Laura: PA DIDN'T Go AWAY VERY OFTEN, BUT WHEN HE DID,
IT TOOK ALL OF US WORKING TOGETHER TO GET HIM READY.
HE WAS ONLY GOING TO BE GONE 3 WEEKS TO MANKATO AND OTHER PLACES
ON ERRANDS FOR MR. HANSON,
WITH MR. EDWARDS TO HELP HIM AND KEEP HIM COMPANY.
BUT PA SAID WHEN IT CAME TO LEAVING HOME,
IT TOOK A LOT OF PEOPLE PUSHING TO GET HIM STARTED.
Laura: GOOD-BYE, PA! GOOD-BYE, MR. EDWARDS.
Mary: BYE. HAVE A GOOD TIME.
GOOD-BYE, MR. EDWARDS!
BYE, PA.
Carrie: GOOD-BYE, PAPA.
Ma: ALL RIGHT, GIRLS, YOU DON'T WANT TO BE LATE FOR SCHOOL.
WE'LL HURRY, MA.
LAURA, WILL YOU COME ON?
WE'LL BE LATE FOR SURE.
I'M LOOKING FOR SOMETHING.
WHAT?
I DON'T KNOW.
WELL, HOW CAN YOU BE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING
IF YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE SOMETHING IS?
I'LL KNOW IT WHEN I SEE IT.
LAURA, SOMETIMES YOU DON'T MAKE SENSE.
COME ON.
OK, I'M COMING.
YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES YOU DON'T MAKE SENSE, EITHER.
WHEN DON'T I?
EVERY MORNING YOU'RE ALWAYS IN A HURRY TO GET TO SCHOOL.
WELL, I LIKE SCHOOL.
THAT'S WHAT I MEAN. YOU DON'T MAKE SENSE.
COME ON, LAURA.
HURRY UP!
Miss Beadle: NOW, AS YOU ALL CAN SEE,
I'VE WRITTEN "SCHOLARSHIP AWARD."
SHH!
YES, GIRLS. COME IN.
Miss Beadle: YOU'RE LATE.
YES, MA'AM. I'M SORRY.
IT WAS MY FAULT. I WAS LOOKING FOR SOMETHING.
WELL, I HOPE YOU FOUND IT.
THANK YOU, MISS BEADLE.
NOW, I'VE WRITTEN "SCHOLARSHIP AWARD" ON THE BLACKBOARD.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, EACH YEAR AN AWARD IS GIVEN
TO THE STUDENT WHO SCORES THE HIGHEST GRADE
IN A SPECIAL EXAMINATION.
NOW, IN THE YEARS PAST, THE AWARD HAS BEEN A RIBBON,
BUT THIS YEAR THE SCHOOL BOARD HAS MADE A GENEROUS DONATION,
AND THIS WILL BE THE AWARD.
ISN'T IT BEAUTIFUL?
[STUDENTS MURMUR AGREEMENT]
IT'S A LOVELY WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY.
NOW, I WILL SUPPLY ANY STUDENT WHO WISHES TO ENTER THE CONTEST
WITH A LIST OF SUBJECTS THAT THE EXAMINATION WILL COVER.
WITH A LOVELY AWARD LIKE THIS, I'M SURE WE'LL HAVE MORE ENTRIES THAN EVER BEFORE.
ALL RIGHT, NOW WE'LL GET ON WITH TODAY'S WORK.
I'VE CORRECTED YOUR SPELLING PAPERS,
AND I WOULD LIKE YOU TO WRITE THE WORDS THAT YOU MISSED 25 TIMES.
Miss Beadle: CASPER?
Casper: YES, MA'AM?
WILL YOU PLEASE PASS OUT THESE PAPERS?
YES, MA'AM.
Laura: NOW.
THERE NOW. LAY DOWN.
HMM.
WHOEVER WINS THAT DICTIONARY
IS REALLY GOING TO DESERVE IT,
WITH THIS LIST OF SUBJECTS.
I'VE GOT 3 WEEKS TO DO IT.
I'VE JUST GOT TO WIN.
MARY, A LOT OF THE STUDENTS ARE OLDER THAN YOU ARE,
AND THEY'LL ALL BE TRYING TO WIN.
PA SAYS YOU CAN DO ANYTHING IF YOU JUST SET YOUR MIND TO IT.
THAT'S TRUE, BUT--
WELL, I'VE SET MY MIND TO IT.
I WANT TO BE A SCHOOLTEACHER LIKE YOU WERE,
AND I'LL NEED A DICTIONARY.
I'M GONNA GO UPSTAIRS AND STUDY.
I'LL WIN IT. YOU'LL SEE.
MA?
MM-HMM?
DO YOU THINK SHE'LL WIN?
I KNOW SHE'LL DO HER BEST.
WHAT ARE YOU WORKING ON?
SPELLING.
I HAVE TO WRITE DOWN EVERY WORD I MISSED 25 TIMES.
HMM. HOW MANY DID YOU MISS?
A FEW.
HOW DO YOU SPELL "BO," [RHYMES WITH "NO"] LIKE ON A TREE?
YOU MEAN BOUGH [RHYMES WITH "COW"]?
BOUGH.
"B "
no-U-H"?
"O-U-G-H."
IF MARY WINS THAT DICTIONARY,
PRETTY SOON YOU WON'T HAVE TO ASK.
YOU CAN LOOK THE WORDS UP.
HOW CAN I LOOK UP A WORD I CAN'T SPELL?
MISS BEADLE?
YES, MARY?
I'M HAVING TROUBLE FINDING SOME OF THE THINGS
I NEED TO KNOW FOR THE EXAMINATION.
WHAT KIND OF THINGS?
HISTORY--AMERICAN HISTORY, BEFORE THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR.
MM-HMM. I THINK I CAN HELP YOU.
THIS HELPED ME, MARY.
I'M SURE IT CAN HELP YOU.
OH, THANK YOU.
I'LL TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOUR BOOK, MISS BEADLE.
OH, I KNOW YOU WILL.
BYE.
BYE, MARY.
MARY, WOULD YOU QUIT POKING?
WE GOT CHORES TO DO.
I'M NOT POKING. I'M READING.
WHAT ARE YOU READING ABOUT?
HISTORY.
YUCK.
I LIKE HISTORY.
I DON'T. IT'S ALL ABOUT DEAD PEOPLE.
YUCK.
"A-"
"c-"
"B "
"H-"
"c-"
"B "
"D-"
"F-"
"E-"
"L-"
"M "
HI, MA.
HI. YOU'RE LATE. DID YOU HAVE TO STAY AFTER SCHOOL?
CLOSE THE DOOR.
NO, MA. IT WAS MARY'S FAULT.
SHE WAS READING ABOUT DEAD PEOPLE.
WHAT?
LOOK WHAT MISS BEADLE GAVE ME.
OH, MY.
SHE GAVE IT TO YOU?
NO. SHE JUST LET ME USE IT
TO HELP ME STUDY FOR THE EXAMINATION.
OH. I KNOW YOU'LL TAKE GOOD CARE OF IT.
I PROMISED.
GOOD FOR YOU.
MA?
MM-HMM?
SINCE I DON'T HAVE ANY HOMEWORK,
CAN I GO FISHING AFTER I DO MY CHORES?
WELL, JUST BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE ANY HOMEWORK
DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN'T SPEND
A LITTLE EXTRA TIME LEARNING.
YES, MA.
WHEN I'M DEAD,
THE HISTORY BOOK WILL SAY I HARDLY EVER GOT TO GO FISHING.
CLOSE THE DOOR.
MARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE BLOW OUT THAT LIGHT?
I CAN'T SLEEP WITH IT ON.
WELL, I CAN'T READ WITHOUT IT.
YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE READING.
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE SLEEPING.
I CAN'T SLEEP.
MA NEEDS HER REST
WITH ALL THE EXTRA WORK SHE HAS TO DO WITH PA GONE.
I KNOW, BUT I'M IN A REAL GOOD PART
ABOUT GEORGE WASHINGTON.
WELL, I CAN TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENED.
HE GOT TO BE THE FATHER OF OUR COUNTRY.
NOW BLOW OUT THAT LIGHT BEFORE IT WAKES UP MA.
[SIGH]
WELL, MOVE OVER. I GOT TO GET IN.
[WHISPERS] Laura?
[SNORTS]
[WHINNIES]
[HORSE WHINNIES]
OH! MA! MA!
IT'S ON FIRE! THE BARN IS ON FIRE! MA!
Ma: AAH!
MARY! MARY, GET OUT OF HERE!
BUCKETS! GET WATER FROM THE CREEK, BOTH OF YOU!
MORE WATER!
I'M--I'M SO SORRY, MA.
SORRY IS NOT ENOUGH.
Ma: I WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.
I MUST HAVE FALLEN ASLEEP...
TIPPED THE LANTERN OVER. I--
WHAT WERE YOU DOING OUT HERE?
I WAS STUDYING...
FOR THE EXAMINATION.
YOU HAVE A WHOLE HOUSE TO STUDY IN,
AND YOU HAD TO COME OUT HERE?
MA, I DIDN'T WANT TO WAKE YOU. I--l--
DO YOU REALIZE YOU COULD HAVE BEEN--
HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I TOLD YOU
NOT TO LIGHT MATCHES OR LANTERNS IN THE BARN?!
HUNDREDS, I GUESS. I--
BUT YOU FORGOT!
WELL, YOUNG LADY, YOU'RE GONNA REMEMBER FROM THIS NIGHT ON!
AND YOU CAN FORGET THAT EXAMINATION.
NOW, TOMORROW MORNING I WANT YOU TO GO IN
AND TELL MISS BEADLE THAT YOU'RE NOT TAKING IT.
BUT, MA, SHE CAN'T.
WHY NOT?!
BECAUSE TOMORROW'S SATURDAY.
WELL, MONDAY, THEN.
NOW GO ON TO BED!
BOTH OF YOU!
9 EGGS THIS MORNING.
WITH THE 9 YOU HAD, THAT'S A DOZEN AND A HALF.
THANK YOU.
MARY?
WOULD YOU SIT DOWN, PLEASE?
MARY, I WANT YOU TO KNOW
I WAS VERY FRIGHTENED LAST NIGHT...
HORRIBLY FRIGHTENED.
I'M VERY SORRY, MA.
WELL, IF THE BARN BURNED--THE SPARKS-- THE HOUSE.
WELL, THAT'S WHY I WAS SO HARSH--
BECAUSE I WAS FRIGHTENED.
YES, MA'AM.
CAN I GO NOW?
I WANT TO RAKE UP ALL THE BURNT STRAW AND THE PIECES OF SACK.
CAN I GO? PLEASE, MA?
OF COURSE.
MOST TROUBLES ARE NOT AS BLACK AS THEY SEEM
WHEN YOU PULL THEM INTO THE SUNSHINE
AND TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT THEM.
BEFORE I FORGET...
I RAN INTO CHARLES AND MR. EDWARDS ON MY WAY HERE--
NEAR NEW ULM. THEY WERE CAMPED ASIDE OF THE ROAD.
CHARLES SENT HIS LOVE.
THANK YOU.
NOW, AFTER THE FIRE, YOU SENT THE GIRLS TO BED,
AND YOU TOLD MARY SHE COULDN'T TAKE THE EXAMINATION?
I DID MORE THAN THAT.
I LOST MY TEMPER,
AND I NEVER LOSE MY TEMPER WITH MY GIRLS.
THERE ARE FEW AMONG US
WHO HAVEN'T SAID OR DONE SOMETHING WE REGRET.
DID MARY SAY SHE WAS SORRY?
OH, SEVERAL TIMES, BUT I WAS SO UPSET,
ALL I COULD THINK ABOUT WAS WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED.
SHE MIGHT HAVE BEEN--
SHE MIGHT HAVE BEEN KILLED...
BUT SHE WASN'T.
THAT'S ONE WORRY BEHIND YOU.
LET'S TALK ABOUT TODAY, THIS MORNING.
WELL, I TRIED TO TALK TO MARY.
WHAT WERE YOU GOING TO TELL HER?
THAT YOU CHANGED YOUR MIND,
THERE WASN'T GOING TO BE ANY PUNISHMENT?
SOMETHING LIKE THAT...
BUT I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE.
WHY NOT?
SHE WAS LIKE A STRANGER.
SHE WOULDN'T EVEN LOOK AT ME.
SHE JUST KEPT SAYING SHE UNDERSTOOD
AND THAT SHE HAD WORK TO DO AND ASKING IF SHE COULD GO.
WHAT KIND OF WORK?
CLEANING UP IN THE BARN.
HAD YOU TOLD HER TO DO THAT?
NO. IT WAS HER OWN IDEA.
DOESN'T THAT SAY QUITE A LOT?
SHE'S ACCEPTED THE RESPONSIBILITY,
AND SHE'S TRYING TO MAKE AMENDS.
A FEW DAYS,
AND SHE IS GOING TO BE THE MARY YOU ALWAYS KNEW.
BUT WHAT ABOUT THE EXAMINATION?
IF YOU FORGET THIS PUNISHMENT,
ALL YOUR GIRLS COULD EXPECT YOU
TO FORGET THE NEXT ONE
AND THE NEXT ONE AFTER THAT.
THAT'S TRUE.
FAMILY DISCIPLINE IS...
WELL, IT'S BASED ON PROMISES KEPT
FOR PUNISHMENT OR REWARD.
WITHOUT CONSTANCY, A CHILD HAS NO RULES TO LIVE BY.
NOR DO WE.
THANK YOU.
COME ON, MARY. HURRY UP.
OTHERWISE WE WON'T HAVE ANY TIME TO PLAY
BEFORE THE BELL RINGS.
I DON'T FEEL LIKE PLAYING.
DO YOU WANT SOME CANDY?
WHAT?
WELL, I STILL HAVEN'T PAID YOU BACK
THE HALF OF A CHRISTMAS PENNY I OWE YOU.
AH, YOU DON'T HAVE TO.
WELL, LICORICE ALWAYS MAKES YOU FEEL BETTER.
ALL RIGHT.
WELL, GOOD MORNING, GIRLS.
WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?
HI, MR. OLESON.
WE'D LIKE A WHOLE PENNY'S WORTH OF LICORICE, PLEASE.
MY, MY.
A WHOLE PENNY-- IT SOUNDS LIKE A REAL CELEBRATION.
MR. OLESON?
YES?
THAT SIGN-- "HELP WANTED"?
MM-HMM.
WHAT KIND OF HELP DID YOU HAVE IN MIND?
OH, JUST SOMEBODY TO HELP AROUND HERE KEEPING THINGS NEAT,
KEEPING AN EYE ON THE PLACE
WHEN I'M IN THE STOREROOM.
SEE, NELLIE CAN'T HELP OUT FOR A FEW WEEKS.
SHE'S STUDYING FOR THAT SPECIAL EXAMINATION.
WELL, I'M A GOOD WORKER,
AND I ADD BETTER THAN MOST.
I DON'T KNOW WHETHER YOUR MA AND PA WOULD LIKE THAT IDEA.
I'LL ASK MA. I'M SURE IT WILL BE ALL RIGHT.
IT WOULD MEAN EVERY DAY AFTER SCHOOL
AND ALL DAY ON SATURDAY.
THAT'S FINE.
WELL, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.
YOU ASK YOUR MA, AND IF SHE SAYS YES,
YOU CAN START TOMORROW.
THANK YOU.
WELL, THERE'S YOUR LICORICE--
A WHOLE PENNY'S WORTH!
AND HERE'S YOUR PENNY.
THANK YOU.
COME ON, LAURA.
OH, MR. OLESON?
YES?
HOW MUCH DO I GET?
50 CENTS A WEEK.
THANK YOU.
MR. OLESON?
YES, MARY?
HOW MUCH IS A HISTORY BOOK?
WELL, THAT ALL DEPENDS ON THE BOOK.
A THOMPSON AMERICAN HISTORY.
ABOUT A DOLLAR.
THANK YOU.
WHY, MARY. I THOUGHT YOU'D BE OUT AT RECESS.
I WAS JUST LOOKING AT THE BOOK.
YES. lT'LL BE A NICE PRIZE FOR SOMEBODY.
YES, MA'AM.
MISS BEADLE?
YES, MARY?
I THINK I'LL GO OUT AND PLAY.
Laura: GUESS IT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS.
WHAT ISN'T?
WHAT I'M THINKING ABOUT.
WHAT ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT?
YOU DIDN'T DO WHAT MA TOLD YOU TO DO.
YOU DIDN'T TELL MISS BEADLE
THAT YOU COULDN'T BE IN THE AWARDS CONTEST.
YOU KNOW WHY I DIDN'T.
I KNOW. BECAUSE YOU'D HAVE TO GIVE BACK A BOOK
YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO GIVE BACK.
I'LL HAVE IT AS SOON AS I EARN THE MONEY TO BUY IT,
AND THAT'S BEFORE THE AWARD CONTEST.
THE DAY BEFORE.
YES.
THEN ARE YOU GOING TO TELL HER WHAT MA SAID?
THAT'S A LONG TIME AWAY.
BUT WHAT IF MA ASKS YOU?
ASKS ME WHAT?
IF YOU TOLD MISS BEADLE WHAT YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO.
MAYBE MA WON'T ASK.
THAT'S A BIG MAYBE.
REMEMBER, PA ALWAYS SAYS, "NEVER CROSS YOUR BRIDGES
UNTIL YOU GET TO THEM."
WELL, THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO DO.
I'M GOING TO WAIT FOR MY BRIDGES.
[WHINNIES]
Laura: HI, JACK!
HI, MA.
HELLO. OOH! CLOSE THE DOOR.
YES, MA'AM.
I'M GOING OUT TO PLAY.
WHAT ABOUT YOUR CHORES?
I'LL DO THEM.
HI, MARY.
HI, MA.
HOW WAS SCHOOL TODAY?
OH, SAME AS ALWAYS.
AND, MA?
MM-HMM?
MR. OLESON HAD A SIGN IN HIS STORE
THAT SAID "HELP WANTED."
AND?
I ASKED HIM ABOUT IT.
WELL?
HE SAID I COULD HAVE THE JOB
IF YOU SAID IT WAS ALL RIGHT.
DO YOU THINK YOU CAN DO ALL THAT
AND KEEP UP YOUR CHORES, TOO?
OH, YES, MA. I CAN DO IT.
ALL RIGHT,
AS LONG AS YOU KEEP YOUR MARKS UP AT SCHOOL.
OH, THANK YOU, MA.
WELL, I GUESS I BETTER GET TO MY CHORES.
[DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES]
THERE YOU ARE, MRS. FOSTER.
SHOULD I PUT THAT ON YOUR ACCOUNT?
CERTAINLY. SAY HELLO TO YOUR MOTHER FOR ME.
I WILL. GOOD-BYE.
BYE.
WORKING HARD?
DOING JUST FINE.
YOU SHOULD LOOK NICER WHEN YOU COME TO WORK IN A STORE.
MAYBE YOUR MOTHER WOULD LET YOU WEAR YOUR SUNDAY DRESS.
MY SUNDAY DRESS IS FOR CHURCH.
WELL, YOU DON'T GET PAID FOR GOING TO CHURCH.
AND I DON'T WORSHIP IN OLESON'S MERCANTILE.
OH, HELLO, MISS BEADLE.
OH, HELLO, NELLIE. WHY, MARY.
MISS BEADLE.
ARE YOU WORKING HERE NOW?
YES, MA'AM.
I CAN'T WORK UNTIL AFTER THE EXAMINATION.
MOTHER WON'T LET ME. SHE WANTS ME TO STUDY.
WELL, THAT'S FINE, NELLIE.
MARY, I NEED A POUND OF WHITE SUGAR.
YES, MA'AM.
MISS BEADLE?
YES, NELLIE?
WE HAVE EVERY REFERENCE BOOK YOU LISTED
RIGHT HERE IN THE STORE,
AND I'M GOING TO READ EVERY ONE OF THEM.
YOU'RE A VERY LUCKY GIRL, NELLIE.
I WISH ALL MY STUDENTS HAD THE SAME OPPORTUNITY.
ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS BUY THE BOOKS.
NELLIE, I THINK YOU BETTER GET STARTED.
YES, MISS BEADLE.
LT'LL BE JUST A MINUTE.
I'M NEW AT THIS.
THAT'S ALL RIGHT. TAKE YOUR TIME.
HOW'S YOUR STUDYING COMING?
FINE. JUST FINE.
GOOD.
YOU'VE TAKEN ON QUITE A LOT, WORKING HERE,
WITH YOUR REGULAR STUDIES AND THE EXAMINATION.
I CAN MANAGE.
WHEN DO YOU FIND TIME TO STUDY?
HERE YOU ARE. THAT'S 4 CENTS.
MARY, YOU DIDN'T ANSWER MY QUESTION.
WHEN DO YOU FIND TIME TO STUDY FOR THE EXAMINATION?
YOU HAVE A VERY GOOD CHANCE.
I HAVE A LOT OF FREE TIME HERE,
AND I CAN READ ALL THE BOOKS IN THE STORE
WHEN I'M NOT BUSY.
OH, I SEE. VERY GOOD. VERY GOOD.
WELL, I'LL SEE YOU IN SCHOOL TOMORROW.
UH, MISS BEADLE.
YES?
THE SUGAR. 4 CENTS?
OH. I'M SORRY.
I HOPE MY STUDENTS HAVE A BETTER MEMORY THAN I HAVE.
HERE YOU ARE.
THANK YOU.
KEEP STUDYING.
I WILL.
WHOA.
JUST FORGOT WHAT TIME IT WAS, MA.
I DIDN'T MEAN TO.
I DIDN'T WANT YOU TO THINK
THAT I'D WORKED HER THAT LATE.
I DIDN'T THINK SO, MR. OLESON.
I WAS WORRIED, MARY.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING HER HOME.
I EXPECT SUPPER IS ON THE TABLE.
YES, IT IS.
YOUR DAUGHTER'S A GOOD WORKER.
SHE'S A GOOD READER, TOO.
THAT'S WHAT SHE WAS DOING WHEN I LOCKED UP
AND DIDN'T NOTICE SHE WAS THERE.
I BETTER GO EAT.
UH, THANK YOU, MR. OLESON.
I DON'T WANT TO KEEP YOU,
BUT REVEREND ALDEN SAID THAT HE RAN INTO CHARLES
AND MR. EDWARDS UP NEAR NEW ULM.
YES. HE TOLD ME. THANK YOU.
AND THANKS FOR BRINGING HER HOME.
OH, YOU'RE WELCOME.
COME ON.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING, MARY?
MY HOMEWORK.
I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU DID IT AT OLESON'S MERCANTILE.
I KNOW WHAT I SAID.
I...BUT...
MISS BEADLE CAME IN TODAY,
AND I WANTED TO TELL HER
I COULDN'T TAKE THE EXAMINATION,
BUT--BUT I JUST COULDN'T.
SHE WANTS ME TO TAKE IT.
SHE SAID I HAVE A GOOD CHANCE TO WIN.
BUT MA SAID YOU COULDN'T.
I KNOW,
BUT I CAN'T DISAPPOINT MISS BEADLE.
SHE'S SURE I'M GOING TO TAKE THE TEST.
IF I TAKE IT AND WIN,
I THINK MA WILL BE SO PROUD,
SHE WON'T BE ANGRY.
I'M NOT SO SURE.
WELL, THERE'S NOTHING ELSE I CAN DO.
BUT WHAT IF YOU DON'T WIN AND MA FINDS OUT?
I'LL JUST HAVE TO WIN.
I'LL JUST HAVE TO.
Mary: BYE!
Laura: BYE, MARY!
Mr. Oleson: 3 WEEKS' WORK AT 50 CENTS A WEEK.
THAT'S ONE DOLLAR, 25, AND 50 CENTS.
AND MY THANKS FOR A JOB WELL DONE.
THANK YOU, SIR.
I'D LIKE TO BUY THE THOMPSON AMERICAN HISTORY BOOK.
IT WAS A DOLLAR, WASN'T IT?
YES. THAT'S RIGHT.
25, 50, ONE DOLLAR.
THANK YOU.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
DON'T YOU WANT IT IN A BAG?
NO, SIR. I'LL JUST CARRY IT THIS WAY.
GOOD-BYE, MR. OLESON.
GOOD-BYE, MARY.
NOW, BEFORE YOU'RE DISMISSED,
I WANT TO REMIND YOU ALL THAT TOMORROW IS TEST DAY.
IT WILL ALSO BE A REGULAR SCHOOL DAY,
SO I'M GOING TO ASK ALL THE STUDENTS
WHO ARE NOT TAKING THE EXAMINATION
TO REMAIN AN EXTRA HOUR AT RECESS
WHILE THE EXAM IS BEING TAKEN.
ALL RIGHT. I'LL SEE YOU ALL TOMORROW,
AND CLASS IS DISMISSED.
WELL, COME ON, MARY. HURRY UP.
YOU GO AHEAD.
I WANT TO TALK TO MISS BEADLE.
WELL, MARY, TOMORROW'S THE BIG DAY, HUH?
YES, MA'AM.
HERE'S THE BOOK I BORROWED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
I HOPE IT WAS OF SOME USE.
IT WAS. THANK YOU, MA'AM.
MARY, HAVE YOU BEEN WORKING TOO HARD
GETTING READY FOR THIS TEST?
NO, MA'AM.
I THINK YOU HAVE,
AND I THINK YOU'RE NERVOUS AND UPSET WORRYING ABOUT IT.
DOES YOUR TUMMY HURT?
MISS BEADLE...
THIS IS DIFFERENT.
OF COURSE IT'S DIFFERENT.
IT'S DIFFERENT WITH EVERYONE.
I USED TO THROW UP. HONESTLY, I DID.
I WAS THAT NERVOUS AND UPSET.
WELL, YOU HAVEN'T DONE THAT, HAVE YOU?
NO, MA'AM.
MARY, WHY DON'T YOU JUST SCOOT ON HOME
AND FORGET ABOUT THE TEST TILL TOMORROW?
ALL RIGHT?
YES, MISS BEADLE.
[DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES]
50 CENTS?
MARY, DO YOU KNOW WHERE THIS CAME FROM?
IT'S THE MONEY I EARNED.
I THOUGHT IF PA HAD TO BUY ANYTHING TO FIX THE BARN...
WELL, I'M SURE THAT HE'LL THANK YOU,
BUT 50 CENTS FOR 3 WEEKS' WORK?
I DIDN'T HAVE TO WORK VERY HARD.
I LEARNED A LOT.
BUT ALL THOSE HOURS.
I DIDN'T MIND. IT WAS KIND OF FUN.
WELL, I BETTER GET THE MILKING DONE.
OH, GOOD MORNING, MRS. INGALLS.
GOOD MORNING, MR. OLESON.
TWO DOZEN TODAY.
OH, I CAN USE THEM.
DO YOU WANT ME TO MARK IT IN THE LEDGER,
OR WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE CASH MONEY?
CASH MONEY, PLEASE.
OH, I'M GOING TO MISS
THAT DAUGHTER OF YOURS AROUND HERE.
I EXPECT SO.
IT MUST BE DIFFICULT TO FIND HELP
FOR 50 CENTS FOR 3 WEEKS.
50 CENTS A WEEK, YOU MEAN,
AND A BARGAIN.
SHE'S QUITE A WORKER.
YOU MUST BE VERY PROUD OF HER, MRS. INGALLS.
THERE AREN'T MANY YOUNG FOLKS
WHO WOULD SPEND THEIR OWN MONEY
TO BUY A HISTORY BOOK.
I KNOW NEITHER ONE OF MINE WOULD.
A HISTORY BOOK?
I WAS SURPRISED THAT SHE BOUGHT IT.
SHE READ EVERY THOMPSON STUDY BOOK IN THE STORE.
WELL, CAN I GET YOU ANYTHING?
OH, YES. THANK YOU, MR. OLESON.
UM, I NEED SOME PEPPER
AND, UH, TWO SPOOLS OF WHITE THREAD
AND, UM, SOME VANILLA BEANS.
WELL, IT'S EXAMINATION TIME...FINALLY.
TODAY IS THE DAY WE FIND OUT WHO WINS OUR PRIZE.
NOW, ALL THE CHILDREN WHO ARE NOT TAKING THE TEST
ARE GOING TO HAVE A LONG RECESS.
NOW, I WANT YOU TO PLAY QUIETLY, AND DON'T GO AWAY,
BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE AFTER THE TEST.
ALL RIGHT. YOU MAY GO.
NOW, QUIETLY.
AREN'T YOU COMING, MARY?
NOW, I WANT YOU TO LEAVE THESE PAPERS FACEDOWN
UNTIL I RETURN TO MY DESK.
THAT WAY, YOU CAN ALL START AT THE SAME TIME.
LAURA?
HI, MA.
WHERE'S MARY?
SHE'S INSIDE.
MA?
NEVER MIND.
THE TESTS HAVE ALL BEEN GRADED,
BUT BEFORE ANNOUNCING THE WINNER,
I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I'M PROUD
OF EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.
BUT THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE WINNER,
AND THE WINNER IS ARNOLD LUNDSTROM.
ARNOLD, WOULD YOU COME UP HERE, PLEASE?
ON BEHALF OF THE SCHOOL BOARD,
I'D LIKE TO PRESENT YOU WITH THE ANNUAL AWARD.
CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU.
LAURA.
LAURA, PLEASE STAY AFTER SCHOOL.
I'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO YOU.
YES, MA'AM.
[JACK BARKING]
Miss Beadle: WHOA, PAT. WHOA.
Ma: MISS BEADLE,
IT'S VERY NICE OF YOU TO BRING LAURA HOME.
IS SOMETHING WRONG?
WHERE'S MARY?
I THOUGHT SHE'D BE HERE.
I CAME OUT BECAUSE I WANTED TO SHOW YOU THIS.
IT'S NOT THE KIND OF EXAMINATION PAPER
MOST PARENTS WOULD ENJOY,
BUT IN THIS CASE,
I THINK IT'S EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANTED TO SEE.
SHE WROTE ME THAT NOTE
SAYING SHE WASN'T GOING TO TAKE THE EXAMINATION
AND WHY,
AND SHE DIDN'T TAKE IT.
I SEE.
I REALLY MUST BE GETTING BACK NOW.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS TO ME.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
LAURA, WOULD YOU TAKE THIS WATER IN AND WATCH CARRIE?
I'VE GOT TO GO FIND MARY.
KEEP THIS FOR ME.
OH, MARY!
OH.
I DIDN'T, MA.
I DIDN'T TAKE THE EXAMINATION.
I KNOW, I KNOW. MISS BEADLE STOPPED BY.
I TOLD YOU A LIE, MA.
I KNOW. I MADE A LOT OF MISTAKES, TOO, MARY.
I NEVER SHOULD HAVE BEEN SO HARSH WITH YOU.
I'M SORRY IT'S BEEN SO HARD ON YOU.
I DIDN'T MIND, REALLY, HONEST.
THERE.
IT'S ALL OVER NOW.
I AM SORRY.
I'M SORRY, TOO.
COME ON. LET'S GO HOME.