Fan Fiction # 2

Yesterday and Today, I wrote a story. I hope you like it. 4 chapters. 17 pages.

Little House family
Season 2
Fan Fiction

Chapter 1: New student.

At school. Laura sits down on seat and smile. “Good morning, class. We will have new student today. Her name is Viviane Cortland. She is from Portland, Maine.” Miss Beadle said.
“Hello ma’am. My name is Viviane. I am eleven. Everyone call me Vi.” Viviane said as she walks in. All kids greeting her. At recess time. Vi walked to Laura and Mary. “What is your name?” Vi said.
“My name is Laura Ingalls. That is my sister, Mary.” Laura said. Vi looks at Laura. Vi starts mischievously smile at Laura. Laura’s eyes got wide. “Are you will beat me up?” Laura in shaky voice. “No! I wouldn’t beat up! How old are you both?” Vi said.
“I am eleven. She is thirteen. We have baby sister, Carrie. She is five.” Laura said. School bell rang. Everyone chattering as they enter school. Then school is dismissed.
“Um, do you want come to my house and meet my family?” Vi said in sweet voice. They look at her and go to the house. “That is my new friends. Their names are Mary and Laura Ingalls. They live up to road and near Plum Creek.” Vi said.
“Hello. Wait, Charles is your pa?” Thomas Cortland (Vi’s papa) said. “Yes, that right! How you know?” Mary said. He smiles. “I had new job that where your pa work.” Thomas said.
“Where is your ma?” Laura said. Vi looks at them and sighs. “Mama died when I was born.” Vi said. “We feel sorry about that.” They said.
“We best go to home before ma worried.” Laura said as they go to door. “Wow, she is sweetest person ever! I like her. Do you?” Laura said. “Yeah. I like her too!” Mary said.


Chapter 2: Typhoid Fever.

Few weeks later. Girls woke up. They groan. Ma heard groan. She went to loft and saw girls groaning.
“Are you alright?” Ma said as she rubs Laura’s hand. “No. We feel sick.” Laura said as she coughing. Carrie begins crying. “Mama!” Carrie cried.
Pa saw Carrie crying and girls groaning. Ma looks at pa. “I think girls got sick.” Ma said. So, pa get doc Baker. Doc Baker looks at girls.
Doc Baker said, all kids in Walnut Grove got Typhoid Fever including your daughters. They best go to Hanson’s house.
Carrie start crying and screaming. The girls saw Vi too. Vi looks really sick. “Ma? Will we die?” Laura said. Ma looks at her and shook her head.
Doc Baker sends Charles and Thomas to get medicine in Sleepy Eye. “Mary? Are you awake?” Laura said as she taps Mary’s shoulder.
“Yes, I am.” Mary said and she turns facing to Laura. “Do you think pa and Mr. Cortland will be ok?” Laura said. “Yes but why you said that?” Mary said. Laura look and shrugging.
Then they fell asleep. Pa and Mr. Cortland return and gave to Doc Baker. “Five kids died.” Doc Baker. That mean forty-five kids are still sick.
Two days later. All kids got better. Laura sits up and smiles at her sisters. All people are very exhausted but very happy that their kids are not sick. They went to home.

Chapter 3: Thanksgiving Dinner

On November 19. Miss Beadle writes “Happy Thanksgiving” on blackboard. “Class, I hope you have nice two weeks break. See you on December 2.” Miss Beadle said. Kids cheering and clapping their hands.
Class is dismissed. Mary and Laura run to home. Ma told them goes to pick berries from bushes. They took Carrie with them.
“Look at strawberries and blueberries!” Carrie cried as they walk to berry field. They start picking berries and put in two big basket. Carrie saw a little bird laying down.
Carrie picks bird. “Look at the bird. He have broken wing. Can we care him?” Carrie said. They look at Carrie and nod their heads. “When his wing healed and will you let him go?” Mary said. Carrie smiles and nods her head.
Half an hour later. They are done picking berries and walk to home. “Mama! I found a bird with broken wing. Mary and Laura said we can take care of him and when he healed wing and we let him go.” Carrie said.
Pa saw and put little gauze bandages wrap on bird’s wing. “I will call him Birdie.” Carrie squealing. “What kind is birdie?” she added.
“That is Robin Bird” Laura said. They get little box and put hay and twigs in box. It looks like nest. They put box near Carrie’s bed. Carrie put Birdie in nest. “Can I find wormies?” Carrie said.
Pa and Carrie went to outside near Plum Creek and find worms. Mary and Laura put berries in bowl and mashed them. They are making strawberry preserves and blueberry preserves.
Ma let them churn butter. Laura doing little bit then Mary then Laura then Mary then done with it. Carrie put a lot of worms in jar and put one worm in nest so Birdie eat it.
On Nov 25. Day before Thanksgiving. They are very busy all day. Ma put fat, juicy turkey and plump deer in separated pots. Mary peeling and cutting potatoes and put them in small pot and frying. Laura chopping green beans and let Carrie eat one piece of green bean.
Pa going to garden and get a pumpkin. Carrie sits down on chair and watch Mary and Laura help ma. Ma and Laura baking pumpkin pie. Mary and Carrie make cornbread and stuffing.
They are done cooking. They went to outside and filling water in tub. Carrie took bath then Laura took bath then Mary took bath then 3 girls put other dresses and brush their hair.
“That smells so good!” Laura said. They wash on table with wet rag. Carrie sweeps on floor. “That looks very nice. Good job, girls. I am proud of you doing all day! I have three pennies for you girls and buy one piece candies each,” Pa said and smiled at girls.
“Let’s go to see Olesons and say Happy Thanksgiving!” Laura said. They walk in store. “Good afternoon! We say Happy Thanksgiving to Mr. and Mrs. Oleson. They smile and say you too! They get three gumdrops. They eat it then walk to home.
At night, the girls went to loft and change their clothes and pray then go to sleep. Next day, everyone woke up. They eat pancakes for breakfast.
“You girls, must be quiet and play nicely or read a book. We will have bible verses later.” Ma said. “I rather sew nine patch pillow now.” Mary said as she went to loft to get their trunk and grab some fabrics.
“I will sew with you.” Laura said. Carrie plays with her doll, Debbie. Laura sew blue and purple patch pillow. Mary sew red and brown patch pillow. “Here, it is for you” Laura said as she hold pillow.
Mary looks at her. “Really? I make pillow for you too. Thanks!” Mary said. They smile and clean up. “Hey! Can we make two pillows for Carrie and her doll!” Laura said.
They sew a little pink and white patch pillow for Carrie. They sew little blue and red patch pillow for Carrie’s doll. Then they gave both to Carrie. Carrie smile and squealing.
After lunch. Ma and Girls sit down and study bible verses. Carrie takes a nap. Pa is outside and fix wagon wheels. They studies and talk about it. “John 1:11” Laura said.
At suppertime, they pray. Each person to say why thankful. “I thankful for have wonderful family. I thankful for work hard at school and chores. Amen.” Laura said. “I thankful for work hard and helping my family and two sisters. Amen.” Mary said.
“I thankful for help ma and pa and sisters. I learn new things from sisters. Amen.” Carrie said. Pa and Ma smile. They eat. They eat pie then full. “That was best dinner ever!” Laura said as she put her fork on plate.
Mary and Laura doing wash dishes. Laura dries them and put it on table. Pa gets dishes and cups in cupboard. Carrie went to bed and change to nightgown and look at Birdie. Birdie is been good bird.
Next day. Carrie woke up and screaming. “Mama! He is dead.” Carrie scream. Mary and Laura heard and calm Carrie. Carrie start crying and screaming. Laura has idea. “Let get new bird for Carrie.” Laura said. They walk outside and find new bird. They found one that Mrs. Smith keeps. She let them have because she understands that Carrie was upset that Birdie died.
They gave a new bird to Carrie. Carrie stop cry and look at the bird. “New bird from Mrs. Smith.” Mary said. Carrie gently holds him and grin big. “I will name him, Birdy.” Carrie said.
They smile and Carrie feed worm to her new bird. On Dec 2, they return to school. “How was your vacation?” Christy said. Christy is their best friend. They met her year ago when they join school.
“Yes, we have good time. Carrie got bird with broken wing. His name is Birdie then two days later, he died. Carrie got upset so, we find new one. Carrie got happy and call him, Birdy.” Laura said. Christy smiles and class bell rang. All kids sit on benches.

Chapter 4: Christmas

On Dec 17, kids have winter break for 3 weeks. They run to home. “Can we play outside?” Laura said. Ma nods her head and put coat and scarf and mittens on Carrie. Girls play outside.
They make snowman. Then suppertime, they eat stew and rolls and pie. On Dec 23. Pa went to hunt in Breechwood Forest. Ma and Girls went to shopping.
They buy then go to home. Pa bought one fat turkey, one plump rabbit, and fat hog. Pa skinned and scrapes meats from hog. Carrie stares at fat hog with her big blue eyes.
“Papa? How you know which meat are they?” Carrie asks. Pa shows her several meats. Girls sit on their bed. They are knitting two warm pink stockings for Carrie. Mary decide make new shawl for Laura. She picks dark red fleece fabric and cut it to right size for Laura.
Laura decides go to store and buy World History Book for Mary. A book cost five cent. On Dec 24. They are very busy again.
Pa put a lot of meats on table. Ma put fresh rabbit meat in frying and she put salt pork and lard on it and rubbing the meat. Mary and Laura make bread. They let Carrie snap the green beans and put it in bowl.
They teach Carrie to make cookies. Pa gets some small logs from outside and put it in fireplace.
Ma gets pork, bacon, and some meat from hog and wraps it with cloth so they save it for later. Mary wash yams and Laura cut them.
They put cookies in jar and wash all dishes and drying them and put away. Carrie pushes all chairs in.
They ate cornmeal and molasses and apple pie for dinner. Then girls put Carrie in bed and tell her a story. Halfway later, Carrie fell asleep.
Girls went to loft and change clothes and prays. Then they went to sleep. Next day, they woke up and put their Sunday dress (Church dress) and put pretty ribbons on their hair.
They ate egg, bacon, and biscuits. Then they open presents. They like it. Then suppertime, they eat delicious food. They feel stuffed. They wash dishes and drying.

The End.