The girls wanted to play “Uncle John Is Sick Abed.” Listen to it here.
Episode 88
Laura and Mary saw blue herons while they were walking to school.
They also saw snipes. You can hear a snipes’ call here.
Episode 87
Click here to read “Millbank” on Project Gutenberg online.
Pa caught buffalofish in the trap.
He also caught pickerel (aka walleye).
Bullheads were another type of fish found in the creek.
Episode 86
Minnows nibbled at Laura’s toes in the creek.
The old crab was not really a crab. It was a crawfish!
Laura had never encountered leeches till they stuck to her legs while she was playing in the creek!
Episode 85
You can find the Mansfield edition of the china shepherdess here.
(This was the only shepherdess I could find at a Laura site online.)
Episode 84
Pa harrowed the wheat field for planting.
Laura loved the sorrel on the prairie.
The new house had a lean-to built off the kitchen.
Episode 83
It is interesting to compare the text to the Pioneer Girl’s original text.
Episode 82
Click here to learn about the origins of Jiminy Cricket – you might be surprised!
Episode 81
“Millbank” was one of the few books the Ingalls owned. Ma enjoyed reading it aloud to Pa.
Mary and Laura made a button string for Carrie’s Christmas.
Episode 80
Here are some websites that discuss three (or five) kernels of parched corn at Thanksgiving: