1 00:01:19,706 --> 00:01:21,291 Laura: Let's have a relay race! 2 00:01:21,458 --> 00:01:23,168 Boy: Let's choose sides. 3 00:01:28,339 --> 00:01:30,675 Boy: I choose Laura Ingalls. 4 00:01:33,553 --> 00:01:34,929 Hey, Laura. 5 00:01:35,096 --> 00:01:38,641 Laura, come on. I chose you. 6 00:01:38,808 --> 00:01:39,809 What about me? 7 00:01:39,976 --> 00:01:42,020 You're too fat to run. 8 00:01:46,024 --> 00:01:47,776 Boy: Give it to me! 9 00:02:32,612 --> 00:02:33,613 Hi. 10 00:02:33,780 --> 00:02:35,073 Hi. 11 00:02:36,533 --> 00:02:39,536 All that running made me thirsty. 12 00:02:39,702 --> 00:02:42,247 You run pretty good for a girl. 13 00:02:50,171 --> 00:02:51,172 Is it John Johnson? 14 00:02:51,339 --> 00:02:52,507 Is that your formal name? 15 00:02:52,674 --> 00:02:53,967 No, ma'am. It's Johnny. 16 00:02:54,133 --> 00:02:55,176 Johnny. Is it? 17 00:02:55,343 --> 00:02:56,845 Laura, voice-over: His name was Johnny Johnson. 18 00:02:57,011 --> 00:03:00,306 I knew just how he felt standing up there... 19 00:03:00,473 --> 00:03:03,142 Shy and scary, with everybody staring... 20 00:03:03,309 --> 00:03:06,855 Even worse than the first day Mary and I came to school, 21 00:03:07,021 --> 00:03:08,940 because he was all alone. 22 00:03:09,107 --> 00:03:10,608 Why don't you look at this book? 23 00:03:10,775 --> 00:03:12,944 Look at the first chapter. 24 00:03:13,111 --> 00:03:18,157 He looks like a scarecrow in somebody's garden. 25 00:03:18,324 --> 00:03:19,450 Miss beadle: All right. 26 00:03:19,617 --> 00:03:21,035 You can take this seat right here in front. 27 00:03:21,202 --> 00:03:22,662 All right. 28 00:03:42,724 --> 00:03:45,393 Miss beadle: Let's begin our day with reading. 29 00:03:45,560 --> 00:03:47,770 Patrick, would you like to start? 30 00:03:51,941 --> 00:03:54,569 Start right here. 31 00:03:54,736 --> 00:03:57,280 Patrick: "By sea and streams and fields and woods 32 00:03:57,447 --> 00:04:00,742 "the wild birds rear their little broods. 33 00:04:00,909 --> 00:04:03,202 "Look for their nest, but do not take. 34 00:04:03,369 --> 00:04:05,747 "Nests are such tiresome things to make. 35 00:04:05,914 --> 00:04:09,584 "What pretty love and tender care were spent 36 00:04:09,751 --> 00:04:11,544 "those warm nests to prepare. 37 00:04:11,711 --> 00:04:14,422 "Look and admire as well you may, 38 00:04:14,589 --> 00:04:16,758 but never take the eggs away." 39 00:04:16,925 --> 00:04:18,635 That's very good, Patrick. 40 00:04:18,801 --> 00:04:20,386 That deserves a gold star. 41 00:04:20,553 --> 00:04:21,971 Thank you, ma'am. 42 00:04:23,765 --> 00:04:25,808 Laura, I think you're next. 43 00:04:29,979 --> 00:04:31,147 Laura. 44 00:04:31,314 --> 00:04:34,025 Stop daydreaming. Miss beadle called on you. 45 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:39,155 Want to start right here? 46 00:04:42,450 --> 00:04:48,831 "By sea and streams and fields and woods 47 00:04:48,998 --> 00:04:52,752 "the wild birds rear their little broods. 48 00:04:52,919 --> 00:04:55,922 "Look for their nest, but do not take. 49 00:04:56,089 --> 00:04:58,883 "Nests are such tiresome things to make. 50 00:04:59,050 --> 00:05:02,470 "What pretty love and tender care were spent 51 00:05:02,637 --> 00:05:04,764 "those warm nests to prepare. 52 00:05:04,931 --> 00:05:07,600 "Look and admire as well as you may, 53 00:05:07,767 --> 00:05:10,478 but never take the eggs away." 54 00:05:12,605 --> 00:05:14,816 That's very good, Laura. 55 00:05:29,706 --> 00:05:31,165 Come on, Laura. 56 00:05:31,332 --> 00:05:33,793 What a slowpoke you are today. 57 00:05:33,960 --> 00:05:35,461 I'm tired. 58 00:05:35,628 --> 00:05:38,548 You wouldn't be if you didn't play rough boys' games. 59 00:05:39,924 --> 00:05:41,217 Now what? 60 00:05:41,384 --> 00:05:43,386 I just want to see if there are any more initials 61 00:05:43,553 --> 00:05:44,804 on the sweetheart tree. 62 00:05:44,971 --> 00:05:45,930 Who cares? 63 00:05:46,097 --> 00:05:48,141 Carving on a tree is plain silly. 64 00:05:48,307 --> 00:05:51,477 I'd be furious if any boy put my initials up there. 65 00:05:51,644 --> 00:05:54,063 Come on. We've got chores and homework to do. 66 00:05:54,230 --> 00:05:57,817 I got a pebble in my shoe. 67 00:05:57,984 --> 00:06:00,945 Why, it's Johnny Johnson. 68 00:06:01,112 --> 00:06:04,490 I didn't know you lived out our way, Johnny. 69 00:06:04,657 --> 00:06:06,159 Yeah. I, uh... 70 00:06:06,325 --> 00:06:10,038 I take this road as far as the Morgan turnoff. 71 00:06:10,204 --> 00:06:12,498 We go farther, so we can walk together. 72 00:06:12,665 --> 00:06:13,750 Maybe he doesn't want to. 73 00:06:13,916 --> 00:06:15,043 This is my sister Mary. 74 00:06:15,209 --> 00:06:16,169 How do you do? 75 00:06:16,335 --> 00:06:17,670 I'm ready. Let's go. 76 00:06:17,837 --> 00:06:19,630 All right. 77 00:06:22,842 --> 00:06:26,512 You use a rope better than most any boy I ever saw. 78 00:06:26,679 --> 00:06:27,638 Ha ha ha! 79 00:06:27,805 --> 00:06:29,265 Well, I get lots of practice 80 00:06:29,432 --> 00:06:32,435 herding the stock to pasture and back. 81 00:06:32,602 --> 00:06:35,688 That's all you use... a rope? 82 00:06:35,855 --> 00:06:37,398 Ha ha! Of course not. 83 00:06:37,565 --> 00:06:40,401 I got a big stick to get after them with. 84 00:06:40,568 --> 00:06:42,361 Like miss beadle gets after some of the boys 85 00:06:42,528 --> 00:06:43,696 with her ruler. 86 00:06:43,863 --> 00:06:45,156 Ha ha ha! 87 00:06:46,532 --> 00:06:47,533 You know, uh... 88 00:06:47,700 --> 00:06:49,410 Miss beadle seems real nice. 89 00:06:49,577 --> 00:06:51,871 She said she'd help me all she could. 90 00:06:52,038 --> 00:06:53,956 You know, me being late starting and all. 91 00:06:54,123 --> 00:06:55,208 She will, too. 92 00:06:55,374 --> 00:06:57,335 And anybody who studies hard can go ahead 93 00:06:57,502 --> 00:06:59,253 just as fast as they can. 94 00:06:59,420 --> 00:07:01,714 Well, seems to me you did 95 00:07:01,881 --> 00:07:03,716 just about everything right today, Mary. 96 00:07:03,883 --> 00:07:05,551 You must study real hard. 97 00:07:05,718 --> 00:07:08,763 Ma taught Mary a lot before she started school. 98 00:07:08,930 --> 00:07:10,890 Our ma used to be a teacher. 99 00:07:11,057 --> 00:07:13,142 I want to be a teacher, too. 100 00:07:13,309 --> 00:07:15,728 Well, that's a mighty fine ambition. 101 00:07:15,895 --> 00:07:18,439 Golly, my mind's jumping like a jackrabbit 102 00:07:18,606 --> 00:07:21,067 from all the things miss beadle said today. 103 00:07:21,234 --> 00:07:23,528 Let's see who's the best rock thrower. 104 00:07:23,694 --> 00:07:26,030 All right. You go first. 105 00:07:26,197 --> 00:07:29,492 I'll try for that tree over yonder. 106 00:07:33,204 --> 00:07:35,123 Ha! You hit it! 107 00:07:35,289 --> 00:07:36,374 Very good. 108 00:07:36,541 --> 00:07:38,209 All right, Mary. 109 00:07:38,376 --> 00:07:40,086 Here. You go next. 110 00:07:40,253 --> 00:07:42,421 Oh, I'm no good at throwing rocks. 111 00:07:42,588 --> 00:07:44,006 Oh, go on. 112 00:07:44,173 --> 00:07:46,259 You never know when you're going to have to hit a varmint. 113 00:07:46,425 --> 00:07:48,427 Now, go on. Try that tree right over there. 114 00:07:54,350 --> 00:07:57,103 That's not bad, Mary. Not bad at all. 115 00:07:57,270 --> 00:07:58,938 But you're going to have to throw a little harder now. 116 00:07:59,105 --> 00:08:02,233 Here. See, now, you have to keep your arm straight. 117 00:08:02,400 --> 00:08:05,361 Come on. We got chores and homework to do. 118 00:08:35,183 --> 00:08:37,977 More music, papa! 119 00:08:38,144 --> 00:08:40,688 Caroline: It's time for you to dance to bed. 120 00:08:40,855 --> 00:08:43,649 Play one more song, pa. Please. 121 00:08:43,816 --> 00:08:45,109 Charles: My audience commands. 122 00:08:45,276 --> 00:08:48,446 I'll play one guaranteed to put Carrie to sleep. 123 00:09:00,416 --> 00:09:01,584 Ma... 124 00:09:01,751 --> 00:09:03,336 You have too much energy. 125 00:09:03,502 --> 00:09:04,712 Hmm? 126 00:09:04,879 --> 00:09:07,048 Would you tell me what it was like back in the olden days 127 00:09:07,215 --> 00:09:09,300 when you and pa were courting? 128 00:09:09,467 --> 00:09:10,760 I don't think I can remember 129 00:09:10,927 --> 00:09:12,470 that far back in history. 130 00:09:12,637 --> 00:09:14,680 You know what I mean. 131 00:09:14,847 --> 00:09:17,308 Did you know right off that you loved him? 132 00:09:17,475 --> 00:09:19,685 I think so. 133 00:09:19,852 --> 00:09:22,146 Did he know, too? 134 00:09:22,313 --> 00:09:24,732 I'm not sure. 135 00:09:24,899 --> 00:09:25,858 Your pa was never one 136 00:09:26,025 --> 00:09:28,486 for making sheep's eyes at girls. 137 00:09:28,653 --> 00:09:31,030 Why, he was so shy... 138 00:09:31,197 --> 00:09:33,699 I didn't even know if he liked me. 139 00:09:33,866 --> 00:09:36,619 Well, how'd you find out for sure? 140 00:09:38,371 --> 00:09:41,457 Well, I finally decided if I waited for him, 141 00:09:41,624 --> 00:09:43,459 I might never find out. 142 00:09:45,211 --> 00:09:47,463 So even though it was considered very forward 143 00:09:47,630 --> 00:09:50,174 for young ladies to do the asking, 144 00:09:50,341 --> 00:09:52,510 I invited him on a picnic. 145 00:09:52,677 --> 00:09:54,637 And what did he say? 146 00:09:56,180 --> 00:09:58,224 Uh, he said, uh... 147 00:09:58,391 --> 00:10:00,309 "Don't mind if I do," 148 00:10:00,476 --> 00:10:04,689 which wasn't exactly the response I was looking for. 149 00:10:04,855 --> 00:10:07,400 But on that picnic, 150 00:10:07,566 --> 00:10:10,319 we found out that we were kindred spirits. 151 00:10:10,486 --> 00:10:12,655 What's a kindred spirit? 152 00:10:14,407 --> 00:10:16,450 Well... 153 00:10:16,617 --> 00:10:20,454 That means you can read each other's thoughts 154 00:10:20,621 --> 00:10:23,165 without putting them into words. 155 00:10:25,543 --> 00:10:27,920 Good night, honey. 156 00:10:28,087 --> 00:10:30,339 Sleep tight. 157 00:10:30,506 --> 00:10:31,882 Good night, Carrie. 158 00:10:32,049 --> 00:10:33,676 Carrie: Good night. 159 00:10:37,930 --> 00:10:39,432 Mary? 160 00:10:39,598 --> 00:10:41,767 Go to sleep. 161 00:10:41,934 --> 00:10:44,937 What did you think of Johnny Johnson? 162 00:10:45,104 --> 00:10:47,440 Didn't think much of anything. 163 00:10:47,606 --> 00:10:49,775 He sure throws rocks good. 164 00:10:49,942 --> 00:10:52,320 Who wants to throw rocks? 165 00:10:53,321 --> 00:10:55,197 I think he's like pa. 166 00:10:55,364 --> 00:10:58,326 Why, he's downright homely compared to pa. 167 00:10:58,492 --> 00:11:02,455 I think he's the best-looking boy in the whole school. 168 00:11:02,621 --> 00:11:04,206 That's not saying much. 169 00:11:04,373 --> 00:11:06,334 Go to sleep, Laura. 170 00:11:08,127 --> 00:11:10,671 Can't. Have to go out back. 171 00:11:18,262 --> 00:11:20,639 Hey, isn't it about time you were in bed? 172 00:11:20,806 --> 00:11:23,017 I have to go to the outhouse, pa. 173 00:11:23,184 --> 00:11:25,019 Oh. That's different. 174 00:11:26,645 --> 00:11:29,774 Pa... would you tell me way, way back 175 00:11:29,940 --> 00:11:31,776 when ma asked you to go on a picnic, 176 00:11:31,942 --> 00:11:33,486 what did you think? 177 00:11:33,652 --> 00:11:35,654 Now, who told you about that? 178 00:11:35,821 --> 00:11:37,198 Ma told me. 179 00:11:37,365 --> 00:11:38,657 Oh, she did, did she? 180 00:11:38,824 --> 00:11:40,076 Mm-hmm. 181 00:11:40,242 --> 00:11:41,994 What did you think? 182 00:11:42,161 --> 00:11:44,455 Now, you promise not to tell? 183 00:11:44,622 --> 00:11:45,706 Cross my heart. 184 00:11:45,873 --> 00:11:47,041 All right. 185 00:11:47,208 --> 00:11:48,959 Well, I knew your ma would just die of a broken heart 186 00:11:49,126 --> 00:11:50,669 if I didn't go along, 187 00:11:50,836 --> 00:11:53,798 so I accepted and then hoped to heaven she was a good cook. 188 00:11:53,964 --> 00:11:55,007 You're teasing. 189 00:11:55,174 --> 00:11:56,509 No, I'm not. 190 00:11:56,675 --> 00:11:57,843 Didn't you ever hear the way to a man's heart 191 00:11:58,010 --> 00:12:00,096 is through his stomach? 192 00:12:00,262 --> 00:12:02,681 Hey. Falling star. 193 00:12:02,848 --> 00:12:05,059 Oh, I missed it. 194 00:12:05,226 --> 00:12:06,769 Well, I'll tell you what. 195 00:12:06,936 --> 00:12:08,020 I already have everything I want, 196 00:12:08,187 --> 00:12:09,522 so I'll give you my wish. 197 00:12:09,688 --> 00:12:12,024 But don't you have to see the star to get your wish? 198 00:12:12,191 --> 00:12:14,819 Mm-mm. I saw it, and I'm giving my wish to you. 199 00:12:17,530 --> 00:12:19,698 Oh. The way you're scrunching your eyes together, 200 00:12:19,865 --> 00:12:22,034 it must be a pretty important wish. 201 00:12:22,201 --> 00:12:23,327 Got it? 202 00:12:23,494 --> 00:12:24,495 Mm-hmm. 203 00:12:24,662 --> 00:12:25,704 Ok. You run on out back. 204 00:12:25,871 --> 00:12:28,582 But I don't have to go anymore, pa. 205 00:12:28,749 --> 00:12:30,501 Well, then you better get to bed. 206 00:12:30,668 --> 00:12:32,711 Oh, pa, I do love you. 207 00:12:32,878 --> 00:12:35,297 I love you, too. 208 00:12:35,464 --> 00:12:37,049 Off to bed. Have a good sleep. 209 00:12:37,216 --> 00:12:38,676 You, too, pa. 210 00:12:53,274 --> 00:12:56,569 Christy, your word is "puzzle." 211 00:12:56,735 --> 00:13:01,949 Puzzle, p-u-z-z-l, puzzle. 212 00:13:02,116 --> 00:13:03,909 I'm sorry. That's wrong. 213 00:13:05,161 --> 00:13:06,871 Mary? 214 00:13:07,037 --> 00:13:10,541 Puzzle, p-u-z-z-l-e, puzzle. 215 00:13:10,708 --> 00:13:12,585 That's correct. 216 00:13:12,751 --> 00:13:16,630 Nellie, your word is "whistle." 217 00:13:16,797 --> 00:13:20,676 Whistle, w-h-i-s-l-e, whistle. 218 00:13:20,843 --> 00:13:22,887 I'm sorry, Nellie. That's wrong. 219 00:13:24,930 --> 00:13:25,973 Mary? 220 00:13:26,140 --> 00:13:30,019 Whistle, w-h-i-s-t-l-e, whistle. 221 00:13:30,186 --> 00:13:31,312 That's correct. That makes you the winner 222 00:13:31,479 --> 00:13:33,898 for the week, and you get a gold star. 223 00:13:40,779 --> 00:13:41,947 Well, it's a few minutes early, 224 00:13:42,114 --> 00:13:45,451 but I think I'll dismiss the class anyway. 225 00:13:45,618 --> 00:13:46,827 Have a nice weekend, 226 00:13:46,994 --> 00:13:49,788 but not so nice that you forget to do your homework. 227 00:13:52,041 --> 00:13:54,293 - Johnny. - Yes, ma'am? 228 00:13:54,460 --> 00:13:57,379 I believe it's your turn to clean the blackboards. 229 00:13:57,546 --> 00:13:59,173 Yes, ma'am. 230 00:14:04,762 --> 00:14:06,514 Laura? 231 00:14:08,098 --> 00:14:10,351 Did you wish to speak to me about something? 232 00:14:12,228 --> 00:14:15,814 Well, I, uh... 233 00:14:15,981 --> 00:14:18,150 I wanted... 234 00:14:18,317 --> 00:14:21,487 I hope you have a good time, too. 235 00:14:21,654 --> 00:14:23,447 Thank you, Laura. 236 00:14:36,669 --> 00:14:38,879 Wait a minute, Mary. 237 00:14:39,046 --> 00:14:40,130 What? 238 00:14:40,297 --> 00:14:42,007 I remember I forgot something. I have to go back. 239 00:14:42,174 --> 00:14:43,092 Oh, fiddle. 240 00:14:43,259 --> 00:14:44,802 You really are a flutterbudget. 241 00:14:44,969 --> 00:14:45,928 I'll go with you. 242 00:14:46,095 --> 00:14:47,263 Oh, no. You don't have to come. 243 00:14:47,429 --> 00:14:49,473 You can wait here. I'll run all the way. 244 00:15:06,198 --> 00:15:08,325 We're having a picnic at cattail lake tomorrow. 245 00:15:08,492 --> 00:15:09,827 The fishing's real good. 246 00:15:09,994 --> 00:15:12,496 See you out there... Early! 247 00:15:22,381 --> 00:15:24,466 Oh. 248 00:15:33,392 --> 00:15:36,145 Don't worry, Johnny. I'm a good cook. 249 00:15:39,189 --> 00:15:42,693 Do you want to come? 250 00:15:42,860 --> 00:15:44,820 Don't mind if I do. 251 00:15:55,247 --> 00:15:58,000 Just like pa. 252 00:16:05,758 --> 00:16:07,426 Oh! 253 00:16:07,593 --> 00:16:09,762 You gave me a start, sneaking up on me like that. 254 00:16:09,928 --> 00:16:11,263 What do you mean, sneaking? 255 00:16:11,430 --> 00:16:12,973 Book of etiquette says when you're kissed by a man, 256 00:16:13,140 --> 00:16:14,308 you're supposed to kiss him back. 257 00:16:14,475 --> 00:16:15,768 Oh, it does? 258 00:16:15,934 --> 00:16:18,437 Yes. That's the Charles Ingalls book of etiquette. 259 00:16:26,862 --> 00:16:28,781 Hi, Jack! 260 00:16:35,829 --> 00:16:38,415 Oh, pa, thank you! 261 00:16:38,582 --> 00:16:39,958 For what, half-pint? 262 00:16:40,125 --> 00:16:42,461 For a wish that's come true. 263 00:16:48,050 --> 00:16:50,803 Don't look at me. She's your daughter. 264 00:16:53,180 --> 00:16:56,392 We've got to get that kerosene can refilled. 265 00:16:56,558 --> 00:17:00,479 Yes. Let's see. We need Navy beans... 266 00:17:00,646 --> 00:17:02,523 - All right. - Flour... 267 00:17:02,690 --> 00:17:04,400 Uh, salt, tea... 268 00:17:04,566 --> 00:17:07,569 And, uh, let's have a little white sugar. 269 00:17:07,736 --> 00:17:09,029 All finished, ma. 270 00:17:09,196 --> 00:17:11,657 Spick-and-span or just a lick and a promise? 271 00:17:11,824 --> 00:17:13,992 I even found that ribbon I lost. 272 00:17:14,159 --> 00:17:16,370 It was way, way under the bed. 273 00:17:16,537 --> 00:17:18,831 Where else would it be? 274 00:17:18,997 --> 00:17:21,166 Can I take along the oatmeal cookies? 275 00:17:21,333 --> 00:17:22,918 Certainly. 276 00:17:24,962 --> 00:17:27,381 You're really in a hurry this morning, half-pint. 277 00:17:27,548 --> 00:17:29,633 You say the fish bite best early. 278 00:17:29,800 --> 00:17:32,219 What are you going to use for bait... oatmeal cookies? 279 00:17:32,386 --> 00:17:33,846 'Course not. Grubs and worms. 280 00:17:34,012 --> 00:17:35,681 It's an awful big lunch for one little girl. 281 00:17:35,848 --> 00:17:37,599 Well, fishing makes me real hungry. 282 00:17:37,766 --> 00:17:38,976 Bye, ma. Bye, pa. 283 00:17:39,143 --> 00:17:41,061 You be careful. 284 00:17:41,228 --> 00:17:42,938 What about the door? 285 00:17:59,997 --> 00:18:01,957 Johnny: Hey, there! 286 00:18:03,542 --> 00:18:05,377 Oh, hi! 287 00:18:05,544 --> 00:18:06,712 Hi. 288 00:18:06,879 --> 00:18:08,255 This is Jack. 289 00:18:08,422 --> 00:18:09,506 Hi, Jack. How you doing? 290 00:18:09,673 --> 00:18:10,841 He's a good one. 291 00:18:11,008 --> 00:18:12,259 My pa had to go into town, 292 00:18:12,426 --> 00:18:13,719 so I had some extra chores to do. 293 00:18:13,886 --> 00:18:14,887 That's all right. 294 00:18:15,053 --> 00:18:17,097 Gave me time to find some fat grubs. 295 00:18:17,264 --> 00:18:19,475 Yeah, I guess. 296 00:18:19,641 --> 00:18:21,977 Um... mary didn't wait, huh? 297 00:18:22,144 --> 00:18:23,729 No. She'd rather stay home 298 00:18:23,896 --> 00:18:26,231 with her nose in one of her schoolbooks. 299 00:18:26,398 --> 00:18:27,858 Ohh... 300 00:18:28,025 --> 00:18:30,235 You know, I reckon that's why she's so smart. 301 00:18:30,402 --> 00:18:31,862 You know, I bet she'll win that gold medal 302 00:18:32,029 --> 00:18:33,697 for the best student, don't you think? 303 00:18:33,864 --> 00:18:35,032 Now, if we don't get started, 304 00:18:35,199 --> 00:18:36,658 we won't even get a bite. 305 00:18:39,828 --> 00:18:41,663 Hey, you got one! 306 00:18:41,830 --> 00:18:44,249 Golly, Moses, Laura! 307 00:18:44,416 --> 00:18:46,084 That's the biggest one yet! 308 00:18:46,251 --> 00:18:47,586 Boy! 309 00:18:47,753 --> 00:18:48,754 Hey, that was really smart, 310 00:18:48,921 --> 00:18:50,088 the way you let him swallow up your bait 311 00:18:50,255 --> 00:18:52,716 rather than yanking on him really quick. 312 00:18:54,760 --> 00:18:56,804 Yeah. He's a big'un! 313 00:19:00,057 --> 00:19:01,683 Boy, Laura, you know, you ain't nothing 314 00:19:01,850 --> 00:19:04,478 like the other girls. 315 00:19:04,645 --> 00:19:05,938 I'm not? 316 00:19:06,104 --> 00:19:08,649 No! You're... You're different. 317 00:19:08,816 --> 00:19:11,276 You really think so, Johnny? 318 00:19:11,443 --> 00:19:12,861 Sure, I do. 319 00:19:13,028 --> 00:19:15,280 You know, I don't know any other girl in the whole school 320 00:19:15,447 --> 00:19:18,158 who can put a wiggly worm on the hook the way you do. 321 00:19:41,139 --> 00:19:43,058 What a pretty song... 322 00:19:43,225 --> 00:19:46,228 Squirrels playing and fish jumping. 323 00:19:46,395 --> 00:19:49,648 This is such a cheerful place. 324 00:19:49,815 --> 00:19:50,983 At times like this, 325 00:19:51,149 --> 00:19:53,735 I feel all warm and sparky inside. 326 00:19:53,902 --> 00:19:56,446 You ever feel that way, Johnny? 327 00:20:14,715 --> 00:20:16,842 Hey. It sure was good fishing. 328 00:20:17,009 --> 00:20:18,343 It was good lunch, too. 329 00:20:18,510 --> 00:20:20,679 Hey. You got any more of them fine oatmeal cookies left? 330 00:20:20,846 --> 00:20:22,347 You ate them all. 331 00:20:22,514 --> 00:20:24,933 Oh. Well, here's your catch, Laura. 332 00:20:25,100 --> 00:20:26,268 You want some of mine? 333 00:20:26,435 --> 00:20:28,061 Oh, no, no, no. It's just my pa and me. 334 00:20:28,228 --> 00:20:29,855 I think this is fine. 335 00:20:30,022 --> 00:20:32,566 Well, I got to be going. 336 00:20:32,733 --> 00:20:35,277 Bye-bye, Jack. 337 00:20:35,444 --> 00:20:37,863 Oh. Hey, Laura. 338 00:20:38,030 --> 00:20:39,615 Will you do me a favor? 339 00:20:39,781 --> 00:20:41,116 Sure! 340 00:20:41,283 --> 00:20:43,076 Will you tell Mary that if that Harry Baker 341 00:20:43,243 --> 00:20:45,245 keeps on pestering her that I'll be glad 342 00:20:45,412 --> 00:20:46,747 to teach him some manners, all right? 343 00:20:46,914 --> 00:20:49,041 Well, Harry pesters all the girls. 344 00:20:49,207 --> 00:20:51,668 He pesters me, too! 345 00:20:51,835 --> 00:20:53,503 Well, you ought to cuff him one on the ear then. 346 00:20:53,670 --> 00:20:55,088 I'll see you. 347 00:20:58,050 --> 00:21:00,594 Jack, you come back here! 348 00:21:10,020 --> 00:21:12,064 Laura, voice-over: It was a rotten picnic, 349 00:21:12,230 --> 00:21:15,400 not like ma finding out she and pa were kindred spirits 350 00:21:15,567 --> 00:21:17,819 who could read each other's thoughts. 351 00:21:17,986 --> 00:21:19,488 All that I learned about Johnny was 352 00:21:19,655 --> 00:21:22,157 that he could eat a lot of oatmeal cookies. 353 00:21:24,284 --> 00:21:26,745 Ma said you could tell each other's thoughts. 354 00:21:26,912 --> 00:21:28,956 Well, as much as any man can read 355 00:21:29,122 --> 00:21:32,250 any woman's thoughts, I guess. 356 00:21:32,417 --> 00:21:35,504 Can I ask a couple questions about what men think? 357 00:21:35,671 --> 00:21:37,005 Mm-hmm. Why not? 358 00:21:37,172 --> 00:21:40,926 Ma's smart. Do men like smart girls the best? 359 00:21:41,093 --> 00:21:42,511 Uh, some do. 360 00:21:42,678 --> 00:21:44,638 Some like them sweet and gentle. 361 00:21:44,805 --> 00:21:46,556 Some like them full of vinegar. 362 00:21:46,723 --> 00:21:49,434 Your ma's kind of all those things rolled into one. 363 00:21:49,601 --> 00:21:51,436 What did you like best about ma? 364 00:21:51,603 --> 00:21:54,398 Well, I think what I liked best about her 365 00:21:54,564 --> 00:21:55,774 was she knew when to be quiet and not ask a bunch 366 00:21:55,941 --> 00:21:58,735 of silly questions while a man was working. 367 00:21:58,902 --> 00:22:00,570 Just one more, pa. 368 00:22:00,737 --> 00:22:03,281 All right. One more. 369 00:22:03,448 --> 00:22:06,535 Did you like any other girls before you liked ma? 370 00:22:08,328 --> 00:22:12,332 Did you ever put yours and her initials on a sweetheart tree? 371 00:22:12,499 --> 00:22:14,751 Well, that's 2 questions, half-pint. 372 00:22:14,918 --> 00:22:16,670 As for the initialing, 373 00:22:16,837 --> 00:22:17,963 I don't think I did, although I would have 374 00:22:18,130 --> 00:22:19,631 if I would have thought of it. 375 00:22:19,798 --> 00:22:21,842 As for whether I liked any other girls, 376 00:22:22,009 --> 00:22:24,469 I wouldn't answer that question for you or your ma. 377 00:22:24,636 --> 00:22:25,762 Now, run along, 378 00:22:25,929 --> 00:22:27,848 let me finish Carrie's highchair, huh? 379 00:22:38,650 --> 00:22:39,985 Has Laura been asking you 380 00:22:40,152 --> 00:22:42,029 some funny questions lately? 381 00:22:42,195 --> 00:22:45,073 She asked me how we met, 382 00:22:45,240 --> 00:22:46,408 about our courtship. 383 00:22:46,575 --> 00:22:47,868 Well, I'll be darned. 384 00:22:48,035 --> 00:22:49,202 When I was out by the barn working, 385 00:22:49,369 --> 00:22:50,746 she was asking me the same kind of thing... 386 00:22:50,912 --> 00:22:52,664 What men like about women. 387 00:22:52,831 --> 00:22:55,667 - Really? - Yeah. 388 00:22:55,834 --> 00:22:58,336 Don't suppose she's got a little case of puppy love, do you? 389 00:22:58,503 --> 00:23:02,507 - Laura? - Mm-hmm. 390 00:23:02,674 --> 00:23:04,217 Well, Charles... 391 00:23:04,384 --> 00:23:06,553 I can remember chasing somebody 392 00:23:06,720 --> 00:23:10,015 when I was younger than Laura is. 393 00:23:10,182 --> 00:23:12,392 I even remember slowing down so you could catch me. 394 00:23:12,559 --> 00:23:14,311 Ha ha! 395 00:23:26,323 --> 00:23:27,240 You know... 396 00:23:27,407 --> 00:23:28,575 I thought what reverend Alden said 397 00:23:28,742 --> 00:23:30,702 about the missions in China was interesting. 398 00:23:30,869 --> 00:23:33,038 I hope he tells us more next Sunday. 399 00:23:33,205 --> 00:23:34,915 What did you think, Laura? 400 00:23:35,082 --> 00:23:37,542 I thought the sermon was too long. 401 00:23:37,709 --> 00:23:39,377 Well... why? 402 00:23:39,544 --> 00:23:42,089 Because my legs went to sleep. 403 00:23:51,306 --> 00:23:52,974 Hey, half-pint. 404 00:23:53,141 --> 00:23:54,559 If I have this fish trap finished 405 00:23:54,726 --> 00:23:56,061 by the time you get done collecting eggs, 406 00:23:56,228 --> 00:23:57,521 you can help me put it in the creek. 407 00:23:57,687 --> 00:23:59,439 Ok, pa. 408 00:24:02,526 --> 00:24:05,362 It's Johnny Johnson! 409 00:24:10,909 --> 00:24:12,202 Laura... 410 00:24:12,369 --> 00:24:13,995 Carrie's asleep. 411 00:24:50,323 --> 00:24:52,617 Well, if it isn't Johnny Johnson. 412 00:24:52,784 --> 00:24:54,619 Hey, I was just telling your pa here 413 00:24:54,786 --> 00:24:56,329 he don't need to work on that fish trap 414 00:24:56,496 --> 00:24:59,291 the way you catch fish, Laura. 415 00:24:59,457 --> 00:25:03,170 Want to help us set it up at the falls, Johnny? 416 00:25:03,336 --> 00:25:05,130 Well, hey, I'd sure like to. 417 00:25:05,297 --> 00:25:06,506 Good. 418 00:25:06,673 --> 00:25:08,550 Only I don't know if I can. 419 00:25:08,717 --> 00:25:09,759 Why not? 420 00:25:09,926 --> 00:25:11,303 Well... 421 00:25:11,469 --> 00:25:14,139 You see, I came here to ask a favor. 422 00:25:14,306 --> 00:25:15,640 What kind of favor? 423 00:25:15,807 --> 00:25:17,309 Well... 424 00:25:17,475 --> 00:25:19,811 You see, I'm getting really behind 425 00:25:19,978 --> 00:25:21,646 in these reading words, you know? 426 00:25:21,813 --> 00:25:24,274 And that makes the homework awfully hard. 427 00:25:24,441 --> 00:25:28,361 So I was figuring on maybe asking Mary to help some. 428 00:25:28,528 --> 00:25:31,656 You know, I mean, her wanting to be a teacher and all, 429 00:25:31,823 --> 00:25:34,326 maybe she wouldn't mind. 430 00:25:34,492 --> 00:25:35,911 If it's all right, that is. 431 00:25:36,077 --> 00:25:37,829 It's fine with me. 432 00:25:37,996 --> 00:25:39,497 You don't think she'd mind? 433 00:25:39,664 --> 00:25:42,209 I mean, you know, taking her away from her studying and all. 434 00:25:42,375 --> 00:25:44,169 Only one way to find out. 435 00:25:44,336 --> 00:25:46,004 Go on to the house and ask her. 436 00:25:46,171 --> 00:25:48,965 Yes, sir. Thank you very much. 437 00:25:49,132 --> 00:25:50,759 A nice boy. 438 00:25:50,926 --> 00:25:53,720 Why don't you cut me some more lengths of string, huh? 439 00:25:53,887 --> 00:25:56,056 Got to collect the eggs. 440 00:25:59,601 --> 00:26:02,145 Johnny: Hey, Mary. 441 00:26:02,312 --> 00:26:04,564 Mary! 442 00:26:05,607 --> 00:26:06,691 Oh, hi, Johnny. 443 00:26:06,858 --> 00:26:08,526 Hi. Mary, I was wondering 444 00:26:08,693 --> 00:26:10,862 if you'd help me with my reading words a little bit. 445 00:26:11,029 --> 00:26:13,031 Sure. Come on in. 446 00:26:13,198 --> 00:26:14,532 I'd appreciate it. 447 00:26:21,748 --> 00:26:23,458 Mind the mush, please, Mary. 448 00:26:23,625 --> 00:26:25,043 Mush meat, Mary. 449 00:26:25,210 --> 00:26:26,211 Yes, ma. 450 00:26:26,378 --> 00:26:28,088 - Ma? - Mm-hmm? 451 00:26:28,255 --> 00:26:30,423 Can I wear my blue Sunday ribbons to school today? 452 00:26:30,590 --> 00:26:32,425 Please, may I. 453 00:26:32,592 --> 00:26:33,927 Please, may I? 454 00:26:34,094 --> 00:26:36,137 Provided you remember to wear them home again. 455 00:26:36,304 --> 00:26:38,223 I will. 456 00:26:43,812 --> 00:26:44,854 Morning. 457 00:26:45,021 --> 00:26:46,564 Morning, pa. 458 00:26:47,565 --> 00:26:48,775 Charles: Morning, half-pint. 459 00:26:48,942 --> 00:26:50,986 Morning, pa. 460 00:26:51,152 --> 00:26:53,738 Wait a minute. I'll fetch the water, Mary. 461 00:26:53,905 --> 00:26:55,448 It's not your turn. 462 00:26:55,615 --> 00:26:57,617 Well, you'll have to owe me a turn sometime. 463 00:26:57,784 --> 00:26:59,077 After all, I am the fastest runner. 464 00:26:59,244 --> 00:27:01,329 We don't want to be late for school. 465 00:27:06,376 --> 00:27:09,170 First time we ever heard her fighting to do the chores. 466 00:27:33,820 --> 00:27:36,281 My favorite subject was recess. 467 00:27:36,448 --> 00:27:38,658 I can remember one time getting my knuckles rapped 468 00:27:38,825 --> 00:27:40,785 by the teacher during arithmetic. 469 00:27:40,952 --> 00:27:43,246 The problem was, "it is now 9:30. 470 00:27:43,413 --> 00:27:45,707 "Recess is at 10:45. 471 00:27:45,874 --> 00:27:48,376 How long is it till recess?" 472 00:27:48,543 --> 00:27:50,086 An hour and 15 minutes. 473 00:27:50,253 --> 00:27:51,338 That's correct. 474 00:27:51,504 --> 00:27:53,131 But my answer was "too long." 475 00:27:53,298 --> 00:27:54,507 Charles. 476 00:27:54,674 --> 00:27:56,343 I never said I was a good student. 477 00:28:04,517 --> 00:28:06,269 Laura: I fell in the creek. 478 00:28:06,436 --> 00:28:07,771 Laura! 479 00:28:07,937 --> 00:28:09,064 Are you hurt? 480 00:28:09,230 --> 00:28:10,857 I'm not hurt, ma. 481 00:28:11,024 --> 00:28:12,275 Here's the water. 482 00:28:12,442 --> 00:28:14,235 We didn't need quite that much water, half-pint. 483 00:28:14,402 --> 00:28:16,863 Now, you go on upstairs and get some dry clothes on. 484 00:28:17,030 --> 00:28:18,823 There's only your Sunday dress. 485 00:28:18,990 --> 00:28:20,241 I'll be careful of it, ma. 486 00:28:20,408 --> 00:28:22,702 You better. It's the only good dress you got. 487 00:28:24,162 --> 00:28:25,747 You're not to get it torn playing 488 00:28:25,914 --> 00:28:27,082 any rough-and-tumble games. 489 00:28:27,248 --> 00:28:28,249 Promise? 490 00:28:28,416 --> 00:28:30,210 I promise, ma. 491 00:29:00,782 --> 00:29:02,492 - There's ma! - There's ma! 492 00:29:06,121 --> 00:29:07,497 Mary: Ma! 493 00:29:07,664 --> 00:29:09,374 Did you come to visit school? 494 00:29:09,541 --> 00:29:12,043 No. I just came to say hello to miss beadle. 495 00:29:12,210 --> 00:29:13,378 How nice! 496 00:29:13,545 --> 00:29:15,296 Why don't you 2 girls run on and play? 497 00:29:15,463 --> 00:29:17,465 Recess is almost over now. 498 00:29:20,510 --> 00:29:22,470 Come sit up here. 499 00:29:23,888 --> 00:29:26,307 I gather this is more than a social visit. 500 00:29:26,474 --> 00:29:28,268 Uh, yes, it is. 501 00:29:28,435 --> 00:29:30,603 - Oh, this is lovely. - Thank you. 502 00:29:30,770 --> 00:29:31,896 Are you worried about Laura? 503 00:29:32,063 --> 00:29:33,690 Yes, I am. 504 00:29:33,857 --> 00:29:36,568 Yes. I am, too. 505 00:29:36,734 --> 00:29:38,736 She's such a good student, 506 00:29:38,903 --> 00:29:40,196 but lately... 507 00:29:40,363 --> 00:29:41,698 Well, she just hasn't been doing the kind of work 508 00:29:41,865 --> 00:29:43,324 she should be doing. 509 00:29:44,742 --> 00:29:47,745 She's distracted. She's inattentive. 510 00:29:47,912 --> 00:29:49,706 Boy struck'? 511 00:29:49,873 --> 00:29:52,167 I'm afraid so. 512 00:29:54,377 --> 00:29:56,296 Johnny Johnson? 513 00:29:57,839 --> 00:30:00,925 He's a new boy, started school a few days ago. 514 00:30:01,092 --> 00:30:02,510 He's a nice boy, 515 00:30:02,677 --> 00:30:06,139 but I'm afraid he's just not interested in Laura. 516 00:30:07,390 --> 00:30:10,894 He asked Mary to help him with his reading. 517 00:30:11,060 --> 00:30:14,147 Yes. Mary's been very polite and very helpful, 518 00:30:14,314 --> 00:30:18,151 but I'm afraid she's not interested in Johnny Johnson. 519 00:30:20,028 --> 00:30:22,071 I don't know if that makes the problem easier 520 00:30:22,238 --> 00:30:23,823 or more difficult. 521 00:30:25,241 --> 00:30:28,119 From what I can remember from my teaching days, 522 00:30:28,286 --> 00:30:31,456 these first loves are like a heat rash... 523 00:30:31,623 --> 00:30:34,167 Quickly come and quickly gone. 524 00:30:35,793 --> 00:30:37,837 I wouldn't worry about it. 525 00:30:38,004 --> 00:30:39,422 But if it will make you feel any better, 526 00:30:39,589 --> 00:30:42,008 I do intend to talk to Laura about her homework. 527 00:30:43,176 --> 00:30:44,802 Thank you, miss beadle. 528 00:30:44,969 --> 00:30:47,347 You're welcome, and don't worry. 529 00:31:11,287 --> 00:31:13,081 Harry, no! 530 00:31:13,248 --> 00:31:14,582 Somebody stop him! 531 00:31:14,749 --> 00:31:16,292 Hey, don't do that! He didn't do nothing to you! 532 00:31:16,459 --> 00:31:17,460 Johnny: Give me that! 533 00:31:17,627 --> 00:31:18,670 Give it back! It's mine! 534 00:31:18,836 --> 00:31:20,713 Johnny! Harry! Come in here this instant! 535 00:31:28,680 --> 00:31:30,682 Now see what you've done? 536 00:31:30,848 --> 00:31:32,809 You've got them both in trouble. 537 00:31:32,976 --> 00:31:34,644 Why didn't you just grab the slingshot 538 00:31:34,811 --> 00:31:37,021 instead of squealing for Johnny to take notice 539 00:31:37,188 --> 00:31:38,481 and come to your rescue? 540 00:31:38,648 --> 00:31:41,442 Well, if that isn't a pot calling the kettle black! 541 00:31:41,609 --> 00:31:43,778 You're the one always trying to get him to take notice. 542 00:31:43,945 --> 00:31:46,864 I don't give a hoot for your dumb old Johnny Johnson. 543 00:31:47,031 --> 00:31:48,783 He's not dumb! 544 00:31:48,950 --> 00:31:52,078 And just for that, you can walk home by yourself! 545 00:32:13,891 --> 00:32:15,518 Johnny: Hey, Laura! 546 00:32:21,774 --> 00:32:22,859 Hi. 547 00:32:23,026 --> 00:32:24,193 Thought you had to stay after school. 548 00:32:24,360 --> 00:32:26,029 Just to get my new reader. 549 00:32:26,195 --> 00:32:27,363 You finished the old one? 550 00:32:27,530 --> 00:32:29,866 - Yeah. - You sure are fast. 551 00:32:30,033 --> 00:32:32,410 Well, I couldn't have done it without Mary's help. 552 00:32:32,577 --> 00:32:33,786 She sure is a good teacher. 553 00:32:33,953 --> 00:32:35,371 Come on. Let's catch up and tell her. 554 00:32:39,709 --> 00:32:41,878 Well, ain't you coming? 555 00:32:43,254 --> 00:32:45,089 Is something wrong? 556 00:32:45,256 --> 00:32:47,091 Just tuckered. 557 00:32:47,258 --> 00:32:48,176 Aw. 558 00:32:48,343 --> 00:32:50,094 Well, I'll see you tomorrow. 559 00:32:50,261 --> 00:32:52,722 Hey, Mary! 560 00:32:53,765 --> 00:32:55,391 Wait a minute! 561 00:33:41,646 --> 00:33:43,940 No pictures. Letters. 562 00:33:44,107 --> 00:33:45,149 Pictures. 563 00:33:45,316 --> 00:33:47,235 No, Carrie. We're going to make letters now. 564 00:33:47,402 --> 00:33:49,237 - Pictures. - Letters! 565 00:33:49,404 --> 00:33:51,322 - Pictures! - Letters! 566 00:33:51,489 --> 00:33:52,782 Let her draw! 567 00:33:52,949 --> 00:33:55,910 Why do you always have to spoil everything anyway? 568 00:33:56,077 --> 00:33:57,870 I don't know what you're talking about. 569 00:33:58,037 --> 00:33:59,580 You do, too. 570 00:33:59,747 --> 00:34:01,916 We used to always have fun walking home. 571 00:34:02,083 --> 00:34:04,961 Now all you do is show off playing teacher. 572 00:34:05,128 --> 00:34:06,462 Don't be silly. 573 00:34:06,629 --> 00:34:07,839 I'm not being silly. 574 00:34:08,005 --> 00:34:10,425 And you're two-faced, Mary Ingalls, 575 00:34:10,591 --> 00:34:12,844 saying one thing behind Johnny's back 576 00:34:13,010 --> 00:34:14,887 and acting another to his face! 577 00:34:15,054 --> 00:34:17,306 It wasn't my idea to play teacher. It was his! 578 00:34:17,473 --> 00:34:18,599 You're just a foolish... 579 00:34:18,766 --> 00:34:19,767 Shut up! 580 00:34:19,934 --> 00:34:21,269 You just shut up! 581 00:34:21,436 --> 00:34:23,187 Laura! I don't want you to speak to your sister that way, 582 00:34:23,354 --> 00:34:25,106 nor to anyone else! 583 00:34:25,273 --> 00:34:28,359 All right. Now, what's this all about? 584 00:34:28,526 --> 00:34:32,280 Just a little argument. 585 00:34:32,447 --> 00:34:34,115 Well, nothing is solved by shutting off 586 00:34:34,282 --> 00:34:35,950 the other person's argument. 587 00:34:36,117 --> 00:34:39,203 Now, Laura, I want you to hear your sister out. 588 00:34:59,974 --> 00:35:02,226 Laura? 589 00:35:02,393 --> 00:35:04,562 I sent the girls outside... 590 00:35:04,729 --> 00:35:07,064 So we can have a private talk. 591 00:35:11,068 --> 00:35:14,405 Saying what's right isn't taking anybody's part. 592 00:35:14,572 --> 00:35:17,408 Now, I'm going to tell you just what I told Mary. 593 00:35:17,575 --> 00:35:19,410 Quarrels would never last long 594 00:35:19,577 --> 00:35:22,288 if there was only one person at fault. 595 00:35:22,455 --> 00:35:24,540 I want you both to think on that 596 00:35:24,707 --> 00:35:27,001 and to make up. 597 00:35:27,168 --> 00:35:28,920 Yes, ma. 598 00:35:31,714 --> 00:35:34,091 What's really bothering you? 599 00:35:34,258 --> 00:35:37,637 Nothing. Honest. 600 00:35:37,804 --> 00:35:40,014 That's not honest, Laura. 601 00:35:45,937 --> 00:35:47,146 Do you think you're the only little girl 602 00:35:47,313 --> 00:35:49,690 who ever felt this way? 603 00:35:51,275 --> 00:35:55,488 Both your pa and I felt just as you do once. 604 00:35:55,655 --> 00:35:58,115 But everything was working out fine 605 00:35:58,282 --> 00:36:00,159 when you and pa were courting. 606 00:36:00,326 --> 00:36:02,119 No. I mean earlier, before that, 607 00:36:02,286 --> 00:36:06,666 when we were younger, when we were your age. 608 00:36:06,833 --> 00:36:09,335 We had our share of heartaches. 609 00:36:09,502 --> 00:36:13,256 Well, it's hard thinking of you and pa little. 610 00:36:13,422 --> 00:36:15,216 I suppose it is... 611 00:36:15,383 --> 00:36:18,803 But the farther you get away from it, 612 00:36:18,970 --> 00:36:21,597 why, we can even look back now and laugh, 613 00:36:21,764 --> 00:36:24,642 just as you will be able to laugh at this one day. 614 00:36:24,809 --> 00:36:25,977 You'll see. 615 00:36:26,143 --> 00:36:29,981 It's all part of growing up to be a woman. 616 00:36:30,147 --> 00:36:33,109 I don't think I want to grow up to be a woman. 617 00:36:33,276 --> 00:36:35,736 - It hurts. - Oh! 618 00:36:40,324 --> 00:36:44,453 Well, nobody grows up all the way. 619 00:36:44,620 --> 00:36:47,206 There's a little girl inside every woman, 620 00:36:47,373 --> 00:36:51,168 just as there's a woman inside every little girl. 621 00:36:51,335 --> 00:36:55,172 And you mustn't be afraid to hurt 622 00:36:55,339 --> 00:36:58,134 because that's a part of life. 623 00:36:58,301 --> 00:37:01,012 Hurt is something to measure happiness by. 624 00:37:01,178 --> 00:37:04,974 It's like valleys and mountain peaks. 625 00:37:05,141 --> 00:37:06,183 Without them both, 626 00:37:06,350 --> 00:37:09,395 the world would be flat and uninteresting. 627 00:37:09,562 --> 00:37:12,940 With me it's all valleys. 628 00:37:13,107 --> 00:37:14,692 I keep trying to think of ways 629 00:37:14,859 --> 00:37:16,360 to make Johnny like me better, 630 00:37:16,527 --> 00:37:19,113 but none of them seem to work. 631 00:37:19,280 --> 00:37:22,700 Honey, one of the biggest mistakes that people make 632 00:37:22,867 --> 00:37:24,785 is trying to change themselves 633 00:37:24,952 --> 00:37:27,163 so that somebody else will like them. 634 00:37:29,206 --> 00:37:33,711 In a way, that's a kind of a lie. 635 00:37:33,878 --> 00:37:35,838 Deep down inside of all of us 636 00:37:36,005 --> 00:37:37,965 there's a sense of trueness 637 00:37:38,132 --> 00:37:40,301 telling us who we really are. 638 00:37:42,345 --> 00:37:46,015 Both your pa and I want you to be your own true self 639 00:37:46,182 --> 00:37:48,935 because we love you, Laura. 640 00:37:55,066 --> 00:37:59,654 I remember he liked me the best the first day. 641 00:37:59,820 --> 00:38:02,114 He said I was a pretty good runner. 642 00:38:02,281 --> 00:38:03,616 Good. 643 00:38:06,911 --> 00:38:09,705 Now, will you come down and give me a hand with supper? 644 00:38:14,418 --> 00:38:17,046 - Ma? - Hmm? 645 00:38:19,382 --> 00:38:21,926 I jumped in the creek. 646 00:38:22,093 --> 00:38:24,220 I know that. 647 00:38:36,190 --> 00:38:38,818 She was just as cute as she could be, 648 00:38:38,985 --> 00:38:42,029 trying to figure out ways to get that boy to like her, 649 00:38:42,196 --> 00:38:45,491 and all the time, he was smitten with Mary. 650 00:38:45,658 --> 00:38:47,827 I thought he just wanted Mary to help him with his reading. 651 00:38:47,994 --> 00:38:51,163 Oh, that was just an excuse. 652 00:38:51,330 --> 00:38:53,040 How old is he? 653 00:38:53,207 --> 00:38:55,876 I don't know. 14, 15. 654 00:38:56,043 --> 00:38:57,128 Well, why doesn't he get miss beadle to help him? 655 00:38:57,294 --> 00:38:58,504 That's what she's there for. 656 00:38:58,671 --> 00:39:00,756 Mary was just trying to be nice. 657 00:39:00,923 --> 00:39:03,718 Well, I don't like it. 658 00:39:03,884 --> 00:39:04,969 Why, Charles Ingalls! 659 00:39:05,136 --> 00:39:07,138 You said yourself what a nice boy he is. 660 00:39:07,304 --> 00:39:08,931 Well, that's when I thought he was a boy! 661 00:39:09,098 --> 00:39:10,349 He's 15 years old, Caroline. 662 00:39:10,516 --> 00:39:12,393 That's not a boy anymore. That's a man. 663 00:39:12,560 --> 00:39:15,563 You know what a fella's like when he's 15 years old? 664 00:39:15,730 --> 00:39:18,149 No, Charles. You tell me. 665 00:39:18,315 --> 00:39:20,901 What were you like when you were 15? 666 00:39:24,613 --> 00:39:26,574 Go see to the stock. 667 00:39:32,455 --> 00:39:35,207 I know it looks difficult, but just think it through. 668 00:39:35,374 --> 00:39:37,126 You can do it. 669 00:39:38,586 --> 00:39:40,671 That's right. 670 00:39:40,838 --> 00:39:42,923 Meet me by the sweetheart tree. 671 00:39:43,090 --> 00:39:44,425 What? 672 00:39:44,592 --> 00:39:47,762 After school, meet me by the sweetheart tree. 673 00:39:47,928 --> 00:39:50,014 Oh, yes. 674 00:40:10,951 --> 00:40:12,536 Hi. 675 00:40:21,128 --> 00:40:24,048 Sure is a beautiful old tree, isn't it? 676 00:40:25,424 --> 00:40:28,052 Yeah... sure is. 677 00:40:30,429 --> 00:40:31,722 Must be, oh... 678 00:40:31,889 --> 00:40:35,226 A hundred years old, don't you think? 679 00:40:36,644 --> 00:40:38,395 I guess. 680 00:40:43,317 --> 00:40:46,070 Are there rings inside to tell for sure? 681 00:40:47,988 --> 00:40:49,490 Oh... ha! 682 00:40:49,657 --> 00:40:51,534 I suppose. 683 00:40:51,700 --> 00:40:54,537 I don't know much about trees. 684 00:40:54,703 --> 00:40:56,997 How many names do you figure are on it? 685 00:40:57,164 --> 00:40:59,250 Oh... 686 00:40:59,416 --> 00:41:01,752 Looks like a whole mess. 687 00:41:03,087 --> 00:41:05,422 Some boys do it in secret. 688 00:41:09,135 --> 00:41:12,847 Well, I reckon it's because they're scared. 689 00:41:13,013 --> 00:41:14,849 But you're not scared. 690 00:41:15,015 --> 00:41:17,434 You asked me right out to meet you here. 691 00:41:17,601 --> 00:41:20,396 Yeah. 692 00:41:20,563 --> 00:41:21,981 Well... 693 00:41:22,148 --> 00:41:24,316 You're different, Laura. 694 00:41:24,483 --> 00:41:26,110 I know. 695 00:41:26,277 --> 00:41:28,988 I'm a pretty good runner for a girl. 696 00:41:29,155 --> 00:41:32,408 I'm not fussy about putting wiggly old worms on hooks. 697 00:41:32,575 --> 00:41:37,204 No. It's... It's more than that. 698 00:41:37,371 --> 00:41:39,456 You seem... 699 00:41:39,623 --> 00:41:46,463 Well, a fella can... Can say things to you that... 700 00:41:46,630 --> 00:41:49,091 Well, he'd be kind of embarrassed 701 00:41:49,258 --> 00:41:53,637 to say to somebody else, you know? 702 00:41:53,804 --> 00:41:57,016 You seem to understand the way I feel. 703 00:41:59,602 --> 00:42:01,896 Kindred spirits. 704 00:42:04,315 --> 00:42:07,234 Show me what you carved, Johnny. Please? 705 00:42:09,653 --> 00:42:11,739 All right. 706 00:42:15,075 --> 00:42:17,077 Well, what do you think? 707 00:42:20,080 --> 00:42:21,874 I figured you could tell me, 708 00:42:22,041 --> 00:42:25,669 you being so close to her and all. 709 00:42:25,836 --> 00:42:28,088 How do you think she'll like it? 710 00:42:30,507 --> 00:42:32,593 Laura! 711 00:43:13,050 --> 00:43:16,971 Caroline, you sure have a way with buffalofish. 712 00:43:17,137 --> 00:43:18,389 Never did understand where they got so many 713 00:43:18,555 --> 00:43:20,099 funny names for fish... 714 00:43:20,266 --> 00:43:24,186 Buffalofish, catfish... 715 00:43:24,353 --> 00:43:25,980 Even butterfish. 716 00:43:30,734 --> 00:43:32,569 Well, I can tell you where they got the name bullhead. 717 00:43:32,736 --> 00:43:35,572 Now, that's the stubbornest fish I ever did try to catch. 718 00:43:35,739 --> 00:43:37,199 Caroline: Heh. 719 00:43:39,743 --> 00:43:41,578 How was school today? 720 00:43:41,745 --> 00:43:43,580 It was fine, pa. 721 00:43:43,747 --> 00:43:44,832 Mary: Not for me. 722 00:43:44,999 --> 00:43:46,250 I'll be the laughingstock 723 00:43:46,417 --> 00:43:48,002 of every girl in school tomorrow, 724 00:43:48,168 --> 00:43:50,754 all because of that numskull Johnny Johnson. 725 00:43:50,921 --> 00:43:52,506 Caroline: What on earth? 726 00:43:52,673 --> 00:43:54,341 Why, he seemed like such a nice lad. 727 00:43:54,508 --> 00:43:57,594 He sneaked off and put my name on the sweetheart tree 728 00:43:57,761 --> 00:43:59,763 for everybody to gape at. 729 00:43:59,930 --> 00:44:01,140 "Johnny loves Mary." 730 00:44:01,307 --> 00:44:03,559 And I don't even like him! 731 00:44:03,726 --> 00:44:05,477 Willie's right. 732 00:44:05,644 --> 00:44:07,313 He looks like a scarecrow, 733 00:44:07,479 --> 00:44:10,441 and he's addlebrained, as well. 734 00:44:10,607 --> 00:44:13,527 How could you be so mean? 735 00:44:13,694 --> 00:44:16,030 He's the best runner and roper in the whole school! 736 00:44:16,196 --> 00:44:18,198 You're the numskull! 737 00:44:27,666 --> 00:44:29,668 Why don't you let me go? 738 00:44:29,835 --> 00:44:30,919 Sometimes when you lose one man, 739 00:44:31,086 --> 00:44:32,880 it helps to talk to another one. 740 00:45:42,408 --> 00:45:44,201 It's not fair, pa. 741 00:45:44,368 --> 00:45:46,870 She doesn't care a hoot about him, 742 00:45:47,037 --> 00:45:50,958 and it's her name he put on the tree. 743 00:45:51,125 --> 00:45:52,459 I could have died. 744 00:45:52,626 --> 00:45:53,877 It was the most tragical thing 745 00:45:54,044 --> 00:45:56,255 that ever happened in my whole life. 746 00:45:58,465 --> 00:46:02,469 Kind of like that time we lost that old dog Jack, huh? 747 00:46:02,636 --> 00:46:05,055 Jack found us again. 748 00:46:05,222 --> 00:46:08,016 And Johnny will find you again. 749 00:46:08,183 --> 00:46:09,977 You think he will? 750 00:46:10,144 --> 00:46:11,562 Why, sure, he will. 751 00:46:11,728 --> 00:46:13,772 You know, I remember when I was a boy, 752 00:46:13,939 --> 00:46:16,275 I knew this little gal. 753 00:46:16,442 --> 00:46:18,861 She had pigtails and freckles. 754 00:46:19,027 --> 00:46:20,529 She was about 4 years younger than me, 755 00:46:20,696 --> 00:46:23,157 which is like a hundred when you're 15. 756 00:46:23,323 --> 00:46:24,533 Johnny's 15. 757 00:46:24,700 --> 00:46:26,076 Yeah. 758 00:46:26,243 --> 00:46:27,578 I used to call her "tagalong" 759 00:46:27,744 --> 00:46:30,497 because she was always chasing after me all the time. 760 00:46:30,664 --> 00:46:32,291 I didn't pay her any mind. 761 00:46:32,458 --> 00:46:33,917 Then all of a sudden one day, 762 00:46:34,084 --> 00:46:36,920 I noticed a whole bunch of boys buzzing around her 763 00:46:37,087 --> 00:46:38,839 like bees to honey. 764 00:46:39,006 --> 00:46:40,340 I took a good look at her, 765 00:46:40,507 --> 00:46:42,801 and I realized that she had blossomed 766 00:46:42,968 --> 00:46:45,929 into about the prettiest thing I'd ever seen. 767 00:46:46,096 --> 00:46:47,264 I figured she'd take to me right off 768 00:46:47,431 --> 00:46:50,767 but she couldn't see me for dust. 769 00:46:50,934 --> 00:46:52,269 Her name was Caroline. 770 00:46:52,436 --> 00:46:53,896 Ma? 771 00:46:55,772 --> 00:46:57,149 Ma. 772 00:46:59,735 --> 00:47:01,695 And you're just like her. 773 00:47:03,113 --> 00:47:04,740 Just like her. 774 00:47:06,200 --> 00:47:07,576 You wait and see. 775 00:47:07,743 --> 00:47:09,411 One of these days you're going to have lots of beaus. 776 00:47:09,578 --> 00:47:10,829 I wouldn't be surprised 777 00:47:10,996 --> 00:47:12,664 if Johnny Johnson's one of them, sweet thing. 778 00:47:12,831 --> 00:47:15,626 I'm not a sweet thing, pa. 779 00:47:15,792 --> 00:47:17,044 I blamed it all on Mary, 780 00:47:17,211 --> 00:47:19,338 and it wasn't even her fault. 781 00:47:19,505 --> 00:47:23,592 I said wicked things to her on purpose. 782 00:47:23,759 --> 00:47:26,053 I meant to be hurtful, 783 00:47:26,220 --> 00:47:29,681 but it didn't stop my hurting. 784 00:47:29,848 --> 00:47:31,642 Well, you learned a lesson. 785 00:47:31,808 --> 00:47:33,810 Hurting back doesn't help. 786 00:47:33,977 --> 00:47:36,396 There's lot of ways to make amends. 787 00:47:38,106 --> 00:47:40,067 I guess I was jealous. 788 00:47:41,401 --> 00:47:43,195 Oh, so was I. 789 00:47:43,362 --> 00:47:44,488 You, pa? 790 00:47:44,655 --> 00:47:46,782 Mm-hmm. 791 00:47:46,949 --> 00:47:48,200 Some young sprout 792 00:47:48,367 --> 00:47:50,327 was trying to steal my best girl. 793 00:47:50,494 --> 00:47:52,246 Oh, pa! 794 00:47:55,666 --> 00:47:57,918 I love you. 795 00:48:00,170 --> 00:48:02,089 Now... 796 00:48:02,256 --> 00:48:04,007 If you're going to grow up to be as pretty as your ma, 797 00:48:04,174 --> 00:48:05,259 I think we ought to get you home 798 00:48:05,425 --> 00:48:06,552 and give you some supper. 799 00:48:06,718 --> 00:48:09,596 Ha ha!