CONTENTS 1
1．LAURA LEAVES HOME 1
2．FIRST DAYOF SCHOOL 11
3．ONE WEEK 21
4．SLEIGH BELLS 31
5．A STIFF UPPER LIP 47
6．MANAGING 55
7．A KNIFE IN THE DARK 62
8．A COLD RIDE 71
9．THE SUPERIN-TENDENT’S VISIT 80
10．ALMANZO SAYS GOOD-BY 84
11．JINGLE BELLS 91
12．EAST OR WEST，HOME IS BEST 97
13．SPRINGTIME 104
14．HOLDING DOWN A CLAIM 116
15．MARY COMES HOME 125
16．SUMMER DAYS 132
17．BREAKING THE COLTS 142
18．THE PERRY SCHOOL 149
19．THE BROWN POPLIN 159
20．NELLIE OLESON 172
21．BARNUM AND SKIP 188
22．SINGING SCHOOL 204
23．BARNUM WALKS 212
24．ALMANZO GOES AWAY 221
25．THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS 228
26．TEACHERS’EXAMINATIONS 237
27．SCHOOL DAYS END 242
28．THE CREAM-COLORED HAT 245
29．SUMMER STORM 258
30．SUNSET ON THE HILL 267
31．WEDDING PLANS 273
32．“HASTE TO THE WEDDING” 280
33．LITTLE GRAY HOME IN THE WEST 287
NOTES 299
Vocabulary 388