They drove a long way through the snowy woods, till they came to the town of Pepin. Mary and Laura had seen it once before, but it looked different now. Laura Ingalls Wilder drivelauralong Change image and share on social
So they all went away from the little log house. The shutters were over the windows, so the little house could not see them go. It stayed there inside the log fence, behind the two big oak trees that in the summertime had made green roofs for Mary and Laura to play under. Laura Ingalls Wilder bigfencegreen share on social
Everything from the little house was in the wagon, except the beds and tables and chairs. They did not need to take these, because Pa could always make new ones. Laura Ingalls Wilder bedchairhouse 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
