Original subtitles

WE CHOPPED AND STACKED A WHOLE BUNCH OF WOOD FOR YOU.

MORE THAN TWO CORDS.

I'LL LOAD IT TOMORROW.

THAT'S AS MUCH A DAY'S WORK AS A MAN COULD EXPECT,

ESPECIALLY FROM A COUPLE OF YOUNG'UNS.

THANK YOU, MR. CAULDER.

NOW, BOYS...

I GOT THAT NORTH PASTURE TO START CLEARING.

NOW, IF YOU HAVE A MIND TO...

YES, SIR.

Mr. Caulder: SAME WAGES, 20 CENTS A DAY EACH.

OH, WE'D LIKE THAT FINE.

I'LL EXPECT YOU BOTH BRIGHT AND EARLY TOMORROW.

Mr. Caulder: FOR YOU...

THANK YOU.

Mr. Caulder: BEST YOU BOYS BE RUNNING ON.

YOU'LL BE LATE FOR SUPPER.

BYE, MR. CAULDER.

SEE YOU TOMORROW!

Andy: GETTING SO WE'RE FINDING WORK MOST EVERY DAY.

Albert: YEAH.

IF THINGS KEEP GOING THE WAY THEY ARE,

WE COULD END UP SAVING AN AWFUL LOT BEFORE SUMMER'S OUT.

Andy: HOW MUCH, YOU THINK?

Albert: HMM... 10, MAYBE $12,

EVEN MORE IF WE WORK 6-DAY WEEKS.

Andy: WHAT WILL YOU SPEND YOURS ON?

Albert: DON'T RIGHTLY KNOW.

JUST KIND OF LIKE THAT FEELING THAT IT'S ALL PILING UP.

Andy: YEAH, ME TOO.

Albert: SEE YOU TOMORROW!

Andy: BYE!

Laura: IT JUST ISN'T FAIR.

I QUITE AGREE.

Charles: WELL, I'LL TELL YOU, IT'S PARTIALLY MY FAULT.

I'VE BEEN SO BUSY DOING MY WORK,

I HAVEN'T BEEN KEEPING AN EYE ON HIM,

MAKING SURE HE'S DOING HIS CHORES.

Caroline: WELL, I THINK IT'S TIME WE GOT IT SETTLED ONCE AND FOR ALL.

OH, DON'T YOU WORRY, I WILL.

THANK YOU, CARRIE.

I COULD TELL WHAT YOU WERE COOKING HALFWAY UP THE ROAD.

MMM...HUNGRY AS A BEAR.

ANDY AND ME MUST HAVE CHOPPED AND STACKED OVER TWO CORDS TODAY.

SOMETHING THE MATTER?

NO, BUT I'D LIKE YOU TO GO UPSTAIRS,

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR PART OF THE LOFT, PLEASE.

WHY?

JUST DO IT.

SURE.

ALL RIGHT, I'M LOOKING.

DO YOU SEE ANYTHING WRONG?

WRONG?

WRONG.

NOPE, JUST THE WAY I LEFT IT.

Charles: WELL, THAT HAPPENS TO BE OUR PROBLEM.

HUH?

THE BED ISN'T MADE, THE WHOLE PLACE IS A MESS.

AND IT'S STARTING TO SMELL BAD.

WELL, BUT I LIKE IT THAT WAY.

MAYBE I SHOULDN'T LEAVE FOOD LYING AROUND, BUT...

WELL, LIKE, MAKING THE BED.

IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.

Albert: I HAVE TO MESS IT UP WHEN I GO TO SLEEP,

AND, WELL, THAT'S PRACTICALLY THE ONLY TIME I'M UP THERE.

ALBERT, WHEN THIS MANY PEOPLE LIVE

IN SUCH A VERY SMALL HOUSE...

WELL, IF ONE PERSON IS DELIBERATELY MESSY,

THEN EVERYONE SUFFERS.

NOW, KEEPING YOUR PART OF THE HOUSE NEAT

IS ONE OF THE RULES AROUND HERE.

WELL, SURE, BUT--

NO BUTS.

LOOK...

LOOK? YOU WANT TO LOOK?

YOU COME ON OUTSIDE WITH ME, WE'RE GOING TO LOOK.

WELL, YOU'VE BEEN NEGLECTING YOUR CHORES OUTSIDE, TOO.

I WANT YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS CHICKEN COOP.

YOU MEAN, YOU REALLY EXPECT ME TO DO ALL THAT

BESIDES PUTTING IN A HARD DAY'S WORK?

OF COURSE I DO!

I NEVER ASKED YOU TO PUT IN A HARD DAY'S WORK

AT SOMEBODY ELSE'S PLACE.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO WORK ALL THE TIME FOR ANYWAY?

IT'S SUMMER VACATION.

WELL, ISN'T VACATION A TIME WHEN PEOPLE DO WHAT THEY WANT?

EXACTLY, OF COURSE IT IS.

THEN WHY SHOULDN'T I WORK IF THAT'S WHAT I WANT?

WELL, NO REASON AT ALL, AS LONG AS YOU DO YOUR CHORES AND

YOU KEEP THE LOFT CLEAN.

NOW, COME ON, CLEAN UP THE COOP.

DO YOU HAVE TO DO THOSE KINDS OF THINGS

WHEN YOU COME HOME FROM A DAY'S WORK?

OF COURSE I DON'T.

WHY?

BECAUSE IT'S DIFFERENT, THAT'S WHY.

IN WHAT WAY?

ALBERT, TRY TO UNDERSTAND, I'M SUPPORTING A FAMILY.

I'M DOING A MAN'S WORK.

IS CHOPPING FIREWOOD MAN'S WORK?

SURE.

IS CLEARING A PASTURE MAN'S WORK?

Charles: YEAH.

IS PLOWING A FIELD MAN'S WORK?

OF COURSE IT IS.

Albert: WELL, THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN DOING.

SO, IF I CAN DO THE WORK OF A MAN,

I SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE TREATED LIKE ONE.

ALBERT, I--I AM THE MAN AROUND HERE,

AND YOU DO WHAT I SAY.

Charles: IF YOU WANT TO WORK, YOU WORK FOR ME, AND I'LL PAY YOU.

NO, THAT WOULD WRECK EVERYTHING.

WHY?

Albert: BECAUSE IT'S AN ALLOWANCE,

AND ALLOWANCES ARE FOR KIDS.

WELL, WHAT ARE YOU?

I'M A MAN, AND YOU JUST SAID SO.

I DID NOT.

YOU SAID A MAN CHOPS WOOD, CLEARS AND PLOWS--

CLEAN THE COOP, ALBERT.

COME ON, CLEAN THE COOP.

GROWN-UPS...

WHENEVER THEY'RE WRONG, THEY YELL AT YOU.

JUST CLEAN THE COOP!

BUT I ALREADY TOLD MR. CAULDER

I'D KEEP ON WORKING FOR HIM.

NO.

ALICE, LOOKING BACK,

EVEN BEFORE I WAS AS OLD AS ANDY,

I WAS ALREADY DOING A MAN'S WORK.

THE BOY AIN'T NO DIFFERENT THAN ME.

OH, YES, HE IS.

WELL, HOW?

WHEN YOU WERE HIS AGE, THERE WAS NO SCHOOL.

YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO STOP BEING A MAN AT THE END OF EVERY SUMMER

AND GO BACK TO BEING A BOY,

A BOY WITH SCHOOLWORK AND CHORES.

THE BOYS UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS JUST FOR THE SUMMER.

AIN'T THAT RIGHT, SON?

WELL, NOT GETTING EDUCATED DIDN'T HURT YOU NONE, PA.

CAN'T SEE WHY IT WOULDN'T HURT ME NEITHER.

THERE, YOU SEE?

NOW, WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?

I'VE BEEN MEANING TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT IT.

ABOUT WHAT?

WELL, SINCE I CAN DO A MAN'S WORK,

I DON'T SEE NO NEED TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL.

"ANY" NEED.

NOW, YOU SEE THE KIND OF IDEA YOU PUT INTO HIS HEAD?

I DID NO SUCH THING.

SON, WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE, THERE WEREN'T NO SCHOOL,

AND I DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE FOR AN EDUCATION.

Jonathan: YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT CHANCE.

SO?

OH, "SEW" BUTTONS ON YOUR SHIRT!

GO TO YOUR ROOM.

YOU ALWAYS SAID YOU'D BE SO PROUD OF ME

IF I EVER GREW UP TO BE LIKE PA,

AND WHEN I WANT TO, YOU SEND ME TO MY ROOM.

AFTER SUPPER, I'LL...

I'LL GO OVER TO THE INGALLS' PLACE

AND TELL ALBERT THAT ANDY AIN'T GOING TO BE WORKING WITH HIM ANYMORE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ANSWER IS, CHARLES.

SEEMS KIND OF WRONG TELLING A BOY NO

AND NOT TELLING HIM THE WHY OF IT.

WELL, LET THEM HAVE THEIR OWN WAY, AND YOU KNOW WHAT WE GOT.

A COUPLE OF LITTLE BOYS ACTING LIKE LORDS OF THE MANOR

BECAUSE THEY EARNED A DAY'S WAGES.

YEAH, I SUPPOSE SO.

WELL, THEY'RE GOING TO FIND OUT

THERE'S A MIGHTY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SAYING YOU'RE A MAN

- AND BEING ONE. - ALL RIGHT.

PULL THAT LIGHT OVER HERE FOR ME, WILL YOU?

YEAH. FUNNY THING, WHEN I WAS THAT SAME AGE,

I WAS EXACTLY THE WAY THEY ARE.

YEAH, ME TOO. COULDN'T WAIT TO BE A MAN.

YEAH.

I REMEMBER ONE TIME...

I WAS FEELING SO FULL OF MYSELF

I TOOK ON SOMETHING MY PA SAID I WASN'T READY FOR.

OLD TRAPPER GOT HIS-SELF KICKED IN THE HEAD BY A MULE.

HIS EYES SWELLED UP,

HE WANTED TO HIRE ME TO RUN HIS LINES WHILE HE WAS MENDING.

YOU KNOW, COLLECTING AND BAITING AND SUCH.

MEANT 3 DAYS AND 3 NIGHTS OUT THERE, ALL ALONE.

Jonathan: HA, MY PA, HE ARGUED HARD AND...

HE FINALLY JUST UP AND SAID, "GO AHEAD AND GO."

HA, WELL, I DON'T HAVE TO TELL YOU

THOSE WERE 3 OF THE LONGEST, LONELIEST NIGHTS OF MY LIFE.

HA HA!

YEAH...SOMETHING ABOUT BEING OUT THERE

ALL ALONE IN THE WILDERNESS

KNOCK A HOLE IN THE WAY A SWELLED-UP YOUNG MAN

IS FEELING ABOUT HIMSELF.

MOTHER NATURE KIND OF HAS A WAY OF DOING THAT, CHARLES.

YOU KNOW, IT WASN'T UNTIL A COUPLE YEARS LATER

I FOUND OUT THAT MY PA HAD FOLLOWED ME THOSE 3 DAYS

JUST TO MAKE SURE NO HURT COME TO ME.

JONATHAN, I THINK THAT'S IT.

YOU THINK THAT'S WHAT?

PUT THE BOYS THROUGH SOMETHING LIKE YOU WENT THROUGH.

YOU MEAN KIND OF LIKE A TEST?

Charles: SURE.

YOU KNOW THAT ROAD TO SLEEPY EYE.

THAT WINDS AROUND SOME OF THE ROUGHEST COUNTRY IN THE STATE.

Charles: NOW, IF WE SENT THE BOYS--

NOW, CHARLES, WE CAN'T DO THAT, THAT AIN'T NO FAIR TEST, THEY'D NEVER MAKE IT.

WELL, I KNOW.

BUT THEY WOULD LEARN A FEW THINGS, WOULDN'T THEY?

Jonathan: DO YOU THINK THEY'D GO FOR IT?

WELL, YOU DID.

Charles: WHAT DO YOU SAY?

I THINK THAT'S DOWNRIGHT MEAN.

LET'S DO IT.

YEAH, LET'S.

HA HA!

HA HA HA!

Charles: DON'T LET ME FORGET TO GIVE YOU YOUR BEEF JERKY.

Andy: IS THAT ALL WE GET?

Jonathan: WELL, IT'S PART OF THE TEST, SON.

YOU GOT TO LEARN TO LIVE OFF THE LAND, FORAGE FOR YOUR FOOD.

YOU GOT HOOKS FOR FISHING AND MAKINGS FOR A SNARE.

Charles: BESIDES, IF YOU'RE CAREFUL, IT'LL LAST YOU A COUPLE OF DAYS.

Albert: HOW YOU GOING TO KNOW IF WE GET ALL THE WAY TO SLEEPY EYE?

Charles: I THOUGHT ABOUT THAT.

HAD A LETTER SENT IN THERE BY STAGE YESTERDAY.

IT'S ADDRESSED TO ME.

WHEN YOU GET TO SLEEPY EYE, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GO TO THE POST OFFICE,

PICK IT UP, AND BRING IT BACK HOME TO US.

Albert: AND WHEN WE DO, YOU'LL STICK TO YOUR PART OF THE DEAL?

Charles: HONEST INJUN. LONG AS YOU'RE WORKING, YOU PAY YOUR OWN WAY,

YOU CAN MAKE YOUR OWN DECISIONS.

Andy: AND THEN I CAN QUIT SCHOOL?

THAT'S RIGHT, SON.

WELL, HERE WE ARE.

FELLAS, SLEEPY EYE... THAT-A WAY.

LET'S GO.

YEAH.

Charles: GOOD LUCK.

SEE YOU IN ABOUT 6 DAYS!

WELL, THERE THEY GO.

CHARLES, IF YOU'RE SO SURE THEY'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE IT,

HOW COME YOU SENT THAT LETTER TO SLEEPY EYE?

WELL, MIRACLES DO HAPPEN.

BESIDES, YOU AND I BELIEVE IN FAIR PLAY, DON'T WE?

[LAUGHS]

WHAT DO YOU GIVE THEM, 4, MAYBE 5 HOURS?

YEAH, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT MORE.

I'M SURE WE'RE GOING TO BE HOME FOR SUPPER.

WELL, I'M ALL FOR THAT.

COME ON, LET'S FOLLOW THEM.

UH...WE'RE FAR ENOUGH IN.

WE'RE SAFE.

SAFE FOR WHAT?

TO GO BACK TO THE ROAD, WHAT ELSE?

WHAT?

YOU DON'T REALLY EXPECT ME TO GO THROUGH ALL THAT

JUST TO GET TO SLEEPY EYE.

Andy: OF COURSE YOU DO.

ARE YOU CRAZY?

WE CAN PICK UP A RIDE ON A WAGON

AND BE THERE BEFORE SUNDOWN TOMORROW.

NOT A CHANCE.

LOOK, WE PICK UP THE LETTER,

FISH OR SOMETHING FOR A FEW DAYS,

AND WE COME BACK THE SAME WAY.

WE'RE NOT CHEATING, AND THAT'S THAT.

WHO'S TO KNOW?

I'M TO KNOW, THAT'S WHO.

AND YOU'RE TO KNOW.

OH, GROW UP, WILL YOU?

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING BY TAKING THIS ON.

ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS MAKE IT LOOK GOOD.

ALBERT, WE MADE A DEAL,

AND I'M STICKING TO IT.

WELL, I'M NOT.

FINE, YOU CATCH YOUR RIDE INTO SLEEPY EYE

BUT NOT WITH ME.

ANDY, WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

MAKE UP YOUR MIND, ALBERT.

EITHER WE STICK TO THE DEAL

OR I'M TURNING AROUND RIGHT NOW AND GO BACK

AND TELL EVERYBODY THAT WE WERE TOO SCARED TO GO THROUGH WITH IT.

YOU'D DO THAT?

TRY ME.

ALL RIGHT, WE DO IT YOUR WAY.

HOW COULD ANYBODY BE SO DUMB?

THAT BEEF JERKY SURE MAKES YOU THIRSTY.

YEAH.

HOW LONG HAVE WE BEEN GONE?

I DON'T KNOW.

I'M GETTING TIRED.

YEAH, ME TOO.

SHH, LISTEN.

[WATER WHOOSHING]

WATER!

JUST LIKE I TOLD YOU, WE COULD FISH FOR SUPPER

AND SET A RABBIT TRAP FOR TOMORROW, COME ON!

I DON'T THINK THOSE YOUNG'UNS EVER STOP FOR A REST.

I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING.

YEAH, WE'RE HEADING DOWN THAT GORGE NOW.

NO WAY THEY'RE GOING TO GET AWAY FROM US.

WHY DON'T WE STOP AND REST A PIECE?

THAT'S FINE WITH ME.

I FIGURE THEY OUGHT TO GET A LITTLE DISCOURAGED BY NOW, EH?

THE SOONER, THE BETTER.

MY STOMACH'S STARTING TO GROWL.

NO NEED FOR THAT.

HERE YOU GO.

OH...JERKY!

UH, NOT BAD.

[BOYS SCREAMING]

AAH!

[SCREAMING CONTINUES]

AAH!

WOO!

YIPPEE! HA HA! [SPLASHING]

WOO!

WOO-HOO! HA HA!

YIPPEE!

YAY!

OHH...

OH, CHARLES, THAT TOOK 10 YEARS OFF MY LIFE.

MINE, TOO.

HEY!

SMELL THOSE FISH COOKING?

YEAH, THAT'S ALL I'VE BEEN SMELLING.

THEM TWO AIN'T SUFFERING MUCH HARDSHIP YET, ARE THEY?

WELL, THEY WILL.

JUST TAKING A LITTLE LONGER THAN WE FIGURED, THAT'S ALL.

I WISH I HAD A COLD.

WHAT?

I SAID I WISH I HAD A COLD.

I WOULDN'T SMELL THAT FISH FRYING.

AS CHILLY AS IT'S GETTING, YOU'LL GET YOUR WISH.

YOU'LL GET A NICE COLD, YOU WON'T SMELL ANYTHING.

AIN'T WORKING OUT LIKE WE PLANNED IT.

WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE HOME FOR SUPPER BY NOW, CHARLES.

WOULD YOU NOT TALK ABOUT THAT, PLEASE?

HMM? JUST DON'T TALK ABOUT IT.

THANK YOU.

THERE WAS SOME POISON OAK OVER THERE.

READY TO EAT?

YUP.

LET'S DIG IN.

WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM?

I DON'T KNOW.

MAYBE THE PAN GOT TOO HOT.

TRY ONE.

SORRY, ANDY.

NEXT TIME I WON'T GET THE PAN SO HOT.

TRUTH IS...

I'M SO TIRED, I REALLY DON'T CARE.

YEAH.

AT LEAST WE'LL BE NICE AND WARM.

TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH, I'M NOT MUCH FOR FISH ANYWAY.

I DON'T THINK MOST KIDS LIKE FISH.

THAT'S WHY GROWNUPS HAVE TO MAKE UP STORIES TO GET US TO EAT THEM,

TELLING US THEY'RE BRAIN FOOD.

IF FISH ARE SO SMART, HOW COME THEY GET CAUGHT?

MAYBE TOMORROW WE'LL CATCH US A RABBIT IN ONE OF THEM SNARES.

WHAT DO YOU THINK, ANDY?

ANDY?

I WISH WE COULD HAVE A FIRE AND GET WARMED UP A LITTLE.

OH, SO DO I, BUT WE CAN'T TAKE A CHANCE THEY SPOT IT.

YOU KNOW, THE NEXT TIME YOU START REMINISCING ABOUT YOUR BOYHOOD,

YOU JUST KEEP IT TO YOURSELF, ALL RIGHT?

NOW, CHARLES, YOU KNOW THIS IDEA OF A TEST WAS YOUR IDEA.

I'LL LET YOU KNOW I GOT THE IDEA FOR THE TEST

FROM THAT SILLY STORY YOU WERE TELLING ME ABOUT YOU--

SHH!

ALL RIGHT, LET'S NOT ARGUE ABOUT IT.

NOW, WE'LL JUST--JUST GO TO SLEEP.

THEY'RE BOUND TO GIVE UP BY TOMORROW.

NIGHT, NOW.

GOOD NIGHT, CHARLES.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO BE GOOD ABOUT IT.

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

CHARLES.

HMM?

- CHARLES. - WHAT?

SUN'S UP.

OH...I WAS HOPING I DREAMED THIS LAST NIGHT.

YOU DIDN'T.

I HOPE THIS AIN'T GOING TO TAKE TOO MUCH LONGER.

OH, MY HANDS ARE NEVER GOING TO GET WARM AGAIN.

COME ON, LET'S CHECK ON THE BOYS.

YEAH.

LOOK AT THEM TWO DOWN THERE.

Charles: THEY DON'T LOOK LIKE THEY'RE SUFFERING MUCH, DO THEY?

Jonathan: THERE AIN'T NO MORE FISHING BETWEEN HERE AND SLEEPY EYE.

IT'LL BE A LITTLE DIFFERENT WHEN THEIR BELLIES ARE EMPTY.

WELL, I HOPE YOU'RE RIGHT.

I DON'T FEEL LIKE SPENDING ANOTHER NIGHT LIKE THE LAST ONE.

COME ON, LET'S GET OUT IN THE SUN.

[ANIMAL SCREECHING]

A RABBIT.

[SCREECHING]

GIVE ME THE KNIFE, GIVE ME THE KNIFE!

JUST OUR LUCK.

CHARLES, I DON'T KNOW WHETHER I CAN EVEN TAKE THE SMELL

OF COOKING RABBIT.

HMM...

YOU EVER CLEAN ONE OF THESE?

NOPE.

MUST BE JUST LIKE CLEANING A FISH.

YEAH, WELL...

I CLEANED THE FISH LAST NIGHT.

YOU BETTER DO IT.

ME?

I NEVER KILLED A RABBIT BEFORE.

NEITHER HAVE I.

OH, I JUST CAN'T DO IT.

I CAN'T DO IT EITHER.

WE MIGHT AS WELL LET HIM GO.

THEY LET HIM GO, HA!

I THINK WE GOT THEM NOW.

[INDISTINCT] AND KEEP GOING.

WE'LL FIND ANOTHER CREAK.

THIS DIDN'T FEEL LIKE ONE TO MY STOMACH.

OH, THANK GOODNESS THEY'RE NOT EATING.

UH, HOLD UP A MINUTE, I GOT ANOTHER ROCK IN MY SHOE.

HOW LONG YOU THINK WE'VE BEEN WALKING?

OH, I DON'T KNOW. 3 HOURS MAYBE.

WHAT IF THERE ISN'T ANOTHER STREAM?

WHAT IF WE DON'T CATCH NO MORE FISH?

WELL, YOU SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT BEFORE YOU TURNED THAT RABBIT LOOSE.

YOU TOLD ME TO!

AND I TOLD YOU TO HITCH A RIDE WITH ME ON A WAGON.

YOU DIDN'T LISTEN TO ME THEN.

THINK WE OUGHT TO TURN BACK?

I DON'T KNOW.

I HATE THINKING ABOUT GOING BACK AND ADMIT THAT WE COULDN'T MAKE IT.

HEY, THINKING ABOUT STARVING, TOO.

YEAH.

WELL, LET'S GO BACK WHERE WE CAUGHT THAT OTHER FISH AND DECIDE THEN.

ALL RIGHT.

I TAKE BACK EVERYTHING I SAID, IT WORKED.

I KNEW IT WAS GOING TO WORK ALL THE TIME.

YEAH, I'LL BET YOU DID, COME ON.

ALBERT!

WHAT IS IT?

BERRIES, HUNDREDS OF THEM.

WE CAN MAKE IT NOW!

WE CAN MAKE IT!

MMM...THEY'RE GOOD.

LET'S ONLY EAT HALF OF THEM NOW

AND SAVE THE REST FOR LATER.

ALL RIGHT.

MMM...

THOSE BERRIES LOOK GOOD.

YEAH.

MMM...

YOU FEELING BETTER?

MMM, YEAH.

SLEEPY EYE, HERE WE COME.

Albert: LET'S GO.

LET'S EAT SOME OF THOSE BERRIES AND THEN FOLLOW THEM.

YEAH.

Charles: COME ON.

MY STOMACH.

OH, BERRIES!

BERRIES...

BERRIES?

THEM TWO DIDN'T LEAVE MUCH, DID THEY?

UH-OH.

WE'LL SPLIT IT.

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

LOOKS LIKE A BAD ONE BUILDING UP.

WHO CARES? WE'LL BE IN SLEEPY EYE IN A COUPLE HOURS.

Jonathan: SO WILL THE BOYS.

[THUNDER]

I WAS JUST CLOSING UP.

WE'VE COME FOR A LETTER.

IT'S ADDRESSED TO CHARLES INGALLS.

- INGALLS, HUH? - YES, SIR.

WELL, LET ME LOOK.

WELL, THERE IT BE.

COME IN QUITE A FEW DAYS AGO.

- YES, SIR, THANK YOU. - WE'RE OBLIGED.

I DON'T BELIEVE I SEEN YOU BOYS AROUND BEFORE.

- OH, WE'RE PASSING THROUGH. - IS THAT SO?

MM-HMM.

COULD YOU TELL US WHERE WE COULD GET SOMETHING TO EAT?

AND MAYBE STAY THE NIGHT?

WELL, THE ONLY ROOMING HOUSE IN TOWN

IS MRS. CHANNING'S.

SHE COULD FEED YOU AND PUT YOU UP FOR THE NIGHT.

IT'S UP THE END OF THE ROAD,

UH, BIGGEST HOUSE IN TOWN.

THANK YOU.

WE'RE OBLIGED.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? WE DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY.

I KNOW THAT.

WE GOT SOMETHING BETTER THAN MONEY.

WHAT?

SAD LITTLE FACES.

COME ON.

[THUNDER CRASHES]

THANK YOU.

MY LANDS, WHAT A SIGHT.

NOT A TOOTH IN HIS MOUTH, AND HE EATS ANYTHING I SERVE UP.

YUP, THAT'S ALL WATER ALL RIGHT.

[DOORBELL RINGING]

NOW, WHO IN THE WORLD IS THAT?

HARLEY, PASS OVER THEM PEAS.

[RINGING]

WELL, WHO DO WE HAVE HERE?

SORRY TO BOTHER YOU LIKE THIS, MA'AM.

OH, COME IN OUT OF THE DOWNPOUR, MY HEAVENS!

LAND SAKES, IF YOU AIN'T A SIGHT!

SORRY TO GET YOUR FLOORS ALL WET, MA'AM.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE FLOOR.

NOW, WHAT ARE YOU BOYS DOING OUT ON A DAY LIKE THIS, HUH?

WELL, THE STORM CAME ON US REAL SUDDEN

BEFORE WE COULD FIND SHELTER.

WELL, WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST GO HOME?

HOME...

DID YOU HEAR THAT, BROTHER?

YEAH.

WELL, WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

NOW, WHERE ARE YOUR FOLKS?

OUR FOLKS?

THEY'RE, UH...

THEY'RE DEAD, MA'AM.

DEAD?

Albert: YES'M.

WE'RE ORPHANS.

WE'VE BEEN ORPHANS OVER A MONTH NOW.

LAND SAKES.

WE LIVED OVER IN WALNUT GROVE.

ONE NIGHT, OUR HOUSE CAUGHT FIRE

AND BURNED TO THE GROUND.

MY BROTHER AND ME ARE THE ONLY ONES TO GET OUT.

LAND SAKES!

WELL, WE GOT NO OTHER FAMILY, SO...

WE JUST BEEN DOING FOR OURSELVES.

YOU MEAN YOU TWO ARE ALL ALONE IN THE WORLD?

YES'M.

I DECLARE.

WE'RE DOWN TO OUR LAST FEW BERRIES.

FOLKS TOLD US THERE WAS A LOT OF WORK UP IN LAFAYETTE, AND,

WELL, THAT'S WHERE WE WERE HEADING WHEN THE STORM HIT.

WE SHOULDN'T BE HERE STANDING ON THIS KIND LADY'S FLOOR, DRIPPING.

WE BETTER GO.

NOT IN THIS RAIN, YOU'RE NOT.

NOW, YOU GET OUT OF THEM WET SHIRTS AT LEAST.

SUPPER'S ON THE TABLE, AND I'LL GET SOME TOWELS.

[THUNDER]

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?

WHY, THEY'RE TWO LITTLE MEN.

HUNGRY ONES, TOO.

YUP, THEY'S HUNGRY, ALL RIGHT.

NOW, WOULD YOU LIKE A LITTLE DESSERT?

I SURE WOULD!

OH, NO, ANDY.

WE'VE BEEN GIVEN TOO MUCH ALREADY.

NONSENSE, WE'VE GOT PLENTY.

RICE PUDDING.

Mrs. Channing: YOU LIKE RICE PUDDING, DON'T YOU?

Andy: YES, MA'AM!

NO, PLEASE, YOU'VE BEEN TOO KIND.

NEXT THING, YOU'LL OFFER US

SOME OF THAT CHOCOLATE CAKE OVER THERE.

AND YOU'LL TAKE IT WITH NO ARGUMENT.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

SO MUCH LIKE MA, AIN'T SHE, ANDY?

Andy: YEAH, SO MUCH LIKE MA.

I'LL HAVE SOME OF THAT CHOCOLATE CAKE, TOO.

I'LL GET IT RIGHT NOW.

REGULAR LITTLE MEN.

[THUNDER CRASHES]

WAIT TILL THOSE TWO FINISH EATING ALL THAT FOOD.

THEY CAN'T PAY FOR IT, THEY'RE GOING TO BE IN A MESS OF TROUBLE.

YEAH, I HOPE THEY CALL THE LAW ON THEM,

PUT A LITTLE FEAR OF GOD IN THEM.

YEAH, IT'LL STILL WORK OUT PERFECT, THOUGH.

WE'LL LET THEM SPEND THE NIGHT IN JAIL.

WE CAN COME IN TOMORROW

AND TELL THEM THAT WE HEARD AND CAME ON THE STAGE.

IN THE MEANTIME, WE CAN GET US A WARM BED

AND GET OUT OF THIS RAIN

AND GET SOME FOOD. I'M HUNGRY.

RIGHT, THAT'LL TEACH THEM A LESSON.

HOW MUCH MONEY DID YOU BRING?

FOR WHAT?

FOR THE BED AND THE FOOD.

HOW MUCH MONEY DID YOU BRING?

YOU DID BRING MONEY.

CHARLES, I THOUGHT YOU HAD SOME MONEY.

I DIDN'T BRING ANY MONEY!

Man: DO SOMETHING FOR YOU, GENTLEMEN?

UH...AHEM... NO, NO, SIR.

CONSTABLE!

OH, CONSTABLE...

CONSTABLE, WE WERE JUST WAITING OUT HERE

FOR THOSE TWO LITTLE BOYS TO FINISH EATING.

FOR WHAT?

WELL, YOU SEE, WE'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THOSE TWO LITTLE BOYS NOW

FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS NOW, AND WE WERE--

YOU'VE BEEN FOLLOWING TWO LITTLE BOYS FOR 3 DAYS?

OH, NO, NO, NO, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND...

I HOPE TO ST. FRANCIS I DON'T.

UH-UH, NO, NO, NO, YOU SEE, THOSE ARE OUR LITTLE BOYS IN THERE.

YEAH.

OH, THEY'RE YOUR TWO LITTLE BOYS.

- RIGHT. - YEAH.

AND YOU'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THEM FOR 3 DAYS?

YEAH, YEAH. IT'S A LITTLE HARD TO EXPLAIN.

SEE, YOU SEE, IT'S KIND OF LIKE A TEST.

A TEST?

I EXPECT YOUR BOYS WOULD RECOGNIZE YOU ON SIGHT.

- OF COURSE. - YEAH.

WELL, THEN, LET'S JUST GO ON OVER AND SEE.

OH, NO, NO, NO, WE CAN'T DO THAT.

SEE, IT'LL SPOIL EVERYTHING.

WE DON'T WANT THEM TO SEE US UNTIL THEY GET IN TROUBLE.

UNTIL THEY GET INTO TROUBLE?

YEAH, YOU SEE THEM EATING IN THERE?

THEY HAVEN'T GOT ANY MONEY, THEY CAN'T PAY FOR IT.

AS SOON AS THAT WOMAN FINDS OUT, THEY'RE GOING TO GET IN A LOT OF TROUBLE.

CHARLES, LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE FINISHING UP IN THERE.

HEY, THEY'RE GOING TO GET IT NOW.

THEY DON'T LOOK LIKE THEY'RE IN TROUBLE TO ME.

LET'S SEE HOW MUCH MONEY YOU GOT.

WELL, YOU-- YOU SEE, UH...

WE DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE ANY MONEY WITH US.

WE, UH--

THAT'S WHAT I KIND OF FIGURED.

I'VE SEEN AND HEARD THINGS IN MY LIFE I WISH I HADN'T,

AND YOU TWO--

NOW, CONSTABLE, PLEASE, BELIEVE ME, I CAN EXPLAIN THIS TO YOU.

NOW, GET OUT!

LISTEN, SIR.

GO ON, WHILE I STILL GOT MY TEMPER.

HEY...

YOU--YOU-- YOU'RE WRONG.

IT'S NOT MUCH, BUT IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO DO.

THE BOYS ARE GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT.

THEY'LL BE SLEEPING IN A NICE, WARM HOTEL TONIGHT.

THEY MUST HAVE HAD SOME MONEY WITH THEM AFTER ALL.

Charles: YEAH.

Man: WHAT DO YOU TWO WANT?

UH...AHEM...

IS THIS YOUR PLACE?

Man: YOU GOT IT. NOW, WHAT DO YOU WANT?

WELL, YOU SEE, WE WERE FOLLOWING OUR TWO LITTLE BOYS--

WE RAN OUT OF MONEY, AND WE'RE JUST LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO SLEEP.

AND I SUPPOSE YOU WANT ME TO PROVIDE IT FOR YOU

OUT OF THE GOODNESS OF MY HEART, HUH?

THAT WOULD BE REAL NICE OF YOU.

Man: NO ACCOUNT DRIFTERS!

YOU ARE ALL JUST ALIKE--

BORN WITH ONE HAND STICKING OUT.

WELL, ONE OF THESE DAYS, YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO LEARN

YOU'LL HAVE TO EARN YOUR WAY,

AFTER WHAT LITTLE THIS WORLD PROVIDES.

Man: NOW, IF'N YOUSE CLEAN THEM STALLS RIGHT OVER YONDER,

IT MIGHT EARN YOU A DRY SPOT FOR THE NIGHT.

SHOVELS IS BY THE DOOR.

THE SHOVELS IS BY THE DOOR.

THANK YOU!

[THUNDER]

- UH! - UH!

THIS IS SOME BED!

YEAH, IT SURE IS.

I'M GLAD YOU LIKE IT.

NOW, YOU TWO FELLOWS GET A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP,

AND I'LL SEE YOU IN THE MORNING.

- YES, MA'AM. - GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

REGULAR LITTLE MEN.

YOU SURE ARE GOOD, BROTHER ALBERT.

I KNOW.

NIGHT.

Andy: STILL CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

Albert: YEAH, DON'T HAVE TO DO ANY FISHING

WITH ALL THE FOOD SHE PACKED US.

CAN'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT AFTER THAT BREAKFAST.

YEAH.

LOOK AT THAT.

THAT CAN'T BE THE STREAM WE CROSSED.

THE RAIN MUST HAVE DONE IT.

WELL, HOW ARE WE GOING TO GET ACROSS IT?

DON'T KNOW.

WE'LL HAVE TO THINK OF SOMETHING.

RAIN'S GOT THAT RIVER RUNNING HIGH.

I THINK WE GOT THEM NOW.

YEAH, THEY'RE NEVER GOING TO GET ACROSS THAT.

THEY'LL HAVE TO GO ALL THE WAY BACK TO SLEEPY EYE

AND THEN DOUBLE AROUND ON THAT ROAD AND USE THE BRIDGE.

AND WE JUST COME BACK AND CATCH THEM CHEATING.

I THINK WE GOT THEM...

IF WE DON'T STARVE TO DEATH FIRST.

Albert: LET'S CHECK DOWNSTREAM.

HA! WE GOT THEM.

Albert: HEY, LOOK AT THAT!

COME ON!

WE CAN GET ACROSS THAT EASY.

IT SURE DOESN'T LOOK EASY TO ME.

AH, SURE IT DOES. COME ON.

DAD BURN IT!

WHY'D THAT TREE HAVE TO FALL RIGHT THERE?

CHARLES, IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE IT ACROSS THERE.

OH, NO.

CAN'T THEY JUST GET WET OR SOMETHING?

COME ON.

DAD-BURNED KIDS.

ALL RIGHT.

CHARLES, ARE YOU SURE WE CAN GET ACROSS THIS?

OF COURSE WE CAN GET ACROSS THIS.

WHAT ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT, ANYWAY?

YOU'RE TALLER THAN I AM.

WHAT'S THAT GOT TO DO WITH IT?

I DON'T KNOW, I'M DELIRIOUS FROM HUNGER. COME ON.

AAH!

HEY, NO!

CHARLES, I'M SORRY I GRABBED YOU.

YOU OWE ME A HAT.

I DON'T THINK WE CAME THIS WAY.

HMM, ME NEITHER.

LET'S TRY THAT WAY.

WE CAN'T BE FAR OFF TRACK.

Charles: DIDN'T REALIZE WE GOT CARRIED SO FAR DOWNSTREAM.

Jonathan: YEAH, I HOPE WE CAN PICK UP THEIR TRAIL PRETTY QUICK.

Charles: WE'LL JUST KEEP PUSHING ON IN THAT GENERAL DIRECTION,

AND HOPE TO SPOT THEIR CAMPFIRE.

I'LL BE GLAD WHEN THIS IS OVER.

OH, MY WHOLE FOOT'S JUST ONE BIG BLISTER.

YEAH.

YOU KNOW, I STILL DON'T THINK WE CAME THIS WAY.

OH, WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?

WE'RE MOST OF THE WAY BACK ALREADY.

HOW LOST CAN WE GET?

YEAH.

[TWIG SNAPS]

WHAT WAS THAT?

WHAT?

I HEARD SOMETHING.

[SNAP]

THERE IT IS AGAIN.

JUST SOME ANIMAL.

HE WON'T COME NEAR THE FIRE.

YEAH.

THAT'S RIGHT.

HMM...

BET OUR FOLKS ARE GOING TO BE SURPRISED TOMORROW.

I DON'T THINK THEY FIGURED WE COULD DO IT.

I HAD THAT FEELING MYSELF.

AND LOOK AT US NOW.

WASN'T EASY, BUT WASN'T ALL THAT HARD EITHER.

HOW MANY BOYS OUR AGE COULD HAVE DONE IT?

NOT MANY. NOT MANY GROWN-UPS NEITHER.

THAT'S RIGHT.

WE HANDLED EVERYTHING JUST RIGHT.

EVEN THAT STORY ABOUT US BEING ORPHANS.

WELL, THAT'S ALL PART OF IT.

WOUND UP MAKING US FEELING GOOD

AND HER FEELING GOOD.

YOU HANDLED YOUR PART JUST RIGHT, TOO.

NOT AS GOOD AS YOU.

WELL, THE WHOLE POINT IS...

I THINK WE PROVED THAT WE CAN TAKE ON

JUST ABOUT ANYTHING LIFE HANDS US.

[CRAZED LAUGHTER]

HA HA HA!

Vagrant: OOH, HA HA HA!

HEE, HA HA HA!

HA HA HA!

OOH, HA HA HA!

WHAT WAS THAT?

I DON'T KNOW, AND I DON'T WANT TO FIND OUT.

OH, ME NEITHER.

OH, NO.

WHAT IS IT?

THE LETTER, THE LETTER WAS BACK THERE.

THEY'LL NEVER BELIEVE US NOW.

WE HAVE TO GO BACK.

I'M NOT GOING BACK.

ME NEITHER.

COME ON.

CHARLES, OVER HERE!

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENED HERE.

ALBERT!

ANDY!

CHARLES.

Jonathan: IT'S THE LETTER.

THEY WOULDN'T HAVE LEFT THAT BEHIND UNLESS SOMETHING TERRIBLE HAPPENED HERE.

NO USE WASTING OUR TIME TRYING TO FIND THEM IN THE DARK.

LET'S GET TO TOWN, ROUND UP A SEARCH PARTY.

Charles: CAROLINE!

Caroline: ALICE, THEY'RE BACK!

OH, CHARLES.

Caroline: OH, CHARLES, WE'VE BEEN BESIDE OURSELVES.

NOW, LISTEN, I WANT YOU TO TRY NOT TO WORRY. WE LOST THE BOYS.

BUT WE'RE GOING TO GET A SEARCH PARTY OUT,

AND WE'RE GOING TO FIND THEM.

CHARLES, WE WEREN'T WORRIED ABOUT THE BOYS.

THEY'VE BEEN BACK FOR HOURS.

WE WERE WORRIED ABOUT YOU.

OH, THANK GOD.

WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?

IT'S A LONG STORY.

WHERE ARE THEY?

IN THE BARN, WE HEATED SOME WATER FOR A BATH.

I JUST TOLD THEM THAT YOU GOT WORRIED AND WENT LOOKING FOR THEM.

COME ON.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY PROOF...

BUT WE GOT ALL THE WAY THERE AND BACK.

AND WE PICKED UP THE LETTER, TOO.

YEAH, BUT WE LOST IT.

LOST THE LETTER, HUH?

YEAH.

I DON'T BLAME YOU FOR NOT BELIEVING US.

WE FAILED THE TEST.

THAT THE LETTER YOU LOST?

HOW'D YOU GET THAT?

YOU FOLLOWED US?

YEAH.

Charles: SEE, WE NEVER FIGURED YOU'D MAKE IT IN THE FIRST PLACE,

SO, WE THOUGHT WE'D BETTER KEEP AN EYE ON YOU,

JUST IN CASE YOU GOT IN TROUBLE.

WE WANTED TO TEACH YOU A LESSON.

WE FELT LIKE WE WERE DOING IT FOR YOUR OWN GOOD.

YOU SURPRISED US BY KEEPING YOUR SIDE OF THE BARGAIN.

WELL, WE'LL KEEP OUR SIDE OF IT, TOO.

FROM NOW ON, YOU'LL BE TREATED LIKE MEN.

DIDN'T THINK I MEANT THAT MUCH TO YOU.

WELL, OF COURSE YOU DO.

THAT GOES FOR ME, TOO, SON.

YOU KNOW, PA...

I DON'T CARE SO MUCH ABOUT BEING A MAN JUST YET.

ME NEITHER.

KIND OF JUST LIKE BEING YOUR BOY.

I DON'T SUPPOSE ANYBODY'S HUNGRY.

HEY, THIS IS NO TIME FOR JOKES, WOMAN.

[ALL LAUGHING]

WE'LL GET IT ON THE TABLE

WHILE ALL YOU LITTLE BOYS WASH UP.

Laura: THINGS WERE A LOT DIFFERENT AFTER THAT.

ANDY DECIDED TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL,

AND ALBERT FIGURED IT WAS MORE FUN TO GO FISHING THAN WORK ALL SUMMER...

ESPECIALLY WITH PA.