Little House in Brookfield~Section 4

Little House in Brookfield~Maria D. Wilkes
I read from page 180 to page 226

The children played Fox and Geese and have a blast.  Caroline's family was out of meat, and a lot of other stuff.  They were going to have turnips again for supper, but they received an unexpected gift from an Indian.  His name was Crooked Bone.  He happened to have been a friend of their father before he died.  He explained how he had seen Joseph and Henry and their empty traps for many days.  Then he motioned for another Indian.  They ended up dragging a huge deer into the house.  Ma was shocked that all of that meat was for them.  The boys helped the Indians slice the meat.  They now had plenty of meat to eat for a long time.  In the next chapter, Caroline looks out of the window and is tired of the rain.  Ma comes in and says that they should have a celebration.  They decide to welcome Spring with a celebration.  Ma and the girls go into the kitchen and they make little cakes.  They then fried them in a pan.  Eliza is unhappy because she didn't get to see.  She starts to go over there.  Ma catches her in time.  She could've gotten burned really bad like their father did.  Martha and Caroline ask mother to tell them the candlestick story.  Ma tells it while they eat dinner.  It is about how Ma was going to get married to their father.  Father worked as a silversmith and handled really hot things.  It was the day of the wedding and he didn't show up.  They waited all day long.  When Ma was going to go home, he was about to open the door.  It happened that he had burned himself so bad that it took hours for the doctor to bandage him up.  He ended up with a really bad scar.  In the chapter that I just started, Mr. Carpenter asks them if they would like to go to Church with them.

Question:  My question this week is a wonder one.  I wonder how many different dresses they had.  If they had one or two everyday dresses and one Sunday dress, or if they had more or less.

Prediction:  I predict that none of their dresses will fit and that Ma will end up sewing them all new ones.

Connection:  My connections this week is from when Ma talks about altering their dresses.  If our clothes don't fit, especially our pants, my grandma will alter them so that they fit.