Original subtitles

Mary: PA! PA!

REVEREND SAYS I'VE GOT A JOB, A TEACHING JOB!

AND MISS BEADLE SAYS THAT MARY IS FAR AND AWAY THE BEST QUALIFIED.

THAT'S AWFUL NICE OF MISS BEADLE.

YOU BE SURE TO THANK HER, MARY.

I ALREADY DID.

NOW, IT'S A TWO-MONTH TERM.

IT'S THE FIRST SCHOOL THAT WILLOW PRAIRIE HAS EVER HAD.

THE SALARY IS $15 A MONTH

AND BOARD AND ROOM IN A GOOD CHRISTIAN HOME.

NOW, THE JOB IS MARY'S IF SHE WANTS IT.

OH, I DO.

NOW, YOU'D BETTER KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GETTING INTO FIRST.

IT'S A SMALL, ISOLATED COMMUNITY

THAT'S 40 MILES NORTH AND EAST.

THERE'S NO STORE.

THERE'S NO POST OFFICE,

AND, WELL, THE PEOPLE ARE...

WARY, STANDOFFISH.

THEY JUST DON'T MUCH LIKE STRANGERS.

BUT YOU DO PREACH THERE?

YES, ONCE EVERY OTHER MONTH

SINCE THE CHURCH WAS WILLED A FARM UP THERE.

NOW, IF YOU TAKE THE JOB, MARY,

YOU'LL BE THE SECOND TEACHER.

THE FIRST, MISS TIPTON, SHE LEFT AFTER JUST 4 DAYS.

WHAT HAPPENED?

WELL, I DON'T REALLY KNOW,

BUT I'D GUESS THAT MISS RACHEL PEEL HAD A LOT TO DO WITH IT.

SHE, UH--SHE PRESIDES OVER THE PRAYER MEETINGS.

A LADY PREACHER?

SHE'S A LADY OF STRONG OPINIONS.

SHE JUST DOESN'T LIKE SCHOOL.

SHE DOESN'T SEE THE NEED OF THEM.

TELL YOU, REVEREND, THE WAY YOU'RE TALKING,

YOU'RE MAKING THIS PLACE SOUND A LITTLE BIT LIKE A BATTLEGROUND.

WELL, IT WAS UNTIL I TALKED TO THE PARENTS

AND I EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT THE SCHOOL IS A CHURCH PROJECT,

AND THEY AGREED TO GIVE IT A TRY.

BUT NOW, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THE OPPOSITION FROM MISS PEEL IS OVER.

IT'S MARY'S DECISION.

IT WOULD BE A GOOD EXPERIENCE.

IF I CAN TEACH THERE, I EXPECT I CAN TEACH JUST ABOUT ANYPLACE.

MARY, IT SEEMS LIKE YOU MADE UP YOUR MIND, THEN.

I HAVE.

I'LL TAKE THE JOB.

BLESS YOU. WE'LL LEAVE FIRST LIGHT TOMORROW.

WELL, HERE WE ARE. I'LL GET YOUR THINGS.

THANK YOU, REVEREND.

CHILDREN, THIS IS MISS INGALLS.

SHE'S YOUR NEW TEACHER.

HELLO.

THEY'RE ALL SHY.

AS SOON AS THEY KNOW YOU, EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE.

MARY, THIS IS MR. CALEB FISHER.

CALEB, MARY INGALLS.

I'M PLEASED TO MEET YOU.

IT'S VERY KIND OF YOU TO LET ME STAY IN YOUR HOME.

IT'S NOT MY IDEA.

CHURCH HOUSE, CHURCH LAND.

I'M JUST FARMING IT.

I NEVER TOLD YOU THEY WERE VERY FRIENDLY.

THIS WILL BE YOUR DESK.

IT ALSO SERVES AS MY LECTERN WHEN I PREACH HERE.

THAT SHOULD BRING ME LUCK.

IT'S PAST 8:00. WANT I SHOULD RING THE BELL?

THAT WOULD BE VERY NICE.

OH, CALEB, WOULD YOU BE BACK AFTER SCHOOL

TO SHOW MISS INGALLS HOW TO FIND YOUR HOUSE?

NO. GOT MY PLOWING TO DO.

Reverend: THAT CREATES A PROBLEM.

NOPE. KATIE CAN SHOW HER.

YOUR DAUGHTER. OH, YES.

NOW, IF I CAN BE ANY HELP,

I'LL BE HAPPY TO SPEND THE DAY HERE.

OH, NO, PLEASE DON'T. I'LL DO JUST FINE.

[BELL RINGING]

WELL, GOOD LUCK, TEACHER.

[BELL RINGS]

Caleb: THEY'RE ALL HERE, MA'AM.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

MY NAME IS MISS INGALLS.

I'M YOUR TEACHER.

WELL, HOW IS EVERYBODY THIS MORNING?

WELL, LET'S GET TO WORK.

DID ANY OF YOU BRING A SLATE?

PAPER?

A PENCIL?

IF I WERE TO PASS OUT PAPER AND PENCIL,

UM, HOW MANY OF YOU COULD WRITE YOUR NAMES?

RAISE YOUR HANDS.

I'D LIKE EACH ONE OF YOU TO COME UP TO MY DESK,

ONE AT A TIME-- GIRLS FIRST.

YOU, IN THE FRONT ROW,

COULD YOU COME UP HERE, PLEASE?

YOU KNOW MY NAME. I'D LIKE TO KNOW YOURS.

I NEED IT FOR MY REGISTRATION BOOK.

KATIE.

[WRITING] KATIE.

HI, KATIE.

YOUR LAST NAME?

FISHER.

FISHER.

FISHER...OH! I'M GOING TO BE STAYING AT YOUR HOUSE.

AFTER SCHOOL, YOU SHOW ME HOW TO GET THERE, ALL RIGHT?

ALL RIGHT.

NOW, THIS IS YOUR NAME.

BETWEEN LESSONS, YOU CAN PRACTICE

WRITING IT OVER AND OVER.

SOON YOU'LL BE ABLE TO DO IT WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING.

ALL RIGHT, NEXT?

YOUR NAME?

OH, IT'S ALL RIGHT.

WON'T YOU TELL ME YOUR NAME?

Woman, harshly: SPEAK UP, CHILD!

MISS PEEL?

MISS RACHEL PEEL.

I'M MISS INGALLS.

THE NEW TEACHER. I HEARD.

HER NAME'S SARAH,

DAUGHTER OF SAMUEL AND ELIZABETH MILLER.

Mary: THANK YOU.

YOU MAY TAKE YOUR SEAT, SARAH.

UH...THANK YOU FOR DROPPING IN.

THOUGHT I'D SEE FOR MYSELF.

FANCY RAIMENT.

AND BOOKS.

I NEED THEM TO TEACH.

TEACH WHAT?

WRITING, SPELLING, READING--

CIPHERING?

CIPHERING?

OLD WAYS ARE BEST.

CIPHERING AND THE LORD'S WORD IS ALL ANY MAN EVER NEEDS.

WELL, IT'S A START, BUT--

IF A MAN CAN CIPHER,

HE CAN TRADE IN THE MARKETPLACE--

SELL HIS CROP FOR A FAIR PRICE,

BUY WHAT HE NEEDS,

GET BACK WHERE HE BELONGS--

BACK HOME IN THE BOSOM OF HIS FAMILY,

AWAY FROM SIN AND TEMPTATION.

WELL, YES, I WILL TEACH ARITHMETIC...

AND READING...

AND ALSO HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY.

CIPHERING.

THE REST IS SIN AND A WASTE.

Mary: HEY, KATIE, WHAT'S THE MATTER? WAIT FOR ME!

HEY, KATIE, WAIT UP. PLEASE?

OH, HELLO, MISS PEEL.

BEAUTIFUL DAY, ISN'T IT?

WELL, HAVE A NICE DAY.

CHILD, HOW MANY TIMES HAVE--

NEW TEACHER, MAMA.

YES.

MISS...

MARY INGALLS.

OF COURSE. MISS INGALLS.

MY CALEB TOLD ME ABOUT YOU.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE MY MIND IS.

HE TOLD ME YOU'D BE HERE-- 4 FOR SUPPER.

I JUST PLAIN FORGOT.

OH, IT DOESN'T MATTER.

MAYBE NOT TO SOME.

MY CALEB, HE--HE DON'T HOLD WITH FORGETTING.

KATIE WILL SHOW YOU WHERE YOU SLEEP.

OH, YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT.

IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE TIDY.

MA SAID.

THERE, YOU SEE?

YOU CAN TALK TO ME, AND IT DIDN'T HURT A BIT.

[DOOR OPENS]

PA'S HOME. WE'D BEST HURRY.

I'LL BE ALONG IN A MINUTE. I JUST WANT TO WASH AND CHANGE.

YOU'D BEST HURRY.

Mary: I'M SORRY I'M LATE.

KATIE TOLD YOU HOW MOTHER WAS TAKING UP THE SUPPER.

SHE SAID WE SHOULD HURRY, BUT I WANTED TO WASH AND CHANGE.

THE OTHER DRESS WAS GOOD ENOUGH.

THIS ONE IS--IS--

WELL, I WOULD NOT CALL IT A PROPER DRESS.

MY SUNDAY DRESS? THE ONE I WEAR TO CHURCH?

NOT HERE.

ENOUGH TALK. SIT.

EAT.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO. IT'S MY WORK.

I WANT TO. AT HOME, I ALWAYS DO DISHES.

SUIT YOURSELF.

YOU KNOW, WE HAD A LOT OF THINGS WE DID

TO MAKE KITCHEN CHORES GO FASTER.

AT ELECTION TIME, PA READ TO US OUT OF THE NEWSPAPER

HOW THE TROOPS WENT TO FLORIDA AND OREGON TO HELP COUNT THE VOTES

TO DECIDE WHO WAS GOING TO BE PRESIDENT.

AND OTHER TIMES, HE'D PLAY THE FIDDLE TILL THE DISHES IN THE CUPBOARDS DANCED.

WHO IS THE PRESIDENT?

WHAT?

U.S. GRANT.

HE WAS. RUTHERFORD B. HAYES IS PRESIDENT NOW.

SHE TOLD YOU SHE DON'T NEED HELP. SHE DON'T.

YOUR ROOM'S UPSTAIRS.

YOU CAN SLEEP IN THE BED. KATIE WILL SLEEP ON THE FLOOR.

SHE DOESN'T HAVE TO DO THAT. I'D BE HAPPY--

YOU'LL SLEEP IN THE BED!

WE'LL CALL YOU IN PLENTY OF TIME FOR BREAKFAST.

OH...AND THAT'S NO FITTING DRESS

TO BE TEACHING OUR YOUNG ONES IN.

YOU'D BEST WEAR SOMETHING ELSE.

GOOD NIGHT, MRS. FISHER.

Mary: LAND'S SAKES, WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT BARN?

Katie: MISS PEEL DONE IT.

MR. SIMPKIN MADE HER MAD, SO SHE DONE IT.

OH, KATIE. YOU DON'T REALLY BELIEVE THAT.

SURE I DO. MISS PEEL, SHE CAN DO ANYTHING.

ALL RIGHT, HAZEL. YOU NOW HAVE ONE APPLE.

NOW HOW MANY DO YOU HAVE?

TWO.

VERY GOOD. YOU SEE? YOU DID KNOW.

ALL RIGHT. ANOTHER PROBLEM.

I WANT ONE OF THE BOYS TO DO THIS ONE.

TWO PLUS TWO. WHAT'S THE ANSWER?

COME ON. YOU KNOW THE ANSWER.

I HAVE TWO APPLES.

THERE'S TWO ON MY DESK.

HOW MANY APPLES DO I HAVE?

Boy: THREE.

WHO ARE YOU?

JOSHUA BOND.

MY PA SENT ME.

HE SAID YOU WAS HANDING OUT LEARNING AND I NEEDED SOME.

LISTENED AT THE DOOR-- DIDN'T HEAR NOTHING BUT APPLES.

ALL RIGHT. YOU HAVE TWO APPLES.

A FRIEND GIVES YOU TWO MORE.

HOW MANY APPLES DO YOU HAVE?

I TOLD YOU. THREE.

I ATE ONE.

Mary: GO HOME.

MY PA SAID--

I DON'T CARE WHAT YOUR PA SAID!

I SAID GO HOME AND STAY HOME

UNTIL YOU CAN BEHAVE PROPERLY AND POLITELY IN THIS CLASSROOM.

- MA'AM, I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING-- - LOOK!

WE'RE NOT HERE SO YOU CAN COME IN LATE

AND MAKE SILLY JOKES.

I'M HERE TO TEACH, AND THESE CHILDREN ARE HERE TO LEARN.

YOU COME BACK WHEN YOU'RE READY TO LEARN AND NOT BEFORE.

AND BE HERE WHEN THE BELL RINGS OR DON'T COME AT ALL!

BUT, MA'AM, MY PA SAID--

YOU TELL YOUR PA TO COME SEE ME.

I'LL BE GLAD TO TELL HIM WHY I SENT YOU HOME.

GO ON, NOW. GET!

[EXHALES]

ENOCH, YOU HAVE TWO APPLES.

I GIVE YOU TWO MORE. HOW MANY DO YOU HAVE?

Mrs. Fisher: THIS HERE TELE-- TELE--

TELEPHONE.

THIS THING IS ON THE WALL?

OR A TABLE OR A DESK.

WHY, HE COULD EVEN PUT ONE IN THE BARN IF HE WANTED TO.

'COURSE, COWS WOULDN'T HAVE MUCH NEED.

YOU TALK INTO THIS THING,

AND SOMEBODY HEARS YOU?

- MM-HMM. - HOW FAR AWAY?

NEXT DOOR OR MILES AND MILES.

BEFORE LONG, THERE'LL BE THOUSANDS OF THEM.

PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO TALK TO THEIR NEIGHBORS

OR CLEAR ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

AMERICA WILL BE A LOT SMALLER, THANKS TO MR. BELL.

WHO?

ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL, THE INVENTOR OF THE TELEPHONE.

YOU CAN PUT ONE IN THE BARN.

PEOPLE CAN TALK ACROSS MILES.

THAT IS A LIE.

NO, SIR, IT IS NOT.

THE TELEPHONE WAS EXHIBITED AT THE PHILADELPHIA EXPOSITION.

THERE WERE LOTS OF STORIES IN THE NEWSPAPERS.

STORIES. LIES.

GOOD THING I WAS WORKING OUT IN THE MUD,

HAD TO LEAVE MY BOOTS ON THE PORCH, OR I WOULDN'T HAVE HEARD

ALL THIS STUFF YOU'RE MAKING UP IN YOUR HEAD.

I DID NOT MAKE IT UP.

ELLEN, I'M HUNGRY.

IT'S READY. I'LL TAKE IT UP.

SO...

YOU SENT JOSHUA BOND HOME, EH?

YES, SIR.

WELL, HIS FATHER DIDN'T LIKE IT.

YOU DO IT AGAIN,

HE'S GOING TO HAVE A TALK WITH MISS PEEL.

I TOLD JOSHUA I'D BE HAPPY TO TALK TO HIS FATHER.

IF HE CAN BEHAVE, HE CAN ATTEND SCHOOL.

IF HE DOESN'T, I'LL SEND HIM HOME AGAIN!

AND I DO NOT LIE.

THERE IS SUCH A THING AS A TELEPHONE.

HERE YOU GO.

IF YOU'D GIVE ME MORE WARNING,

I COULD HAVE PACKED A BETTER LUNCH.

IT AIN'T THE LUNCH.

IT'S THE CORN PRICE I'M WORRIED ABOUT.

HYAH! GET UP THERE!

UH, THAT DRESS...

CALEB DON'T THINK IT'S PROPER FOR TEACHING.

I KNOW, BUT I HAPPEN TO LIKE IT.

[CLUCKING]

MISS INGALLS, NO!

OH, HE CAN'T HURT ANYBODY. HE'S JUST A CHICKEN.

HOW YOU DOING, THERE? HUH?

THERE YOU GO.

KATIE?

KATIE!

Mary: REUBEN BRACKEN IS ABSENT.

DOES ANYONE KNOW WHY?

Child: WHOOPING.

WHAT?

Joshua: HE'S WHOOPING.

REUBEN'S GOT WHOOPING COUGH.

CAN I COME TO SCHOOL?

YOU MAY, IF YOU BEHAVE,

FOR AS LONG AS YOU BEHAVE.

IF YOU GOT THE WHOOPERS, SUGAR AND COAL OIL IS THE ONLY CURE.

IF YOU AIN'T GOT THEM, WELL, THIS WILL KEEP THEM AWAY.

UH, THANK YOU, BUT THE ODOR IS SO STRONG,

I'M AFRAID IT WOULD MAKE ME SICK TO WEAR IT.

GOT TO BE STRONG, OR IT DON'T DO NO GOOD.

AND YOU ONLY SMELL IT RIGHT AT FIRST.

YEAH. WHY DON'T YOU JUST...

PUT IT ON THE END OF THE DESK OVER THERE,

AND I'LL THINK ABOUT IT.

AIN'T JUST WHOOPING COUGH.

MISS PEEL SAYS IF YOU WEAR IT NEXT TO YOUR SKIN,

YOU DON'T GET POX OR MUMPS OR MEASLES.

MISS PEEL?

SHE'S THE ONE THAT MAKES THEM.

ONLIEST PEOPLE GET SICK AROUND HERE

ARE THEM THAT GIVE HER CAUSE TO WANT THEM TO.

YEAH. WELL, UH, THANK YOU.

NOW, IF YOU'LL TAKE YOUR SEAT,

WE'LL SEE IF WE CAN GET SOME SCHOOLWORK DONE.

DID YOU TURN LOOSE MY LITTLE ROOSTER?

YOU MEAN THE ONE THAT WAS TANGLED UP IN THE STRING?

OH...I TOLD YOU.

IT HAD TO BE HER.

WHAT ARE YOU? SOME KIND OF LITTLE FOOL?

WHEN A ROOSTER IS TIED UP THAT WAY,

DON'T YOU KNOW WHAT IT MEANS?

[YELLING] WELL, DON'T YOU?

NO! NO, I DON'T.

A ROOSTER WHO IS TIED UP THAT WAY

MEANS GOOD LUCK.

IT MEANS I'M GOING TO BE COMING HOME

WITH A POCKET FULL OF MONEY,

ANYBODY WHO KNOWS ANYTHING KNOWS THAT.

JUST LIKE YOU KNOW THAT DRIED SPIDERS CURE THE AGUE,

AND WOLF DROPPINGS CURE THE COLIC.

ANYBODY WHO KNOWS ANYTHING KNOWS THAT!

BUT YOU, YOU TURN MY LITTLE ROOSTER LOOSE.

AND THAT BROUGHT BAD LUCK. THE WORST KIND.

ONE HOUR BEFORE I REACHED THE FEED AND GRAIN,

THE BOTTOM FELL CLEAN OUT OF THE CORN PRICE.

OH, I SOLD,

BUT I DIDN'T GET HALF WHAT THE SACKS WAS WORTH.

- CALEB-- - JUST SHUT UP! MIND YOU!

AND YOU. DON'T YOU EVER

TOUCH ANYTHING AROUND HERE AGAIN.

AND I'D TAKE IT KINDLY

IF YOU'D WEAR A PROPER DRESS FOR SUPPER.

IT'LL BE A FEW MINUTES

IF YOU WANT TO WASH UP.

THANK YOU.

I COULD'VE DONE THAT.

OH, THAT'S ALL RIGHT. IT'S ALMOST DONE.

I CAN EMPTY THE BUCKET.

IF YOU LIKE.

I BEEN HAVING TROUBLE TIMING SIXES AND NINES.

I WAS HOPING THAT YOU MIGHT--

TOMORROW, JOSHUA.

LIKE NINE TIMES SIX.

YOU CAN DO IT BY YOURSELF IF YOU REALLY TRY.

I'VE BEEN TRYING. I CAN'T FIGURE IT IN MY HEAD,

AND I DON'T HAVE A SLATE OR A SLATE PENCIL

OR ANY PAPER AND PENCIL.

YOU DON'T NEED PENCIL OR PAPER.

SOFT DIRT LIKE THIS AND A SHARP STICK,

AND YOU'VE GOT A PERFECT SLATE.

YOU CAN SURE THINK CIRCLES AROUND ME.

CAN I JUST SHOW YOU WHAT I'M TRYING TO FIGURE?

ALL RIGHT IF YOU HURRY.

THERE.

NO. THAT'S WRONG.

YOU'VE GOT THE 2 NUMBERS IN THE ANSWER REVERSED.

THIS IS HOW IT SHOULD BE.

YOU KNOW... YOU'RE MIGHTY PRETTY.

I THINK THAT WILL BE THE END OF OUR LESSON FOR TODAY.

WHY? I'M A FAST LEARNER IF YOU JUST GIVE ME A CHANCE.

Miss Peel: JOSHUA!

YOU DEVIL'S DISCIPLE!

I NEVER THOUGHT I'D SEE THIS DAY!

WHEN YOUR PA HEARS, HE'LL RIP YOUR SOUL CLEAN!

GET TO HOME!

JEZEBEL!

FLAUNTING YOUR FLESH IN TEMPTATION'S RAIMENT.

YOU WILL BURN!

OH, YOU WILL BURN!

YOU SHOULD ALWAYS TAKE YOUR HAIR

OUT OF BRAIDS BEFORE YOU GO TO BED

AND BRUSH IT REALLY GOOD.

THEN IT'LL STAY REALLY HEALTHY, OK?

OK.

YOU'VE GOT PRETTY HAIR.

THANKS.

Man: I COME TO SEE HER, AND I'M GOING SEE HER.

Mrs. Fisher: MISS INGALLS?

COMPANY TO SEE YOU-- MR. BOND.

I'LL BE RIGHT DOWN.

MISS PEEL KNOWED.

SHE COME TOLD ME, AND SHE WAS RIGHT.

YOU A JEZEBEL AND WORSE.

MR. BOND, I--

I COME TO TALK, NOT LISTEN!

YOU LIKE TO KILLED MY BOY.

HE COME HOME STRUCK DOWN SICK.

WOULD HAVE DIED, TOO,

IF MISS PEEL HADN'T KNOWED TO COME TO MY HOUSE.

IF YOU'LL JUST GIVE ME A CHANCE TO EXPLAIN--

OH, NO. YOU'LL CAST NO SPELL ON ME.

I'M TOO STRONG FOR YOU.

YOU SHOULD BE DOWN ON YOUR KNEES PRAYING, GIRL,

IN THANKS THAT MISS PEEL ABLE TO PULL MY BOY JOSHUA THROUGH.

I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO JOSHUA.

HE COME HOME, HIS EYES 'MOST SWOLLEN SHUT.

YOU DID SOMETHING TO HIM.

YOU EVER DO IT AGAIN,

YOU'LL BE THE MOST SORRY PERSON EVER LEAVE THESE PARTS.

YOU UNDERSTAND?

KATIE'S NOT FEELING GOOD.

SHE WON'T BE GOING TO SCHOOL TOMORROW.

MUST BE A GOOD BOOK.

OH, IT IS. IT'S ALICE GARVEY'S.

I PROMISED FAITHFULLY I'D RETURN IT ON SUNDAY,

AND I'M NOT EVEN HALFWAY THROUGH YET.

WHAT'S IT ABOUT?

DRESSES-- STYLES, PATTERNS.

[CARRIAGE APPROACHING]

DR. BAKER LOOKING FOR A FREE CUP OF COFFEE.

MARY!

OH, MAMA! MAMA.

OH, BABY.

BABY.

MAMA, MAMA.

OH!

MA SAID YOU DIDN'T EAT ANY BREAKFAST.

NO. I--

I SLEPT LATE, AND I WASN'T HUNGRY.

MY FIRST REAL TEACHING JOB,

AND I REALLY MESSED IT UP.

WELL, YOU HAD PLENTY OF HELP.

THAT MISS PEEL--

PEOPLE UP THERE, THEY THINK SHE CAN CAST SPELLS OR--

OR POINT A FINGER AND BURN DOWN A BARN.

THEY THINK SHE'S SOME KIND OF WITCH.

SHE HATES SCHOOLS...

BOOKS.

I KNOW SHE HATES ME.

YOU WERE RIGHT. YOU HAD REASON TO LEAVE.

SHE WENT AROUND TELLING LIES ABOUT ME

SO THE PARENTS WOULD KEEP THEIR CHILDREN HOME.

IT'S OVER NOW. IT DOESN'T MATTER.

IT DOESN'T MATTER? OF COURSE IT MATTERS!

YOU WOULDN'T LIKE IT IF PEOPLE--PEOPLE BELIEVED

TERRIBLE THINGS SOMEBODY SAID ABOUT YOU.

THE CHILDREN WERE--

WERE SHY AND SCARED AT FIRST, BUT--

BUT AFTER A LITTLE WHILE,

THEY WERE STUDYING,

AND THEY WERE LEARNING,

AND THEY REALLY ENJOYED IT.

IT'S AS IF WE'D OPENED A DOOR

AND SHE SLAMMED IT SHUT.

SHE RUINED OUR SCHOOL.

THAT SHE DID.

SOMETIMES I THINK--

I THINK BIGOTS ARE JUST THERE, LIKE THE MOUNTAINS--

JUST AS HARD TO CHANGE.

WELL, SOMEBODY OUGHT TO DO SOMETHING.

WELL, IT'D TAKE SOMEBODY PRETTY STRONG.

WELL, I DON'T LIKE PEOPLE TELLING LIES ABOUT ME.

I THINK I'LL GO BACK THERE AND TELL THE FOLKS UP THERE THE TRUTH.

WOULD YOU MIND IF I DID?

THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN WAITING TO HEAR.

THE REVEREND ALDEN WON'T BE PREACHING THERE FOR ABOUT A MONTH.

HE SAID THAT MISS PEEL PRESIDES OVER THE SERVICES EVERY SUNDAY.

THAT'S RIGHT.

HOW ABOUT YOU AND I DROPPING IN ON THAT MEETING?

PA, I'D LIKE IT A LOT IF YOU TOOK ME UP THERE, BUT--

BUT I'M THE ONE SHE TOLD THE LIES ABOUT.

IT'S MY FIGHT, PA.

I WANT YOU TO PROMISE ME YOU'LL LET ME SAY WHATEVER NEEDS SAYING.

THAT'S A PROMISE.

NOW, GO ON, TELL YOUR MA.

YES, SIR.

YOU KNOW SOMETHING?

SHE'S GONNA BE SORRY SHE GOT MY DANDER UP.

TODAY'S LESSON: THE LORD'S WORD,

AS GIVEN TO US IN HIS TEN COMMANDMENTS--

WE SHALL WORSHIP ONLY ONE GOD.

WE DO NOT ADORE GRAVEN IMAGES.

WE DO NOT PROFANE THE SABBATH.

WE--

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

WE CAME TO ATTEND THE MEETING.

MOST OF YOU DON'T KNOW ME.

MY NAME IS MARY INGALLS.

THIS IS MY FATHER.

YOU'RE NOT WELCOME.

I'M NOT SURPRISED, BUT THAT DOESN'T MATTER.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A TALK, MISS PEEL,

AND WE CAN START NOW OR AFTER THE MEETING.

I GOT NOTHING TO SAY TO YOU...

JEZEBEL.

OH, BUT YOU HAVE.

YOU'RE GOING TO TELL ME,

AND YOU'RE GOING TO TELL MY FATHER,

AND YOU'RE GOING TO TELL ALL THESE PEOPLE

HOW YOU--HOW YOU DARE TO CALL ME THAT.

DO YOU WANT TO START NOW, OR DO YOU WANT TO FINISH YOUR LESSON?

I BELIEVE YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE TEN COMMANDMENTS.

YOU HAD GOTTEN AS FAR AS THE THIRD.

THE FOURTH: DO NOT TAKE THE NAME OF THE LORD IN VAIN.

THE FIFTH: HONOR THY FATHER AND THY MOTHER.

THE SIXTH: THOU SHALT NOT KILL.

THE SEVENTH--

DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD HAVE OTHERS DO UNTO YOU.

THAT'S NOT ONE OF THE TEN COMMANDMENTS.

IT'S THE GOLDEN RULE.

IT'S THE SEVENTH.

IT'S FROM THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT.

"THEREFORE ALL THINGS

"WHOSOEVER YE THAT MAN WOULD DO TO YOU,

"DO YE EVEN SO TO THEM.

"FOR THIS IS THE LAW AND THE PROPHETS."

MATTHEW, 7:12.

YOU'RE WRONG!

IT'S THE SEVENTH COMMANDMENT, YOU LITTLE FOOL.

LOOK, YOU'VE GOT A BIBLE IN YOUR HAND.

WHY DON'T YOU LOOK AND SEE?

DON'T HAVE TO LOOK. I KNOW.

DO YOU, MISS PEEL?

HAVE YOU READ IT,

OR ARE YOU JUST REPEATING WHAT YOU'VE HEARD AND MEMORIZED?

I CAN! I LIVE BY THE GOOD BOOK.

THOUSANDS...

AND THOUSANDS OF WORDS IN THE BIBLE.

READ US SOME OF THOSE WORDS YOU LIVE BY!

WHY DON'T YOU READ US EXODUS 20?

THAT'S WHERE YOU'LL FIND THE TEN COMMANDMENTS.

I DON'T HAVE TO READ YOU ANYTHING!

CAN YOU READ?

GO AWAY! GET OUT!

WHY DON'T YOU READ US THE NINTH COMMANDMENT-- THE ONE YOU BROKE?

READ IT! JUST READ IT!

YOU CAN'T READ.

THE DEVIL IS NOT WELCOME HERE.

MISS PEEL DOESN'T WANT ANYONE ELSE TO LEARN TO READ.

SHE HATES BOOKS...

AND SHE HATES SCHOOLS.

SHE WANTED THE SCHOOL CLOSED.

THAT'S WHY SHE BROKE THE NINTH COMMANDMENT.

I AM A GOD-FEARING CHRISTIAN WOMAN.

I DID NOT BREAK ANY COMMANDMENT.

Mary: THE NINTH:

YOU SHALL NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS AGAINST YOUR NEIGHBOR.

I DID NOT!

YOU DID!

YOU TOLD EVERY PARENT OF EVERY CHILD IN SCHOOL I WAS--

I WAS A JEZEBEL.

YOU ARE--A SINFUL STENCH

IN THE NOSTRILS OF THE RIGHTEOUS.

SOAP AND WATER.

IF I BROUGHT ANY ODOR INTO THIS HOUSE, THAT'S WHAT IT IS--

PLAIN SOAP AND WATER.

ARE YOU TRYING TO SCARE ME?

ARE YOU GOING TO CALL DOWN THE LIGHTNING?

DO IT, MISS PEEL! DO IT!

NO LIGHTNING?

WHAT'S THE MATTER, MISS PEEL?

I SAW YOU ENTICING,

TEACHING THE WAYS OF THE DEVIL!

YOU SAW ME TEACHING ONE OF MY STUDENTS MANNERS.

THAT STUDENT YOU SAW IS HERE.

HE CAN TELL US ALL WHAT HAPPENED...

UNLESS HE WANTS TO BEAR FALSE WITNESS

AND BREAK THE NINTH COMMANDMENT.

GO ON, SON. YOU TELL THEM.

TELL THEM, BOY.

I--I SCRATCHED A PROBLEM IN THE DIRT

AND GOT THE ANSWER WRONG.

MISS INGALLS WAS TRYING TO HELP.

I TRIED TO STEAL A KISS, AND SHE LIKE TO BUST MY RIBS.

YOU WERE SICK, BOY.

YOUR EYES 'MOST SWOLL SHUT.

JUST DUST, PA. DUST AND RUBBING.

THAT'S ALL, TILL AFTER SHE COME--

MISS PEEL, I MEAN.

SHE PUT SOMETHING IN THEM, AND I COULDN'T SEE.

UH, MY SPECIAL POTION,

THAT'S ALL.

MISS PEEL, SHE THE ONE THAT CURED YOU.

SHE MADE YOU SEE GOOD.

NO, PA. MA CURED ME.

SHE WASHED MY EYES WITH CLEAN WATER, MAYBE 20 TIMES.

Woman: I DID,

WHILE HE WAS TO THE FISHERS' HOUSE,

BEARING FALSE WITNESS AGAINST MISS INGALLS.

WELL, MISS PEEL?

THE LESSON FOR TODAY WAS THE TEN COMMANDMENTS,

BUT I THINK WE'VE ALL HAD ENOUGH OF THOSE.

BEFORE COMING UP HERE TODAY, I...

I LOOKED THROUGH THE BIBLE FOR PROOF OF GOD'S LOVE FOR MAN.

I THINK A HAPPIER LESSON

MIGHT BE TAKEN FROM PSALM 133--

"BEHOLD, HOW GOOD AND PLEASANT IT IS

"FOR BRETHREN TO DWELL TOGETHER IN UNITY."

GOD'S WORLD ISN'T...

FEAR AND--AND HATE.

IT'S LOVE AND--

AND UNDERSTANDING.

AMEN TO THAT.

Mary: AND LEARNING IS PART OF THAT UNDERSTANDING.

SCHOOL WILL BE OPEN ON MONDAY MORNING

FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO LEARN.

AGAIN, AMEN!

♪ JESUS LOVES ME, THIS I KNOW ♪

♪ FOR THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO ♪

All: ♪ LITTLE ONES TO HIM BELONG ♪

♪ THEY ARE WEAK, BUT HE IS STRONG ♪

♪ YES, JESUS LOVES ME ♪

♪ YES, JESUS LOVES ME ♪

♪ YES, JESUS LOVES ME ♪

♪ THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO ♪

♪ JESUS FROM HIS THRONE ON HIGH ♪

♪ CAME INTO THIS WORLD TO DIE ♪

♪ THAT I MIGHT FROM SIN BE FREE ♪

♪ BLED AND DIED UPON THE TREE ♪

♪ YES, JESUS LOVES ME ♪

♪ YES, JESUS LOVES ME ♪

♪ YES, JESUS LOVES ME ♪

♪ THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO ♪