A story for Mother's Day Weekend: Will Walnut Grove have their wives and mothers on Mother's Day?
FOR OUR LADIES
Chapter 1:
The year is 1876, The Children are in School learning about Indians and wars from the 1600s -1700s. For about a week in the evenings the Town of Walnut Grove has been hearing war crys from an Indian Camp a couple miles out of town. About two weeks before Mother's Day the children are in school studying and the men are in town working, all of a sudden the biggest war cry is heard, (WHOOP, WHOOP). The school students get rallied, Miss Beadle does her best to calm the children, "Everything will be ok, have your seats." The sounds of the war cry stop, the children have their seats and continue their studies.
An hour passes, the children are still in school the men are still working at the Feed and Seed, Hansen's Mill. The wives and mothers are at home doing their household chores. The Indians are going from farm to farm grabbing the womenfolk they have taken Grace Snider and three other womenfolk. The Indians are coming up to the Ingalls farm, Jack the dog is tied up to the fence of the barn (Mr. Ingalls didn't want him loose just in case the Indians did come by for it would cause more trouble if Jack attacked). Carrie is playing with Jack and sees the Indians going into the house where her Ma is. Carrie runs into the house to see what is happening. Carrie runs in and asks, "Ma, Ma, are you ok?"
The Chief, Ceaser Black Crow says, "Kid Be Quiet!" Carrie begins to cry. The Chief tells one of his Indians to gag her mouth shut. They gag Carrie's mouth with a piece of cloth and sits her in the corner. Carrie begins to kick and hit at the Indians so the Indians also tie her hands and feet.
Chief Ceaser Black Crow, ties Mrs. Ingalls' hands and puts her on his horse and rides off. Jack is barking and trying to get loose. Carrie is all by herself in the house.
The Indians now have five ladies from Walnut Grove and have taken them to their Indian Camp. Chief Ceaser Black Crow tells his Indians, ''We still don't have enough ladies to make into squaws. We will go into the town of Walnut Grove."
Meanwhile in Town, the children are at recess and eating their lunch. Mrs. Olsen is in the Mercantile tending to the store, her husband Nels is out of town making deliveries for his 'Wagon Store' that he temporarily set up for ones who can't make it into Town. Chief Black Crow goes into the Mercantile grabs Mrs. Olsen, ties our hands up and gags her mouth shut. Then he goes over to the School and does the same to Miss Beadle, the school teacher. All the children are screaming and crying. The men are stopped working looking around and wondering what is happening. Laura Ingalls runs up to her Pa. "Pa, Pa, The Indians have taken Miss Beadle and Mrs. Olsen."
Mr. Ingalls trying to calm Laura says, "Don't worry, half pint, we will get them back where is Mary I'll take you both home."
Charles and his 2 girls get in the wagon and head home. They pull up to their house not knowing Caroline has also been taken, Jack is still barking. Charles tells Laura, "Laura go untie Jack." Laura unties Jack and Jack runs up to the house, which the door is open.
Charles, Mary and Laura walk in and sees Carrie by herself in the corner with a gag in her mouth and tied up. Both Mary and Laura cry out, "Carrie?, Pa?, Where is Ma?"
Charles picks up Carrie unties her and takes the cloth out of her mouth and she begins to cry, "Pa, they took Ma, the Indians took Ma."
To Be Continued...