT I HAVE TO LEARN ABOUT AN AX.

WHAT'D YOU SAY?

SEE WHAT I HAVE TO LEARN ABOUT AN AX.

DAY AFTER TOMORROW'S FOUNDER'S DAY.

OH, YEAH. YEAH, WE'LL SEE.

WELL, I TURN OFF HERE.

SO LONG. YEAH.

PHEW!

OH...

OHH...

PHEW.

I WISH PA WOULD HURRY UP AND GET HERE.

I WANNA PRACTICE.

HE'LL BE ALONG SOON.

YOU KNOW, HE WAS WORKING WITH A NEW MAN TODAY.

HE PROBABLY DIDN'T WANT TO PUSH HIM TOO HARD.

IS PA THE STRONGEST MAN IN THE WORLD?

[GIGGLING] NO, DEAR. BUT HE IS STRONG.

I SOMETIMES WONDER

WHERE HE GETS HIS ENERGY.

[DOOR OPENS]

Girls: HI, PA.

SORRY I'M LATE.

THAT'S OK. WE STILL HAVE

ENOUGH TIME TO PLAY.

YOU HAVE TO HELP US WITH THE 3-LEGGED RACE.

NOT TODAY, HUH?

BUT, PA, WE ONLY HAVE ONE MORE DAY TO PRACTICE.

LAURA, YOU HEARD

WHAT YOUR FATHER SAID.

CHARLES, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

JUST A LITTLE TIRED, THAT'S ALL.

YOUR SUPPER'S READY.

NO, NO. I HAD A BIG LUNCH.

I THINK I'M JUST GONNA LIE DOWN FOR A MINUTE.

GIRLS, HELP ME SERVE.

HOW WAS THE NEW MAN?

THE STRONGEST MAN IN THE WORLD IS ASLEEP.

SHH!

[GROANS]OH...

AH...

THAT HURT?

UH-UH. IT FEELS GOOD.

IT'S RIGHT UP HERE AROUND MY SHOULDERS.

I'M REALLY SORE. OH, YEAH.

THAT TYLER HAS GOTTA BE THE--

THE BIGGEST WINDBAG IN THE WORLD.

YOU TOLD ME...

3 TIMES.

HE COULD TALK THE ARM OFF A STATUE.

HE MODESTLY ADMITS HE KNOWS EVERYTHING

THERE IS TO KNOW ABOUT LOGGING.

I WORKED HIM RIGHT INTO THE GROUND,

AND YOU KNOW WHAT HE SAID?

YES. HE SAID IT WASN'T YOUR FAULT

YOU WERE A FARMER.

YEAH.

WELL, I'LL SHOW HIM COME FOUNDER'S DAY.

I'LL GIVE HIM A LESSON WITH AN AX

HE'LL NOT SOON FORGET, I GUARANTEE YOU THAT.

YOU SOUND LIKE LAURA.

ALL SHE CAN THINK ABOUT IS BEATING NELLIE OLESON.

YOU'D BETTER TALK TO HER ABOUT THAT, CAROLINE.

THERE'S A LOT MORE IN THIS LIFE

THAN THE FRANTIC DRIVE TO WIN.

THE IMPORTANT THING IS TAKING PART, COMPETING.

THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING.

YOU BE SURE TO TELL HER THAT.

I'LL TELL HER, CHARLES.

[GROAN]

AAAAGGGGHHHHH! OH!

THAT'S LIKE ICE.

MY GOD, ISN'T THERE NO SUCH THING

AS HOT LINIMENT?

NOT FOR SUCH AN OLD FOOL AS YOU.

ICE IS WHAT YOU DESERVE, AND ICE IS WHAT YOU GET.

I CAN BEAT HIM, PRETTY GIRL.

OH! THAT'S IT. LOWER, LOWER.

HOO-HOO-HOO. OH!

HEY, YOU KNOW SOMETHING?

HA HA HA HA HA.

I OUGHTA MARRY YOU.

YOU DID, 40 YEARS AGO. HA!

IF YOU ASKED ME NOW, I'D SAY NO.

TRYING TO BEAT A MAN HALF YOUR AGE AT WORKING.

WHOO! YOU'RE A STUPID, STUPID MAN!

I CAN BEAT HIM, HELEN.

KILL YOURSELF TRYING.

ONCE, MAYBE, YES, YOU COULD BEAT ANYBODY.

BUT YOU DON'T STAY YOUNG.

YOU GET OLD LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.

[MUTTERS]

LISTEN. I MADE THE SWENSON LUMBER COMPANY

WHAT IT IS TODAY.

I CHOPPED MORE LOGS

THAN ANY MAN IN MINNESOTA.

AND YOU AND HE BOTH--

YOU'RE TRYING TO PUT ME IN MY GRAVE.

YOU CAN DO SOMETHING ELSE

BESIDES BEING BULL OF THE WOODS.

WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO,

GET A BROOM AND SWEEP OUT THE BUNKHOUSE?

NO. BUT YOU CAN MAKE A LIFE FOR YOURSELF

WITHOUT PROVING EVERY DAY HOW STRONG YOU ARE.

I AM STRONG, HELEN.

YEAH, YOU'RE STRONG.

AND I'LL BEAT HIM, TOO.

I'LL BEAT HIM.

[SOFTLY] You CAN BEAT HIM.

YOU OLD RASCAL.

GOOD DAY, MR. OLESON.

AH, GOOD DAY, MRS. INGALLS.

THIS LOOKS VERY NICE.

AH, THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

GOOD MORNING.

[HUMMING]

OH, THAT'S GOING TO BE SO MUCH FUN--

THE CONTESTS AND RACES.

I WAS THINKING ABOUT YOUR CHILDREN.

YOU WERE?

MM-HMM.

MARY AND LAURA...

WELL, I MEAN...

DON'T FEEL TOO BADLY.

SOME CHILDREN ARE

JUST BETTER COORDINATED THAN OTHERS.

WHAT?

WELL, YES.

I SUPPOSE I'M JUST A DOTING MOTHER, BUT...

WELL, NELLIE AND WILLIE

ARE VERY, VERY GOOD AT SPORTS.

I SUPPOSE THEY TAKE AFTER ME.

I WAS VERY ATHLETIC WHEN I WAS A YOUNGSTER.

REALLY?

MM-HMM.

WELL, I'M SURE THAT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT.

YOU KNOW, THESE THINGS ARE HANDED DOWN

FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION.

I'VE HEARD THAT.

HMM. OH, WELL, NOW. IT'S 28 CENTS.

WOULD YOU LIKE CASH, OR SHALL I CREDIT?

CREDIT, PLEASE.

OK.

WAS YOUR MOTHER A GOOD COOK?

OH!

MY MOTHER WAS THE BEST.

WHY?

OH, I WAS JUST WONDERING.

WE'RE BOTH ENTERING THE PIE-BAKING CONTEST,

AND I WAS JUST WONDERING WHAT MY CHANCES WOULD BE OF WINNING.

WELL, MRS. INGALLS, I DON'T WANT

TO DISCOURAGE YOU, BUT...

MY RECIPE WAS HANDED DOWN...

FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION.

YES.

YES. I KNOW, MRS. OLESON. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING.

[BELL RINGS]

MM, FINE MEAL, MRS. INGALLS.

DELICIOUS PIE, MA.

THANK YOU. THERE IS MORE PIE.

DON'T YOU THINK I'VE HAD ENOUGH?

HA HA! FOR 3 MEN.

WHY WERE YOU SO TIRED YESTERDAY, PA?

LITTLE SAWWING CONTEST WITH MR. TYLER.

TOMORROW WE'RE GONNA HAVE ANOTHER CONTEST WITH AXES.

ONE OF US FIGURES TO WIN. HE THINKS IT'S GONNA BE HIM.

WELL, YOU'RE GONNA WIN, POP, BECAUSE YOU'RE THE BEST.

THAT'S MY GIRL.

DID YOU GIRLS EVER HAVE PIE AT THE OLESONS'?

SURE, MA, 3 OR 4 TIMES, BIRTHDAY PARTIES.

WELL, WAS THERE ANYTHING SPECIAL,

SOMETHING YOU LIKED BETTER THAN THE OTHERS?

NO. NO.

WHAT'S THIS SUDDEN INTEREST IN THE OLESONS' DESSERT MENU?

WELL, MRS. OLESON AND I ARE BOTH ENTERING THE PIE BAKING CONTEST,

AND I WAS JUST CURIOUS ABOUT THE COMPETITION.

YOU GOT TO WIN, MA.

YEAH. WE GOT TO WIN EVERYTHING.

NOW, JUST A MINUTE. WINNING ISN'T EVERYTHING.

THE IMPORTANT THING IS COMPETING AND DOING YOUR BEST.

YOUR FATHER IS RIGHT, GIRLS.

WINNING ISN'T EVERYTHING.

PLEASE GO TO SLEEP.

I'M GONNA GET UP EARLY AND PRACTICE MY HOOP ROLLING.

IF YOU DON'T GET SOME REST, YOU'LL BE TOO TIRED.

YOU KNOW, PA'S RIGHT.

WINNING ISN'T AS IMPORTANT AS JUST BEING IN THE CONTEST...

OF COURSE HE'S RIGHT.

BUT I SURE WANT TO BEAT NELLIE AND WILLIE.

SO DO I.

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

CHARLES? MM-HMM?

IT MAY BE WRONG, BUT I REALLY WANT

TO WIN THAT PIE BAKING CONTEST.

I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT.

YOU CAN? MM-HMM...

BECAUSE I REALLY WANT TO WIN THE CHOPPING CONTEST...

[BOTH LAUGH]

BUT DON'T TELL THE GIRLS.

[KISS]

GOOD NIGHT. NIGHT.

GETTING IN SOME LAST-MINUTE PRACTICE, HALF-PINT?

YEAH. I ALREADY HELPED LOAD THE WAGON.

GOOD GIRL.

YOU'RE TAKING 2 AXES, PA?

MM-HMM. THAT'S RIGHT. ABNER WILSON LOANED ME HIS BRAND-NEW ONE.

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN A CHOPPING CONTEST

IS HAVING A GOOD SHARP AX.

CHARLES, I NEED YOUR ADVICE.

I CAN'T MAKE UP MY MIND WHICH ONE TO TAKE.

TAKE THEM BOTH.

I CAN ONLY ENTER ONE IN THE CONTEST.

YEAH, AND WE CAN EAT THE OTHER ONE FOR LUNCH.

I'LL DECIDE LATER.

ALL RIGHT. GO HELP YOUR MOM LOAD THE WAGON.

WE'LL BE LEAVING FOR FOUNDER'S DAY PRETTY SOON.

OK.

[CHUCKLES]

YOU THINK THAT'S GONNA BE ENOUGH?

ARE YOU EXPECTING COMPANY?

OH, NO. BUT YOU DIDN'T EAT VERY MUCH BREAKFAST.

AH, MY STOMACH.

UH-HUH. GOT BUMBLEBEES IN YOUR STOMACH?

MY GRANDMOTHER USED TO CALL THEM BUTTERFLIES.

BUTTERFLIES OR BUMBLEBEES...

WHAT'S THAT LINIMENT?

IT'S JUST IN CASE YOU NEED IT.

WE CAN GO SOMEPLACE WHERE NOBODY WILL SEE.

NO LINIMENT.

NOW, I'M GONNA BEAT THAT YOUNG MAN TODAY, HELEN.

I TELL YOU, YOU'RE GONNA SEE CHIPS FLY OUT

THAT ARE THE SIZE OF STOVE LIDS

AND TWICE AS THICK.

GONNA BEAT HIM.

OH, JIM, WIN OR LOSE,

YOU'LL STILL BE THE SAME MAN TO ME.

THE MAN I MARRIED.

THE MAN I LOVE.

OH, JIM.

IT'S NOT SO BAD TO GROW OLD.

WELL, WE DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE BAD YEARS AGAIN.

NO.

WE HAVE THE GOOD YEARS TO REMEMBER,

AND THERE ARE MORE GOOD THAN BAD.

WELL, YEAH.

40 YEARS MARRIED.

38 YEARS, BULL OF THE WOODS.

HOW MANY MEN CAN SAY THAT?

THERE'S NOT TOO MANY.

[CHUCKLING]

WELL, THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY.

YOU HAVE SO MANY FINE THINGS TO REMEMBER.

THAT'S ONE NICE THING ABOUT GROWING OLD.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO PROVE YOURSELF.

YOU'VE DONE IT A THOUSAND TIMES.

YEAH, AND I'M GONNA DO IT AGAIN TODAY.

JUST ONE MORE TIME, I'M GONNA BE THE BULL OF THE WOODS.

[CHUCKLING]

[DOOR CLOSES]

[CROWD CHEERING]

[BAND PLAYING]

YOU DID ALL RIGHT, EDWARDS!

CONGRATULATIONS.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

THE WINNER OF THE HORSE RACE, ABNER WILSON!

AND THAT IS ONLY THE BEGINNING.

IT'S ONLY THE BEGINNING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

THE NEXT EVENT IS THE ROPE JUMPERS

FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP OF HERO TOWNSHIP

RIGHT OVER THERE!

HA HA! AND THE LADIES WHO ARE

IN THE PIE CONTEST HAD BEST GET READY

RIGHT OVER THERE!

[BAND PLAYING]

GOOD LUCK.

HERE WE GO.

ALL RIGHT. WILL YOU COME--

NO!

WELL, NELLIE!

IT'S ALL RIGHT. I'LL KEEP AN EYE ON HER.

YOU GO AHEAD. GOOD LUCK WITH THE PIE.

READY?

GET SET.

[GUNSHOT]

Charles: Go, MARY!

COME ON NOW, WILLIE!

NOW, THAT'S IT!

ALL RIGHT. YOU'RE OUT.

THAT'S A GOOD BOY.

THAT WAS A GOOD START.

KEEP GOING, MARY!

WATCH IT THERE. DON'T GET THE ROPE TANGLED THERE.

THIS HAS BEEN A VERY DIFFICULT DECISION.

I HAVE NARROWED IT DOWN TO 3 CHOICES.

MRS. GRANDY'S PIE IS VERY GOOD.

MRS. OLESON, THIS IS JUST EXCELLENT.

THANK YOU.

MRS. INGALLS...

THIS IS SUPERB.

MRS. GRANDY, THIS IS HEAVENLY.

OH, THANK YOU.

YOUR BLUE RIBBON FOR YOUR MAGNIFICENT PIE.

THANK YOU, REVEREND.

OH.

CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU. ISN'T IT WONDERFUL?

WELL, WE CAN BE SURE THAT RECIPE

WAS HANDED DOWN FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION.

HMM.

TO GENERATION.

11 MINUTES AND 42 SECONDS SO FAR.

COME ON, MARY, KEEP JUMPIN'!

COME ON!

YOU'RE DOING FINE, WILLIE.

KEEP IT GOING. THAT'S FINE.

Charles: EASY, MARY. TAKE IT EASY NOW!

JUST KEEP IT GOING EASY!

WE'RE GONNA HAVE A WINNER HERE PRETTY SOON.

[EVERYONE SHOUTING]

OH, WHAT HAPPENED THERE?

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

IS IT ALL RIGHT?

YEAH.

IT'S NOT TOO BAD.

ALL RIGHT.

THE WINNER AND CHAMPION ROPE JUMPER OF HERO TOWNSHIP,

WILLIE OLESON!

YAY!

OH, THIS IS SUCH A GRAND DAY,

AND EVERYBODY'S HAVING SO MUCH FUN.

HOW'D YOU DO IN THE PIE CONTEST?

MRS. GRANDY BEAT ME.

WHAT? WHO'S THAT? WHO?

SHE'S THAT LITTLE OLD LADY DOWN THERE WITH THE GRAY BONNET.

OH, THAT ONE. HEY, SHE'S PRETTY.

OH, GO ON. HA HA HA!

COME ON. IT WOULDN'T HURT YOU TO COME DOWN AND WATCH.

I'M WATCHING FROM RIGHT HERE JUST FINE.

YOU'RE SUCH A STICK IN THE MUD. MOVE OVER.

YEP.

ALL RIGHT, CONTESTANTS!

TWICE AROUND THE SQUARE.

PARENTS, A CAUTION NOT TO INTERFERE.

I'M BETTING ON THE RED RIBBONS IN THE BLUE DRESS.

I'LL TAKE THE STRIPED DRESS.

ON YOUR MARKS.

GET SET.

[GUNSHOT]

[EVERYONE SHOUTING]

HEY, COME ON!

COME ON, LET'S GO, STRIPER!

COME ON, RED RIBBONS!

HA HA HA!

THE WINNER AND CHAMPION HOOP ROLLER

OF HERO TOWNSHIP,

NELLIE OLESON.

YAY!

HEY, WHAT'S THE MATTER, HALF-PINT?

SHE BUMPED MY HOOP.

WELL, I'M SURE IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT.

NO, IT WASN'T.

ALL THE SAME, WINNING'S NOT THE IMPORTANT THING.

IT'S COMPETING, HAVING FUN, RIGHT?

RIGHT.

I'M HUNGRY.

COME ON. LET'S GET SOMETHING TO EAT.

[BAND PLAYING]

WENT DOWN ON THAT ANKLE PRETTY HARD.

IS IT BOTHERING YOU?

A LITTLE.

IF IT HAD BEEN ANYBODY BUT WILLIE.

I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW HE COULD JUMP ROPE.

WELL, HE'S JUMPING ALL THE TIME.

BUT I'VE NEVER SEEM HIM USE A ROPE.

YOU'LL BE ABLE TO RUN IN THE 3-LEGGED RACE, WON'T YOU?

I DON'T SEE WHY NOT.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

YOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE.

THE MEN'S TUG-O-WAR IN 3 MINUTES.

COME ONE, COME ALL!

ARE YOU GONNA BE IN IT, PA?

I DON'T SEE WHY NOT.

COME ON, MOTHER. PACK UP THE THINGS

AND WATCH YOUR HERO.

MY PA'S GONNA WIN THE TUG-O-WAR!

AREN'T YOU GOING TO BE IN IT?

OH, NO. THAT'S NOT MY KIND OF THING.

MR. INGALLS IS GONNA BE IN IT.

IT WOULDN'T HURT YOU.

ABSOLUTELY NOT.

NELS, DON'T YOU WANT THE CHILDREN TO BE PROUD OF YOU?

YES, DEAR.

5 MEN OVER HERE, HANSON!

YOU GOT 6 OVER THERE.

HERE'S JUST THE MAN WE NEED!

NO, NO! I DON'T THINK SO!

I'LL TAKE YOUR COAT.

ON SECOND THOUGHT, I THINK I WILL.

GOOD.

NOW, YOU STAND RIGHT HERE.

THAT'S RIGHT.

AND YOU PUT BOTH HANDS ON THE ROPE.

GOOD BOY, NELS.

[APPLAUSE]

NOW, GENTLEMEN.

GENTLEMEN, GET READY.

GET READY.

GET SET.

[GUNSHOT]

PULL!

WAIT A MINUTE.

WINNER OF THE HERO TOWNSHIP TUG-O-WAR,

THE OLESON TEAM!

I WON?

I WON! HA HA HA!

LET ME...

LET ME PIN THIS ON YOU.

THANKS FOR THE CHANGE OF CLOTHES

AND THE CHANCE TO WASH UP.

SAVED ME A TRIP HOME.

MY PLEASURE, CHARLES.

SEE YOU LATER. ALL RIGHT.

Harriet: HERE, DEAR.

THANK YOU.

HMM. MARY.

HOW'S THE ANKLE?

SHE CAN'T RUN.

SHE REALLY SHOULDN'T. IT'S MUCH TOO SWOLLEN.

IT DOES LOOK BAD.

THE NEXT EVENT,

THE 3-LEGGED RACE

FOR CHILDREN AND LADIES!

STARTERS, TO THE LINE, PLEASE.

I REALLY WANTED TO BE IN THAT.

IT'S A SHAME. IT CAN'T BE HELPED, HALF-PINT.

OF COURSE, HE DID SAY CHILDREN AND LADIES.

OH.

MA, YOU'VE GOT TO.

OH, I COULDN'T.

WHY NOT? YOU CERTAINLY ARE A LADY.

WELL, THEN I GUESS I CAN.

ALL RIGHT!

LET'S GET THIS SHOE ON. I DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS.

MA AND ME, WE'RE GONNA WIN THE 3-LEGGED RACE.

WELL, UH...

MRS. INGALLS CAN'T...

CAN SHE?

WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHY NOT.

BUT THAT'S NOT FAIR. MRS. INGALLS IS A GROWN-UP.

IF SHE CAN RACE, YOU CAN.

AND YOU COULD WIN!

I KNOW.

WELL, NO, BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S PROPER.

HARRIET,

DON'T YOU WANT THE CHILDREN TO BE PROUD OF YOU?

ARE THE CONTESTANTS READY?

YEAH!

REVEREND ALDEN?

READY, DR. BAKER!

ON YOUR MARK.

GET SET.

[GUNSHOT]

YOU HAD A PERFECT CHANCE TO WIN! WHAT HAPPENED?

OH, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE!

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU? WE TRIED.

THE WINNERS!

THE 3-LEGGED RACE CHAMPIONS OF HERO COUNTY,

MRS. INGALLS AND HER DAUGHTER LAURA.

THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE WINNER.

Harriet: WELL, I KNOW, BUT WE SHOULD HAVE WON!

I'M VERY...

AAH!

GENTLEMEN,

ON YOUR MARK.

GET SET.

[GUNSHOT]

WINNER OF THE FIRST HEAT, JIM TYLER!

YAY!

15 MINUTES TILL THE NEXT HEAT, GENTLEMEN.

YOU WILL HAVE TIME TO SHARPEN YOUR AXES.

IF YOU THINK THAT WILL DO ANY GOOD.

HA HA HA!

AH!

I TOLD YOU.

OLD MAN IS STILL THE BULL OF THE WOODS.

AND NOT SO OLD.

NOT SO OLD, JIM.

NOT SO OLD. YEAH.

HERE, PA.

AH. THANKS, HALF-PINT.

AHH, THAT'S GOOD.

HEY, DON'T LOOK SO SAD. IT'S JUST THE FIRST HEAT.

YOU'RE GONNA WIN, PA.

THAT'S MY GIRL.

ON YOUR MARK.

GET SET.

[GUNSHOT]

THE WINNER OF THE SECOND HEAT,

CHARLES INGALLS!

YAY!

LADIES AND GENTLEMAN,

THE FINALISTS FOR THE BLUE RIBBON AND THE WATCH

AND THE CHAMPIONSHIP, JIM TYLER AND CHARLES INGALLS!

15 MINUTES, GENTLEMEN, 15 MINUTES.

I GOT HIM.

YOU SURE HAVE, PA.

HE'S TIRED. YOU SEE HIM BREATHING AFTER THAT GO-ROUND?

HE LOOKED LIKE A WIND-BROKE HORSE.

I NOTICED THAT.

NO KINDA REST IS GONNA HELP THAT TIRED.

YOU'RE GONNA WIN THE RIBBON AND THE WATCH.

YOU BET I AM, HALF-PINT.

WHERE'S MY FILE? I MUST HAVE DROPPED IT.

WE'LL HELP YOU LOOK FOR IT, PA.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT. I KNOW WHERE I CAN FIND ANOTHER ONE.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

MR. INGALLS.

CAN I TALK TO YOU FOR A MINUTE?

SURE. YOU DON'T MIND IF I FILE WHILE YOU TALK.

OH, NO. YOU GO RIGHT AHEAD.

MR. INGALLS, MY HUSBAND'S TIRED.

THAT MAKES TWO OF US.

OH. NO, I MEAN REALLY TIRED.

HE WOULDN'T ADMIT IT,

NOT EVEN TO ME, BUT...

WELL, THAT NEVER HAPPENED ALL THE YEARS

HE WAS BULL OF THE WOODS.

OOH, YOU SHOULD HAVE KNOWN HIM THEN.

HE COULD OUT-SAW, OUT-CHOP, OUT-WORK ANY MAN,

ANY TWO MEN.

NEVER AN ACHE OR PAIN.

BUT THAT'S NOT TRUE ANYMORE.

AND HE KNOWS IT.

EVERY DAY, HE FEELS LIKE HE HAS TO PROVE HIMSELF.

AND EVERY DAY, IT GETS JUST A LITTLE BIT HARDER.

A BLUE RIBBON AND A WATCH.

NOT TO PUSH UNDER SOMEBODY'S NOSE,

BUT TO--TO HAVE...

TO TOUCH.

TO GIVE HIM BACK SOMETHING

THAT THE YEARS HAVE TAKEN AWAY FROM HIM.

THAT'S WHAT HE WANTS.

A WATCH.

A WATCH THAT TELLS HIM

HE IS STILL BULL OF THE WOODS!

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.

THE FINALISTS, JIM TYLER AGAINST CHARLES INGALLS!

ALL RIGHT, GENTLEMEN. ON YOUR MARKS.

GET SET.

[GUNSHOT]

GO! GO GET HIM, PA! HURRY!

DO IT, JIMMY.

FASTER! FASTER, PA!

HA HA HA!

THE WINNER

AND CHAMPION AX MAN OF HERO TOWNSHIP,

JIM TYLER!

YAY!

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

WE REWARD THE CHAMPION THE BLUE RIBBON

AND WATCH DONATED BY THE HANSON LUMBER COMPANY!

IT WAS A GOOD CONTEST.

YOU DESERVE TO WIN.

EH--YOU--YOU DID GOOD.

FOR A FARMER.

HA! HA HA HA!

CONGRATULATIONS.

THERE IS YOUR WATCH.

HEY, HALF-PINT, DON'T LOOK SO SAD.

IT WAS FUN.

I DID MY BEST.

IT'S TIME TO GO HOME.

I'LL GET THE WAGON HITCHED UP.

WE'LL PACK UP THE PICNIC THINGS.

THEY DON'T WORK TOO WELL.

HEY!

PA?

YOU USED A BORROWED AX TILL THE END.

THEN YOU USED YOUR OLD ONE.

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE RIGHT.

WHY, PA?

WELL, I'LL TELL YOU HALF-PINT,

MR. TYLER'S A GOOD MAN WITH AN AX.

BUT HE'S A LOT OLDER THAN I AM.

YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU GET OLDER,

YOU--YOU GET TIRED A LOT EASIER.

JUST LIKE YOU WINNING A RACE

WITH A BIG HEAD START.

IT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING TO WIN

IF YOU HAVE A HEAD START.

SURE DOESN'T.

THAT'S WHY I SWITCHED THE AXES.

JUST SO IT WOULD BE EVEN

'TWEEN ME AND MR. TYLER.

CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?

I SUPPOSE.

MR. TYLER SURE IS HAPPY ABOUT WINNING.

NO HAPPIER THAN I AM ABOUT LOSING.