A harvest of friends
Laura Ingalls out of the hut and down into the courtyard of the future farm, accompanied by his dog.
Laura Ingalls (voice-over): If I were writing my journal, I begin with the day of our arrival at Plum Creek??? that I saw when I woke up. I saw Dad talking with Mr. Hanson, and wondered what they were talking about.
Mr. Hanson and Charles arrived shortly after in the yard.
Lars Hanson: Oh, no, see, it was all the time Mr. Ingalls. If I were you, I would think a good night before answering.
Charles Ingalls: No, do not bother Mr. Hanson. I just thought about it, and I go to town tomorrow for the first time to sign the papers.
Lars Hanson: Well, okay. So, tomorrow!
Charles Ingalls: Okay!
Lars Hanson: Yeah.
Charles Ingalls: And thank you again!
Lars Hanson: No, it's me.
While Mr. Hanson goes, Mr. Ingalls will find his wife and daughters who are dipping their feet in the stream.
Charles Ingalls: Well, the family, when you have enough feet refreshed, it will unload the truck.
Caroline Ingalls: We have a home?
Charles Ingalls: We have a home!
Then we see that Charles went to the village, size of planks at the sawmill, goes home with oxen and built his house.
Laura Ingalls (in voiceover, commenting on the above passage): Dad saw borrowed from Mr. Hanson to build our future home. Pat and Patty, our horses were not strong enough to pull the plow that Papa needed to return to the soil of the Prairie. So, a little sadly, Dad asked Mr. Hanson us exchange against a pair of oxen, beefy enough, according to Dad, to return the country's land to the sea!
Then we see that Charles, at night, drives nails into the house construction.
Laura Ingalls (in voiceover, commenting on the above passage): Dad came home at dusk and worked by the light of a lantern. Mom said he ate while sawing or nailing. It must be true! As all this was happening the night, the house we grew like a fungus found in the woods. Everyone held his breath and then, one morning, our house was ready.
Charles ends securing the handle of the door. Caroline and girls are also outside the house and wear blankets, pillows, ... Jack on their side.
Laura Ingalls: You can enter then?
Charles Ingalls: Wait a second!
It takes Caroline in his arms, while Laura laughed.
Caroline Ingalls: But Charles! Let me go. We entered the house a hundred times!
Charles Ingalls: Not like today! Today is special!
The whole family into the house.
Mary Ingalls: We can make our beds now?
Caroline Ingalls: Of course!
Charles Ingalls (Laura) Go give him a hand!
The girl then grabbed two pillows and am Mary is already mounted.
Laura Ingalls: We never had a bed so great! And a lovely room just for us! (She then approaches the window.) Was a window just for us! We'll see the stars in the sky.
Mary Ingalls: Unfortunately, we are all asleep when they are in the sky. What will be really good, it will hear the rain and know that nothing will be tempered ... It seems that you had to give me a hand?
Laura Ingalls: A window just for us ...
We see then that Caroline leaves his room and goes near the table. Charles joins.
Caroline Ingalls: A true floor windows on all windows, bedroom for girls, one for us.
Charles Ingalls: And the main door that locks!
Caroline Ingalls: Oh yes! Coyotes can howl at night, I would not be afraid.
Charles Ingalls: We have often heard, and if you were scared, I've never noticed.
Caroline Ingalls: And yet ... It's over now!
Charles Ingalls: You will no longer have to worry about the weather! There are still a lot of work, and we have a lot of things.
Caroline Ingalls: First a plow and harrow. (Carrie is climbing the ladder.) Carrie!
Charles Ingalls: Hey, hey, hey, haha, this is a bit high for you. Must not climb alone. I do not care too much for the harrow. I can cobble one that I will troubleshoot, but more annoying is the plow. I go to town tomorrow.
Caroline Ingalls: Yes, but we have no money ...
Charles Ingalls: Ah, you do not worry, I always knew I manage.
Caroline Ingalls: Really?
Charles Ingalls: Listen ...
Caroline Ingalls: Carrie!
Carrie climbs the ladder again and arrives in the girls' room.
Charles Ingalls: Ha, I'm back.
Caroline giggles while the girls discover their little sister.
Mary Ingalls: Carrie! What are you doing here?
Laura Ingalls: She managed to climb the ladder!
Charles Ingalls: Ha, well, then, little monster, you want to explore the barn? It will soon be as big as you. So do you like it?
Laura Ingalls: Yes Dad!
Mary Ingalls: It's great!
Charles Ingalls: Go! A little place! Haa! (Charles sits down on his knees Carrie, Laura and Mary to his left to his right.) Well, the mattress is softer than I have done for us! Then, and this room?
Mary Ingalls: Magnifique!
Laura Ingalls: Oh yes! And you know what I learned?
Charles Ingalls: No, but I'll find out.
Laura Ingalls: A house is what is best on Earth!
Charles Ingalls: Yes, what is better, you're right! (Carrie A) You like her home?
Carrie Ingalls (shaking his head): Yes.
Charles Ingalls: Okay, so far so good!
Then we see Charles walking in the street from the entrance to Walnut Grove. He passes the blacksmith, Mr. Dorfler.
Charles Ingalls: Hello Mr. Dorfler!
Hans Dorfler: Ingalls Hello! At any time!
Charles then continued on his way and entered the store Oleson.
Nels Oleson: Mr. Ingalls, hello.
Charles Ingalls: Hello Mr. Oleson.
Nels Oleson (A Harriet dusting a shelf): Oh, Honey, that's the man I met in passing at Hanson.
Charles Ingalls: Madame.
Harriet Oleson: Mr..
Nels Oleson: So, what do you want?
Charles Ingalls: Well I would like to buy a plow and seed corn for a hundred acres.
Nels Oleson: You build a house up there it seems?
Charles Ingalls: Oh, I finished last night! That is why I must begin to plow. I ... I unfortunately no money at this time, but will share my first harvest.
Harriet Oleson: Oh, we do credit only few farmers that we know well.
Nels Oleson: We have a good reason, of course. Finally, we ... we need money to pay for what sells, otherwise it should be closed.
Charles Ingalls: Yes, I know, I also paid cash. I can tell you is what I do when I sold the first harvest.
Harriet Oleson: Mr. Ingalls, you know how many families wanted to move here? Then they began to sow in ordering more than they could afford, and they chose to leave in the middle of the night. I have a drawer full of bills, and ...
Charles Ingalls: Mrs. Oleson, I assure you that I did not intend to leave in the middle of the night. Thank you.
Charles leaves.
Nels Oleson: Mr. Ingalls, I ... Finally, there is no other way ...
Charles Ingalls (raising his voice): I understand!
He leaves the shop and headed towards the building of Liam O'Neil. There, he admires his plows, before finding that part of the roof collapsed. The sight of Mr. O'Neil's challenges.
Liam O'Neil: So we admire my beautiful plows, huh?
Charles Ingalls: Yeah.
Liam O'Neil: You need one?
Charles Ingalls: Yeah. I'm Ingalls.
Liam O'Neil: And I, O'Neil. Mr. Ingalls, delighted!
Charles Ingalls: And I would also need seeds to a hundred acres.
Liam O'Neil: You are really fallen, I sell what is best.
Charles Ingalls: Yeah, but I have no money!
Liam O'Neil: So, again, I have work waiting for me.
Charles Ingalls: Wait! I can offer you better.
Liam O'Neil: No, it's true ... What you have to offer me better?
Charles Ingalls: know-how. I can rebuild your roof.
Both lead to the part of you that has collapsed.
Liam O'Neil: If the work was done well, it would not have collapsed. I bought this case with my savings. I just signed there was a snowstorm, and crack, the roof did not hold. The result you see before you.
Charles Ingalls: I can build a roof that will support the next snow.
Liam O'Neil: And that, for a plow and seeds?
Charles Ingalls: Indeed.
Liam O'Neil: Who will provide the hardware?
Charles Ingalls: You, why?
Liam O'Neil: Oh, in that case, my grandfather, I must make more if you want me to accept such a market. Here ... I receive many bags of seeds in two weeks it will store them in addition to those already out there.
Charles Ingalls: Think they are.
Liam O'Neil: I'd like to ask you a little question Ingalls. You work all day at Hanson, when you work for me?
Charles Ingalls: Oh, I've already planned everything, I will come here in the morning and I will work with him the rest of the time.
Liam O'Neil: You'll never get there. We need all the bags are piled into ... three weeks.
Charles Ingalls: That's enough.
Liam O'Neil: It's easy to say, but to do something else ...
Charles Ingalls: I give you my word.
Liam O'Neill: Hey, if you ever have a trouble, your word will not stop the rain from falling on the bags. I need a kind of guarantee ...
Charles Ingalls: Yes, what?
Liam O'Neil: Uh, I know you now oxen Hanson. So that everything is in good standing, you will sign an agreement that would give me these animals if you can not honor your promise. Oh! this is not distrust you, Ingalls, not at all. Simply scalded cat fears cold water! And for my part, I was pretty scalded with this roof, that's why I take precautions.
Charles Ingalls: I Rafistole it and I piled the bags.
Liam O'Neil: In three weeks?
Charles Ingalls: In three weeks.
Liam O'Neil: Ingalls Topez it. (They shake hands.) I hope you keep your promise.
In the evening, Charles serves coffee before sitting down at the table where Caroline sews.
Charles Ingalls: You must not worry about that. I finished the house and I have only one closet and some shelves to make.
Caroline Ingalls: No hurry for that.
Charles Ingalls: So I would work six hours and six hours O'Neil Hanson. Finally, it's only noon. It let me enough time to plow and sow, right?
Caroline Ingalls: By counting the time to come and go, it's nearly fifteen hours. The farm work on top of that, you do not have a minute to rest.
Charles Ingalls: There are only three weeks.
Caroline Ingalls: That's a long time we did not have time to sleep.
Charles Ingalls: I have strength.
Caroline Ingalls: But I'm sure Honey.
The next day Charles back of the barn and into the kitchen where Caroline, Mary, Laura and Carrie, the three girls are taking their breakfast.
Caroline Ingalls: Mary, you want to prepare a sandwich for Carrie?
Mary Ingalls, Laura, it??? beside her. Why is she not?
Caroline Ingalls: Because it will give way to his father.
Charles Ingalls: Oh, no, no, no, I do not have time, I'm already late!
Caroline Ingalls: It is important that you eat.
Charles Ingalls: I swallowed a piece of fruit this morning.
Caroline Ingalls: Wait! (She prepares a sandwich.) Here, eat this way.
Charles Ingalls: Oh, thank you! See you tonight!
Carrie Ingalls: Oh, and the bread, Mom!
Caroline Ingalls: Yes, honey. (Seeing Charles lunch.) The poor, he forgot his lunch! (A Laura) Well, bring him over, quick!
Laura Ingalls (leaving): Dad! Dad! And your lunch?
Charles Ingalls: Oh, thank you darling. Have fun!
Charles and Laura goes home. A little later, he arrived near the road where a man tries to repair the wheel of his truck. He approaches.
Charles Ingalls: Hello!
Dr. Baker: Oh, Ingalls! I'm Dr. Baker. (They shake hands.) We do not know, but Hanson told me about you.
Charles Ingalls: Pleased to meet you. (Pointing to the wheel) You have problems, huh?
Dr. Baker: Yes, and to me insoluble.
Charles Ingalls: I'll make a temporary repair?
Dr. Baker: You would know?
Charles Ingalls: Yes!
Dr. Baker: It would help me.
Charles Ingalls: We must help each other, right?
Charles began to repair the wheel.
Dr. Baker: And thank you for not making me out with a little fat in time, such accidents would not have occurred.
Charles Ingalls (laughing): If you had to think of everything ....
Dr. Baker: Oh, I was about to walk already. But I do not enchanted, I spent the night helping a baby to be born. I would like to thank you pay.
Charles Ingalls: Oh, no. No question. But drop me in front of Hanson.
Dr. Baker: Uh, okay.
Both are in the truck and head to Walnut Grove.
Dr. Baker: Hanson told me that you were very handy. You built your own house? It seems that you are going to repair the roof of the shed O'Neil?
Charles Ingalls: Say, news travels fast!
Dr. Baker: Oh, the village is not very big. But I think you will enjoy over here. You have a nice family too.
Charles Ingalls: Yeah, I guess.
Subsequently, Charles is trying to fix the roof while the men lay bags. When Mr. Hanson takes the whistle, Mr. Ingalls, while having lunch, leave the hangar O'Neil to go to the sawmill.
Then when he finished work at Hanson and he will refresh, Dr. Baker comes with a cage in which there are chickens.
Dr. Baker: Ingalls!
Charles Ingalls: So, Doctor?
Dr. Baker: Ha, good thing the Lord did not want the doctors speak in the corner cackling. If you knew the number of customers who can not pay me in such volatile ...
Meanwhile, Hanson fate.
Charles Ingalls: Ha, it can be useful.
Dr. Baker: I have been appointed to perpetuate the race. I'm so in the house: I have more space! Here, I hope you will do something. (Charles does not answer and looks, have surprised.) Yes, take them! This is normal, I have quite annoyed this morning.
Charles Ingalls: Of course, it would not luxury home ...
Lars Hanson: Take the Ingalls! Should not hesitate, it will make him happy this old owl. You know he absolutely refuses to keep. He was too afraid to see them die. People have proof that this is a charlatan who steals their money.
Dr. Baker: A thief? Me? So here, let's talk! You whistled past the hour, it was his big thing. It was three minutes late.
Lars Hanson: Not on your life. It is he who has three minutes early. It has a fake watch.
Dr. Baker: Oh, it will not! Ingalls, I take you to witness. This is a very accurate clock. We gave it to me when I finished my medical studies.
Lars Hanson: Oh, well then if it goes as far back in time ... When he was a student, watches were not yet invented.
Dr. Baker: You're still older than me, you can hardly put one foot before the other ...
Lars Hanson pulled the whistle, which interrupts the Doctor. Meanwhile, in Plum Creek, Ingalls girls are out, while Caroline is inside the house.
Laura Ingalls: Mom, I heard the whistle!
Caroline Ingalls (leaving): Monitors the kettle, please! I will harness the horse with Mary. You will drive to the fields, your father is waiting for you!
Then we see Charles being turning the soil in the field, then return once night falls, the horse home, under the watchful eye of Laura who observes from his bedroom.
Laura Ingalls (voice-over): In my journal, I write that Dad used every minute of the day, and a great part of the night. He said he counted the days that remained before working only on the farm. We only had one day that separated us from Sunday. This was the day Dad took us to the church, in principle.
We see Laura coming down the ladder, while Charles, sitting on his bed, tied his tie. Mary fastens his hood, and Caroline prepares his youngest, near the fireplace. When she goes looking for her husband, she is asleep and leaves in leaving.
Subsequently, people gathered in the church, when the Reverend Alden closes his Bible.
Reverend Alden: When I look at those who are here, I confess to being a little sad. I see many faces that are familiar to me, but I also notice the absence of others ... I notice a lot of women without their husbands, and I'm sure if I had to regret the loss of one of my parishioners during the past week, I know. We are all sinners. Some, of course, to a lesser degree than others. But we must all confess. We need to come to church and ask God for forgiveness. We all have something to complain about, you need to think about. Thus, you will be saved. We will pray for the salvation of our souls.
They waved to get up and begin all a psalm.
Then we see the four Ingalls returning home from the fields.
Laura Ingalls: In general, I prefer the church to the school, but not today.
Caroline Ingalls: And why is that?
Laura Ingalls: Oh, because ...
Mary Ingalls: I know why. This is because the Reverend said that if we do not go to church, we commit a sin. And we will be punished.
Caroline Ingalls: He was referring to those who never go to church.
Laura Ingalls: Dad will not be punished then?
Caroline Ingalls: But no. Dad is a good man. He is exhausted, he had to rest.
Mary Ingalls: It was not he come with us?
Caroline Ingalls: No! It was better in bed!
Laura Ingalls (pointing to the field next to them): It is there!
Indeed, we see in the distance, Charles plowing the field.
Caroline Ingalls: You will return with Carrie.
Then she goes to the field where her husband works.
Caroline Ingalls: Charles!
Charles Ingalls (stopping his horses): Hooo! Caroline! Back already?
Caroline Ingalls: Yes, and earlier than expected, it seems.
Charles Ingalls: No, why?
Caroline Ingalls (dryly): You do not have enough strength to come to church, and I'll meet you here!
Charles Ingalls: Oh, Caroline, I woke up you had spun. And I would not sit waiting for you!
Caroline Ingalls: Charles, the Lord's Day, we must rest.
Charles Ingalls: Oh, I'll rest after that, the Lord will not do for me.
Caroline Ingalls (getting angry): I tell you that it is a sacrilege!
Charles Ingalls: For you, it is possible. Not for the Lord. Him, he understands farmers. Ya!
Charles did leave the horses, while Caroline, angry, returns home.
In the evening, Ingalls lie. Caroline Charles reads the Bible and lies next to her.
Charles Ingalls: I'm sorry, I should have been in church.
Caroline Ingalls: Yeah, you should have gone to church.
Charles Ingalls: That's why I apologized for not having been there.
Caroline Ingalls: Oh, Honey, it's not only that. But you. You work too hard.
Charles Ingalls: Well, the hardest part is behind us. We see the end. You must have a little patience.
Caroline Ingalls: Oh! it's completely stupid to do both head. You forgive me?
Charles Ingalls: If you forgive me ...
Caroline closes his Bible and off.
Then we see Charles just finishing repairs to the roof O'Neil, while other bags are delivered. Then Mr. Ingalls heads, taking his lunch at Hanson.
Lars Hanson: Ingalls! Ingalls! Ingalls!
Charles approaches.
Charles Ingalls: Yes?
Lars Hanson: I checked your schedule from the beginning of the week and the amount I've paid. And I had a nice surprise, huh. That's it. Today, Ingalls, it is I who owe you half a dollar! It does not surprise you?
Charles Ingalls: No, I'm pretty happy, Mr. Hanson. I also checked what I had done. When you climb a tree after, we look at where the top is.
Both laugh.
Lars Hanson: And I, I'm happy. You've worked hard ... And then it well in advance O'Neil?
Charles Ingalls: Yes, it's almost over.
Lars Hanson: Well, because I think ... When you have finished with him and you have taken enough vacation, if you wish, return to work half day for me. Dépannerait me that well.
Charles Ingalls: Okay, I agree.
Lars Hanson: Okay?! Hehe!
Charles Ingalls: A one of these days!
Lars Hanson: Goodbye!
Charles leaves. The following image, seen entering the house when it's already dark.
Charles Ingalls Caroline?
Caroline Ingalls (leaving the room): What is it?
Charles Ingalls: I'm back, that's what it was. (He takes her in his arms and kisses her.) I'm starving! You serve me while I cleaned up.
Caroline Ingalls (heading towards his room): You look in great shape.
Charles Ingalls: And how! Haa! All is well! Where are the girls?
Caroline Ingalls: In bed!
Charles Ingalls: Why? The night has just dropped. It's a bit early to send them to bed, right?
Caroline Ingalls: I know. But as it is quieter home ... It n'te not drag the feet. I bring you your soup.
It leaves the room but is blocked by Charles.
Charles Ingalls: I was so bad? (She sighs.) Oh yeah, I remember asking a little silence, once or twice.
Caroline Ingalls: Twice?
Charles Ingalls: A little?
Caroline Ingalls: Plus!
Charles Ingalls: I'm sorry! You are preparing me my soup, I'll say goodnight to p'tites!
Caroline Ingalls: So we do not talk anymore.
Charles Ingalls: I'm starving!
Charles gets into the girls' room, what have I fallen asleep He sits on the bed.
Charles Ingalls: It's still a little early to sleep.
Mary Ingalls: Yes, it is true, we had trouble falling asleep.
Charles Ingalls: Oh, it's boring! I may tell you a story ...
Mary and Laura Ingalls: Oh, yes! Please!
Charles Ingalls: Well, a minute, uh ... Ah, yes! I see one that speaks of, which speaks of a poor farmer, rather grumpy. The farmer got up every morning before the sun, you know? Sometimes even without thinking about saying goodbye to his wife, and his three beautiful girls. (Mary and Laura launch a surprised look.) And every evening, when night fell, his wife was sleeping three little girls that do not quarrel on the way. That's why the whole family was sad. Everyone remembered the time when he was responsible for his wife and then he invented games for her three daughters. He accompanied them everywhere. One evening, the farmer said, "You are not ashamed of having become so grumpy?". Then he ends his work quickly, almost, at least. He returned to the house, and he announces to his wife and his girls, that tomorrow he will take all to the greatest picnics Earth.
Mary and Laura Ingalls (throwing herself into the arms of Charles): Oh, thank you Daddy!
Charles Ingalls: And the farmer promises not to be grumpy.
The next day, Charles, his daughters and Jack running down a hill, while Caroline is waiting at the bottom, with the picnic.
Charles Ingalls: Come on, hurry up!
It is with joy and good humor that runs the meal. Once completed, Charles decides to play with the kite and impress his wife and children.
Charles Ingalls: Hey! It always goes!
Laura Ingalls: Look, it's much higher than the birds!
Mary Ingalls: What is beautiful! I did not know he knew how to walk!
Caroline Ingalls (laughing): I do not know either!
Unfortunately, the kite gets stuck in the branches of a tree.
Charles Ingalls: Rah! I landed!
He climbs the tree, and falls ... once!
Immediately, Caroline and her girls get up and running in his direction.
Caroline Ingalls: Charles!
They arrive at the foot of the tree.
Caroline Ingalls: Charles ... (He tries to move.) No! Do not move, do not move! Laura, Mr. Hanson prevent over! Tell him that it takes Dr. Baker, and a car, or ... or a truck, hurry!
Laura runs away.
On the next picture, Dr. Charles Baker tape is on her bed, with at his side, Mr. Hanson and his family.
Dr. Baker: Ha, it always amazes me. Men invent all means to break the neck. Climb trees! ... At your age, you have no shame! And voila. Come to bed now! (Dr. Charles helps to lengthen, who cries.) This is sad, huh?
Charles Ingalls: Indeed, Doctor.
Dr. Baker: it must be expected: you have four broken ribs. But you forgive quickly. You are ready to resume??? fortnight.
Lars Hanson: Yeah. Certainly some rest bous be good.
Charles Ingalls: What? Spend two weeks here! And my work?
Lars Hanson: You must do what the Doctor said. I'll put O'Neil know. All these bags wait at least fifteen days.
Charles Ingalls: Oh, if there were the bags ... J'peux work in the barn, it's the little tinkers.
Dr. Baker: wait it buddy. I'll come back tomorrow Mrs. Ingalls.
Caroline Ingalls: Thank you Doctor. I reconduis.
Caroline and the Doctor out of the room, followed by Lars Hanson stops.
Lars Hanson: You are there!
On the next picture you can see Caroline, who, with oxen, plowing the field. The scene that follows is going on inside the house. The three girls are at the table, eating dinner, and Caroline filled a bowl of soup.
Caroline Ingalls, Laura, monitors the bread, do not let it burn.
Laura Ingalls: Yes, Mom.
Caroline goes to his room, with his bowl and sits hard bed, next to Charles, who rested there.
Caroline Ingalls: Feeling better?
Charles Ingalls: Yes, much better. (Taking the bowl.) Smells awfully good. (He sees Caroline rubs painfully on the shoulder.) Wanna make me happy. (Caroline nods.) You stop plowing, please.
Caroline Ingalls: We've talked about it several times.
Charles Ingalls: I spoke, but you did not listen.
Caroline Ingalls: plowing must be completed before you start planting. The Lord will not do for us.
Laura Ingalls (from the kitchen) Mom, the bread is ready!
Caroline Ingalls: I just Darling! (She gets up and stops before exiting, addressing Charles.) Attention, this is not sacrilege, it is you who have said. If the Lord understands the farmer, he must understand the farmer's wife.
Charles smiled, confident air and eat.
On the following picture, O'Neil and another man arrived, sleigh rides, to the field of Ingalls. O'Neil descends and approaches Mrs. Ingalls who worked with oxen.
Liam O'Neil: Mrs. Ingalls, huh?
Caroline Ingalls: Yes.
Liam O'Neil: Hi, Liam O'Neil. Your husband is committed to work for me.
Caroline Ingalls: Ah, yes. Okay?
Liam O'Neil: Oh, I'm pissed off, ma'am. Your husband did not finish a lot of things.
Caroline Ingalls: He was injured and Dr Baker obliged not to move.
Liam O'Neil: Yes, I'm really sorry I said that. But it has nothing to do with the market. This is a contract while what is legal and signed by your husband, and in which it is stated that the work would be completed in time, or he would sell the horse you have. The work is far from finished, Madame. Those are the facts.
Caroline Ingalls: I know Mr. O'Neil. But Mr. Hanson had promised to tell you that my husband was injured.
Liam O'Neil: Ah, yes, but it has nothing to do with this market. Your husband has broken his word, ma'am. So these two animals belong to me, so I take them.
Caroline Ingalls: Do not do it today.
Liam O'Neil: Oh, I know how you feel, I assure you, yes. But if your husband was in my position, he would do exactly the same. Excuse me ... (To her friend) Come take!
Then Mrs. Ingalls is back home. She speaks with her husband who is sitting on his bed.
Caroline Ingalls: Dr. Baker told you to stay in bed, I remind you!
Charles Ingalls (getting up): Oh, he said a lot of things. And remind me what was said O'Neil.
Caroline Ingalls: There is still work to do, so the bullocks are his. I could do nothing to prevent it, and neither are you, you can not do anything!
Charles Ingalls: J'n'aurais never had to sign it.
Caroline Ingalls: But you signed, and you can not do anything! Oh, j't'en beg you to forgive bed ca could be worse!
Charles Ingalls: No. I'll see O'Neil, we will discuss. It is not finished yet!
Caroline Ingalls: But if I tell you that!
Charles Ingalls: No, honey, no question. Must recover the horse, otherwise nothing can be planted. And all our projects fall into the water. It happened in Kansas, here j'partirai not.
Charles and leaves the farm, one hand on his ribs, followed distantly by her two eldest daughters who hunt Jack that follows.
Laura Ingalls: Oh, you, come home! Go! Go!
A little later, he arrives at the village entrance and passes near the blacksmith, where the latter and Dr. Baker are.
Dr. Baker: And by the way, if you do not mind, I'll give chickens payment of this little work.
Hans Dorfler: Oh! I have so many chickens I do not know where to sleep. There's half of my clients who pay me in chickens, Doctor.
Dr. Baker: Well, I never thought ... (Turning and seeing Charles) Oh, well, gosh!
The blacksmith comes to see what the plot and in turn see Mr. Ingalls.
Hans Dorfler: Ingalls?! Ah ... 'I thought he would not move for two weeks.
Dr. Baker: In any case, it should not be there ...
The following image, O'Neil down the stairs next to his shed when he notices that Charles approach. At the same time, Mr. Hanson also sees girls arrived shortly after running and will hide behind a pile of wood not to be seen by their father.
Liam O'Neil: Hi ... Ingalls. Say, it did not seem to go?
Charles Ingalls: I'm not here to talk about my health.
Liam O'Neil: Oh, simple courtesy.
Charles Ingalls This commitment, show.
Liam O'Neil: You've seen the signing ...
Charles Ingalls: I s'rai curious to read.
Liam O'Neil (leaving one sheet): Ah, yes. This is the date you want to watch, I bet. Ah, the contract expires tonight.
Charles Ingalls: The oxen are still with me.
Liam O'Neill: Oh, for a few hours, of course. Until midnight. I passed on the way home from??? and I knew you could not keep your promise, then ...
Charles Ingalls: So you've stolen.
Liam O'Neil: No, come on! I wanted to help you. That you come so far avoided.
Charles Ingalls: If you want to help me, give me time.
Liam O'Neil: I'm sorry. You seem in a pitiful state, he would have to be very big ... And then, when we made a deal and signed a document, both parties must comply.
Charles Ingalls: But I intend to. I have until midnight to meet the market.
Liam O'Neil: Yeah.
Charles Ingalls: So I still have bags to store, you'll excuse me.
And Charles goes to the bags under the eyes surprised O'Neil. Meanwhile, Dr. Lars joined and both observe also.
Dr. Baker: What will he do?
Lars Hanson: Looks like he goes back to work ...
Laura and Mary also wonder what he is doing. Their father then grabbed the first bag, wincing in pain. It is the process of mounting the second, when it collapses under the weight thereof. He then tries to get up, but in vain. Immediately rushed her two daughters and come to him.
Laura Ingalls (in tears): Dad! Dad ...
Charles Ingalls: Mary, ... go, Half Portion ... go home ... Hurry, come back ...
Laura Ingalls (in tears): Come Mary! We're going to get!
And soon, the two girls go at it somehow observed by O'Neil who saw the whole scene at the same time, Dr. Hanson and Dorfler arrive, soon followed by Nels and almost all the village men . They remove the bags from the hands of girls and pile them up under the eyes can no longer surprised by these last and their father. O'Neil then approaches the group.
Liam O'Neil: Uh ... not believe you guys. I have never done such a thing. Well, it ... that's true, man's word. I am not the type to ... to ... It is a small quarrel, that's all I assure you. Otherwise, you think ... You know me guys! When I saw this pauv 'type down and these girls there, ... You can imagine, I have heart me! Okay, well, I swear on my mother I had to decide to offer the oxen, yes, it make ... the ...
Nobody replied except Dr. Baker gives him a dark look, and all continue their work. This is why it away ...
The next scene, the same man who had taken the cattle back. Charles, his daughters, Dr. Hanson and stables near Walnut Grove.
Dr. Baker: Enter gently Ingalls.
Charles Ingalls: the rhythm of the horse! Thank you from my heart.
Lars Hanson: it's good??? from time to time.
Charles Ingalls: But how could I thank you for all that you have ...
Lars Hanson: Uh, wait, there ... means there. We intend to make a contest of plowing on Sunday after church. And, uh ... it bother you a lot if you could use your land?
Charles Ingalls: No ... It's okay! (He shakes hands with Hanson, then of the Doctor.) Thanks! Go, we go.
And three members of the Ingalls family leave. Lars pulls out his watch, and was soon imitated by the Doctor.
Lars Hanson: You still three minutes ahead.
He goes to the amusement of his friend.
When Caroline leaves her, Carrie in her arms, she sees her family arrived and rushed to meet them.
Laura Ingalls (voice-over): it was the most joyous homecoming. Dad said he was happy to have come to live in this region, because here he discovered something he had never known: friendship.