12 Times Laura and Mary Ingalls Were the Boss! | Little House on the Prairie

This is what me and Andrew found. Where have you been, young lady? You're late, huh? I asked you where you've been. Well, I was trying to tell you, me and Andrew found. You're just going to have to mind me, whether you like it or not. Don't you want to even know what we found? I don't have time right now. Come on, Laura. Don't you want to play? Why do we always have to play ring around the rosie? Because I say so. Ring around the rosie. Pringles, you stop that. Watch how we send it in. Stop. You have it your way every single day, Nellie. Well, to Uncle John. You want to fight? You want to play? We're playing Uncle John. 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. I meant 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. Tara, you should have been finished an hour ago. Well, I'm not. I did all the cooking and the cleaning and my homework, and I managed to finish. That's because you're perfect. I've got a big day tomorrow. Now, put out the light. Yes, ma'am. Good morning, Mrs. Olsen. There's a dozen and a half today. You're sure of the count? Yes, ma'am. Mm-hmm. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 4, 6. Mm-hmm. These eggs are smaller than usual. They're the same as always. Smaller. Therefore, I shall pay less for them, $0.04 less. In that case, I will just take them to Mr. Hanson. He's going to Springfield today, my pa said, and I know that I can get a good price for them there. Indeed. For heaven's sakes. I'll spare you the trouble. I'll pay you the same price as usual, but the next time, you pick out larger eggs. Now, will that be cash, or shall I mark it in the book? Mark it in the book, please. Good day, Mrs. Olsen. Cookies. Look at this. Carrot, you take two. When the cat's away, the mice do play. Isn't that what mother said? Yeah, what's it mean? I don't know. Do you know what that means, Mary? What? No, I'm sure you wouldn't. You're too young. Well, what's it mean? Shut up. I'll bet your mother knows. What's she talking about? Nothing, just eat your lunch. Some folks call it monkey business. I know what that is. It's when a monkey goes. Shut up. I'll bet even Mary knows what monkey business is. Don't you, Mary? Think hard. Monkey business. What did you hit her for? Never mind. Well, if you don't tell me, I'll tell mom, then you'll have to tell her. Don't you dare. I will if you don't. You have to swear not to say a word about it. Cross my heart, hope to die, stick a needle in my eye. Is that Mrs. Olsen? I can just hear her. If you ask me, there's some monkey business going on there. Well, what's that supposed to mean? I don't know. Then why'd you hit her? Because I felt like it. Julie and I are going to be very rich, because we get $0.10 for every A and a nickel for every B. And I got, that's $0.25. But I'm going to get even more, because I got the best grades in the whole school. My pa says that grades aren't everything, Nellie. It's the learning that counts. Even eggs get graded. I want you to go. What? I want you to leave here and never come back. I don't understand. Yes, you do. No, Mary, I don't. You love my mother, don't you? Mary, I, uh. Just answer my question. You love my mother. Mary, your mother's a fine woman. You don't have to tell me about my mother. Just answer my question. I'll be gone by morning. Look at Miss Four Eyes. Mary has four eyes, four eyes. You be quiet, Willie. Well, Mary has four eyes. Two real ones and two glass ones. Four eyes. And you're going to have two black ones. It's all right, Laura, never mind. My mother said your pa took you to Mankato to get glasses. But I never thought you'd have the nerve to wear them. What do you mean, Nellie? Oh, nothing. Just I would never wear the ugly things. Miss Beetle wears glasses, and she's not ugly. She doesn't have a husband, either. And Mary's going to be an old spinster, just like Miss Beetle. Because no one ever marries a four-eyed. Well, no one will ever marry you, because you say such nasty things. Laura Ingalls, what are you doing up there? What does it look like I'm doing? Building a tree house. You come down here this minute and get yourself off to school. You come down here this minute. Laura! I'm coming. Did you finish all your homework? Yes. I washed behind my ears, too. What's this tree house all about? It's about getting away from you and having a little peace and quiet. Laura, this is a fun game. Yeah, and I'm. Be quiet, Willie. I've got a better game. What? We can play horsey and ride around the schoolyard. That's dumb. We don't even have a horse. Maybe we can get one. Where's your pa, Laura? He smells like a horse. We could pretend and ride him. Take it back, Nellie. I won't take it back. You can go crying to Miss Beadle, and I won't take it back. Yeah, we won't take it back. I'm not crying anymore, Nellie. And you better take it back. I won't take it back, because it's true. Your pa smells like a dumb old horse. I take it back. Hardworking folks only smell bad to folks that have nothing to do but stick their noses in the air. But whenever you stick your nose in the air with me, Nellie, it's going to get punched. Look what you did. You ought to be ashamed of yourselves talking to her that way. Now, wait a minute. And she's going to have a baby. You're awful. Now, look here, young lady. God will punish you. You'll see. You deserve it. All of you. He'll punish you. I know he will. Miss Kesey is gone. We can't let her go. She left because she thought she didn't belong here. But she was wrong. We need her here. She's got so much love to give. She made me see I needed Bandit as much as he needed me. She was good and kind to everyone who gave her half a chance. So what if she was different? We're all different.