Original subtitles

Woman: THAT'S ALL WE HAVE TIME FOR TODAY,

BUT WE WILL BE REVIEWING THIS LESSON NEXT SUNDAY.

Boy: WHAT FOR?

IN THE HOPE THAT YOU CAN ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS

THAT YOU COULDN'T ANSWER TODAY.

LAURA?

WILL YOU TAKE UP THE COLLECTION, PLEASE?

SURE.

HOW MUCH DO WE HAVE?

Laura: So FAR, ONLY 2 CENTS.

I MEAN ALL TOGETHER.

1 DOLLAR AND 56 CENTS.

YOU CAN ALL BE PROUD.

THAT'S ENOUGH MONEY TO BUY REVEREND ALDEN

A VERY NICE BIRTHDAY PRESENT.

NO. MY MOTHER SAYS WE CAN

GIVE OUR OWN PRESENTS TO REVEREND ALDEN.

LIKE WE DO EVERY YEAR.

WHY CAN'T YOU JUST BE LIKE THE REST OF THE CHILDREN AND JOIN IN?

MY MOTHER SAYS WE'RE NOT LIKE

THE REST OF THE CHILDREN.

I SUPPOSE SHE'S RIGHT.

LET'S GO PLAY.

NOT YET.

MARY, YOU'RE TREASURER.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO BUY FOR REVEREND ALDEN?

I DON'T KNOW. WE HAVEN'T VOTED YET.

I VOTE FOR A NEW TIE.

Laura: YOU CAN'T VOTE BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T GIVE.

AND BESIDES, REVERENDS DON'T WEAR TIES, SILLY.

THEY CAN'T WITH A BACKWARDS COLLAR.

[LAUGHTER]

Woman: LAURA'S RIGHT, WILLIE.

I VOTE FOR A BRAND-NEW BALL AND BAT.

ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE THINKING OF REVEREND ALDEN, DAVID?

THAT SOUNDS MORE LIKE A PRESENT FOR YOU.

WELL, I COULD HELP HIM USE IT.

I THOUGHT WE MIGHT GET HIM A NEW BIBLE.

HEY, THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

THE COVER'S FALLING OFF THE ONE HE HAS.

Woman: MOVED AND SECONDED.

ALL IN FAVOR?

MOTION PASSED.

AND I CAN'T THINK OF A FINER PRESENT.

MARY, SINCE YOU'VE BEEN OUR TREASURER FOR ALL THESE MONTHS,

I THINK YOU SHOULD BE THE ONE TO BUY

AND THEN PRESENT THE BIBLE.

I'LL ORDER IT RIGHT AWAY.

WHEN IS HIS BIRTHDAY?

Girl with braids: 5 WEEKS FROM TODAY. SAME AS MY MOM'S.

PLEASE, CAN WE KEEP IT A SECRET?

OF COURSE.

WE WON'T ANY OF US SAY A WORD UNTIL THE BIG DAY.

PROMISE! Children: YES.

NOW, EVERYBODY...

All: YES.

OK!

SERVICE IS OVER. SUNDAY SCHOOL IS DISMISSED.

LET'S COUNT IT.

OK.

David: GET ONE WITH COLOR PICTURES.

AND LEATHER COVERS. THAT'S WHAT WEARS OUT FIRST--THE COVERS.

REAL LEATHER IS NICE

WITH LOTS OF GOLD ON THE COVER.

I'LL GET THE BEST ONE I CAN.

Charles: HOW WAS SUNDAY SCHOOL?

JUST FINE.

WHAT DID YOU LEARN ABOUT?

WE LEARNED ABOUT THE NEW BIBLE.

Caroline: WHAT NEW BIBLE?

SHE MEANS THE NEW TESTAMENT.

SHOULDN'T THAT BE A 9, NELS?

YES, DEAR.

Nellie: YOU SAID WE COULD GET ANYTHING WE WANTED,

DIDN'T YOU, MA?

I SAID WHAT?

Nels: GET AWAY FROM THE CANDY, WILLIE.

YOU'LL SPOIL YOUR DINNER.

Nellie: REVEREND ALDEN'S BIRTHDAY PRESENT.

YOU SAID WE COULD GET ANYTHING WE WANTED.

OH, I SAID WITHIN REASON.

CAN I HAVE ONE PIECE, MA?

JUST ONE, YES.

HERE'S WHAT WE WANT. SOMETHING NO ONE ELSE WILL THINK TO GIVE:

A BIBLE.

OH! UH-HUH.

"GENUINE HAND-TOOLED MOROCCAN LEATHER

"WITH HOLY BIBLE STAMPED IN GOLD

ON THE FRONT AND BACK COVERS."

OH, THAT SOUNDS VERY NICE.

"MAGNIFICENT ILLUSTRATIONS

AND GENUINE STEEL ENGRAVINGS."

IT WAS $12.00.

$12.00!

MARKED DOWN TO 3.00.

OH, WELL, THEN THAT'S MORE LIKE IT.

FOR 50 CENTS EXTRA, WE CAN GET HIS NAME

STAMPED IN GOLD ON THE FRONT COVER.

WHICH WILL MAKE THE PRAYERS MORE WELCOME, I'M SURE.

THAT'S NOT FUNNY, NELS.

WELL...CAN'T THEY FOR ONCE JOIN IN

WITH THE OTHER CHILDREN TO BUY A PRESENT?

GOOD HEAVENS.

WE WOULD, BUT THEY'RE GONNA PICK

SOME SILLY GIFT THAT THE REVEREND WON'T LIKE.

Nels: WELL, HOW Do YOU KNOW?

I JUST KNOW. THEY ALWAYS DO.

GET AWAY FROM THE CANDY, WILLIE!

YOU CAN HAVE ONE MORE PIECE, WILLIE.

Harriet: COME ALONG, DEAR.

I'LL HELP YOU FILL OUT THE FORM.

YOU BETTER GET TO BED BEFORE PA SKINS YOU ALIVE.

WE CAN LOOK FOR A LITTLE WHILE.

ALL RIGHT, BUT JUST FOR A MINUTE.

HAD IT MARKED HERE. TWO PAGES OF BIBLES.

HMM...

HERE'S ONE FOR $1.00.

YOU HAVE MORE THAN THAT.

THE SUNDAY SCHOOL TREASURY HAS $1.67.

HERE'S ONE FOR $1.50.

IT DOESN'T HAVE GOLD LETTERING ON THE COVER.

NO, BUT IT LOOKS NICE.

I'LL SEND FOR IT TOMORROW.

COME ON. LET'S GET TO BED.

LOOKIT!

WOULDN'T REVEREND ALDEN'S EYES POP OUT

IF HE GOT THIS FOR A PRESENT?

"GOLD LETTERING ON THE FRONT AND THE BACK.

GENUINE HAND-TOOLED MOROCCAN LEATHER."

HOW MUCH?

"MAGNIFICENT ILLUSTRATIONS."

HOW MUCH?

IT WAS $12.00,

BUT NOW IT'S A BARGAIN AT $3.00.

WE ONLY HAVE $1.67.

NOW, PUT THE CATALOG AWAY AND COME TO BED.

WE CAN DO IT, MARY.

WE CAN MORE THAN DOUBLE OUR MONEY.

COME TO BED.

BUT WE CAN, MARY.

SAYS RIGHT HERE IN THE CATALOG.

WE CAN MAKE ENOUGH MONEY

TO GET REVEREND ALDEN THAT GOOD BIBLE.

IF YOU WOULD JUST LOOK!

LOOK AT WHAT?

IT SAYS RIGHT HERE IN THE CATALOG

EXACTLY HOW TO DO IT.

DO WHAT?

MAKE A LOT OF MONEY.

[SIGHS]

WHAT WE DO IS WE ORDER 12 BOTTLES

OF DR. BRISKIN'S HOMEOPATHIC REMEDIES FOR $1.50.

LAURA, THAT'S NOT OUR MONEY.

IT'S SUNDAY SCHOOL MONEY.

YOU SHOULD READ WHAT THESE MEDICINES CURE.

WORM FEVER, FACE ACHE,

INFLUENZA, CROUP,

DROPSY...

Charles: HEY, UP THERE, NO MORE TALKING.

YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE ASLEEP.

MARY?

WHAT'S 12 TIMES 25 CENTS?

UH...$3.00.

THERE, YOU SEE? THAT'S HOW MUCH MONEY WE'LL HAVE

WHEN WE FINISH SELLING THE MEDICINE.

THEN WE COULD GET HIM THE GOOD BIBLE.

WE CAN'T SPEND THE MONEY FOR ANYTHING

BUT REVEREND ALDEN'S BIRTHDAY BIBLE,

AND THAT'S FINAL.

NOW GO TO SLEEP!

Caroline: DID YOU SAY WATERMELONS?

THAT'S RIGHT. EDWARDS SAYS HE HASN'T HAD A DECENT WATERMELON

SINCE HE'S BEEN IN MINNESOTA,

SO HE'S GONNA RAISE HIS OWN.

WELL, IF HE LIKES THEM, WHY NOT?

BUT HE'S GONNA RAISE 5 ACRES OF THEM.

5 ACRES!

THAT'S RIGHT. HE'S GONNA SELL THEM.

OH! WELL, THERE AREN'T ENOUGH PEOPLE

IN ALL OF HERO TOWNSHIP

TO EAT THAT MANY WATERMELONS.

WELL, MAYBE SOME OF THE FOLKS CAN EAT TWO.

I BET I COULD.

WELL, THERE YOU GO. THE MAN HASN'T PLANTED A SEED,

AND HE'S ALREADY A SUCCESS.

JUST HAVE TO TAKE YOUR CHANCES SOMETIMES,

DON'T YOU, PA?

Charles: THAT'S PART OF BEING ALIVE.

LIKE WE DID WHEN WE CAME ACROSS THE PRAIRIE?

YEAH. SURE, A LOT OF PEOPLE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THEY WERE GONNA RUN INTO,

SO THEY WERE AFRAID TO TAKE A CHANCE.

BUT YOU WEREN'T AFRAID,

AND EVERYTHING WORKED OUT ALL RIGHT, DIDN'T IT, PA?

Charles: THAT IT DID.

BUT WHAT IF IT HADN'T?

WELL, YOU JUST TAKE A DEEP BREATH AND START OVER.

BUT MOSTLY IT TURNS OUT ALL RIGHT, DOESN'T IT, PA?

Charles: YEAH, MOSTLY. IF YOU HAVE FAITH AND YOU WORK HARD.

SPEAKING OF WORK, I BETTER GET GOING.

Charles: HAVE A NICE DAY. Caroline: SAME To YOU.

"WHOOPING COUGH...

"AGUE...

"COLIC, AND...

DYS...PEPSIA."

WHATEVER THAT IS.

WELL, DR. BRISKIN'S HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE CURES IT ALL.

ALL OF 'EM!

I DON'T CARE WHAT THEY CURE.

YOU WOULD IF YOU HAD IT.

IMAGINE THE FAVOR WE WOULD BE DOING TO ALL THOSE PEOPLE

BY LETTING THEM BUY THE MEDICINE FROM US,

AND NOT TO MENTION REVEREND ALDEN'S BIBLE.

LAURA, IT'S NOT OUR MONEY.

BUT WE'LL BE DOUBLING IT.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT?

LAURA...

WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT PA SAYS ABOUT TAKING CHANCES.

YOU JUST HAVE FAITH AND WORK HARD,

AND EVERYTHING WILL COME OUT ALL RIGHT.

HE SAID "MOSTLY."

WELL, THERE'S TWO OF US, AND THAT'S A LOT OF MOSTLY.

GIVE ME THE CATALOG.

WHAT FOR?

I'VE GOT TO FILL OUT THE ORDER,

AND I'M NOT SURE HOW TO SPELL HOMEOPATHIC.

HOORAY! WAIT TILL REVEREND ALDEN SEES HIS NEW BIBLE!

[WHISTLE BLOWING]

NOBODY WILL FIND US HERE.

HURRY UP.

JIMINY!

THEY SURE ARE PRETTY.

THERE SURE ARE A LOT OF THEM.

THAT'S BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF SICKNESSES.

JUST MEANS WE'LL BE MEETING A LOT OF DIFFERENT KINDS OF CUSTOMERS.

I HOPE WE FIND THEM BEFORE PA FINDS OUT WHAT WE'RE DOING.

TOMORROW'S SATURDAY.

WE CAN GET THEM ALL SOLD BEFORE ANYBODY KNOWS IT.

BUT WHAT IF WE DON'T?

DON'T WORRY.

WE'RE HAVING FAITH AND TAKING A CHANCE, LIKE PA SAYS.

THERE'S A LOOSE BOARD UP IN THE HAYLOFT.

PA WILL NEVER FIND THE MEDICINES IF WE HIDE THEM UP THERE.

WRAP IT BACK UP. TAKE 'EM ON HOME.

HEY, MORNING, GIRLS. YOU'RE UP EARLY.

MORNING PA! MORNING, PA!

HEY! HOLD IT, HOLD IT! WAIT A MINUTE.

IT'S TIME FOR BREAKFAST.

WE ALREADY ATE.

WHAT ABOUT YOUR CHORES?

WE FINISHED EARLY. BYE, PA!

Mary: BYE!

GOT IT.

AREN'T THEY PRETTY?

I THINK WE SHOULD DIVIDE THE BOTTLES UP BETWEEN US.

YOU MEAN GO ALONE?

SURE. THAT WAY, YOU CAN MEET TWICE AS MANY CUSTOMERS.

WHAT DO WE DO IF THEY DON'T WANT TO BUY?

THEY WILL.

ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS TELL THEM WE HAVE THE MEDICINE,

LIKE IT SAYS IN THE CATALOG.

OUR NEXT ORDER--

OUR NEXT ORDER?

YEAH, OUR NEXT ORDER.

WE PROBABLY WON'T EVEN HAVE TO LEAVE THE HOUSE.

THEY'LL JUST COME TO US,

JUST LIKE THE MERCANTILE.

AND THE MONEY FROM OUR NEXT ORDER WILL BE FOR US.

WE'LL MAKE MONEY FOR CHRISTMAS,

BIRTHDAYS, AND EVERYTHING.

WHICH SICKNESSES DO YOU WANT?

TOOTHACHE AND EARACHE.

A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THOSE.

I'LL TAKE THESE 3.

WHAT ARE THEY?

I CAN'T PRONOUNCE THEM,

BUT IF THE PEOPLE HAVE THEM,

I GUESS THEY KNOW IT.

LET'S HOPE SO.

WE BETTER GET GOING,

IF WE'RE GONNA GET FINISHED BEFORE SUPPER.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

I'D LIKE TO GET HOME IN TIME TO DO A LITTLE FISHING.

OH!

MARY!

I DIDN'T SEE YOU STANDING THERE. PARDON ME.

OH, THAT'S ALL RIGHT, MRS. FOSTER.

YOU DIDN'T GET ME.

THANK GOODNESS.

WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU, MARY?

AS A MATTER OF FACT, I CAME BY TO TELL YOU

THAT MY SISTER AND I

ARE SELLING DR. BRISKIN'S HOMEOPATHIC REMEDIES NOW,

SO PEOPLE WON'T HAVE TO ORDER THEM ANYMORE.

THAT'S NICE, MARY.

THANK YOU FOR TELLING ME.

YOU CAN GET THEM RIGHT NOW.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT ANYMORE.

YES, I UNDERSTAND.

THIS ONE'S FOR EARACHE,

AND THIS ONE'S FOR TOOTHACHE.

WE HAVE MEDICINE FOR PRACTICALLY EVERYTHING.

JUST 25 CENTS.

WELL, I DON'T HAVE A TOOTHACHE,

AND I DON'T HAVE AN EARACHE.

BUT IF ANYTHING COMES UP, I'LL REMEMBER.

HAVE A NICE DAY, MARY.

YES, MA'AM.

Laura: DR. BRISKIN'S HOMEOPATHIC REMEDIES

ARE KNOWN ALL OVER THE WORLD.

SAYS RIGHT HERE ON THE LABEL.

YEAH, THEN HOW COME I NEVER HEARD OF 'EM, YOUNG LADY?

I'M TELLING YOU NOW.

MY SISTER AND I ARE TELLING

EVERYBODY AROUND WALNUT GROVE ABOUT THEM,

SO'S THEY CAN BUY THEIR REMEDIES FROM US.

"DYSPEPSIA,"

AND "AGUE."

DON'T RECKON I NEED ANY MEDICINE FOR THAT.

WELL, HOW ABOUT THIS ONE?

YOU BETTER PICK ONE FAST, MA'AM,

BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT'LL BE WANTING THESE,

AND WE ONLY HAVE 12 BOTTLES.

I DON'T RECKON ANYONE IN MY FAMILY'S EVER HAD THAT, EITHER.

WELL, WE HAVE MIRACLE CURES FOR ALMOST EVERY SICKNESS.

IF YOU'LL JUST TELL ME WHAT YOU HAVE...

BERTIE! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

YOU KNOW BETTER THAN TO DO THAT.

YOU COULD MAKE THOSE ANIMALS SICK.

I DON'T THINK THOSE PILLS WILL, MA'AM.

WELL, YOU BETTER HOPE THEY DON'T.

MY HUSBAND'S GONNA BE AWFUL UPSET

IF HIS PIGS COME DOWN WITH SOMETHING

ON ACCOUNT OF THESE.

YOU BETTER RUN ALONG.

WHAT ABOUT MY PILLS?

WHAT ABOUT 'EM?

WELL, THE PIGS ATE THEM.

THEY COST 25 CENTS.

WELL, THE PIGS ATE 'EM.

SEE IF YOU CAN GET 'EM TO PAY FOR 'EM!

OH, LAURA. GLAD IT'S YOU.

I WISH I WAS SOMEBODY ELSE.

YOU'RE GONNA BE AWFUL MAD, MARY.

I DIDN'T SELL ONE BOTTLE.

ME, NEITHER.

I GOT RID OF ONE.

BILLY HOBSON FED IT TO HIS PRIZE PIGS.

DIDN'T THEY PAY YOU FOR IT?

SURE HOPE THOSE PIGS DON'T GET SICK.

MRS. HOBSON WAS AWFUL MAD.

OH, LAURA.

WELL, IT WASN'T MY FAULT.

WELL, IT WAS YOUR FAULT WE BOUGHT

THIS MEDICINE INSTEAD OF THE BIBLE.

WELL, YOU ORDERED THEM.

WELL, YOU TALKED ME INTO IT.

WELL, YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO LISTEN TO ME.

YOU'RE OLDER THAN I AM.

IT'S NOT GOING TO SOUND LIKE A VERY GOOD EXCUSE

IF WE CAN'T SELL THEM.

NOT ONE PERSON I TALKED TO

EVEN SOUNDED LIKE THEY WERE INTERESTED.

WE MUST BE DOING SOMETHING WRONG.

WE DID WHAT THE CATALOG SAID.

WELL, WE'LL JUST HAVE TO TELL MORE PEOPLE

AND TRY HARDER NEXT TIME.

MM-HMM.

[JACK BARKING]

HO!

HELLO.

FAUBUS IS THE NAME, YOUNG LADY.

WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

MY, WHAT LOVELY CHILDREN YOU HAVE.

THANK YOU.

REMIND ME OF MY OWN.

COURSE, THEY DON'T LIVE IN A FINE PLACE LIKE THIS.

THEIR MA BEING SICK AND ALL,

SHE CAN'T FIT THEM OUT JUST LIKE SHE'D LIKE TO.

SHE'S NOT WELL, YOU KNOW.

OH, I'M SORRY.

WELL...

GOD WILLING, I'LL MAKE A FEW SALES THIS TRIP.

YES, SO'S THAT I CAN GET HER A PROPER DOCTOR.

WHAT DO YOU SELL, MISTER?

OH, I'M GLAD YOU ASKED THAT, LITTLE LADY.

INDIAN MEDICINE JEWELRY IS WHAT I SELL.

A BEAUTY TO THE EYE,

AND A BOON TO THE HEALTH, ALL FOR ONLY 25 CENTS.

UH, WELL, THEY'RE VERY NICE, I'M SURE,

BUT WE REALLY CAN'T AFFORD IT.

TRUTH IS, MA'AM,

I UNDERSTAND.

FACT IS,

A MAN WHO AIN'T SEEN FOOD IN TWO DAYS

KNOWS HOW HARD IT IS TO COME BY A SILVER COIN.

TWO DAYS?

I LEFT MY PROVISIONS FOR THE YOUNG'UNS, BLESS THEM.

WELL, LET'S PRAY GOD I GET BACK BEFORE--

NO! WAIT A MINUTE.

YOU CANNOT WORK WITHOUT EATING.

NOW, WE HAVE PLENTY.

NO, NO, NO, NO. I REFUSE TO TAKE CHARITY.

UH, BUT, IF YOU'D CONSIDER 25 CENTS AN ADEQUATE PRICE

FOR SOME BEANS FOR MY PAIL.

AND, UH, MAYBE SOME WATER,

IT'S AN OUTRAGEOUS PRICE.

BESIDES, WE HAVE STEW, HOT COFFEE, AND CORN BREAD.

IT'S ALL READY.

YOU ARE TOO GENEROUS, MA'AM.

HI, EVERYBODY.

Girls: HI, PA.

WASN'T THAT MR. FAUBUS I SAW LEAVING JUST NOW?

WHY, YES. YOU KNOW THAT POOR MAN?

YOU DIDN'T BUY ANYTHING FROM HIM?

NO. AS A MATTER OF FACT,

HE BOUGHT SOMETHING FROM ME.

OH, YEAH? WHAT HE'D BUY?

SUPPER.

HE PAID MA 25 CENTS

FOR SOME STEW, CORNBREAD, AND COFFEE.

YOU MEAN HE GAVE YOU 25 CENTS IN CASH?

WELL, NOT EXACTLY--

LET ME TELL YOU-- HE TRADED YOU.

A STRING WITH SOME BUCKEYES ON IT?

UH, A NECKLACE, YES.

[LAUGHING]

DON'T FEEL BAD. EDWARDS GAVE HIM HIS SHOES TODAY.

WELL, CHARLES, I DON'T THINK IT'S FUNNY WHEN A POOR MAN LIKE THAT--

CAROLINE, HE'S NOT A POOR MAN.

HE DOESN'T HAVE A FAMILY.

HE JUST TELLS THAT STORY TO GET PEOPLE TO BUY THINGS

FROM HIM OR TRADE WITH HIM.

Caroline: WELL, I NEVER...

Charles: I TOLD YOU NOT To BE UPSET.

YOU RAN INTO THE WORLD'S BEST SALESMAN.

I'LL--HA HA-- UNHITCH THE TEAM.

Laura: MAKE SURE YOU GET ALL YOUR HOMEWORK DONE IN SCHOOL

SO WE CAN START SELLING RIGHT AFTER.

Mary: WELL, YOU MAKE SURE YOU DON'T BREAK THOSE BOTTLES

PLAYING IN THE SCHOOLYARD.

I WON'T. SURE HOPE WE BROUGHT ENOUGH.

WE'LL BE SURE TO SELL SOME TODAY NOW THAT WE KNOW HOW.

TALKING ABOUT THE WAY MR. FAUBUS DOES IT,

I'M NOT SURE.

SOUNDS LIKE CHEATING TO ME.

IT'S NOT CHEATING.

THEN IT'S LYING.

NOT IF YOU'RE THE BEST SALESMAN IN THE WHOLE WORLD,

LIKE PA SAYS.

PEOPLE BUY BETTER IF YOU TELL THEM A SAD STORY.

I'M NOT SURE THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HE SAID.

WELL, ALMOST.

HERE. TAKE THESE.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

MAYBE I CAN SELL SOME BEFORE SCHOOL. BYE.

BYE.

HERE. LET ME HELP YOU WITH THAT.

OH! WELL, I THANK YOU, CHILD.

CARRYING HEAVY STUFF SURE MUST MAKE YOUR BODY ACHE.

OH!

MY PA SURE IS TAKEN WITH THE RHEUMATISM.

HE CAN HARDLY WORK.

MY MA ISN'T MUCH BETTER, EITHER.

I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.

ALL A BODY CAN DO JUST TO GET AROUND

WHEN THEY'RE DOWN IN THEIR BACK.

THAT'S FINE.

I KNOW.

THANK YOU, DEAR.

MY PA SAYS THAT THE ONLIEST THING THAT HELPS HIM

IS DR. BRISKIN'S HOMEOPATHIC REMEDIES.

OH, MY, YES!

MY SISTER AND I ARE SELLING IT TO PEOPLE...

JUST SO'S WE COULD PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE.

OH, THAT'S A DEAR THING YOU'RE DOING, MY CHILD.

I WISH SOMEONE CARED ENOUGH FOR ME TO DO SOME WORK.

NOTHING EVER GETS DONE AROUND HERE UNLESS BY ME.

BUT DR. BRISKIN'S REMEDY CAN MAKE YOUR WORK A LOT EASIER,

AND IT ONLY COSTS 25 CENTS.

OH! A FORTUNE.

WORTH IT, I'M SURE,

BUT IT WOULD TAKE ME A YEAR TO PUT THAT MUCH BACK.

NO. I'LL JUST HAVE TO GO ALONG WITH THE PAIN IN MY BONES.

IT'S MY BURDEN TO CARRY

BECAUSE NO ONE CARES FOR ME.

OH!

HELP ME TO MY CHAIR, CHILD.

[GROANING]

YOU DON'T HAVE ANYBODY?

NO. NO ONE WHO CARES 25 CENTS' WORTH.

REMEMBER THAT, CHILD.

PUT SOMETHING ASIDE FOR WHEN YOU'RE OLD...

[WHISPERING] and alone.

YES, MA'AM.

WELL...

I HOPE YOU GET WELL SOON.

BLESS YOU.

HERE.

I GUESS YOU NEED THIS MORE THAN ANYBODY.

OH, YOU'RE A DARLING CHILD.

YOU'RE AN ANGEL.

OH!

BYE-BYE.

BYE.

AH HA!

AHH.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU GAVE IT TO HER?

WELL, SHE WAS SO PITIFUL.

IF YOU'D HAVE SEEN HER, YOU WOULD HAVE DONE--

ALL I CAN SEE IS YOU'RE GETTING US DEEPER AND DEEPER INTO TROUBLE.

Nellie: MARY.

WELL, YOU BETTER WAIT A MINUTE TO YELL AT ME.

DID YOU ORDER THE SURPRISE?

UH, YEAH.

DID IT COME YET?

UH-HUH. I GUESS YOU COULD SAY IT DID.

YOU DIDN'T TELL YOUR PARENTS, DID YOU?

OH, NO, WE DIDN'T.

YOU BETTER HAVE A GOOD HIDING PLACE.

YEAH, LAURA FOUND A GOOD ONE.

Nellie: THAT'S GOOD, BECAUSE IF ANYONE FINDS OUT,

IT WON'T BE A SURPRISE.

DON'T WORRY. THEY WON'T.

YOU WANT TO PLAY JUMP ROPE WITH US?

NO. I HAVE TO WAIT FOR LAURA.

ALL RIGHT. COME ON.

YOU CAN COME OUT NOW.

YOU'RE A FINE ONE LEAVING ME OUT HERE TO DO ALL THE LYING.

YOU DIDN'T LIE.

WE DID EVERYTHING THAT YOU SAID, AND IT IS A SURPRISE.

SOME SURPRISE.

WE'RE NEVER GOING TO SELL ANYTHING. NEVER.

Boy: COME ON!

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

SEE YA!

Mary: LAURA, WAIT UP!

I CAN'T. I GOT AN IDEA.

YOU ALL RIGHT, MARY?

JUST RESTING A SPELL.

OH. WELL, SEE YOU TOMORROW.

MISS BEADLE!

YES, MARY?

HAVE YOU BEEN FEELING WELL LATELY?

WHY, YES. VERY WELL, THANK YOU.

MISS BEADLE.

YES?

YOU HAVEN'T FELT WEAK OR MAYBE TIRE EASILY OR LOST YOUR APPETITE,

OR MAYBE YOU DON'T SLEEP VERY GOOD?

NO, MARY. REALLY, I'M FINE.

MISS BEADLE.

YES, MARY?

IS YOUR STOMACH WEAK?

ARE YOU GETTING THIN?

HOW'S YOUR CIRCULATION?

MARY, I ASSURE YOU I FEEL WONDERFUL,

AND I'M ENJOYING THE BEST OF HEALTH.

MISS BEADLE.

YES, MARY?

IF YOU DO GET TO FEELING POORLY,

WILL YOU TELL ME, PLEASE?

CERTAINLY, MARY.

THANK YOU.

WELL, HELLO.

MA'AM, I'M A POOR CHILD,

AND I NEED YOUR HELP.

MY MOTHER DIED. MY PA IS REAL, REAL SICK.

WHY, THAT'S TERRIBLE.

YES, MA'AM.

AND MY TWO BABY SISTERS ARE STARVING FROM HUNGER.

I NEVER HEARD OF ANY SUCH THING.

IT'S REALLY SAD, MA'AM...

AND THAT'S WHY I'M DOING ALL I CAN TO HELP.

THAT'S WHY I'M SELLING DR. BRISKIN'S HOMEOPATHIC REMEDIES.

SELLING? YOU?

YES, MA'AM.

THIS MEDICINE CURES COLIC QUICK AS A SCAT.

AND THIS ONE IS FOR DISEASES OF THE HEART.

AND THIS ONE IS FOR STOMACH TROUBLES.

ANY SICKNESS THAT YOU HAVE,

I'VE GOT THE CURE FOR.

IF THAT'S TRUE,

WHY IS IT YOUR MOTHER'S DEAD AND YOUR FATHER'S SICK?

WELL, YOU SEE...

AREN'T YOU ONE OF THE INGALLS GIRLS?

YES, MA'AM.

I SAW YOUR MOTHER THIS MORNING,

AND SHE LOOKED IN VERY GOOD HEALTH.

YOU OUGHT TO BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF.

YES, MA'AM.

AND AS FOR THESE SO-CALLED REMEDIES OF YOURS,

I'M NOT INTERESTED.

WHO WAS THAT?

ONE OF MRS. INGALLS' GIRLS.

CAN YOU IMAGINE LETTING HER RUN AROUND LIKE THAT?

AND I THOUGHT SHE WAS A GOOD MOTHER.

DISGRACEFUL.

LAURA.

[WATER SLOSHING]

BROUGHT SOME SOAP.

I NEVER SAW ANYBODY AS DIRTY AS YOU ARE.

I TRIED TO BE LIKE MR. FAUBUS

AND MAKE PEOPLE FEEL SORRY

SO THEY WOULD BUY THE MEDICINE,

BUT IT DIDN'T WORK.

WELL...

EVEN IF YOU'D SOLD EVERY BOTTLE,

WE COULDN'T EARN THE BIBLE AND GET IT HERE ON TIME

FOR REVEREND ALDEN'S BIRTHDAY.

WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?

OH, I'LL JUST DIE

IF I HAVE TO BE IN CHURCH ON HIS BIRTHDAY.

I GET SICK JUST THINKING ABOUT IT.

I DON'T FEEL TOO GOOD EITHER.

MAYBE WE COULD GET SICK...

AND STAY HOME.

WHAT KIND OF SICK?

THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT KINDS ON THESE BOTTLES.

WE COULD TAKE THE CASE UP TO OUR ROOM,

AND BETWEEN NOW AND HIS BIRTHDAY,

WE COULD PICK OUT A REAL GOOD ONE.

SOMETHING AWFUL.

REAL AWFUL.

AREN'T YOU GONNA FISH?

NO.

I'LL PUT THE WORM ON THE HOOK FOR YOU.

NO, THANKS.

HOW CAN YOU SIT THERE FISHING?

YOU KNOW WHAT TOMORROW IS.

I WAS TRYING TO FORGET ABOUT IT,

AND NOW YOU'VE SPOILED EVERYTHING.

WE'VE GOTTA TELL.

BUT WE CAN'T.

WE HAVE TO, LAURA.

BUT I THOUGHT YOU SAID WE WERE GONNA GET SICK.

WHAT GOOD WOULD IT DO?

THEY'LL KNOW TOMORROW ANYWAY.

WHO ARE YOU GONNA TELL?

PA.

YOU, NOT ME, BECAUSE YOU'RE THE OLDEST.

WHY DO YOU ALWAYS BRING THAT UP?

IT WAS YOUR IDEA.

WHY DO YOU ALWAYS BRING THAT UP?

WE'LL BOTH TELL HIM, ALL RIGHT?

ALL RIGHT.

[SIGHS]

I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULDN'T FEEL LIKE FISHING.

MARY, LAURA.

Charles: THEY'RE NOT HERE.

WELL, WHERE'D THEY GO?

THEY WENT FISHING.

FISHING? MARY?

IT SURPRISED ME, TOO.

WELL, I WANTED THEM TO PICK SOME BERRIES FOR ME.

I WANTED TO MAKE A PIE FOR THE REVEREND'S

BIRTHDAY TOMORROW.

WAIT A MINUTE, NOW.

I'LL MAKE YOU A LITTLE DEAL.

HA HA! MAKE TWO PIES,

AND I'LL PICK THE BERRIES FOR YOU.

I THINK I CAN MANAGE TWO PIES QUITE NICELY.

M THAT CASE, I'M ON MY WAY. [KISS]

YOU GONNA PICK THEM WITH YOUR FISHING POLE?

THE BEST BERRIES ARE ALWAYS DOWN BY THE RIVER.

SEE YOU SOON.

HI, GIRLS.

CATCH ANYTHING?

NO, SIR.

I CAME OUT TO PICK SOME BERRIES FOR YOUR MA.

SHE'S BAKING A PIE FOR THE REVEREND ALDEN'S BIRTHDAY.

THOUGHT I'D GET A LITTLE FISHING IN.

PASS ME THOSE WORMS, WILL YOU?

SEE IF WE CAN'T CATCH SOMETHING HERE.

PA.

Charles: MM-HMM?

YOU KNOW, TOMORROW'S THE REVEREND'S BIRTHDAY, AND...

WELL, LAURA AND I-- WE, UH...

LAURA AND YOU WHAT?

WE THOUGHT lT'D BE NICE IF WE PICKED THE BERRIES FOR THE PIE.

I THINK THAT WOULD BE VERY NICE.

AREN'T YOU GONNA FISH FOR A WHILE?

YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ALWAYS SAY, PA--

NEVER PUT OFF TILL TOMORROW.

DON'T BE LATE.

WE WON'T.

THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO TELL HIM.

[SIGHS] I DECIDED To WAIT.

FOR WHAT?

A MIRACLE.

THE GIRLS STILL AREN'T DOWN?

NO.

GIRLS!

Charles: MARY! LAURA!

HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON?

YOU'RE NOT EVEN DRESSED YET.

WE'RE TOO SICK TO GO TO CHURCH, PA.

SICK?

THE BOTH OF YOU?

MARY?

LET ME FEEL YOUR HEADS.

DON'T SEEM TO HAVE ANY FEVER.

OPEN YOUR MOUTH WIDE.

AH. WIDER.

AH.

THEY LOOK ALL RIGHT TO ME.

I'M AWFUL SICK, PA.

ME, TOO.

WE JUST CAN'T GO TO CHURCH, PA.

WE HAVE LARUNGEETIS.

YOU HAVE WHAT?

Mary: LARANGUTUS.

Charles: LARANGUTUS?

HOW LONG YOU THINK THIS "LARANGUTUS" IS GONNA LAST?

WE NEED A FEW MORE HOURS TO GET OVER IT, PA.

WELL, MAYBE BY THE TIME MA AND CARRIE AND I

GET BACK FROM CHURCH,

YOU'LL BE FEELING BETTER THEN.

I'M SURE WE WILL, PA.

WE JUST HAVE TO GET OUR STRENGTH BACK.

YEAH.

FIRST OF ALL, IT'S PRONOUNCED "LARYNGITIS,"

AND IT MEANS YOU CAN'T TALK.

NOW, WHAT'S THIS ALL ABOUT?

WHY DON'T YOU WANT TO GO TO CHURCH?

COME ON. YOU CERTAINLY CAN TALK, SO TELL ME.

PLEASE, PA. WE COULDN'T FACE REVEREND ALDEN.

WELL, WHAT'S THE REVEREND ALDEN GOT TO DO WITH IT?

WELL, YOU SEE, TODAY BEING HIS BIRTHDAY,

WE WERE GOING TO SURPRISE HIM.

[CRYING] NOBODY WANTED THE MEDICINE.

WHAT MEDICINE?

THE MEDICINE WE BOUGHT IN THE CATALOG.

WE TRIED TO SELL IT TO MAKE EXTRA MONEY

SO WE COULD GET HIM A GRAND BIBLE.

[CRYING]

WELL, WHERE DID YOU GET THE MONEY TO BUY THE MEDICINE?

COME ON.

IT'S THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL FUND.

Laura: IT WAS MY FAULT, PA.

I SAW IT FIRST.

BUT I WAS IN CHARGE OF THE MONEY,

AND I WROTE THE LETTER.

Laura: WE JUST WANTED TO GET REVEREND ALDEN

THE BEST BIBLE THAT WE COULD.

PLEASE, PA. WE DIDN'T MEAN TO DO IT.

DON'T BE MAD AT MARY. PLEASE, PA.

I THINK YOU TWO BETTER GET DRESSED.

I DON'T WANT YOU TO BE LATE FOR CHURCH.

BUT, PA..

THERE'S NO BUTS ABOUT IT.

NOW, YOU MADE A MISTAKE,

AND YOU'RE GONNA OWN UP TO IT.

I'LL BE WAITING FOR YOU DOWNSTAIRS.

AND THIS WON'T BE EASY FOR YOU,

BUT YOU CAN'T HIDE WHAT YOU DID FOREVER.

GO ON, GET READY.

MORNING, REVEREND.

WELL, GOOD MORNING.

YOU'RE A BIT EARLY. SERVICES AREN'T FOR 30 MINUTES.

NO, NO. I KNOW THAT. MARY AND LAURA HAD SOMETHING

THEY WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT.

Alden: WELL, YOU CAME AT A GOOD TIME, GIRLS.

WHY DON'T YOU COME UP AND SIT DOWN?

AREN'T YOU COMING?

NO, THIS IS SOMETHING

YOU HAVE TO DO BY YOURSELVES.

I'LL BE OUTSIDE WITH YOUR MOM. GO ON.

Alden: OH, MY. SUCH LONG FACES.

Charles: I FEEL KIND OF SORRY FOR THEM.

THEY REALLY LOOK SCARED.

THIS IS WHAT YOU BOUGHT WITH THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL TREASURY MONEY?

YES, SIR.

THE MONEY WAS IN YOUR CARE.

YOU WERE INSTRUCTED TO BUY A BIBLE.

I TALKED HER INTO TRYING TO GET A BETTER ONE, THAT'S WHY.

IT WAS MY FAULT.

IT WAS NOT, MARY. IT WAS MY FAULT.

Alden: I SUSPECT YOU BOTH HAD A PART IN IT.

THE QUESTION IS, HAVE YOU LEARNED ANYTHING FROM THIS MISTAKE?

Both: YES, SIR.

Alden: YOU'RE SURE?

WE WON'T DO IT AGAIN, REVEREND. NEVER.

THAT'S THE TRUTH.

NOT EVER.

I'D LIKE YOU TO LEAVE THIS WITH ME.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN YOUR PARENTS NOW?

Both: YES, SIR. THANK YOU.

HARRIET!

YES?

WOULD YOU HURRY UP?

WE'RE GOING TO BE LATE FOR CHURCH!

OH, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKES, WOULD YOU STOP BELLOWING?

I'M COMING. CHILDREN!

COME ON. COME ON. HURRY UP, NOW. LET'S GO.

NOT YET. WE HAVEN'T WRAPPED REVEREND ALDEN'S BIBLE.

WHY NOT?

WE WANTED TO SHOW IT TO YOU.

YES. SEE? HIS NAME IN GOLD.

I KNOW IT'LL BE HIS BEST PRESENT BECAUSE IT'S THE MOST EXPENSIVE.

YES, WELL, I'M SURE THE LORD

WILL TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION

WHEN HE LISTENS TO PRAYERS.

Harriet: OH, NELS.

WELCOME.

GOOD MORNING.

THE SERMON FOR TODAY IS ON THE GIFT OF LOVE.

NOW, THERE ONCE WAS A MAN THAT WANTED TO SHOW HIS LOVE FOR A FRIEND

BY GMNG HIM A GIFT.

AND THIS MAN WAS RICH IN LOVE, BUT HE WAS POOR IN WORLDLY GOODS

AND WHEN HE WENT HOME AND COUNTED HIS MONEY,

HE FOUND THAT HE COULDN'T PURCHASE THE GIFT

THAT HE THOUGHT TO GIVE HIS FRIEND,

AND HE WAS SAD.

AND HIS SADNESS WAS FELT BY ALL WHO KNEW HIM.

BUT THEN HE DECIDED HE'D PLANT A CROP FOR HIS FRIEND,

BUT THAT, TOO, FAILED.

THE MAN WAS HEARTBROKEN.

BUT WHEN THE FRIEND HEARD OF WHAT HE HAD ENDURED FOR HIM,

HE WAS OVERCOME.

HE EMBRACED THE MAN AND HE WEPT.

FOR IT WAS NOT THE GIFT THAT COUNTED.

IT WAS THE LOVE THAT WAS IN THE MAN'S HEART.

THIS OLD BIBLE WAS USED BY MY FATHER.

HE GAVE IT TO ME WHEN I WAS A BOY.

OVER THE YEARS, I'VE ACQUIRED MANY BIBLES.

NEWER BIBLES, FANCIER BIBLES.

WHEN YOU'RE A MINISTER, EVERYONE GIVES YOU A BIBLE.

[LAUGHTER]

BUT THIS PARTICULAR BIBLE IS VERY PRECIOUS TO ME.

THE COVER'S WORN,

THE PAGES ARE YELLOWED...

BUT THAT DOESN'T SUBTRACT FROM THE INSPIRATION THAT'S WITHIN IT.

THIS OLD BIBLE'S LIKE LOVE.

THE OLDER IT GETS, THE BETTER IT BECOMES

BECAUSE IT'S SO PRECIOUS TO ME.

TODAY'S MY BIRTHDAY, AND I HAVE RECEIVED

A VERY SPECIAL GIFT FROM OUR SUNDAY SCHOOL CHILDREN...

THIS CASE.

NOW, HOW DID THEY KNOW THAT I'D ALWAYS WANTED A CASE

TO CARRY MY FAVORITE BIBLE AND KEEP IT SAFE?

THIS ONE'S EXACTLY RIGHT.

I'LL ALWAYS CHERISH IT

BECAUSE IT COMES FROM CHILDREN I CHERISH

AND WILL NOW CONTAIN A GIFT FROM MY FATHER.

AND TO ALL OF YOU...

LOVE EACH OTHER.

CARE ABOUT EACH OTHER.

FORGIVE EACH OTHER'S MISTAKES,

AND WE'LL ALL BE BOUND CLOSER TOGETHER.

FOR, LIKE THIS CASE AND THIS OLD BIBLE,

IT'S THE GIFT OF LOVE

THAT'S THE GREATEST GIFT OF ALL.

NOW, WOULD YOU ALL JOIN ME

BY TURNING TO PAGE 196 IN YOUR HYMN BOOKS

WHILE WE STAND AND SING "JESUS AND HIS LOVE"?

♪ YOU HAVE OFTEN HEARD THE STORY ♪

♪ OF JESUS AND HIS LOVE ♪

♪ HE LEFT HIS HOME IN HEAVEN HIGH ♪

♪ YON SHINING CORDS ABOVE ♪

♪ JESUS CAME TO SAVE POOR SINNERS ♪

♪ TO SET THE PRISONERS FREE ♪

♪ HE STILL GIVES ON LIFE'S PRECIOUS LOVE ♪

♪ HE'S A FRIEND TO YOU AND ME ♪