Original subtitles

[WIND BLOWING]

[cows MOOING]

[NICKERS]

[HORSE WHINNYING]

OH...WHAT IS IT?

I DON'T KNOW. WHATEVER IT IS,

IT'S SURE GOT THE STOCK WORKED UP.

I'LL TAKE A LOOK.

[RUMBLING]

CAROLINE!

WHAT IS IT?

TAKE CARRIE UP TO THE SOD HOUSE!

Mary: PA, WHAT'S WRONG?

Charles: TORNADO. INTO THE SOD HOUSE.

COME ON. HURRY!

Caroline: LAURA, Go ON! MOVE!

Charles: HURRY UP! I'LL TAKE THE BABY.

Charles: I GOT To TURN THE ANIMALS OUT OF THE BARN.

COME ON! COME ON!

[HORSE NEIGHING]

GO ON! HYAH! HYAH! HYAH! HYAH!

[cow MOOING]

GO ON! GO!

[DOG BARKING]

JACK!

DARN FOOL COW.

SHE THOUGHT HER BABY WOULD BE SAFE IN HERE.

DARN FOOL COW.

SEE TO THE HOUSE.

I'M GOING TO CHECK THE CROP.

IT'S GONE.

THE WHOLE FIELD'S GONE.

KEEP WORKING, GIRLS.

I SEE YOU FOUND THE HORSES.

YEAH.

WHY?

IN THE NAME OF HEAVEN, WHY?

I WENT OUT

AND I LOOKED AT THAT FIELD TODAY...

YOU SAW THE WAY IT WAS--

I MEAN, CORN HIGHER THAN YOUR HEAD.

I THOUGHT FOR ONCE,

JUST ONCE, EVERYTHING WAS GOING TO MAKE GOOD.

[SIGHS] WHY?

I DON'T KNOW.

I NE--I NEVER TRY TO HURT ANYBODY.

I TRY TO LIVE MY LIFE

THE WAY I THOUGHT HE'D WANT ME TO.

WHY DOES HE...

HAVE TO PUNISH ME?

OH, CHARLES, GOD ISN'T PUNISHING YOU.

WELL, THEN, WHAT IS IT, THEN?

TESTING OUR STRENGTH?

WE'LL KNOW IN TIME.

OH, NO. NO MORE TIME.

I'M JUST NOT STRONG ANYMORE. I'M TIRED.

IF HE'S TELLING ME ANYTHING,

HE'S TELLING ME TO GO HOME...

BACK TO THE BIG WOODS.

BACK TO WHERE I WAS BORN.

I'M JUST TIRED.

I HAVE TO GO TO TOWN.

WELL, IT'S ABOUT TIME YOU SHOWED UP.

I BEEN SLAVING AWAY HERE ALL MORNING.

GOING TO KEEP BANKER'S HOURS NOW, ARE YOU?

MR. HANSON HERE?

YEAH. HE'S INSIDE.

MR. HANSON?

HEY CHARLES, WE'VE GOT TO GET THE BENSON ORDER

OUT IN A HURRY.

YOU AND EDWARDS GO TO WORK ON THAT.

LOOK, A TORNADO CAME DOWN

ON MY PLACE LAST NIGHT.

IS THE FAMILY ALL RIGHT?

YEAH. YEAH, THEY'RE ALL RIGHT.

I DIDN'T THINK TO GO BY YOUR PLACE.

I HEARD SOME TWISTERS WERE UP DOWN EAST OF HERE, BUT...

WELL, HOW BAD IS IT?

I HAVE SOME DAMAGE TO MY HOUSE

AND BARN.

LOST SOME CHICKENS AND A CALF...

[SIGHS]

AND MY CROP.

HOW MUCH OF IT?

ALL OF IT.

START ALL OVER AGAIN...

AND IT WON'T BE THE FIRST TIME.

YEAH, WELL, NOT-- NOT THIS TIME.

I'M GOING HOME.

NOW, COME ON, CHARLES. YOU DON'T MEAN THAT.

THIS IS YOUR HOME.

YOU GOT FRIENDS HERE. WE'LL HELP YOU.

NOT THIS TIME. I MADE UP MY MIND.

LARS, I'D APPRECIATE IT IF YOU'D SPREAD THE WORD.

YOU KNOW A LOT OF THE FARMERS AROUND HERE.

LET THEM KNOW MY PLACE IS UP FOR SALE.

GOT ABOUT $80 IN THE LAND.

I'D LIKE TO TRY TO GET THAT MUCH OUT OF IT IF I COULD.

CHARLES, THERE'S NO HURRY.

GIVE YOURSELF SOME TIME.

I APPRECIATE WHAT--WHAT

YOU'RE TRYING TO DO, BUT, UH...

I THINK IT'S BEST

IF I LEAVE HERE AS SOON AS I CAN.

LT'LL TAKE A FEW DAYS TO FIX UP MY WAGON.

WHATEVER YOU SAY.

WELL, I APPRECIATE IT.

L-I GOT TO GET HOME NOW.

Edwards: NOW, WAIT A MINUTE CHARLES.

L-LET ME COME ALONG WITH YOU. HUH?

I CAN--I CAN GIVE YOU A HAND WITH--

HAVE YOU HEARD WHAT I JUST SAID?

YEAH, I HEARD WHAT YOU SAID.

ALL RIGHT, THEN TRY TO UNDERSTAND.

I LOST MY CROP.

I CAN'T MAKE IT HERE ANYMORE.

I CAN'T KEEP TELLING MYSELF

THAT NEXT YEAR IT'S GOING TO GET BETTER.

LOOK, I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL--

YOU DON'T KNOW HOW I FEEL.

YOU'RE MY FRIEND, BUT YOU DON'T KNOW HOW I FEEL.

YOU STILL GOT YOUR CROP.

[HAMMERING]

HAVE YOU FINISHED YOUR SUPPER ALREADY?

I WASN'T HUNGRY.

THAT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE YOU.

JUST TOO SAD TO EAT, I GUESS.

JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE SAD,

THAT'S NO REASON TO STARVE YOURSELF.

YOU DIDN'T EAT, EITHER.

WELL, I GUESS I DIDN'T.

PLEASE, PA. PLEASE LET US STAY HERE.

HALF-PINT, WE CAN'T.

I TRIED. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT.

BUT WE CAN DO IT, PA. I KNOW WE CAN.

I'M BIGGER NOW,

AND I CAN WORK LIKE MARY DOES.

YOU'VE EVEN SAID YOURSELF

THAT WHEN THIS FAMILY PULLS TOGETHER,

WE CAN DO ANYTHING.

PLEASE, PA, JUST TRY.

HALF-PINT, I CAN'T.

I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND.

I DO.

I DO UNDERSTAND.

IF WE'D TRIED...

WE COULD HAVE DONE IT TOGETHER...

BUT YOU QUIT TRYING.

WELL, LAURA INGALLS.

YOU'RE AN EARLY BIRD THIS MORNING.

I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU.

CERTAINLY, CHILD.

MY FOLKS WON'T BE COMING TO CHURCH TODAY.

PA WANTED TO STAY HOME AND WORK ON THE WAGON

SO WE COULD LEAVE AS SOON AS THE PLACE WAS SOLD.

YES. MRS. WHIPPLE TOLD ME WHAT HAPPENED

WHEN I ARRIVED LAST NIGHT.

LAURA, WHY DON'T WE SIT DOWN?

MA WANTED PA TO COME TO CHURCH TODAY,

BUT HE WOULDN'T.

I DON'T THINK IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE WAGON.

WHY, THEN?

I KNOW THIS SOUNDS BAD, BUT...

I THINK HE'S ANGRY AT GOD.

WHY DO YOU SAY THAT?

YOUR FATHER'S

ALWAYS BEEN A GOD-FEARING MAN.

I KNOW THAT, AND HE STILL IS, BUT...

I DON'T THINK HE THINKS GOD LIKES HIM ANYMORE

BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED.

I SEE.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

WELL, I KNOW PA WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING TO MAKE GOD ANGRY--

NOT ON PURPOSE.

NO, I'M SURE HE WOULDN'T.

BUT WHAT I'VE BEEN THINKING IS

THAT GOD HAS SO MANY PEOPLE TO LOOK AFTER

THAT HE JUST MUST HAVE GOTTEN PA MIXED UP

WITH SOMEBODY ELSE--

SOMEBODY HE WAS MAD AT.

THAT'S POSSIBLE, I SUPPOSE.

WELL, YOU KNOW, YOU HEAR FOLKS SAY,

"WHY DID IT HAPPEN TO HIM?

HE WAS A GOOD PERSON."

BUT, LAURA, YOU KNOW...

GOD DOES NOT PROTECT

ALL GOOD PEOPLE FROM MISFORTUNE.

BUT WHAT HE DOES PROVIDE

IS THE STRENGTH TO SEE

HIS PEOPLE THROUGH THOSE HARD TIMES.

OH.

I DON'T THINK PA HAS ANY MORE STRENGTH.

FOR THE FIRST TIME THE OTHER NIGHT,

HE LOOKED OLD.

THEN WE HAVE TO GET HIM SOME MORE STRENGTH,

DON'T WE?

YES, SIR, BUT HOW?

WELL, WE'RE IN A GOOD PLACE

TO GET STARTED.

WHY DON'T YOU AND I ASK THE LORD TOGETHER--

EACH OF US SILENTLY, IN OUR OWN WAY?

GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING. IS THIS THE INGALLS PLACE?

YES, IT IS. I'M MRS. INGALLS.

WELL, IT'S A PLEASURE, YOUNG LADY.

I'M MATTHEW SIMMS, AND THIS IS MY WIFE ANNA.

HOW DO YOU DO?

I'M SORRY TO DISTURB YOU ON THE LORD'S DAY,

BUT WE HEARD THAT YOUR FARM WAS FOR SALE.

YES, IT IS.

UH, YOU--YOU..

YOU'LL HAVE TO SPEAK TO MY HUSBAND.

HE'S IN THE BARN.

OH.

[HAMMERING]

Caroline: CHARLES?

YEAH?

SOME PEOPLE HERE TO SEE YOU.

CHARLES, THIS IS MR. AND MRS. SIMMS.

THEY'RE INTERESTED IN THE PROPERTY.

HOW DO YOU DO?

WE MET A FRIEND OF YOURS--A MR. HANSON.

OH, YES. LARS.

WE WERE LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO BUY,

AND HE MENTIONED YOUR FARM.

IS IT UP FOR SALE?

YES, IT IS. UH, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE

BACK TO WISCONSIN. THAT WAS MY HOME.

WELL, NOW, THIS IS A COINCIDENCE.

YOU'RE GOING HOME, AND WE'RE RETURNING HOME.

YOU SEE, THIS WAS OUR FIRST FARM--

MANY YEARS AGO, OF COURSE.

YOU CAN IMAGINE OUR SURPRISE

WHEN WE FOUND OUT IT WAS FOR SALE.

WE HAD A TORNADO WHEN WE WERE LMNG HERE.

REMEMBER, MAMA?

I'LL NEVER FORGET IT.

BLEW MY WHOLE CROP CLEAR TO MANKATO.

DIDN'T HURT THE SOD HOUSE, THOUGH.

YOUR HOUSE AND BARN DIDN'T FARE QUITE AS WELL.

NO. NO, WE, UH, WE LOST

SOME OF THE WINDOWS, PART OF THE ROOF.

LIKE YOU ALWAYS SAY, ANNA,

THE MORE YOU HAVE, THE MORE YOU HAVE TO LOSE.

WELL, LET'S TAKE A GOOD LOOK AROUND, SHALL WE?

YOU STAY AND TALK TO MRS. INGALLS, MAMA.

RIGHT THIS WAY.

WOULD YOU LIKE SOME TEA?

OH, THANK YOU.

SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE.

THERE'S GREAT SECURITY IN A TREE.

IT STANDS THERE

FOR GENERATION AFTER GENERATION,

WHISPERING AT THE WIND,

SHARING ALL ITS STRENGTH WITH THE EARTH

AND ALL ITS BEAUTY WITH US.

OH, I HAVE MISSED THIS PLACE.

WELL...WELL,

ENOUGH FOOLISHNESS BY AN OLD MAN.

I WILL MEET YOUR PRICE ON ONE CONDITION.

AND THAT IS?

WELL, THERE'S REPAIR WORK TO BE DONE.

MUCH AS I HATE TO ADMIT IT,

AT MY AGE, I'LL NEED A HELPING HAND

WITH THE ROOF AND THE WINDOWS.

IT SHOULDN'T TAKE LONG.

I'D BE HAPPY TO HELP YOU, MR. SIMMS,

BUT I DON'T HAVE ANY MATERIALS.

I'LL SUPPLY WHAT'S NEEDED.

LT'LL BE HERE TOMORROW.

WHEN THE WORK IS COMPLETED,

WE'LL SIGN THE PAPERS. DEAL?

A DEAL.

GOOD. WELL, WE'D BETTER GET STARTED.

I'LL GET ANNA SETTLED IN THE HOTEL

AND SEE TO THE SUPPLIES.

Carl: HEY!

I THOUGHT WE'D SEE YOU IN CHURCH YESTERDAY.

IS IT TRUE? ARE YOU STILL LEAVING?

Laura: YEAH.

Alicia: I WISH YOU COULD COME LIVE WITH US.

SO DO I.

HOW SOON WILL YOU BE LEAVING?

I DON'T KNOW FOR SURE.

END OF THE WEEK, PROBABLY.

LET'S NOT GO TO SCHOOL TODAY.

LET'S GO SOMEWHERE.

I DON'T KNOW.

PLEASE?

[BELL RINGING]

"...WHEN WE TWO PARTED,

"IN SILENCE AND TEARS,

"HALF BROKEN-HEARTED,

TO SEVER FOR YEARS."

GO ON. IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

I GUESS I JUST DON'T FEEL

MUCH LIKE READING TODAY.

BUT YOU LOVE LORD BYRON.

I LIKE LORD BYRON.

I LOVE YOU.

I WISH YOU'D SAY SOMETHING.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

WELL...DO YOU FEEL ANYTHING ABOUT ME?

YES.

IS IT LIKE WHAT I SAID?

I THINK SO. I CAN'T BE SURE.

THEY SAY THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY TO TELL.

HOW'S THAT?

WELL...

IT'S...

TO KISS.

I'VE NEVER DONE THAT.

ME, NEITHER,

BUT YOU'LL BE GOING AWAY,

AND WE'LL NEVER KNOW.

I'M AFRAID TO.

ME, TOO.

BUT I THINK YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE.

WE HAVE TO TRY.

MARY, I'M SORRY!

I LOVE YOU, JOHN JUNIOR!

[GROANING]

ANNA, NOT SO HARD!

SERVES YOU RIGHT!

WORKING LIKE YOU WERE A YOUNG SCAMP AGAIN...

NOW, MAMA, I WAS JUST TRYING TO DO MY SHARE.

BESIDES, WORKING ON THAT PLACE--

WELL...WELL, IT MAKES ME FEEL

KIND OF YOUNG AGAIN.

[CHUCKLES]

40 YEARS. HARD TO BELIEVE

WE SETTLED THERE 40 YEARS AGO.

REMEMBER?

OF COURSE I DO.

HA HA HA!

I CARRIED YOU OVER THE THRESHOLD

INTO THAT LITTLE SOD HOUSE.

I'LL NEVER FORGET THE LOOK ON YOUR FACE.

HOW DID YOU SEE MY FACE? IT WAS SO DARK IN THERE.

IT'S LIKE A DREAM COME TRUE.

DREAM COME TRUE,

OUR HAVING THAT PLACE BACK AGAIN

AFTER ALL THOSE YEARS.

LT'LL BE JUST THE WAY IT WAS FOR US

40 YEARS AGO...

LIKE A HONEYMOON, MAMA.

HA HA!

I LOVE YOU.

I THINK YOU'D BETTER FORGET ABOUT CARRYING ME

ACROSS THE THRESHOLD THIS TIME.

I'M AFRAID YOU'RE RIGHT.

YES, I KNOW.

[BOTH LAUGHING]

LAURA, ARE YOU AWAKE?

YES.

THANKS FOR NOT TELLING ABOUT

MY NOT GOING TO SCHOOL TODAY.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

IF I TOLD YOU SOMETHING,

WOULD YOU KEEP IT A SECRET?

SURE.

I MEAN A REAL SECRET.

YOU CAN'T EVEN TELL MA OR PA.

CROSS MY HEART.

WELL, WHEN I WAS WITH JOHN JUNIOR TODAY...

WE...

WE KISSED EACH OTHER.

WHAT?!

SHH!

YOU KISSED EACH OTHER?

THAT'S RIGHT.

ON THE MOUTH?

OF COURSE.

YUCKY!

IT WAS NOT YUCKY. IT WAS...

IT WAS--

WELL, I CAN'T EXPLAIN IT.

I KNOW HOW TO.

YUCKY!

I KNEW I SHOULDN'T HAVE TOLD YOU.

FORGET I EVER SAID ANYTHING. GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

LAURA?

YEAH?

HE TOLD ME HE LOVED ME.

HE DID?

UH-HUH.

AND I TOLD HIM I LOVED HIM.

YOU DIDN'T.

I DID TOO.

YOU PROMISED NOT TO SAY ANYTHING.

I WON'T, BUT YOU'D BETTER NOT, EITHER,

OR ELSE PA WILL TAN JOHN JUNIOR'S HIDE FOR SURE.

I KNOW.

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

I STILL THINK IT'S YUCKY.

YUCK!

I HAVE TO SEE YOU ALONE.

I HAVE TO GO HOME RIGHT AFTER SCHOOL.

TONIGHT I'LL SNEAK OVER TO YOUR PLACE.

YOU CAN'T. WE'RE HAVING THE SIMMS

OVER FOR DINNER.

IT'S IMPORTANT. PLEASE.

I'LL WAIT UP IN THE BARN.

I'LL TRY.

SAY FOR SURE.

FOR SURE.

[VIOLIN PLAYING]

Matthew: THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL, CHARLES,

JUST BEAUTIFUL.

I COULD SIT AND LISTEN

TO THE SWEET SOUND OF A VIOLIN FOREVER.

GO ON. PICK ANOTHER TUNE.

LET'S LET LAURA CHOOSE THIS TIME.

Charles: HALF-PINT, WHAT'LL IT BE?

I CAN'T THINK OF ONE, PA.

I'D BEST BE GETTING TO BED.

MA, MAY I BE EXCUSED A MINUTE?

CERTAINLY.

MARY?

YES, PA?

DON'T YOU WANT TO TAKE A LANTERN?

NO, THANK YOU.

I'M SORRY.

I'M AFRAID WE'RE NOT VERY GOOD COMPANY TONIGHT.

EXCUSE ME. I'LL JUST BE A MINUTE.

PLEASE. LET ME.

SOMETIMES IT'S EASIER TO TELL

YOUR TROUBLES TO A STRANGER.

PLEASE?

ALL RIGHT.

YOU'VE SAID YOUR PRAYERS ALREADY?

I DIDN'T SAY THEM TONIGHT.

WHY NOT?

IT'S TOO LATE NOW.

I'M AFRAID I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.

IT'S TOO LATE NOW. YOU'RE HERE.

IT'S GOING TO BE YOUR HOUSE,

AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO AWAY.

OH. I SEE.

MAYBE PA'S RIGHT.

ABOUT WHAT?

ABOUT GOD NOT LIKING HIM.

YOUR PA DIDN'T SAY THAT...

DID HE?

NO, BUT I THINK HE THINKS IT.

MAYBE GOD'S MAD AT THE WHOLE FAMILY.

NO.

WELL, I THINK SO.

I PRAYED REAL HARD THAT GOD WOULD GIVE PA STRENGTH.

WHEN I CAME HOME FROM CHURCH,

YOU WERE HERE, AND WE'RE MOVING AWAY.

NOW, JUST HOLD ON A MINUTE, YOUNG LADY.

ONE THING DOESN'T HAVE TO DO WITH THE OTHER.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WELL, YOU JUST SAID YOU PRAYED TO THE LORD

TO GIVE YOUR FATHER STRENGTH,

BUT THAT CAN'T REALLY BE TRUE.

WHAT YOU WERE REALLY PRAYING FOR

WAS THAT YOU COULD LIVE HERE

AND NOT HAVE TO GO AWAY.

SO, YOU SEE,

THAT PRAYING WASN'T REALLY FOR YOUR PA.

IT WAS FOR YOURSELF.

WELL?

AM I RIGHT?

YES, SIR, YOU'RE RIGHT.

YOU KNOW, GOD DOESN'T MIND

YOUR ASKING HIM FOR THINGS.

HE MAY NOT ALWAYS GIVE THEM TO YOU,

BUT HE DOESN'T MIND YOUR ASKING.

BUT WHAT DOES BOTHER HIM IS WHEN YOU PRETEND

IT'S FOR SOMEONE ELSE

WHEN IT'S REALLY FOR YOU.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I MEAN NOW?

HUH?

YES, SIR, I DO.

WELL, I'D BETTER LET YOU GO TO SLEEP.

IF YOU DO DECIDE

TO TALK TO GOD IN THE NEAR FUTURE,

YOU MIGHT JUST STRAIGHTEN THAT OUT

WITH HIM.

I WILL.

MR. SIMMS?

YES?

I'M SORRY.

FOR NOT LIKING ME?

HOW DO YOU KNOW?

WELL, IT ISN'T TOO HARD

FOR AN OLD FOX LIKE ME

TO FIGURE THAT OUT.

YOU SEE, I CAME HERE

TO BUY YOUR HOUSE A STRANGER,

AND SO, IN A WAY, AN ENEMY.

I DON'T FEEL THAT WAY NOW.

I'M GLAD.

ALWAYS GIVE A STRANGER A CHANCE, CHILD,

BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T,

THEY'LL REMAIN A STRANGER.

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT, MR. SIMMS.

WE'RE READY, MA.

YOU GIRLS GO ON AND START WALKING.

I'LL CATCH UP WITH YOU.

ALL RIGHT, MA.

WE'RE GOING OVER TO THE EDWARDS' PLACE NOW.

WHY DON'T YOU COME, TOO?

AH, THE SIMMS WILL BE HERE BRIGHT AND EARLY

TOMORROW MORNING BEFORE CHURCH.

I'VE GOT A FEW THINGS I WANT TO GET DONE

BEFORE WE SIGN THE PAPERS.

ALL RIGHT.

HAVE A GOOD TIME.

TELL ISAIAH I'LL SEE HIM IN CHURCH.

I WILL.

[JACK WHINING SOFTLY]

IT'S OUR LAST DAY HERE, OLD BOY.

GUESS WE'D BETTER NOT WASTE IT.

Grace: OH, CAROLINE!

Caroline: I HOPE WE'RE NOT Too EARLY.

OH, NO. NOT AT ALL. TEA'S WAITING.

I BROUGHT YOU SOME FRESH BREAD.

OH, THANK YOU.

Mary: I'LL BE IN IN A MINUTE, MA.

ALL RIGHT.

MARY...

I THOUGHT ABOUT IT A LOT...

AND THERE'S ONLY ONE THING WE CAN DO.

WHAT?

GET MARRIED.

WHAT?

THAT'S RIGHT.

IF YOUR PA'S SET ON LEAVING,

HE'LL JUST HAVE TO LEAVE WITHOUT YOU.

THAT WAS A DUMB THING TO SAY, WASN'T IT?

WE'RE TOO YOUNG, AND THEY WOULDN'T LET US ANYWAY.

I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT IT FOR DAYS,

BUT I DIDN'T KNOW HOW DUMB IT WAS TILL I SAID IT.

IT WASN'T DUMB.

Grace: JOHN, BRING IN SOME WOOD!

WE'LL NEVER SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN.

WE DON'T KNOW THAT.

IF IT'S MEANT TO BE THAT WE SEE EACH OTHER,

THEN WE WILL.

WARM ENOUGH?

MMM. YEAH.

IT'S A CLEAR NIGHT.

HMM.

[CHUCKLES]

WHAT?

OH, I WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT WHEN WE FIRST MOVED HERE.

I TOLD YOU WHAT A FRIENDLY TOWN THIS WAS,

AND THE FIRST PERSON YOU MET WAS MRS. OLESON.

YOU DIDN'T TAKE ANY GUFF FROM HER, THOUGH. HUH?

RIGHT FROM THE START, YOU STOOD UP TO HER.

MADE ME PROUD.

WELL, HER BARK IS WORSE THAN HER BITE.

I'M NOT SO SURE HER HUSBAND WOULD AGREE WITH THAT.

DID YOU SEE THE LITTLE GOOD-BYE CARD

THAT THE GIRLS MADE FOR MISS BEADLE?

YEAH.

WELL, THEY'LL MISS THAT SCHOOL.

I NEVER THOUGHT I'D SEE THE DAY

HALF-PINT WOULD MISS GOING TO SCHOOL.

THEY'VE GROWN UP A LOT HERE.

YEAH.

WHAT'S HAPPENED TO ME?

WHY HAVE I DONE IT?

DONE WHAT?

LET YOU DOWN, LET THE CHILDREN DOWN.

I JUST QUIT ON THIS PLACE.

NOW I'VE SOLD IT, AND IT'S TOO LATE.

YOU KNOW, I JUST REALIZED SOMETHING.

I MADE THE DECISION

TO SELL THIS PLACE ALL BY MYSELF.

I NEVER EVEN ASKED YOU.

SO CONCERNED ABOUT MYSELF.

YOU'D BEEN THROUGH A LOT.

WE'D BEEN THROUGH A LOT.

WE HAD.

I NEVER EVEN ASKED YOU.

I JUST GAVE UP.

MY OWN LITTLE GIRL TOLD ME THAT,

AND I WOULDN'T LISTEN TO HER.

IT'S STILL NOT TOO LATE.

OH, SURE, IT'S TOO LATE. I MADE THE DEAL.

I CAN'T GET OUT OF IT NOW.

LT'LL BE MATTHEW'S FARM TOMORROW.

WELL, I KNOW THAT, BUT--

BUT WE COULD START OVER HERE IN WALNUT GROVE.

WHA--IN A ONE-ROOM SOD HOUSE?

BUT AT LEAST WE'D BE HERE, WHERE WE BELONG.

OH, WE CAN DO IT.

I DON'T KNOW.

WELL, I DO!

I DO KNOW.

AND IF YOU'D HAVE COME TO THE WOMENFOLK

IN THIS FAMILY IN THE FIRST PLACE,

WE COULD HAVE TOLD YOU THEN.

NO COMPLAINTS ABOUT A DIRT FLOOR?

NO COMPLAINTS.

OH!

NO COMPLAINTS.

OH, LET'S GO TELL THE GIRLS!

WHY, IT'S THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT!

WELL, THEY CAN SLEEP ANYTIME!

WELL, LET'S GO.

[BOTH LAUGHING]

LAURA! MARY! CARRIE!

CAN'T SLEEP?

NO.

NOT YOUR STOMACH AGAIN?

NO, MAMA. PROBABLY JUST EXCITED ABOUT TOMORROW.

WELL...

YOU'D BETTER GET SOME SLEEP.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

[SIGHS]

WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME, MAMA?

TOMORROW MY DREAM IS COMING TRUE...

AND I'M NOT HAPPY.

IT'S THEM, ISN'T IT?

THE INGALLS.

THEY'RE MAKING THE SAME MISTAKE WE MADE 40 YEARS AGO.

WELL, WE LEARN BY OUR MISTAKES.

I KNOW. I KNOW. BUT THE CHILDREN...

OH, THAT LAURA.

SHE'S QUITE A LITTLE GIRL.

MARY'S QUITE A YOUNG LADY, TOO.

WELL...

[SIGHING HEAVILY]

WHAT'S DONE IS...

DONE.

WE'D BEST GET SOME SLEEP.

WE'VE GOT A BIG DAY TOMORROW.

YOU KNOW, MATTHEW...

I'D BE HAPPY LMNG ANYWHERE

AS LONG AS WE'RE TOGETHER.

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT, MAMA.

GOOD MORNING.

Matthew: GOOD MORNING, CHARLES.

GOT ALL THE PAPERS IN THE HOUSE FOR YOU TO SIGN.

UH, I'VE GOT TO ASK A FAVOR OF YOU, THOUGH.

MY WIFE AND I TALKED IT OVER,

AND WE DECIDED TO STAY IN WALNUT GROVE.

IT'S--IT'S GOING TO TAKE ME A FEW DAYS TO FIND A PLACE.

WELL...

Charles: I PROMISE YOU,

lT'LL ONLY BE FOR A FEW DAYS.

I DON'T KNOW QUITE HOW TO TELL YOU THIS, CHARLES,

BUT I'M AFRAID I WON'T BE ABLE TO MAKE THE DEAL.

WHAT?

WELL, ANNA AND I HAVE BEEN GMNG IT A LOT OF THOUGHT,

AND WE DECIDED THAT IT WOULD BE TOO MUCH FOR ME

TO TRY TO RUN THIS FARM BY MYSELF.

WE'RE SORRY, MR. INGALLS.

WELL, MA'AM, PLEASE DON'T BE SORRY.

L-I MEAN, LIKE I TOLD YOU,

WE--WE TALKED IT OVER AND DECIDED TO STAY HERE.

YOU SURE MAKE ME FEEL A LOT BETTER.

YOU KNOW, IT SEEMS WE BOTH MADE WRONG DECISIONS.

IT SEEMS LIKE WE DID.

LOOK, THE ONLY THING IS,

THE MATERIALS--EVERYTHING YOU BOUGHT--

I DON'T KNOW WHEN I'LL BE ABLE TO PAY YOU FOR THEM.

NOW, NOW, NOW, YOU NEVER MIND ABOUT THAT.

IT'S ALL MY FAULT.

WHEN YOU CAN SEE YOUR WAY CLEAR,

WHY, A LITTLE EXTRA DONATION TO THE CHURCH

WOULD MORE THAN MAKE US EVEN.

YOU SURE?

ANNA AND I WERE MARRIED IN THAT CHURCH.

I THINK WE OWE A LITTLE EXTRA FOR THAT.

WELL, I'LL SEE TO IT.

PLEASE, WON'T YOU-- WON'T YOU COME IN THE HOUSE?

WELL, WE'D LIKE TO,

BUT WE'VE GOT A VERY LONG WAY TO TRAVEL TODAY.

GIVE OUR BEST TO YOUR WIFE AND FAMILY.

I WILL.

AND GOD BLESS YOU BOTH.

THANK YOU. GOOD-BYE, CHARLES.

GOOD-BYE. HAVE A GOOD TRIP.

Matthew: HEY, HEY. GET UP, THERE.

CAROLINE!

[JACK BARKING]

ARE YOU SORRY, MAMA?

DON'T YOU LISTEN, OLD MAN?

I TOLD YOU I'D BE HAPPY ANYWHERE

AS LONG AS WE'RE TOGETHER.