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MISS BEADLE, MISS BEADLE, MISS BEADLE!

MRS. EDWARDS SAID TO GIVE THIS TO YOU RIGHT AWAY.

SHE SAID IT LOOKED VERY IMPORTANT.

IT'S FROM THE COUNTY.

THANK YOU.

OH, MY GOODNESS. MARY!

MARY, IT'S ABOUT YOU!

OH, IT'S WONDERFUL.

CONGRATULATIONS, MARY, MY HEARTIEST CONGRATULATIONS.

YOU DESERVE IT.

THANK YOU, MISS BEADLE.

MISS BEADLE, CAN WE FINISH THE BLACKBOARDS TOMORROW?

WE GOT TO TELL MA AND PA RIGHT AWAY!

CERTAINLY.

THANK YOU, MISS BEADLE.

YOU'RE WELCOME, MARY.

YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.

AND YOU, YOUNG MAN, ARE THE BEARER OF GREAT TIDINGS.

NOW, YOU BE SURE TO THANK MRS. EDWARDS FOR ME.

YES'M.

[SIGHS]

OH, THIS SLEEVE STILL DOESN'T HANG RIGHT.

IT LOOKS ALL RIGHT TO ME.

HOLD STILL. CHARLES!

WELL, I JUST WANT TO SEE WHERE YOU'RE STICKING THE PINS. THAT'S ALL.

I'M NOT GOING TO STICK YOU.

WELL, THAT'S WHAT YOU TOLD ME LAST TIME.

MA, PA, YOU'LL NEVER GUESS WHAT HAPPENED! NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS!

IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL THING THAT'S EVER HAPPENED TO ME!

MY GOODNESS, WHATEVER IS IT?

SHOW THEM THE LETTER, MARY. WAIT TILL YOU READ WHAT IT SAYS!

IT'S ALL IN THIS LETTER, MA. PA, CAN I GO?

WELL, GO WHERE?

Laura: TELL THEM, MARY, OR I'LL TELL THEM.

Mary: IT'S MY NEWS. I'M GOING To TELL THEM.

WELL, ONE OF YOU TELL US.

MA, YOU'LL NEVER GUESS. YOU NEITHER, PA.

Ma: I'M SURE WE WON'T.

REMEMBER THAT TEST WE HAD TO TAKE 3 WEEKS AGO IN MATHEMATICS?

UH-HUH.

EVERYONE IN MY GRADE IN THE WHOLE DISTRICT HAD TO TAKE IT,

AND IT WAS THE WORST TEST I EVER TOOK IN MY WHOLE LIFE.

Mary: AND GUESS WHAT? Ma: WHAT?

SHE GOT THE HIGHEST--

Mary: I GOT THE HIGHEST GRADE IN THE WHOLE DISTRICT!

OH, MY! CONGRATULATIONS!

BUT THAT'S NOT ALL. THAT'S NOTHING.

LAURA!

THAT MEANS I GET TO GO TO MINNEAPOLIS AND TAKE ANOTHER TEST THERE

WITH BOYS AND GIRLS FROM ALL OVER THE STATE!

Ma: MINNEAPOLIS?

AND WINNER OF THAT TEST WILL BE DECLARED STATE MATHEMATICS CHAMPION!

Ma: STATE CHAMPION?

AND YOU'LL HAVE TO GO WITH ME, MA.

WE GET TO STAY IN A HOTEL FOR TWO NIGHTS!

I'VE NEVER BEEN IN A HOTEL IN MY WHOLE LIFE!

AND WE GET TO GO ON A TRAIN!

LET ME SEE THE LETTER, MARY.

OH, IT'S WONDERFUL NEWS.

I'M SO PROUD OF YOU, REALLY.

THAT GOES FOR BOTH OF US, SWEETHEART.

I'M GOING TO GET MY THINGS OUT RIGHT NOW SO THEY'LL BE READY.

MA, CAN I TAKE MY BEST SUNDAY DRESS WITH ME?

I'M SURE ALL THE GIRLS THERE WILL BE WEARING THEIR BEST SUNDAY DRESSES.

I THINK SO. THANK YOU.

THEN I'LL DECIDE WHAT ELSE I SHOULD TAKE,

LIKE MY UNDERWEAR, MY NIGHTIE, AND MY NIGHTCAP!

Laura: I'LL HELP YOU!

IT DOESN'T SAY A THING ABOUT PAYING

FOR TRANSPORTATION OR THE HOTEL.

IT SURE DOESN'T.

MAYBE MISS BEADLE HAS THAT INFORMATION.

I'LL HAVE MARY ASK HER.

I DON'T THINK IT'S PROVIDED FOR.

A STATE COMPETITION'S LIKE A STATE FAIR.

IF YOU WANT TO GO, YOU PAY YOUR OWN WAY.

HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK IT WOULD COST?

[SIGHS] I DON'T KNOW.

THE STAGE TO THE DEPOT'S

AT LEAST A DOLLAR A HEAD.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH THE TRAIN WOULD COST.

HOTEL ROOMS IN THE CITY,

THEY HAVE TO COST DEAR.

OH, CHARLES, ISN'T THERE SOME WAY?

I WISH THERE WAS, BUT WE'VE ONLY GOT ABOUT $2.00

TO OUR NAME RIGHT NOW.

WELL, LET'S NOT PUT OFF TELLING HER.

WHAT DO YOU THINK? IS THIS GOOD ENOUGH?

I THINK SO.

I WONDER IF THEY'LL HAVE LAUNDRY?

I DON'T KNOW.

HALF-PINT, YOU GO HELP YOUR MA FOR A SECOND.

I WAS HELPING MARY GET HER STUFF OUT.

I KNOW. YOUR MA WANTS YOU TO HELP HER DOWNSTAIRS.

NOW, GO ON.

OK. I'LL BE BACK UP TO HELP YOU AFTER A WHILE.

OH, IT'S GOT A STAIN ON IT.

I WAS GOING TO DYE IT, AND I NEVER GOT TO IT.

WHAT SHOULD I DO?

THERE SOMETHING WRONG, PA?

YOUR MA AND I WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT THE TRIP.

I WANT YOU TO KNOW WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF YOU.

AND I WISH THERE WERE SOME OTHER WAY,

BUT I CAN'T SEND YOU ON THE TRIP.

WHAT WITH THE TRAIN FARE AND THE HOTEL,

I JUST DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY. I'M SORRY.

WELL...TO BE HONEST, PA,

I REALLY DIDN'T WANT TO GO IN THE FIRST PLACE.

I DON'T LIKE BEING AWAY,

ESPECIALLY IN A NOISY CITY.

AND HEAR TELL,

MINNEAPOLIS IS ABOUT THE NOISIEST PLACE THERE IS.

I WASN'T LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT LONG TRIP, EITHER.

MY STOMACH DOESN'T SET TOO WELL ON A LONG TRIP.

I BETTER GO HELP MA WITH SUPPER.

EVERYBODY'S DOWN FOR THE NIGHT.

SHE SAY ANYTHING?

NO, JUST WHAT SHE SAID AT SUPPER--

HOW GLAD SHE IS NOT TO BE GOING.

TRYING TO BE SO BRAVE.

I WISH SHE'D HAVE YELLED OR GOTTEN MAD

OR SAID IT WASN'T FAIR--ANYTHING.

IT HURTS ALL THE WORSE, HER BEING SO BRAVE.

BUT SHE IS BRAVE.

MAYBE IF SHE GOT EVERYTHING SHE WANTED IN THIS LIFE,

SHE WOULDN'T BE.

I SUPPOSE.

I SUPPOSE IF DOING WITHOUT MAKES A BODY STRONG,

YOU MUST BE THE STRONGEST WOMAN IN MINNESOTA.

HA HA HA!

COME ON. COFFEE'S ON THE STOVE.

SOUNDS GOOD.

YOU STILL AWAKE?

UH-HUH.

I'M SORRY.

I TOLD YOU, IT'S ALL RIGHT.

I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT.

BUT YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT I'M SORRY ABOUT.

THIS MAY SOUND KIND OF SILLY,

BUT WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT YOU COULDN'T GO,

I FELT KIND OF GLAD INSIDE.

WELL, THAT DOES SOUND SILLY.

THAT'S WHAT I JUST SAID.

THAT'S WHY I SAID I'M SORRY.

GUESS I GOT KIND OF JEALOUS,

YOU BEING SO SMART AND ALL.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

YEAH...

I GET JEALOUS, TOO, SOMETIMES.

YOU DO?

SURE, I DO.

OF ME?

WELL, NOT THE MAN IN THE MOON.

WELL, WHY WOULD YOU BE JEALOUS OF ME?

I DON'T KNOW.

SOMETIMES I THINK PA LOVES YOU MORE THAN HE DOES ME.

THAT'S SILLY.

NO SILLIER THAN YOUR BEING JEALOUS

OF SOME OLD CONTEST.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

WELL, ANYWAY,

I'M SORRY ABOUT BEING JEALOUS.

ME, TOO.

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

LAURA?

DON'T YOU SAY ANYTHING TO MISS BEADLE TOMORROW.

I DON'T WANT HER THINKING WE'RE POOR.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD NIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. CLASS IS DISMISSED.

[STUDENTS TALKING EXCITEDLY]

MARY?

MARY, I JUST READ THIS NOTE YOU LEFT ON MY DESK.

I MUST SAY, I'M VERY SURPRISED.

Mary: YES, MA'AM.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE TRIP.

I CHANGED MY MIND.

YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY SURE? IT'S FINAL?

YES, MA'AM.

L--l JUST DON'T THINK IT'S IMPORTANT ENOUGH

TO MAKE A LONG TRIP FOR.

I REALLY DON'T LIKE MATHEMATICS THAT MUCH.

WELL, IF THAT'S THE WAY YOU FEEL...

THEN YOUR ALTERNATE WILL MAKE THE TRIP INSTEAD.

I HAVE TO GO NOW.

OH, NO, MARY,

I FORGOT MY SLATE PENCIL.

YOU GO ON AHEAD. I'LL CATCH UP.

ALL RIGHT.

MISS BEADLE! MISS BEADLE!

MISS BEADLE.

[VIOLIN MUSIC]

WELL, THAT'S ENOUGH.

EVERYBODY OFF TO BED.

Ma: I'LL BE UP IN A MINUTE.

GOOD NIGHT, SWEETHEART.

GOOD NIGHT, PA.

HAVE A NICE DREAM.

YOU, TOO.

GOOD NIGHT, PA.

GOOD NIGHT. SWEET DREAMS.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

HELLO.

OH, MISS BEADLE, MR. HANSON, COME IN, PLEASE.

THANK YOU.

CHARLES, HOW ARE YOU TONIGHT?

JUST FINE. YOURSELF?

OH, FINE, THANK YOU.

WHAT A PLEASANT SURPRISE.

WON'T YOU SIT DOWN? I'LL JUST PUT ON SOME COFFEE.

OH, NO, REALLY. WE CAN ONLY STAY A MOMENT.

JA, WE CALLED A SPECIAL MEETING

OF THE SCHOOL BOARD THIS EVENING.

NO ONE MENTIONED IT TO ME.

JA, WE THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE BEST THAT WAY

BECAUSE YOU CAN BE PRETTY STUBBORN SOMETIMES, CHARLES.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

MISS BEADLE TOLD US ABOUT THE PROBLEM--

THE MONEY NEEDED FOR THE TRIP.

Charles: MR. HANSON, I WISH THERE WAS SOMETHING I COULD Do--

Mr. Hanson: WAIT UNTIL YOU HEAR WHAT I HAVE To SAY.

WE HAVE A LOT OF PRIDE IN WALNUT GROVE,

AND A THING LIKE THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN VERY OFTEN.

AND THE SCHOOL BOARD VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO GIVE THE MONEY NEEDED FOR THE TRIP.

WELL, THAT'S VERY KIND OF YOU, BUT I'M SORRY--

Miss Beadle: IT'S NOT A MATTER OF KINDNESS, MR. INGALLS.

BELIEVE ME, THERE ARE MANY CHILDREN

WHO GO TO THE STATE FINALS SPONSORED BY THEIR HOMETOWNS.

HOW OFTEN DO WE GET THE CHANCE TO GET THE NAME WALNUT GROVE

IN THE NEWSPAPERS ALL OVER THE STATE?

IT'S FOR THE PRIDE OF WALNUT GROVE.

PLEASE ACCEPT.

GIVE US THIS OPPORTUNITY.

WELL, SINCE YOU PUT IT THAT WAY.

LOOKS LIKE YOU BETTER START PACKING.

OH! OH, MARY!

THANK YOU, PA.

THANK YOU ALL.

WE KNOW YOU WILL MAKE US ALL PROUD.

STAND STILL, CARRIE.

PA SAYS THE WAGON WILL BE READY ANY MINUTE.

LAURA, CHECK THE CUPBOARD

AND SEE IF I REMEMBERED TO PACK THE PLUM PRESERVES.

I FORGOT MY PINK HAIR RIBBON.

AND MY HANDKERCHIEF-- I LEFT IT OUT FOR YOU.

YOU REMEMBERED, MA.

WHAT? YOU REMEMBERED.

OH, THANK YOU.

NOW, WHEN MISS WHIPPLE GETS HERE,

TELL HER THAT I'VE ALREADY SOAKED THE BEANS.

ALL SHE NEEDS TO DO IS ADD THE ONIONS AND THE BREAD CRUMBS

AND PUT THEM IN THE OVEN.

AND DON'T FORGET KINDLING.

I WON'T.

OH, IT'S A GOOD THING MISS BEADLE LET YOU STAY HOME FROM SCHOOL TODAY.

YOU ALL SET?

NO. MARY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING UP THERE?

I JUST TORE MY STOCKING.

OH. WELL, WE'LL HAVE TO MEND IT ON THE WAY.

NOW, YOUR PA'S READY.

I THINK THERE'S ENOUGH--

FOOD? YOU'VE GOT ENOUGH TO FEED THE WHOLE TOWN.

I DIDN'T GET TO FINISH YOUR SHIRT.

YOU DIDN'T GET TO WEED THE VEGETABLE GARDEN, EITHER.

NOW, COME ON, LET'S GO!

LET ME SEE. OH, YEAH.

WELL, YOUR SKIRT WILL COVER IT.

NOW, PUT THOSE IN YOUR BAG

AND LET YOUR PA TAKE THEM OUT.

HALF-PINT, GRAB MARY'S BAG FOR ME.

OK, PA.

NOW, HAVE I FORGOTTEN ANYTHING?

AH, THANK YOU, HALF-PINT.

HEY, YOU ALL RIGHT?

YEAH, I'M OK.

COME ON, WHAT IS IT?

WELL, I'M FEELING KIND OF JEALOUS AGAIN.

JEALOUS? WHAT FOR?

WELL, MARY CAN DO LOTS OF THINGS,

AND I'M FEELING USELESS.

I GUESS I'LL GET OVER IT WHEN I GROW UP.

LET'S GO IN THE HOUSE AND HURRY THEM UP, HUH?

YOU GET IN THE WAGON. WE'LL GET YOUR MA.

THE WAGON'S REA-- CAROLINE, COME ON. THE HOUSE LOOKS FINE.

WELL, I JUST WANT TO MAKE THINGS

AS EASY AS POSSIBLE FOR MISS WHIPPLE.

YOU KNOW, SHE'S DOING US A GREAT FAVOR

COMING OVER AND TAKING CARE OF CARRIE.

YOU'LL HELP HER ALL YOU CAN,

WON'T YOU, LAURA? YES, MA.

YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT IT, AND I DON'T SEE

ANY REASON WHY MISS WHIPPLE HAS TO COME BY EVERY DAY.

WHAT?

WELL, LOOK AT YOUR DAUGHTER HERE. SHE'S A YOUNG LADY NOW.

SHE KNOWS HOW TO TAKE CARE OF THE HOUSE,

TAKE CARE OF CARRIE. SHE COOKS.

SHE EVEN DOES THE LAUNDRY.

I THINK SHE CAN JUST DROP CARRIE OFF AT MISS WHIPPLE'S

ON HER WAY TO SCHOOL IN THE MORNING, PICK HER UP AFTERWARDS.

YOU CAN HANDLE THAT, CAN'T YOU, SWEETHEART?

YES, SIR!

WHY, OF COURSE YOU CAN.

I DON'T KNOW WHY I DIDN'T THINK OF IT.

YOU'RE PRACTICALLY A GROWNUP.

YOU KNOW, YOU GIRLS JUST GROW WITHOUT OUR NOTICING IT.

IT'S ALL SET, THEN? YES--

THEN LET'S GO!

I DON'T THINK I BETTER GO.

WHAT?

I THINK I BETTER SAY GOOD-BYE HERE.

YOU JUST RUN ALONG.

THERE'S SO MANY THINGS TO DO,

I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN.

SHE'S PROBABLY RIGHT, MA.

THANK YOU, LAURA.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING, MA.

JUST HAVE A GOOD TIME.

ALL RIGHT.

I'LL BE HOME SOON.

Mary: BYE, LAURA.

BYE.

WISH ME LUCK!

Laura: OK!

JACK, DON'T GET UNDERFOOT. THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO DO.

[RUFF]

YOU STAY OUT HERE.

I DON'T WANT YOU TRACKING UP MY HOUSE.

HERE, TAKE THE WINDOW SEAT, DEAR.

IS THIS VELVET?

PLUSH.

TICKETS, PLEASE.

HOW MANY PEOPLE DO YOU SUPPOSE ARE ON THE TRAIN?

OH, I DON'T KNOW. A LOT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

MA, I KNOW YOU PACKED LUNCH AND SOMETHING TO DRINK, BUT WHAT IF--

I'LL BE DARNED.

[WHISTLE BLOWING]

[ENGINE CHUGGING]

"THIS IS THE FARMER WHO SOWED THE CORN."

WHAT'S A FARMER? IS THAT THE FARMER?

YEP.

"THAT FED THE COCK THAT CROWED IN THE MORN,

THAT WAKED THE PRIEST, ALL SHAVEN AND SHORN."

YOU REMEMBER WHO HE WAS, DON'T YOU?

YEAH.

YOU REMEMBER WHO HE IS.

"THAT MARRIED THE MAN, ALL TATTERED AND TORN,

"THAT KISSED THE MAIDEN ALL FORLORN,

THAT MILKED THE COW WITH THE CRUMPLED HORN."

THAT COW WAS A BAD COW.

YOU KNOW WHY?

WHY?

BECAUSE "HE TOSSED THE DOG THAT WORRIED THE CAT

"THAT KILLED THE RAT THAT ATE THE MALT

THAT LAY IN THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT."

HEE HEE. LAURA, WILL YOU PLEASE READ ME ANOTHER STORY?

ONE'S ENOUGH, AND YOU KNOW IT.

SCOOTCH DOWN-- WAY DOWN, WAY DOWN, DOWN, DOWN, DOWN, DOWN!

LIKE THAT!

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

CARRIE ALL TUCKED IN?

YEAH.

LOOK LIKE YOU COULD USE A LITTLE SLEEP YOURSELF.

NO. THERE'S TOO MUCH TO DO.

DID I COMPLIMENT YOU ON THAT FINE SUPPER?

MA DID MOST OF IT.

ALL I HAD TO DO WAS HEAT UP THE MEAT AND BAKE THE BEANS.

MIGHTY TASTY, I'LL TELL YOU THAT.

STAND UP, PLEASE.

HMM?

STAND UP OVER HERE.

OH, YES, MA'AM.

HOW'S IT LOOKING? ALL RIGHT?

LOOKS SO TO ME.

ALL IT NEEDS IS A LITTLE STITCHING UP.

I HAVE TO GET UP EARLY TOMORROW

BECAUSE THERE'S CARRIE TO DRESS

AND THE EGGS TO GATHER.

I THINK PANCAKES WOULD BE TASTY, DON'T YOU?

MMM. SOUNDS FINE. PANCAKES WOULD BE JUST FINE.

WE HAVEN'T HAD THEM FOR A WHILE.

WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR TOMORROW?

I FIGURED I'D WORK IN THE MILL ALL DAY.

MR. HANSON'S GOING TO SPRINGFIELD.

YOU COULD TAKE CARRIE AND ME IN WITH YOU?

MM-HMM.

WE CAN WALK HOME. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BOTHER ABOUT US.

ALL RIGHT.

[WHISPERING] Half-pint.

Hey.

THERE, YOU SEE. YOU FELL ASLEEP RIGHT IN THE CHAIR.

DON'T YOU THINK YOU OUGHT TO GO UPSTAIRS AND GO TO BED?

I SUPPOSE YOU'RE RIGHT.

Sure.

YOU CAN ALWAYS FINISH SEWING ON THAT SHIRT TOMORROW.

NIGHT, PA.

GOOD NIGHT. SWEET DREAMS.

I MISS THEM, DON'T YOU?

AH, SURE I DO.

BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THEY'RE STILL HERE.

WELL, THAT'S BECAUSE WE'RE FAMILY--

CLOSE EVEN WHEN WE'RE FAR APART.

NOW, YOU GET SOME SLEEP.

YOU MAKE SURE TO GET YOUR REST, TOO.

YES, MA'AM. I WILL.

SWEET DREAMS. GO ON UPSTAIRS.

GOOD NIGHT, PA.

GOOD NIGHT.

[PEOPLE TALKING OUTSIDE]

CAN'T YOU SLEEP, EITHER?

IT'S SO NOISY... AND I KEEP THINKING ABOUT TOMORROW.

WELL...COME HERE.

TOMORROW WILL COME SOON ENOUGH.

WHAT SORT OF QUESTIONS DO YOU THINK THEY'LL ASK US?

OH, MARY, I'M SURE I DON'T KNOW.

DO YOU THINK WE'LL HAVE FRACTIONS?

I SUPPOSE SO.

I HATE FRACTIONS.

WHAT?

I SAID I HATE FRACTIONS.

YOU KNOW YOU'LL JUST WEAR YOURSELF OUT WORRYING.

NOW, GO TO SLEEP.

I CAN'T.

I KEEP THINKING.

ALL THOSE PEOPLE, ALL OUR FRIENDS, THEY PAID FOR US TO GO.

THEY'RE EXPECTING ME TO WIN.

OH, NO. NOT EXPECTING...HOPING.

BUT WHAT IF I DON'T WIN?

WHAT IF I LET THEM DOWN?

MARY, MARY... ALL YOU CAN DO IS YOUR BEST.

NO ONE EXPECTS ANY MORE FROM YOU.

I JUST CAN'T HELP THINKING.

WELL, THEN,

THINK ABOUT WHAT WE'D BE DOING IF WE WERE AT HOME.

WELL?

I MISS THEM.

I DO, TOO.

HOLD STILL.

I WANT TO GO OUT AND PLAY.

YOU CAN'T. I'VE GOT TO GET YOU DRESSED.

[SIZZLING]

WHOA.

THE COFFEE. WHAT A MESS.

MY FIRST POT, TOO.

OH, NO.

CARRIE, YOU COME BACK HERE!

CARRIE, COME BACK HERE!

CARRIE!

CARRIE, YOU KNOW BETTER THAN TO PLAY WITH THE EGGS.

[SIZZLING]

OH, NO.

OH, MY PANCAKES.

FIRST IT'S THE COFFEE, THEN IT'S THE PANCAKES.

13 TIMES 10 IS 130.

13 TIMES 11...143.

13 TIMES 12... 156.

MARY, LET ME FIX YOUR SASH.

THERE. IT'S TIME TO GO.

HERE WE ARE. OH, CHILD.

MA, I CAN'T REMEMBER ANYTHING.

YOU WILL. WHEN THE TIME COMES.

COME ON. PUT YOUR BONNET ON.

DO YOU SUPPOSE THE OTHERS FEEL AS BAD AS I DO?

YES. IT'S ONE OF THE PROBLEMS

THAT COMES OF HAVING A MIND.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE?

YES, DEAR. I'VE FELT IT MANY TIMES.

EACH TIME, I TELL MYSELF HOW SILLY I'D BEEN TO FRET,

BUT THE NEXT TIME, THERE I'D GO AGAIN.

THERE. NOW...

YOU JUST DO YOUR BEST,

AND NO ONE CAN ASK ANY MORE OF YOU.

I FEEL BETTER.

GOOD.

LET'S GO.

GOOD MORNING, MRS. OLESON.

MORNING.

THERE'S A DOZEN AND A HALF TODAY.

OH?

YOU'RE SURE OF THE COUNT?

YES, MA'AM.

UH-HUH.

2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12,

2, 4, 6. UH-HUH.

HUH. THESE EGGS ARE SMALLER THAN USUAL.

THEY'RE THE SAME AS ALWAYS.

SMALLER.

THEREFORE, I SHALL PAY LESS FOR THEM.

UM, 4 CENTS LESS.

IN THAT CASE, I WILL JUST TAKE THEM TO MR. HANSON.

HE'S GOING TO SPRINGFIELD TODAY, MY PA SAID,

AND I KNOW THAT I CAN GET A GOOD PRICE FOR THEM THERE.

INDEED?

FOR HEAVEN'S SAKES.

I'LL SPARE YOU THE TROUBLE.

I'LL PAY YOU THE SAME PRICE AS USUAL,

BUT THE NEXT TIME, YOU PICK OUT LARGER EGGS.

NOW, WILL THAT BE CASH,

OR SHALL I MARK IT IN THE BOOK?

MARK IT IN THE BOOK, PLEASE.

GOOD DAY, MRS. OLESON.

Woman: 3 LINES. YOU'LL BE IN...

THE SECOND LINE, LINE "J" THROUGH "O."

WHAT'S YOUR LAST NAME?

YOU'RE IN LINE "J" THROUGH "O,"

RIGHT DOWN THAT CORRIDOR.

GO AHEAD. NEXT?

YOUR LAST NAME, PLEASE.

INGALLS.

INGALLS. YOU'RE IN LINE "A" THROUGH "I."

THAT WAY.

THANK YOU.

GOOD LUCK.

THANK YOU.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

DO YOU THINK THEY'LL LET YOU STAY?

OH, I DOUBT IT.

HOW WILL YOU KNOW WHEN TO COME FOR ME?

I'M SURE THEY'LL TELL US.

Woman: NEXT.

NAME AND SPELLING, PLEASE.

INGALLS. I-N-G-A-L-L-S.

MARY. M-A-R-Y.

THESE ARE YOUR INSTRUCTIONS.

YOU WILL TAKE SEAT NUMBER 78. NEXT?

NAME, PLEASE?

Woman: SEAT NUMBER, PLEASE?

Second woman: 79.

FOURTH ROW, ALL THE WAY DOWN.

FOURTH ROW. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SEAT NUMBER, PLEASE?

Mary: 78.

AROUND THE BACK ROW, DOWN TO 60, AND UP.

SEAT NUMBER, PLEASE?

Woman: 62.

OVER THERE, PLEASE. SEAT NUMBER, PLEASE?

OVER THERE, PLEASE. SEAT NUMBER, PLEASE?

ROW 9.

SEAT NUMBER, PLEASE?

Girl: 73.

OVER THERE. GOOD LUCK. SEAT NUMBER, PLEASE?

Girl: 67.

OVER THERE. FOLLOW THE LADY IN THE GREEN.

SEAT NUMBER, PLEASE?

Boy: 9.

OVER THERE IN THE BACK ROW. SEAT NUMBER, PLEASE?

Boy: 7.

OVER THERE.

HELLO, MR. POTTER.

YOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE. ATTENTION.

THANK YOU.

PARENTS WILL BE PERMITTED TO REMAIN

FOR THE OPENING ADDRESS.

THEREAFTER, THEY ARE REQUESTED TO DEPART PROMPTLY

TO RETURN AT 12 NOON FOR THE HALF-HOUR LUNCH RECESS.

MILK AND SANDWICHES WILL BE PROVIDED FOR THE CONTESTANTS,

AND THERE WILL BE BOX LUNCHES AVAILABLE

IN THE CORRIDOR FOR THE PARENTS.

THE EXAMINATION WILL TERMINATE PRECISELY AT 3 P.M.,

AND THE PARENTS ARE REQUESTED TO RETURN AT THAT TIME

AND PICK UP THEIR CHILDREN.

THANK YOU.

NOW, CAN ANYONE TELL US WHY THE WAR OF 1812

WAS KNOWN AS MR. MADISON'S WAR?

LAURA?

LAURA INGALLS?

YES, MA'AM?

I DARESAY OUR MINDS ARE NOT IN WALNUT GROVE TODAY, ARE THEY?

MINNEAPOLIS?

WELL, WE'LL KNOW THE RESULTS SOON ENOUGH.

IN THE MEANTIME, WE HAVE TO CONCENTRATE ON OUR OWN STUDIES.

YES, MA'AM.

NOW, CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHY IT WAS KNOWN AS MADISON'S WAR?

NELLIE.

Nellie: THE WAR OF 1812 WAS CALLED MADISON'S WAR

BECAUSE IT WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT HAPPENED

WHILE MR. MADISON WAS PRESIDENT.

IT WAS NAMED BY PEOPLE WHO DID NOT LIKE MR. MADISON OR THE WAR.

VERY GOOD, NELLIE.

UH, BOYS AND GIRLS, MAY I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE?

REMEMBER, CONTESTANTS ARE NOT TO TALK TO EACH OTHER.

IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION, JUST RAISE YOUR HAND,

AND I'LL COME TO YOUR DESK.

NOW, IN PRECISELY 10 SECONDS,

YOU WILL TURN THE QUESTION SHEET OVER

AND BEGIN THE EXAMINATION.

NOW.

OH, I HOPE MY DAUGHTER IS DOING BETTER THAN I AM.

WELL, AT LEAST YOU CAN CROCHET.

I'M TOO NERVOUS TO EVEN TRY.

WELL, I'M MAKING ONE MISTAKE AFTER ANOTHER.

Ma: MARY, ARE YOU GOING To EAT THAT SANDWICH

OR JUST PLAY WITH IT?

I'M JUST NOT HUNGRY, MA.

I NEVER SAW SUCH PROBLEMS.

THERE WAS THIS ONE ABOUT A TRAIN.

MM-HMM?

I DIDN'T THINK I'D EVER GET IT.

DID YOU?

I GOT AN ANSWER.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S RIGHT OR NOT.

WELL, AT LEAST THAT PROBLEM'S OVER.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT ANYMORE.

WHY DON'T YOU DRINK SOME MILK?

I JUST DON'T THINK I'M DOING WELL, MA.

ARE YOU DOING YOUR BEST?

YES.

THEN THAT'S ALL YOU CAN DO.

[BELL RINGING]

GOT TO GO.

GOOD LUCK, SWEETHEART.

IT IS NOW PRECISELY 3 P.M.

PLEASE RISE, TURN YOUR PAPERS IN TO THE MONITORS,

AND LEAVE THE AUDITORIUM.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

HOW DID YOU DO, SWEETHEART?

WELL, FINE. THE TEST WAS HARD.

OH, I KNOW YOU DID A GOOD JOB. I KNOW YOU DID.

I DON'T KNOW HOW I'LL LIVE TILL THEN.

I KNOW I DIDN'T DO WELL.

WELL, AT LEAST IT'S OVER,

AND FRETTING ABOUT IT WON'T HELP.

I CAN'T HELP WORRYING.

I KNOW. WELL, LET'S GO BACK TO THE HOTEL AND WORRY TOGETHER.

WOULD YOU LIKE SOME MORE, PA?

MMM. NO, HALF-PINT.

I COULDN'T EAT ANOTHER BITE. IT WAS DELICIOUS.

DID YOU DO SOMETHING TO YOUR HAIR?

MM-HMM.

LET ME SEE THE BACK.

HEY, THAT LOOKS REAL PRETTY.

THANK YOU.

OK, CARRIE. NOW, YOU RUN ALONG

AND GET READY FOR BED.

I'LL BE IN TO TUCK YOU IN IN A MINUTE.

HOW WERE THINGS AT THE MILL TODAY, PA?

IT SEEMS TO ME YOU ASKED ME THAT A FEW TIMES ALREADY.

I GUESS I DID. PA?

MM-HMM?

HOW LONG DO YOU THINK IT TOOK US TO EAT SUPPER?

I DON'T KNOW. WERE WE ON A TIME LIMIT?

WOULD YOU SAY IT WAS 15 OR 20?

I'D SAY 15, GIVE OR TAKE A FEW.

GOOD. THEN IT'S READY.

WHAT YOU GOT IN THERE?

SOMETHING. IT'S A SECRET.

IT'S A SPECIAL SURPRISE FOR MARY.

WELL, I'M GOOD AT KEEPING SECRETS. LET ME HAVE A LOOK.

OK.

HEY, THAT'S WHAT I CALL A VERY IMPRESSIVE-LOOKING CAKE.

I HAVE TO LET IT HANG FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF.

OHH!

AW, THAT'S A SHAME.

WELL, IT'S NOT GOING TO HURT THE TASTE OF THIS PART ANYWAY.

I WANTED IT TO BE PERFECT,

AND NOW LOOK AT IT.

HEY, NOW, DON'T FEEL SO BAD. YOU DID YOUR BEST.

SOMETIMES I THINK YOU EXPECT A LITTLE TOO MUCH FROM YOURSELF.

BUT MARY WOULD HAVE DONE IT RIGHT.

SHE DOES EVERYTHING RIGHT.

I BETTER GO PUT CARRIE TO BED.

I'LL COME BACK AND CLEAN UP THE MESS AFTERWARDS.

Miss Beadle, voice-over: IT'S FOR THE PRIDE OF WALNUT GROVE.

Mr. Hanson, voice-over: WE KNOW YOU'LL MAKE US PROUD, MARY.

MAKE US PROUD... PROUD...PROUD...

Miss Beadle, voice-over: IT'S FOR THE PRIDE OF WALNUT GROVE.

Mr. Hanson, voice-over: WE KNOW YOU'LL MAKE US PROUD, MARY.

MAKE US PROUD... PROUD...PROUD...

WELL, IT'S WARMING UP EARLY.

YOU ABOUT READY?

JUST ABOUT.

TODAY'S THE BIG DAY. THEY'RE COMING HOME.

I SURE HOPE MARY DID GOOD.

I'M SURE SHE DID.

IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE YOU MEAN THAT. WHAT'S WRONG?

I GOT THE JEALOUSIES AGAIN.

NOW, WHAT FOR?

I JUST CAN'T DO ANYTHING RIGHT.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

I WRECKED THE FOOD, AND I WRECKED THE CAKE.

I JUST CAN'T DO ANYTHING.

I BET YOU'LL BE GLAD WHEN MA GETS BACK.

NOW, YOU LISTEN TO ME, YOUNG LADY.

NOW, YOU TOOK CARE OF THIS HOUSE.

YOU DID THE COOKING, THE CLEANING, EVERYTHING,

TOOK CARE OF YOUR SISTER.

WHY, ANY MAN WOULD BE PROUD TO HAVE YOU FOR A WIFE.

THEY WOULD?

YOU'RE DARN RIGHT THEY WOULD.

BUT WHAT ABOUT THE COOKING?

NOW, LET ME TELL YOU,

YOUR MA BURNED A FEW THINGS IN HER DAY,

AND EVEN WITH ALL THAT,

I BET YOU I GAINED 5 POUNDS THIS WEEKEND.

YOU DID? I KNOW I DID.

COME ON. HURRY UP.

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

YEAH? Laura: PA?

I SURE HOPE MARY DID GOOD.

SO DO I.

GOOD MORNING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN

AND YOUNG LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

NOW, I KNOW YOU'RE ALL ANXIOUS TO HEAR THE ANNOUNCEMENT,

THE NAMES OF THOSE STUDENTS

WHO ACHIEVED OUTSTANDING SUCCESS YESTERDAY,

BUT FIRST, A FEW REMARKS

TO THE PARENTS OF THOSE CHILDREN.

NOW, WE HAVE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE THIS EXAMINATION AS FAIR AS POSSIBLE.

IT HAS BEEN BASED ENTIRELY ON MATERIAL AVAILABLE AT ALL THE SCHOOLS.

AND WHILE I THINK ABOUT IT,

MAY I COMMEND THOSE CHILDREN

ON THEIR CONDUCT DURING THE EXAMINATION YESTERDAY.

AND NOW WHAT WE'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR,

THE WINNER OF THE STATE MATHEMATICS CHAMPIONSHIP.

THE MINNESOTA MATHEMATICS CHAMPION IS...

MISS MARY...

O'DONNELL!

CONGRATULATIONS, MARY. THERE YOU ARE.

THANK YOU.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS

TO YOUR AUDIENCE OF ADMIRERS OUT THERE?

NO, THANK YOU.

I'M SURE WE ALL WISH YOU THE VERY BEST, MARY.

AND NOW FOR THE RUNNERS-UP.

IN SECOND PLACE, WITH THE SECOND HIGHEST SCORE,

MISS MARY--

WELL, WE HAVE ANOTHER MARY.

MISS MARY INGALLS.

WILL, UH, WILL MARY PLEASE COME UP

AND RECEIVE HER CERTIFICATE?

THERE SHE IS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

CONGRATULATIONS, MARY.

AND IN THIRD PLACE, MASTER JONATHAN WICKEN.

JONATHAN?

THERE YOU ARE, JONATHAN.

AND HONORABLE MENTIONS TO THE FOLLOWING--

MISS JENNIFER VANDERHYUN,

MASTER JOHN JONES,

MASTER ISAIAH KEMP,

AND MASTER THOMAS WILHELM.

[WHISTLE BLOWING]

WELL, TIME FOR SOMETHING TO EAT.

I'M NOT HUNGRY.

ARE YOU SURE? IT'S A LONG TRIP.

MAYBE LATER.

MARY, DO YOU REALIZE HOW WELL YOU DID?

OUT OF I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY CHILDREN,

YOU CAME IN SECOND.

YES'M.

DO WE HAVE TO TAKE THE STAGE INTO TOWN?

COULDN'T WE JUST GET OFF NEAR OUR HOUSE?

IT WOULDN'T BE A LONG WALK.

YOUR FATHER WILL BE WAITING FOR US IN TOWN.

DO YOU SUPPOSE THEY KNOW BY NOW?

I'M SURE I DON'T KNOW.

I'M GOING TO GET SOME AIR.

[TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWING]

THANK YOU, NELLIE.

I'LL CORRECT THESE TONIGHT,

AND WE'LL SEE HOW WELL YOU ALL DID.

I DARESAY THAT A CERTAIN YOUNG LADY WHO WE ALL KNOW

ALREADY KNOWS THE RESULTS OF HER EXAMINATION.

WHAT DO YOU THINK, LAURA?

WON'T YOU EVEN HAZARD A GUESS?

SHE THINKS MARY WON.

I DO NOT. I JUST HOPE, THAT'S ALL.

WELL, WE ALL HOPE.

NELLIE, TAKE YOUR SEAT.

I WONDER IF ANYONE THOUGHT TO GO TO SPRINGFIELD

TO SEE IF THE RESULTS WERE TELEGRAPHED THERE.

WELL, WE'LL KNOW SOON AS THE STAGE GETS HERE, WON'T WE?

HYAH!

WE'RE ALMOST THERE.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[PEOPLE CHEERING]

MA, THEY THINK I WON!

Pa: CAROLINE!

HI! HOW ARE YOU?

Ma: I'M GLAD TO SEE YOU.

GOOD TO SEE YOU. HOW WAS YOUR TRIP?

FINE.

COME ON OUT AND MEET YOUR ADMIRERS.

PA, I DIDN'T WIN. PLEASE TELL THEM. MAKE THEM GO AWAY.

THEY ALREADY KNOW THAT.

WE GOT A WIRE FROM SPRINGFIELD.

THEY'RE PLENTY PROUD OF YOU ANYWAY.

EVEN THOUGH I CAME IN SECOND BEST?

THEY CAME HERE BECAUSE YOU'RE THE BEST.

COME ON.

COME ON.

[PEOPLE CHEERING]

QUIET, PLEASE!

MARY...

YOU MADE US ALL PROUD.

L--l WANT TO THANK MARY INGALLS

FOR PUTTING WALNUT GROVE ON THE MAP OF MINNESOTA!

AND ON BEHALF OF THE WHOLE COMMUNITY,

I WANT TO WELCOME BACK MARY INGALLS,

THE PRIDE OF WALNUT GROVE!

[APPLAUSE]

THANK YOU.

WE JUST WANTED YOU TO DO WELL, MARY,

AND YOU DID.

THANK YOU.

[MUSIC PLAYING]