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It's an awful heavy load.

I think the team can handle it.

When are you going to be back?

I don't know. I may not be.

What are you talking about?

Business is growing so fast,

I can't even take the orders from mankato.

I'm just not going to be able to service walnut grove anymore.

I'm sorry to hear that.

I'm sorry, too.

It's going to be a problem for the whole town.

I know right now I have enough business

to fill 2, maybe 3 wagons.

You both got sturdy wagons and good teams.

US in the freighting business? I never thought about it.

The mill's not keeping you that busy, is it?

This is the first good order I've had in two months.

What about you, almanzo?

Feed and seed business going to make you rich?

No, but it's going to break my back.

It makes sense, then.

Be a good business for you.

One thing I can practically guarantee,

and that is you'll never have to come home with an empty wagon.

You two think on it.

We'll do that. Have a good trip back.

Thank you. Let me know what you decide.

Almanzo: All right.

Yah!

Hey, a family business... A partnership.

What could be more natural? Wilder and Ingalls.

I was thinking more in terms of Ingalls and Wilder.

You know what they say... Age...

Age has got nothing to do with it. It's alphabetical order, my boy.

Ingalls and Wilder it is, then.

Now, take a real close look at this map.

I think that this road to sleepy eye is going to save US a lot of time.

Laura: It looks exciting to me.

Could solve a lot of money problems if this business works out.

Now, you can't deny that it's shorter.

I'm not denying the road is shorter. What I'm telling you is

there's a lot of hills along that road,

and with fully-loaded wagons, you're asking for problems.

Well, that's true,

but the other road to sleepy eye is twice as long.

Of course it's twice as long. It's also flat as a pancake,

and that's why folks use it.

I can see your point. Still, I...

All right. If you want to go on this road, you go on your road.

- That's fine. - Fine.

If you insist.

I'm not going to insist. After all, we're partners.

Well, I'm certainly not going to insist on using that.

Well, you are older and more experienced.

Yeah, and don't forget that.

This is about the silliest argument I ever heard.

It's not an argument, Caroline.

We're having a nice, friendly discussion about a road.

That's right.

It sounds like an argument to me.

Pa, almanzo... Sign's finished. Come take a look.

Well, what do you think?

That's real fine work, Albert.

That's real professional, son.

Thanks.

What about your pa's wagon?

Oh, I'll have it finished before sundown.

Which reminds me... We'd best get started home.

Yeah.

Almanzo, I was thinking.

We could probably figure out which was the best route

by each one of US taking our own way, huh?

That makes sense.

We'll both be leaving at the same time.

Be kind of fun. What do you think?

Why not? We set a time to reach sleepy eye...

Say, before 1:00 in the afternoon.

Good enough. Make a little wager on it?

Charles, you know how I feel about gambling.

No, no. Not for money. I'll tell you what...

If I lose, Caroline will make US a special supper with all the trimmings.

And Beth does the same if I lose.

Mm-hmm.

What if you both lose?

What if neither one of you makes it to sleepy eye by 1:00?

Then your pa and I do the honors.

You're going to cook?

Don't worry about me cooking. I've taken the route often enough.

Well, thanks for supper.

Caroline: You're welcome.

Thanks again, Albert.

You're welcome.

Bye!

Laura: Bye, ma!

You sure you're going to win that bet?

No doubt about it.

Don't know why young folks always think they know better than their elders.

Well, sometimes they do.

Not this time. Be a good lesson for almanzo.

Almanzo: I just know my way is fastest.

Well, tomorrow you'll find out for sure.

Well, on the map, it's plain as anything.

Why do older people always think their way is best?

Sometimes it is.

Well... it would be a good lesson for your pa

to find out his way is not always best.

Charles?

Mm-hmm?

What are you doing?

I'm just checking the map.

You've been to sleepy eye and back more times than I can remember.

You must know the way.

Know it like the back of my hand. I'm just looking for a shortcut.

Shortcut?

Mm-hmm. Take a look here.

See, this prairie's real flat right in here.

Now, if I just pull off the road here, cut across that angle,

I'll pick up an hour, maybe two on my time.

I don't know.

Why not? It's plain enough to see.

Yeah, it appears logical.

What's bothering you, then?

Well, if this were the best way for the road,

why wasn't it built that way in the first place?

Because they didn't ask me.

Believe me, I know this country too well. It'll work.

Just one more thing, then I'll drop the subject.

Shoot.

If you're so sure your way is best,

why bother with a shortcut?

What if almanzo did get there first? How would that look?

I'm just getting myself a little insurance, that's all.

This is going to work fine.

Just fine.

What a surprise for the young lad.

Your wagon just may have a heavier load than mine.

Well, I got less distance to haul it.

We got enough left here for a third wagon.

Business is really looking good.

Now, are you all set, partner?

As much as I'll ever be.

Let's move 'em out. Good luck.

You, too.

See you in sleepy eye.

I'll be there waiting for you.

Albert: Come on, let's go play some football.

Laura!

Hi, ma.

Hi.

You ready for the shopping that you have to do today?

Shopping?

Yeah... for the feast that your father's planning for tonight.

Almanzo's so sure that he's going to win,

I'm afraid we're going to be eating at your place tonight.

Isn't it silly?

Honestly. Men get so competitive over the strangest things.

I know.

I suppose I can tell you, now that they've both left.

What?

What?

Do you know what your father's planning to do?

What?

He's planning to take a shortcut...

Across the prairie!

He doesn't know where he might wind up!

He could end up...

What?

In the middle of a bog...

Smack in the middle of nowhere!

I know it's cruel...

Oh... and manly...

If he tries to go up too steep of a hill with that load...

Oh, I know!

Oh, I'm going.

Just to win!

Oh, boy.

Well...

I'd best get them running.

Hah!

Hah! Hah!

Easy! Come on! All right, now. Come on!

Yah!

Easy!

Easy!

Well... I can't say I wasn't warned.

You tried your best, and that's all I can ask.

I probably could make it with half a load.

Let's see...

If I unload half and leave it here,

then I take the rest up over the crest and unload it,

then I come back down and reload what I left here...

Oh, lord, this is terrible.

Morning!

Morning.

Whoa. Need some help?

With what?

I don't know, exactly.

I'm waiting for a ride.

Oh. Somebody special?

Nobody special. Just a ride.

I'm on my way to sleepy eye. You're welcome to ride with me.

Obliged.

There you go.

Charles Ingalls.

Kavendish.

A pleasure.

Yah!

Yah! Yah!

You got business in sleepy eye?

Heard about a job. Depends on how soon we get there.

We're going to be there sooner than you think. Yah!

Where do you think you're going? The road's that way.

Taking a shortcut.

Shortcut? I never heard of any shortcut out this way.

Well, you have now.

Listen, if there was a shorter way to sleepy eye,

why ain't there no road?

You sound like my wife.

I'm surprised a fellow like you could be married...

To anybody with sense.

Hah!

Oh...

Man: Be home soon, Emma.

Home. And what's there for US?

I can't believe we could be gone this long and still not find work.

You tried, Horace. The good lord can't ask more than that.

Trying don't fill our stomachs.

Times are hard, but if we starve, it'll be under our own roof.

What do you suppose that is?

Huh?

There... on ahead.

I don't know.

Whoa.

Must belong to somebody.

Who? Nobody'd just leave it here like this.

Here, son.

Well, not unless we were... we were meant to find it.

Emma, you suppose god meant this to be?

I can't see any other reason.

Praise the lord.

Oh, praise him! He's answered our prayers!

Canned goods, ham, cider...

Oh!

Food.

More food than we ever seen.

Oh!

Oh!

Children, come! Help!

Yah!

Hah! Hah!

Hah! Yah!

Yah!

What?!

What happened to my goods?

There are tracks... And they're heading that way.

Well, they're not going to get away with it!

Hah! Hah!

That's funny. That stream wasn't on the map.

Plain foolishness. Shortcut. Ha!

When I get you to sleepy eye two hours before you'd have gotten there,

then you give me your opinions.

Until then...

Only way we're getting to sleepy eye

is if you turn this rig around and take the road.

If you want to go that way, get out and walk.

I'm going to cross the stream in the wagon.

Can't be more than a foot deep. Come on!

Yah! Come on!

Come on, now! Yah!

Yah! Come on! Move!

Yah! Come on!

Yah! Come on!

Yah! Come on!

Yah! Come on!

Move it! Come on! Yah!

Yah! Move! Yah!

Yah! Come on!

Yah! Yah!

Come on, now. Come on!

Yah! Come on!

Yah! Yah!

Yah! Come on!

Yah! Come on!

Yah! Come on!

Oh, no.

Oh, yes, Mr. Smart brain.

Now look what you've done.

Well, don't worry about it.

All we have to do is lighten the load a little bit, that's all.

Huh?

Come on, give me a hand.

I'm too old to be pushing and shoving a fool's wagon.

What are you going to do? Just sit there?

Well, all right... I'll take my weight off.

But that's all I'm doing.

Well, I'm thankful for any consideration you may give me.

Well, come on! Come on!

Let me on your shoulders.

On my shoulders?!

That's right. You deaf?

I'm not ruining my onliest shoes 'cause you made a dumb mistake.

Can't you just take them off and tie them around your neck?

If I wanted something around my neck, I'd have bought a tie.

Now, give me a hand.

I got arthritis, and I can't take no cold water on my bones.

All right, all right. Come on.

Hey, don't be pulling my hat down like that!

I can't see where I'm going!

I'm only holding on!

Hey, you... you're ripping my cheek off!

Get your hand out of my mouth!

I can't see anything.

You can't see anything?!

What you been eating, old man?

We're almost there.

All right.

Dadburn, you're heavier than you look, old man.

And you're much dumber than you look.

Well, thanks.

Next time, listen to your elders.

Seems I've heard that before.

Horace: Wait.

We thank thee, lord, for this bountiful feast

and pray that you make US worthy of your love and compassion.

All: Amen.

Amen.

There you are.

Children, eat slow, or you'll get sick.

Be a shame to lose any of a meal like this. Do as your ma says.

That's better.

The ham.

You cooked the ham.

Please don't hurt US.

It was already cooked. Just needed heating up.

Emma: We're just poor folk. Ain't eat nothing in days.

Horace: Found all this alongside the road.

Thought the lord had answered our prayers.

I'm sorry for thinking you were thieves, it's just these here are my goods.

I couldn't get them up to the top of the hill at one time.

We didn't know. We're regretting the mistake.

Got no money to pay for what we ate.

Well... I reckon you're welcome to one feast.

Well, you're... you're free to join US.

There's plenty, as you see... If you got the time.

Well, no hurry now.

I'll get you a fresh plate.

Thank you.

You can have my seat.

Thank you.

There we go. All tied down, ready to go.

Even if you find the shortcut,

we've lost more time than it would've saved.

Job's probably gone by now.

Mr. Kavendish, I'd like to ask a special favor of you.

And what would that be?

Would you keep your mouth shut until this trip's over?

My pleasure.

Yah!

I tried mining this old claim.

What made you quit?

Wore out my picks and shovels.

Didn't have the wherewithal to buy new ones.

Well, would you be willing to try again if you had the new tools?

I don't know. Mighty hard work.

Well, I'm willing to help if you're willing to try.

I'm willing to try, Mr. Wilder.

Let's come on over here, then, and see what we got.

Jonathan, on telephone: Caroline, I just wanted to be sure

that Charles and almanzo got off this morning.

Why, yes. They're not there yet?

No. I've got this rush delivery for the trip back,

and I didn't want to give it to anybody else.

Well, they certainly should have been there by now.

I hope they didn't... Jonathan, would you have Charles call me

the minute they get there?

I'll do that.

Thanks, Jonathan. Bye.

Good-bye.

Hmm.

It's only me, Nellie.

Oh, I was afraid it was percival.

He gets so angry when he catches me eating.

You can't blame him, Nellie.

You know what the doctor said.

Oh, I know, but he doesn't understand.

I'm not hungry. It's the baby.

- Nellie, I really think... - Nellie?

Oh, please tell him you don't know where I am.

Caroline: Nellie...

Tell him you don't know where I am.

Nellie?

Mrs. Ingalls, have you seen Nellie?

Well, no.

She's probably hiding out somewhere,

eating again.

This morning, I found 3 empty bonbon boxes

under the bed, and two empty pickle jars

in the water closet.

Really? Well, if I see her,

I'll tell her you're looking for her.

Ok. Thank you.

Ah, I think maybe I'll go to the store,

see if she's there.

- Good-bye. - Bye-bye!

I don't know why he gets so angry.

I'm only feeding the baby.

These pickles are wonderful.

I wonder how they'd be with maple syrup.

- Is that good? - Mm-hmm.

Hello, my love.

What did Dr. Baker tell you? Hmm?

He said you've been eating too much.

What does he know?

I want a second opinion.

Oh, you do? All right.

You're also getting fat.

- Go to your room. - Oh, percival.

Go to your room!

Charles: No!

Looks like the end of the line.

Oh, no, it's not. We're not turning back now.

There's wire cutters in here somewhere.

There we go.

Thinks he's going to stop me from getting to sleepy eye.

Man: Hold it!

Don't be cutting the fence.

I'm sorry, but I...

Don't be sorry, just don't cut it.

Now, look, mister, I'm trying to get to sleepy eye.

You got to go back.

Go back?

Yep. Take the road.

That's why it was built.

Uh, mind if I cut across on foot?

It's all right with me, old man.

Uh, thankee.

Iffen I was you,

I'd think seriously of getting into another line of work.

Well, you're not me.

Thank the lord.

Muddlehead.

Thanks.

There'll be more hills ahead.

Bad as the ones we just came over?

Wouldn't say so. Still won't be easy.

I just can't wait for the end of this trip.

Thanks for all you done.

Well, you get to mining right away.

You portion out those canned goods,

you're going to make it.

We'll try it with god's help.

Good-bye, Mr. Choate.

God be with you.

Uh, afternoon, friend.

Afternoon.

Could... could you give a poor old man a lift to sleepy eye?

It's against company rules.

I know, but my feet are killing me.

All right. You can ride in the boxcar.

Thank you.

Do you think I have enough time to shave before we pull out?

Sure. We're taking on water.

Oh, good.

Uh, you happen to see a freight wagon back there?

Sure did. Idiot driver was offloading,

trying to get it up a hill.

Bet I know him. What did he look like?

Uh... young, blond, tall lad.

Oh. Must've been some other idiot.

Whoa.

You're late getting in, Charles.

Well, it's a long story.

Well, I got a load for you to take back,

but it's too late to start tonight.

Yeah, I know. I'm sorry.

Stay here. Get an early start tomorrow.

Suppose almanzo's been here and gone by now, huh?

No. I ain't seen hide nor hair of him.

Hey, you're kidding.

Can't be lost, that's for sure.

Did the two of you leave together?

Yeah. Yeah, he took the other road.

Not with a full wagon!

Yeah. I tried to tell him.

Look, when he gets here, I want to play a little joke on him.

Why don't you just say that I've been here since about noon.

Oh, just waiting around, huh?

Yeah.

All right. I'll play along with you.

I appreciate it. Can I use your telephone?

Go ahead. I'll get these horses unhitched.

Thanks. Caroline's expecting me home for supper about now.

Yeah, I know. She, uh...

Hi, ma. Have you heard anything?

Yeah. Your pa just called.

They're staying the night.

That's a relief.

After talking about all the things that could've gone wrong...

I know. It's funny, though.

He didn't say anything about being delayed.

He just said that they got to visiting with Mary

and lost track of the time.

Well, they couldn't have been all that late.

Enough to miss their deadline.

Looks like we don't have to cook tomorrow night.

Looks like.

Well.

Whoa.

Where you been? I've been worried about you.

That road was just like you said.

I should've listened to you.

Sometimes we have to learn by making mistakes.

Yeah.

At least you're here.

When did you get in?

Me? Oh, I've been here since about noon, thereabouts.

Really?

Uh-huh.

Oh, I'm sorry.

You should be. I want you to do something about it

instead of just talking about it.

What?

We'd have been home for supper tonight if you'd have been on time.

The least you could do is buy Mary and me supper here.

Oh.

Well, any objections?

Aw, it's only fair.

Let's get the wagon unloaded.

Mary: Oh, this is so exciting! I get so lonely with Adam gone.

Here's a step. We should be coming in

at least once or twice a week.

Probably wind up getting sick of US.

Ah, never.

Well, here it is... the most expensive place in town.

Are you sure this is the proper place to be bringing Mary?

Partner, a deal is a deal.

Aw, come on. I never get taken out to dinner.

Right.

Come along.

Charles: It's a beautiful place.

Flowers on the table. Food must be good, partner.

There's a table right up here.

Something sure smells good.

Hope whatever it is is on special.

I'm not ordering the special, I guarantee you that.

I am going to get the biggest, most expensive steak in the place...

Maybe two of them.

Couple eggs over easy... Going to have a side of mushrooms...

A big green salad.

Have to look at the dessert menu to check that out.

Good evening, Mr. Smart brain.

Mr. Kavendish.

As you see, your little shortcut

didn't cost me the job, after all.

What shortcut?

Uh, it's nothing. We're in kind of a hurry.

This is my daughter Mary and my son-in-law almanzo. We'd like to order right away.

What kind of shortcut?

Tell him, Mr. Ingalls.

Well, it's really not very interesting.

Is that why you made it here by noon?

By noon?! Is that what he's been telling you?

What's funny?

By noon, your father-in-law had US stuck

in a bog in the middle of the prairie,

and by 1:30,

he had driven US onto a dead end.

Some shortcut.

He had to drive at least 5 miles back to the road.

I don't understand any of this.

Well, I sure do.

It means your pa is treating US to supper

instead of me.

I think that I'm going to have

a nice, big steak...

The biggest one you got.

Then I think I'm going to have two eggs over easy.

Then I'm going to have a nice, big side of mushrooms

and a nice green salad.

And for dessert... A nice, big piece of your peach pie.

Ahh. How's that sound to you, Mary?

Oh, that sounds just fine to me. Same for me.

And you, Mr. Ingalls?

Bowl of soup.

All right, I'm just going to recheck it.

That's one ham, 6 cans of assorted vegetables,

two picks, and one shovel.

Anything else?

Yeah. A sack of wheat, 5 pounds of sugar.

Well, let's see. Wheat... 5 sugar...

I'm giving you wholesale on all this.

All right. Almanzo, you owe the partnership $11.80.

It's going to take a couple of weeks to pay that off.

That'll be just fine.

You know, I thought you'd be more understanding.

After all, those folks were starving.

Oh, almanzo, I was more understanding

until you ordered another steak... And then another order of peach pie.

I'm the one that's starving.

You're not going to be eating any better tomorrow night.

We're cooking, remember?

What do you mean, we're cooking?

Sure. Neither one of US made it before 1:00.

How would you like not to cook tomorrow night?

I'd love it, but we have to.

No, we don't.

All we have to do is tell our wives we got here before 1:00.

That'd be lying.

Well, of course it would be lying.

It's a lot better than cooking.

I mean, we just say we both got here at 1:00.

Even tie. All bets are off.

We don't have to look like idiots in front of our wives.

A deal?

Deal.

All right.

Now let's put out the light and get some sleep.

In a minute. I'm just going to check upstairs at Jonathan's,

see if there's something to eat.

I'm starving. I can't sleep.

Hey! Charles, is that you?

Oh, yeah. I'm sorry to wake you.

What are you doing?

Uh, I was on my way to the outhouse, but I'm half asleep.

That's out front. You know that.

Yeah, well...

What are you trying, Mr. Ingalls?

Another one of your shortcuts?

That... that... That's funny, Andy.

That's really funny. Well, good night.

Good night, Charles.

Good night, Mr. Ingalls.

Laura! Laura!

Miss Wilder.

Look!

They're back! Come on!

I'll go get ma.

Ok.

Welcome home.

Well, thank you.

Oh, I missed you.

Oh, I missed you, too.

How was the trip?

Oh, fine, fine.

Hi, pa!

Hi, darling.

Albert: Hi, pa!

Hi, Albert.

Charles: How you doing, son?

Albert: Hi, almanzo.

Hi, Albert.

How are you?

All right. Well, you certainly made good time.

Jonathan's a man of his word...

Two full wagonloads for the return trip.

That's wonderful. Well, how'd your shortcut work out?

Oh, shortcut... I didn't even bother taking.

What time did you get to sleepy eye, pa?

Well, that's a story in itself, isn't it, almanzo...

What time we got there.

Yeah, it sure is.

See, almanzo had a little trouble with the hills.

Yeah. It seems my way didn't save any time at all.

Nah. But the most unbelievable part is when we got to sleepy eye.

I'm coming down the street from this direction...

And I'm coming down the street from the other.

Right, right. And we meet right at exactly the same moment. Exactly.

Caroline: That's unbelievable, all right.

So all the bets are off.

Your place or ours?

Oh, I think almanzo would love to host.

What?

- I don't understand. - You don't?

No.

Charles Ingalls... I talked to Jonathan. It was way past 1:00.

Oh.

Looks like you both get to do the shopping, too.

Hmm.

You want to walk with me to oleson's,

or you want to take a shortcut?

How much longer?

We're starved.

Charles: Almost ready.

Almanzo: Just a few minutes.

Something smell funny to you?

Kind of.

Almanzo: The potatoes are burned!

Charles: Well, of course they're burned. You cooked them too long.

I cooked them exactly as long as you said!

Did you ever think about checking on something?

All you have to do... Oh, the bread!

Oh!

Here! Here, here!

Oh...

Oh, no!

It's ruined. That bread is ruined.

Almanzo: Well, don't look at me.

Making the bread was your department.

Couldn't you have checked on it while I was working on the corn?

I was working on the pie!

What pie?

The pie! The pie.

Come on.

Almanzo: Aw, no pie, either.

Charles: All right, we're going to give them the roast.

All we're going to get to...

Almanzo: Charles...

What?

Did you ever think about adding a little water to the roast once in a while?

You didn't tell me to do that.

I have to tell you to add water?

All you have to do is put water in a pot,

and I have to tell you to put water in it?

Not if you don't tell me to do it!

Caroline: Nellie's serving till 8:30.

We can just make it.

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