All language subtitles for Seasons.Of.The.Heart.1993.1080p.WEBRip.x264.AAC-[YTS.GG - YTS.BZ]

Oh, the dreams we wove, Jed and I,
of a better life on that free land.

But I should have known, nothing is free.

Jed had his work to keep him busy.

But I was left alone, with only the
memories of my two girls.

I rocked them, I held them, I prayed for
them.

And though they were gone, I could not let
them go.

It had happened only that spring,
and I had been cold ever since.

I had

prayed for understanding, but it seemed
the Lord had stopped listening.

My heart had not yet healed, when the boy
came.

You think you can keep old Bud from
running off?

I'll leave you to it.

All right.

Hey, I thought I recognized that buggy.

How are you, Pastor Clay?

Nice to see you.

What a surprise.

Good to see you, Jed.

Thank you.

Martha, how are you?

I'm managing just fine.

Good.

I want you to meet someone.

This is Daniel.

Daniel Maris.

Daniel's mama died on the trek.

His papa passed away last week.

I need to find him a good home,
and I thought that you'd care for him.

Daniel, this is Jed and Martha Richards.

Can't you say hello, son?

Hello there, young man.

That's a mighty fancy hat you got there,
huh?

What would you rather be called,
Danny or Daniel?

Daniel's the name I get schooled in by.

When I'm good, I'm Danny.

William, don't you worry about anything.

I think we can make a good home here for
the boy, don't you think, Martha?

Martha, I think Danny wants you to have
this flower.

Thank you, Daniel.

So what do you think, Martha?

You think we can give the boy here a good
home?

Maybe she's not ready for this yet.

You can bring the boy back to me if need
be.

You understand what I'm saying?

I understand that you brought me a fine
son, William, and I'm obliged to you.

Dear Lord, we are truly
grateful for the many

gifts that thou has
bestowed upon us today.

This good food, the
company of a friend, and most

of all the addition of a
new member to our family.

Bless this food to our body's use and us
to thy service.

Amen.

Amen.

Let's eat.

Daniel, slow down.

This isn't a race.

You may have all you like.

His pa's cooking probably wasn't much
good.

He's probably starved for the taste of a
woman's cooking.

Oh!

Now look what you've done!

The next time you want
some more Johnny Cake, just

ask someone to please
pass you the Johnny Cake.

Oh, ma'am, Martha.

No real harm done there.

You know, there's no need in crying over
you-know-what.

Boy's just hungry.

Needs time to adjust.

There'll be plenty of time for learning
manners later on.

I always did like my Johnny Cake soaked in
milk.

It's delicious.

Hey, would anybody, uh, like some honey
for the cake?

I would!

Martha...

Honey, the food's delicious tonight.

Thank you, Martha.

Now don't you worry about me anymore.

I'll just bed down in the wagon for the
night.

We need to make some arrangements about
your sleeping.

I want to go with you.

Well, I guess sleeping under the stars for
one more night won't do any harm,

if it's all right with you, Jed.

Well, I see no harm in it, but you sure
you don't want to stay in here with us?

Now, if you men need anything,
you just give me a holler, okay?

Not surprised.

Good night.

Good night.

At the time, I could not see his pain.

He had lost everyone he loved.

He was much more alone than I was.

All I could see was that for Jed to have
so readily accepted the boy appeared a

betrayal to me and to my little girls.

I'll be stopping by the tanner place on
the way back, see how they're doing.

Well, please give my regards.

I'll do that.

Good luck to you here, Jed.

Thank you very much.

Daniel, you mind your manners now.

Ma'am.

Mr. Clayton.

Let's go.

Come on.

Bye-bye.

Dad!

Let me go!

Let me go!

It's okay.

It's okay.

It's okay.

Didn't you know that you were going to
stay here?

Don't you want me to be your pa?

Well, then what are you in such a big,
all-fired hurry to get out of here for?

Sit down a second.

I want to talk to you.

Listen.

I want you to try to understand something
about Aunt Martha, okay?

I mean, she may seem just a little bit
rough around the edges right now,

but deep down inside of her, she's got one
fine heart.

And that heart's still grieving the loss
of our two little girls.

So your two little girls are in the same
place as my mama and papa?

Yeah.

She doesn't like me.

No, it's not that she doesn't like you.

It's just that...

well, people change.

You might say that people can go through
different seasons in their lives.

When I first met Martha, she was like a
warm summer day.

It was nice to just even be near her.

But when we lost the two girls,
she lost some of that fire inside of her.

She's kind of going through... she's going
through winter now.

Well, the sun's gonna shine on us again.

And springtime's gonna come again for
Martha.

When's that gonna happen?

I really don't know.

But I know that when Sarah and Lucy died,
that it left a real icy spot in my heart.

And since you've come here, you know,
my heart doesn't feel so cold anymore.

So I'm glad that you've come to stay with
us.

But would you just give Martha another
chance?

And if she doesn't come around...

we'll both spill milk on her, okay?

Let's go.

So Daniel came to stay with us...

as we attempted to settle this desolate
valley.

I had to admit, the boy was a big
help to Jed... in spite of his young age.

Take her easy now, Danny.

Okay, go!

Go, go, go!

Good job!

All right, good work, buddy.

Come on, get on!

Dog bit me right in the rear.

Well, now, that's nice.

Look what Martha's made for you today.

Lucky boy.

My very own bed!

Hold on there!

You're not going anywhere near this nice,
clean bed looking like this.

You have got plenty of washing up to do.

Don't go looking at me.

Do what she said.

A good bath ain't never hurt anybody.

Don't tell him when he had his last one.

That should make it nice and warm.

Get in.

Do you need some help?

Suit yourself.

Let me know when you're in.

So, hon, how was your day today?

Fine.

Just fine.

We had more eggs today than we have in the
last three weeks.

Daniel, are you in yet?

Yes, ma'am.

Daniel!

Now, that's a rather clever piece of
thinking right there, hon.

A boy's taking a bath and washing his
clothes at the same time.

I mean, think all the time he's gonna save
hauling water back from the well.

Daniel, are you trying to smart aleck me?

What's wrong?

No, get back in!

You give the boy such a hard time.

I mean, he ain't trying to smart aleck you
or anything there.

I think he's just embarrassed about taking
a bath with a woman in the room.

I mean, he probably don't even recollect
how to take a proper bath.

It's been a while since he's had a mom.

Maybe.

Don't fret with him, boy.

I'll take care of him.

Okay, son, get them clothes off.

Come on up.

I'll clean you up so good you won't even
know what's going on.

Where'd you get them big muscles?

Don't forget his ears.

Martha, where do you think I'm gonna leave
them?

If the boy does turn into a smart aleck,
I'll know where he got his learning.

You got some spots on this face that I
don't think are gonna ever wash off.

Hallelujah, hallelujah.

You got freckles on this boy's face here.

Rub-a-dub-dub, bugs in the tub.

Did I eat good, Aunt Martha?

Yes, you did.

Very good.

You did very good.

Now... Jed, on your way back in, will you
fetch me some water for tomorrow morning?

But why I didn't think of that.

Thank you for the bed, Aunt Martha.

You're welcome.

Don't you think I'd best be saying my
prayers long about now?

I suppose now would be a good time.

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be
thy name.

What's hallowed mean?

Being wonderful.

Oh, that makes sense.

Help me mind my manners like a good boy
would.

Take care of my mama and my pa,
and my new pa and Aunt Martha,

and Aunt Martha's two little girls.

Amen.

Aunt Martha, have you ever seen God?

No.

No, I haven't.

My mama has?

Yes, I suppose she... she has.

No illness extinguished the flame of human
life as swiftly as cholera.

The death illness, we called it,
for it left few survivors.

Sarah and Lucy took sick
in the afternoon just after

running to me with some
wildflowers they'd found.

By the next morning, their sufferings had
ceased.

The hardest thing I ever had
to do was leave them there,

food for the wolves that forever
shadowed the wagon train.

Martha!

Yoo-hoo, Martha!

Hey, sounds like you know who.

Hold on to your ear, son.

It is.

Oh, I haven't prepared yet.

The cabinet's cleaning up.

Look at all these dishes.

Who's that, Pa?

That's the Tanners, son.

They're the closest thing we have to
neighbors.

Looks like they have a boy.

Is he my age?

Sort of.

Well, isn't that a lucky deal?

Now I have somebody to play with.

Daniel Sinek's tended to.

Tended to?

Hello, Helena.

What an unexpected visit.

It's so good to see you.

It's good to see you, too.

Oh, you have no idea how lonely I've been.

I much have missed the company of another
sweet woman.

Eva, stop lollygagging
around up there in that wagon

and get down here and
say adieu to our neighbors.

Here, pass me that angel.

Hello, Martha.

Hello, Jed.

Ah, Heber, how are you?

Oh, aren't you glad the cool weather's
here?

Oh, Martha, it's been a long time since
you've seen Pauline.

Hasn't she grown?

Isn't she perfect?

And she's the sweetest baby that ever was.

Oh, next to Nate, of course.

Oh, and this must be Danny.

Oh, Pastor Clay told us all about how he'd
brought you here.

Oh, that's why we came.

We wanted to welcome you to the
neighborhood, so to speak.

Oh, Heber, get that parcel out of the
wagon.

Oh, what a fine-looking young man you are.

Isn't he fine, Heber?

He's fine.

What a blessing you must be to the
Richards.

I brought you some clothes that Nate has
outgrown.

I thought you might be needing them for
Danny here.

Oh, we also brought you some bacon.

Ma!

Ma!

Oh, I'm sorry, son.

I almost forgot in all this excitement.

Danny, climb up into the wagon.

Nate has something he wants to give you.

Heber, help Danny up in the wagon!

A pig!

My very own pig!

Ain't he something?

Heaven, you'll be my best friend.

Does he have a name?

He's just like a little bear cub,
ain't he?

That's what I'll call him, Nate.

I'll call him Bear.

What do you think?

Oh, I'm awful sorry, Martha.

That was the bacon I was telling you
about.

That?

Well, it's still quite fresh, as you can
see.

Thank you, Aunt Martha.

I promise I won't let Bear be a bother to
you.

Don't thank me.

I didn't give it to you.

Thank the Tanners.

Thanks, Nate.

Thank you.

Oh, you're more than welcome, son.

Giving gifts brings much
pleasure to a boy such

as Nate, even if it isn't
the gift he intended.

Oh, my.

My, that's a dusty road, isn't it?

Martha?

Oh, yes, it is.

Why don't you come in for a rest,
Eleanor?

Oh, thanks.

I don't mind if I do.

Nate, come and talk this parcel on up to
the cabin for me.

Oh, there they go, off to hide in the
barn.

Well, it's just as well, I suppose.

You can hardly get a word in edgewise with
men around.

Oh, Martha, there's dirty dishes.

Did we interrupt your meal?

I'm terribly sorry.

Just finished.

What did you have?

Oh, boy, put the parcel up on the table.

Oh, go ahead, open it up, see what you can
use.

Daniel, get that pig outside.

You may need to do a little bit of
hemming, but it's just a sweater and some

pants and...

Good pig.

Good bear.

Oh, what a luxury this must be.

Having your own looking
glass and being able

to look at yourself in
the mirror every day.

Why, I'd almost forgotten what I looked
like.

Oh, look at the crooked way I parted my
hair.

It's a pity it's cracked.

It is?

No, I mean the glass.

It happened on our way out here.

Oh, yes, of course.

Well, it's a wonder anything so fragile
survived a journey like that even this well.

Here, Martha, take hold of Pauline so I can
get a better look at myself in the mirror.

I was just going to fix us something to
drink.

Oh, it's a shame our living out here just
takes the prettiness right out of a woman.

Oh, makes her all dried up and tough like
a piece of old jerky.

Oh, but then if you
stayed soft and pretty with

delicate feelings, oh, you
probably wouldn't last long.

How old are you, Martha?

Oh, never mind.

I can judge for myself.

I was 37 when I gave birth to Pauline,
and I'm guessing you're younger than I am.

Surely you have time for one or two more.

Heavens, Eleanor.

You know, I hear tell that when an Indian
woman wants a little papoose, she unbraids

her hair and lets it hang long and loose
on her shoulders.

Beer.

Hey, that's real good, Nate.

Wait till I show Aunt Martha.

Aunt Martha, look.

It's bear.

Daniel!

What do you mean marring my Bible like
this?

I can't keep my eyes on you all the time.

I have to be able to trust you not to do
something like this when my back is turned.

Come on, Nate.

Boys.

Martha, Danny didn't draw this picture.

Nate did.

Oh, the boy is starved for something to
draw on.

I let him draw on the
inside cover of all our

books because there's
nothing else to use.

Well, now he thinks that's what this
inside cover is for.

Oh, I'm terribly sorry.

He should have said something.

Just let me carry on.

But he was protecting my Nathan.

It's a good boy you've got there,
Martha.

Come on, Nate.

Come on.

Go now.

Go.

Get down.

Good.

Danny, I'm sorry.

I'm a bad boy.

No, you're not.

It's okay.

I don't know why she got so upset.

She never reads that old Bible anyways.

If I had a book, I'd let you draw on it
for sure.

My real mama and papa had lots of books.

Do you want to see something that belonged
to my real mama and papa?

I ain't showed no one these things before.

This here is a lucky penny my pa gave me.

I'm never supposed to spend it.

Want to hold it?

Here it is.

This here is a curl from my mama's hair.

Feel how soft it is.

Very soft.

Now you promise never to tell nobody
what's in this box.

Promise?

Do you really promise?

Promise.

Look, Nate.

There's a big cool garter snake.

Don't worry.

He probably won't hurt us.

I'll throw a cloud at him and scare him
away.

What are you doing?

Are you afraid of it?

You caught him, Nate!

You caught him!

Let me see him.

He kind of looks like Aunt Martha.

Touch it.

Why'd you let him go?

You're smart, Nate.

I'm a smart boy.

Too harsh, I saw.

I'll never get it.

Keep swatting.

Wait till I show Pa.

Come on, Bear.

Come on.

Sure has been nice visiting you folks,
hasn't it, Eber?

Nice visit.

Well, you know, you're always welcome
here.

Come on, boy.

There's to be a sociable in town.

First Saturday of next month, I was to
pass the word along.

We'll be seeing you there, I hope.

We won't be able to make it.

It'll be our last chance to socialize
before winter sets in.

Bunny, you with this fin?

Oh, Jim, talk some sense to her.

Bye.

What's the matter, Bear?

Don't you want me to be your Pa?

He won't cause you any trouble at all,
I promise.

No, absolutely not.

He will not be having his little pig
dreams in this cabin.

Bye, Bear.

I hope I see you in the morning.

I hope the wolves don't get you.

Sure hate to picture that.

Squeals.

One more squeal out
of you, and compared to

me, a wolf is gonna
look like your best friend.

Come on, Bear.

Starting tomorrow, that pig sleeps
outside.

Stampeding buffalo?

Jim, fix it.

No, you fix it.

You broke it.

You did it.

Danny, you fix the bed.

Jim...

Fetch means to go and get it and bring it
back to me, okay?

Go fetch!

What's wrong?

Don't you have pig ears?

Bear... Squeals.

What do you find there, boy?

Poor thing.

He's gonna tell my mom how I miss her.

She'll be glad to see her pretty bird in
heaven.

Though my heart was locked tightly around
the memory of my little girls,

at times I felt ashamed that I could deny
love to a child, any child.

And I made up my mind to try harder.

I suppose the boy's education's been
neglected long enough.

Yes, I would say so.

I'll commence teaching him myself.

There's a primer I can use in the trunk.

Nobody can say I didn't try to educate the
boy.

Daniel!

Then the winter snows
blanketed the earth,

and the grasshopper
could find no more food.

Starving, he went to the ant's house and
begged for something to eat.

Ant?

Daniel?

Try as I might.

I couldn't help comparing Daniel to my
daughters.

He said, have you any food that I might
borrow?

What were you doing all summer?

cried the ant.

Didn't you store any food away when the
days were long and sunny?

They had been such a pleasure to hold
close.

Well, scoffed the ant, then
sing and dance now, for

it is best to prepare today
for the needs of tomorrow.

And the ant shut the door.

While Daniel always seemed so far away.

What did we learn from this story,
Daniel?

Uh...

Grasshoppers can sing?

All right, you may go.

Come on, Bear, we can go outside now.

Let's go play.

The girls had played quietly in the house
with their dolls.

But Daniel preferred the outdoors.

And different company.

All right, what kind do you want to catch?

Well, I forget the
name of it, but it's a

certain kind of fish
that lives in the ocean.

Uh-huh.

And it goes through
a whole lot of trouble

swimming up rivers and
jumping up waterfalls.

Uh-huh.

Just so its babies will be born safe.

But then it dies.

And those baby fish are all alone when
they're born.

Oh, you know what I think you're talking
about?

I think you're talking about salmon.

Yep, that's the kind of fish I like to
catch.

Well, I hate to tell
you, but I don't think

you're going to find
any salmon around here.

They're a long ways away.

How come you know so much about them?

My pa told me.

That's why this hat is so big.

It was his.

I figure the more things
you know, the more

your head's got to
grow to make room for it.

I think you're right.

Now, you remember all the good times you
had with your pa.

I can tell you that every single day I
think about my pa.

See that big one out there?

That's what we're going to get.

He used to joke with me because I liked to
fish so much.

He said, Jedidiah, when the good Lord made
woman, he knew that he was going to have

to invent something for man so that he could
get away from her every once in a while.

So he taught us how to fish.

You see, what happens is that woman thinks
that we're out here working real hard,

bringing home meat for the supper table,
right?

And I can promise you, if she knew that we
were having as good a time as we're

having, she'd say,
uh-uh, I'm going to find

something for us to do
at the house, you know?

More work.

We don't have to make it our secret,
okay?

Watch out.

Watch your cork.

I was glad Jed gave the boy attention.

But at times I felt he had grown to love
Daniel more than he did me.

Don't worry, Bear.

There ain't nothing to be afraid of.

Caught ya!

This is your new snake house.

There you are.

I've been wondering what you've been up
to.

Now I need...

Daniel, what are you doing with my cat?

You're not supposed to be playing with
that.

I need it.

Don't you let go... Daniel, let go!

Now come help me with supper.

Daniel!

I'm waiting.

Here, can you whip these eggs for me?

You sure you know how?

No!

No!

Wait!

Daniel!

Never mind.

I'll do it.

I need that kettle.

What is in here?

Let go!

Don't worry, Aunt Martha.

I'll get them.

Jed!

What?

Hey, Pa!

Look what I found sneaking around the
cabin.

You have some explaining to do,
Danny.

It's not funny.

I know.

I don't know how I got tucked into this.

Martha, if you'd just let yourself relax,
you'll have a grand time.

Nate, I promised your Ma I'd have you wear
this.

Goodness gracious.

Oh!

There's so many people.

I never knew as many people even lived
around here.

Oh, Jed, look at the moon.

What a beautiful night for a dance.

I told you.

Jed, it's been so long, I don't know if
I'll remember everyone's names.

Don't

worry about anybody else forgetting your
name.

The whole world's just been announced.

Martha!

Jed!

Jed!

Martha!

Oh, it's lovely to see you.

Danny!

Daddy!

Nate!

Were you a good boy riding into town?

Oh, of course you were.

Why bother to ask?

Now, you two run along and have some fun.

Oh, I don't know about you, but this beat's
sitting at home squatting mosquitoes.

They've been really pesky lately.

Doesn't seem to be much of them around
here.

We haven't had any trouble with them.

Oh, you're lucky, pet.

They're as thick as fog in the creek
bottom.

Oh, look!

There's Widow Olsen!

Oh, I wonder how she's managing to cope.

From the look of things, I think she's
doing right well.

I don't know about you, but I don't think
we need to let this good music go to waste.

Heber, Eleanor, if you'll excuse us,
let's dance.

Hold on.

Jed, what are you doing?

Where do you suppose our Nate has run off
to?

Oh, excuse me, ma'am.

I don't think I've had the pleasure of
making your acquaintance.

I'm Eleanor Tanner.

And this is my husband, Heber.

And this, little darling, is our baby,
Pauline.

Oh, I'm sure you'd love to hold her for a
bit.

Come on, Heber.

Go ahead, take our seats.

Don't be shy.

We won't be needing them for a tune.

Or two.

Oh, we haven't danced like this since our
wedding.

It's so light on your feet!

And it doesn't cost nothing?

It's okay.

Oh, it's okay.

So when does the side show get in town,
huh?

It's not funny.

It's okay.

Well, it's funny to me.

And it's funny to him.

So what are you going to do about it,
huh?

So what, do you think you're big enough,
huh?

Huh, do ya?

You boys ever have so much fun in one
night in all your lives?

No, sir.

These certainly are the best of times,
aren't they?

Then why don't you boys go enjoy this
dance someplace else?

Daniel, I'd be honored if you'd have this
dance with me.

I'll find you after a while, Nate.

You okay?

Put your hands here.

And this is how you lead a woman where you
want to go.

Now, we'll take two steps to your left.

Oops.

Well, kind of side by side steps.

And then we go the other direction.

Evening, Jed.

Hi, Pastor Clay.

How are you, sir?

I really think that Martha and Danny are
going to make a real good match.

I think so.

That certainly sets my mind at ease.

I've had enough trouble lately.

You know, some of the settlers have come
down with yellow fever.

No.

It's a terrible illness.

You've got the chills and fever all at the
same time.

Makes a grown man weaker than a newborn
baby.

That bad, huh?

I found Ephraim Walters lying in his hog
pen.

Listen, do me a favor.

I would appreciate it if you wouldn't say
anything to Martha about it.

No need.

No need.

As long as you know.

Why do people like to dance?

Well, it gives a girl a chance to get
closer to a handsome man.

Like you.

You know, I was really proud of you the
way you stuck up for Nate.

The next dance is ladies' choice.

Girls, don't be shy.

Go find yourselves a partner.

Would you like to dance?

May I have this dance?

Bob!

I'll get you for this!

I'll be right back, Aunt Martha.

Hey, Nate.

Did you see what happened to those
bullies?

That's funny!

Well, get along home, Martha, Martha.

Get along home, Martha, Martha.

Get along home, Martha, Martha.

I'll marry you someday.

That's not the way it goes.

It's the way it goes when I sing it,
honey.

I wish I was an apple hanging from a tree.

And every time that Martha passed,
she'd take a blue bite of me.

And that boy was a stampede buffalo.

Couldn't wake him up.

Get along home, Martha, Martha.

Get along home, Martha, Martha.

Jack, you cannot sing!

Boy, I may not be able to carry two,
but I can sing.

I had glimpses of myself happy with the
boy and being a family again.

But for every step I
took forward, it seemed

something would happen
to push me back, too.

Get along home, Bear the Pig.

Get along home, Bear the Pig.

Get along home, Bear the Pig.

We're not gonna eat, Bear the Pig.

We're not gonna eat, Bear the Pig.

What's the matter, Nate?

What's the matter?

Pa!

Pa and Martha!

Come quick!

Something bad's happened!

Nate?

What's wrong?

Where's your ma and pa?

What's happened, son?

My ma and my pa didn't help.

Okay, you did good.

We're gonna help your ma and pa.

Come on, Martha.

No, Jed, you go.

I'll stay here with Nate and Daniel.

No, Martha, you're gonna go.

Eleanor needs help and there's no telling
what's happened.

Danny, help Nate.

No, my ma needs help.

Okay, Nate.

Is that pig necessary?

Come on, jump in.

Danny,

hand me my gun, son.

Fever.

Martha!

Danny, help me get him to bed.

I think it's the yellow fever.

Yellow fever.

Yellow fever?

Easy, easy, easy.

Turn the blankets down.

She's burning up.

And so is he.

He's shaking like a leaf.

I don't know what to do.

They're gonna die, Jed.

No, they're not.

They're gonna die and there's nothing we
can do to stop that from happening.

I can hold him and I can care for him and
they're just gonna die anyway.

I'm gonna make a fire.

Please help, Martha.

Yellow fever.

Please help, Martha.

Don't let him die like my ma and pa did.

Let go of me.

You just gotta save him.

Don't let him die.

Martha, you just gotta save him.

Martha, stop it!

Wait.

I'll do the best that I can.

I just don't know that much about Dr.
Agnella fever.

Eleanor?

Eleanor?

I've got some water for you.

Here.

Sip it slow.

That's good.

Oh, Martha.

Thank the Lord.

I'm here now.

I'm gonna take care of you.

Jen, fetch me a chicken.

These folks need some nourishment.

Nate, bring us some more water,
quick.

Oh, she's fine.

She just needs to eat.

Nat, I can't fix it.

Daniel, can you help a cow?

Yes, ma'am.

I know how.

Come on, baby.

Fever.

Have you ever wondered,
Nate, if God is so far

away in Heaven, how can
He hear us when we pray?

We have a sales.

Oh, that makes sense.

Do you think we should say a prayer so
your mom and pop will get better?

I do.

So did I.

That's her daddy.

That one?

Yeah.

Can I take a turn?

Pauline, your mom is much better today.

Some leaves are still hanging on.

Some fall early, and some make it to the
very end of the season.

It just doesn't make sense.

Why are you so sad?

Bella and her Hebrew are going to be just
fine because of your doctrine, you know.

But I doctored Sarah and Lucy just the
same.

So why did Eleanor and Hebrew live,
and not my girls?

Sweetie, we have to get on with our lives.

We gotta make a future for ourselves here.

Come on.

I have big plans for this family.

Big plans, and I need your help.

We lost our family.

We have everything in the world to look
forward to, everything.

We have nothing.

Jed, I used to feel like someone was
watching out for us, that nothing bad

would ever happen to us because the good
Lord loved us.

He was going to take care of us and watch
over us.

But it's just not true.

Whatever happens, happens, and we're on
our own.

No, no, no, no, Martha.

Sweetie, I don't understand everything,
but I know the Lord loves you.

Yeah, now come on.

Look, Pa, she's asleep.

She's all tuckered out.

What she did when Nate spoke was pretty
hard on her, you know.

You're right, Pa, about Aunt Martha.

She does have a good heart.

At first, I thought she was just gonna
stand there.

But she didn't.

She did good.

She did real good.

She was hollowed.

There's nothing to be scared about.

They got plenty of food.

They're just singing to each other.

Come on, now.

It's getting cold, isn't it?

He

makes you demons!

Yes!

Okay, there, I know I want you to fetch.

Go get it.

Don't do that in the cabin.

Don't do that in the cabin, Daniel.

I can do it.

Watch.

You just gotta learn how.

Now you go get it, okay?

This is it.

Now you go get it, okay?

Ready?

Go get it!

I'm sorry.

Sorry won't fix this mirror.

It came clear from France, you know.

You are

my prisoner, bear!

Daniel, what on earth do you think you're
doing?

Do you know how long it took me to make
this?

Do you know how hard I worked on this?

Now look at it.

I didn't know.

I was just playing.

I didn't think.

Well, you never think!

Didn't anyone ever teach you not to take
things that don't belong to you?

I thought I could just cry.

I could just cry.

You come back here, Daniel!

Daniel!

Help?

Yes, you could help.

You can try doing something constructive
for a change.

Why do you always feel like you have to be
breaking something or tearing something up?

Why can't you ever just sit quietly and
try to learn how to read?

Playing's fun.

Reading's just...

sitting there.

Yes, ma'am.

We've got to start being better,
bear.

Or else I'll end up without a home again.

And you'll end up in hog heaven.

I'll just find that dumb old book to look
at.

Or should I keep that stupid thing?

Shh.

Don't cry.

I'll take care of you.

Daniel, what's your name?

Woo!

Me!

Me!

Woo!

Woo!

Daniel!

Who told you you could get in that trunk?

I was looking for something to read.

I thought I'd save you the trouble.

In all their lives, my girls never caused
me as much trouble as you do in one day.

I didn't break nothing, honest.

I was just having fun.

I'll put them back.

No, don't touch them!

My shawl.

I wrapped my babies in this shawl and look
how you've just flung it on the floor.

You had no call to do this, Daniel.

These are my things.

If you ever get in this trunk again,
I'll give you a whipping!

Dad?

Dad!

What?

I'm so angry.

I didn't even see you.

It's Daniel.

I want you to take him to the settlement
tomorrow.

And give him back to Pastor Clay.

Martha, Danny doesn't do things wrong on
purpose.

He's a high-spirited kid.

He's got a great imagination.

Boys are like that sometimes.

I'll talk to him again.

No, Jed, you already talked to him.

It's not going to make any difference.

I've tried all that I can try,
Jed.

I just don't have it in me.

I don't feel any love for that boy and I
never will.

Martha, what about me?

What about you?

What about me, Martha?

Do you think that I don't miss the girls?

Do you think that every day that I get up
that I don't see the girls also?

Do you think maybe that
you could give it one minute

and think about what this
boy might mean to me?

I wish things were different, Jed,
but they're not.

Probably for his own good.

Shall I tell him?

No, Martha, you don't tell him.

I'll tell him.

As you see best.

I'm sure old Bear will be all right.

Oh, he'll be fine.

Why?

Well, Aunt Martha, she's been extra sad
lately.

I just hope she doesn't have a mind for
making Bear into bacon when we're gone.

What do you think?

Oh, I think Bear's gonna be okay.

He's not the one I'm worried about.

Good.

May I ask you, how'd you like living with
Pastor Clay before he brought you to us?

Oh, he was nice enough, but he wasn't like
a part of me.

He wasn't like you.

He wasn't like you at all.

He didn't love me.

Danny, I've been wanting to talk to you
about some things, you know?

You know, sometimes in life,
when things were... Oh, dang!

What's the matter?

I thought I lost my tin there for a bit.

Pa, how much do you think a penny will
buy?

Depends on what you're buying,
son.

Well, I'm hoping it's enough for a looking
glass and some writing paper.

I'd sure hate to have to
pick between the two, but if I

had to pick, I'd pick the
looking glass for Aunt Martha.

Because I feel real bad about breaking her
looking glass the day it rained.

And the writing paper's for Nate,
so he won't have to go writing on the

insides of books no more.

So that's what you've been carrying
around, that little bit of tin, huh?

Where'd you get it?

My pa gave it to me.

He gave it to me for good luck.

I had the best luck a feller could ever
have.

I got you for a pop.

I figure if I spend it, then Aunt Martha
might have some good luck, too.

What was that you were telling me about?

Well, son, I tell you, I think
you're just gonna have to

hold on to that good luck
penny for a little bit longer.

It looks like old Jasper here's getting a
limp, don't you think?

I can't tell.

Well, he's definitely getting a limp
there.

We're gonna have to get on back home here.

We'll do this some other time,
okay?

Yeah, I guess.

Get along home, Danny, Danny.

Get along home.

I'm happy for a feller who just had a mule
go lame.

Jasper's gone lame.

Jim, there's nothing wrong with this mule.

Martha, if I tell you the
mule is lame, the mule is

lame, and I don't want to
hear another word about it.

Then you can take him back next month.

I'm not going to the settlement until after
Christmas, and I can promise you that.

Fine.

But come January, that boy is going back.

I had always looked forward to Christmas.

But that year, the thought of Christmas
approaching brought me nothing but heartache.

Martha!

Martha!

Martha!

Martha!

Well, guess what I found south of the
Tanner's place?

A little bitty Christmas pine about so
tall.

It's nothing like we're used to seeing,
but she'll do, I promise you that.

Things may be different around here, but we
can sure have ourselves a good Christmas.

Jim, a tree is not going to make this like
the Christmases we used to know.

Nothing will.

I don't want to celebrate Christmas this
year.

Martha, we're going to have to do
something.

We have nothing else for the boy.

Martha, children put a big store in
Christmas.

I know all about children and Christmas.

Honey, that is over with.

Now, Danny has the right to have a
Christmas like he remembers.

Oh, Jed, he'll never know the difference.

He was five when his ma died, and I doubt
his pa did much about Christmas.

Martha, we... Jed, he couldn't
even remember how to take a bath.

How is he going to remember anything about
Christmas?

What's the...

Jed, I don't want to celebrate Jesus'
birthday this year.

He's done nothing for us.

Pa, wait!

You going with me?

Yeah.

My

decision not to celebrate Christmas
remained unchanged.

Jed knew it, and as for Daniel,
he mentioned it only once.

Aunt Martha, can you sing?

No.

No.

No, I can't sing.

I used to, but not anymore.

My mama used to sing a pretty song at
Christmas.

I wish I could remember it.

Daniel did recall snatches of past
Christmases, but still I was sure he

didn't remember enough that it would make
any difference to him.

As for me, I remembered too much about
Christmas' past.

All right, pumper.

There you go.

There you go.

That's good.

Take her on up to the house.

Be careful, don't you spill it.

Here, bear.

Just a little.

Don't be a pig.

No.

That's enough.

So just remember what I told you.

You don't want it to be too fat or too
thin, right?

Jed, have you talked to Daniel yet?

No, not yet, Martha.

I haven't.

Why?

Because I don't want to tell the child
something like that on Christmas Eve.

Martha, I mean, we have so little to offer
the guy in the first place.

I mean, we've got no
Christmas tree, we've got

no gifts for him, we've
got no spice cakes.

I mean, can't we just let him think that
he has a place to live on Christmas Day?

Where are you going?

I'm going to the Tanner's to help him with
some chores again.

I'm sure they've fully recovered by now.

I don't mind helping, Martha.

Pa, wait.

You'd better take this.

It's pretty cold out.

It's perfect, doesn't it?

Sure does.

Pa, you're a handsome dog.

I'll see you tonight, okay?

Alright.

Bye.

Bieber?

Jed, I found one.

Good, good, good.

Oh, hi, Eleanor.

Jed.

Nate.

Oh, wonderful.

Have a seat.

Look.

Oh, what do you have here?

That's the real reason why Eber risked
going to the settlement.

He wanted Nate to have that drawing paper
for Christmas.

But then he couldn't wait till tomorrow to
give it to him.

Sentimental fool.

Nate hasn't stopped drawing for a second.

Oh.

Pretty good.

It looks like someone I know, but for the
life of me, I can't figure out who.

How about a piece of pie, Jed?

Fresh baked.

No, no, no, no, Eleanor.

I've got to get back.

Thanks very, very much, though.

I don't owe you any more on this,
do I?

Oh, no, thank you.

It's so good to see you.

Tell Daddy Merry Christmas.

I sure will.

And Merry Christmas to you, too,
okay?

Bye, Nate.

My regards to Martha.

Thank you.

Be safe.

Well, I feel sorry for whoever it is.

That's the gospel truth.

Daniel spent most of Christmas Eve alone
outside.

He was playing with some sticks and
strings.

I didn't pay him much mind.

There was this new star in the sky.

And it was mighty big.

And there, with all the cows and sheep,
and maybe a pig, lay the baby Jesus.

His mama had him wrapped up, good and
warm, in some scraps of cloth.

They weren't very nice, but it was all
they had.

It wasn't near as nice as this here shawl
of Aunt Martha's.

He was a happy baby.

He smiled a lot at all the strangers he
had to meet.

When he got older, he didn't do things to
make his mama mad.

No, sir.

And his mama loved him.

I felt as if I couldn't breathe.

Suddenly, this was no stranger's child.

Another mother had loved this little boy.

And had taught him the story of the Christ
child.

With such love that he hadn't forgotten
it, young as he was.

And I had failed that mother.

I

wish I could remember it.

Silent night.

Holy night.

All is calm.

All is bright.

Round yon virgin, Virgin mother and child.

Holy infant so tender and mild.

Sleep in heavenly peace.

Sleep in heavenly peace.

That's the one.

That's the one my mama used to sing to me.

Oh, Daniel.

You mean you're not angry at me?

For taking the baby's shawl and your
little girl's doll?

No, I'm not angry.

It's a beautiful major scene that you've
built here.

Besides, it was really the baby Jesus who
borrowed the shawl.

And who could be mad at the Christ child?

Well, I think that I have been,
though.

Because I felt like you
didn't take very good care

of my little girls and that
he'd forgotten about me.

Don't worry about that, Aunt Martha.

I'm sure my mom has taken good care of you
two little girls.

Yes, I imagine they've been taken much
better care of than I thought.

And so have I, Danny.

You've never called me Danny before.

I didn't do a lot of things before.

Why don't we go inside and get the cabin
ready for Christmas?

We may have to do things a bit
differently, but we can still have it a

little bit like the Christmases we used to
know.

Will you be sorry it's different?

I mean, with a boy like me instead of your
two little girls?

No.

No, I'm not sorry.

After all, baby, Jesus was a boy.

A boy kind of like you.

Martha?

Martha?

Now, I know this isn't what you've been
wanting to see about now, but...

Jed, it's the most beautiful tree I've
ever seen.

What's happened here?

Did you forget?

It's Christmas.

And this is for you, Danny.

For me?

Yes, it's all yours.

I can keep it?

Yep, yep.

Merry Christmas.

Want to give it to her now?

Shut your eyes.

What are you two up to?

And tight.

They're tight.

Open them.

What could you possibly have gotten me?

Oh, my goodness.

Oh, Jed, it's beautiful.

It was Danny's idea.

Merry Christmas, Danny.

Merry Christmas, Mama.

Merry Christmas, Jed.

Merry Christmas to you.

Merry Christmas to you, too.

Spring came that year on a snowy Christmas
Eve.

Another mother's child had again brought
joy to my heart.

And I was finally able to let my girls go.

They were being taken care of much better
than I ever dreamed.

And so was I.

Merry Christmas.