Pa did not like a country so old and worn out that the hunting was poor. He wanted to go west. For two years he had wanted to go west and take a homestead, but Ma did not want to leave the settled country. Laura Ingalls Wilder countryhomesteadhunt share on social
Remember me with smiles and laughter, for that is how I will remember you all. If you can only remember me with tears, then don't remember me at all. Laura Ingalls Wilder laughterremembersmile Change image and share on social
Far worst of all, the fever had settled in Mary's eyes, and Mary was blind. Laura Ingalls Wilder badblindeye Change image and share on social
Suffering passes, while love is eternal. That's a gift that you have received from God. Don't waste it. Laura Ingalls Wilder eternalgiftgod Change image and share on social
Every job is good if you do your best and work hard. A man who works hard stinks only to the ones that have nothing to do but smell. Laura Ingalls Wilder goodhardjob Change image and share on social
The trouble with organizing a thing is that pretty soon folks get to paying more attention to the organization than to what they're organized for. Laura Ingalls Wilder attentionfolkorganization Change image and share on social
There the wild animals wandered and fed as though they were in a pasture that stretched much farther than a man could see, and there were no settlers. Only Indians lived there. Laura Ingalls Wilder animalfarfeed Change image and share on social
The enormous lake stretched flat and smooth and white all the way to the edge of the gray sky. Wagon tracks went away across it, so far that you could not see where they went; they ended in nothing at all. Laura Ingalls Wilder edgeendenormous share on social
So Pa sold the little house. He sold the cow and calf. He made hickory bows and fastened them upright to the wagon box. Ma helped him stretch white canvas over them. Laura Ingalls Wilder bowboxcalf Change image and share on social
