- Laura Ingalls Wilder: That's Mrs. Oleson. She knows everything that goes on in Walnut Grove. And what she doesn't know, she makes up.
- Laura Ingalls Wilder: It was the Spring of 1887. It had been a hard winter for everyone, especially for Pa. He had to sell the farm and settle somewhere he could find work. He settled the family in Burr Oak Iowa. Pa came back to get the last of the family things. Pa pretended that moving on would be a great thing for the family. But I knew how he loved the little house on Plum Creek. And I knew how much he was hurting inside.
- Willie Oleson: [to Laura] Mrs. Wilder, we didn't know what to get you on your last day with us, so we decided to give you this. It has all our names on it, so you won't forget us.
- [pauses]
- Willie Oleson: I know I've been a lot of trouble to you and at first, I didn't like the idea of you teaching me and telling me what to do. But I know you did it because you care about me and I just wanted you to know that we all care about you.
- Laura Ingalls Wilder: I remember when we first moved in. I was so excited to get to sleep up in the loft. My very own window.
- Charles Ingalls: I remember it too. You were such a baby then.
- Laura Ingalls Wilder: With big buck teeth.
- Laura Ingalls Wilder: Now, as you all know, I will no longer be teaching here in Walnut Grove. But I will be available for tutoring after school for anyone who needs it. An now I'd like to introduce you all to your new teacher, Miss Etta Plum.
- Almanzo James Wilder: [to Laura] What's for supper?
- Laura Ingalls Wilder: Is that all you ever think about?
- Almanzo James Wilder: No, but it's a little early to be thinking about what's for breakfast tomorrow morning.
- Harriet Oleson: Is there *anything* I can do for the paper?
- Sarah Reed Carter: [whispers] Only if you were a puppy.