Little House on the Prairie S06E04 The Third Miracle

That jug's almost all the way filled up. Ah, yeah. This'll make nine jugs. Those bees sure are busy. Let's see. Twenty-four pounds a jug. That's... Two hundred and sixteen pounds. Oh, that's an awful lot of honey. And an awful lot of money. And there's still some in the log. Yeah. We'd better start delivering. And collecting. I'm leaving now. We're coming. Help them? Because they don't want you hurt. Bee stings can be very dangerous. Especially for children, darling. There are children, too. Yes, but they're older. I bet the bees don't know that. Grace is down and napping. Everything's ready for supper, Laura. All you have to do is put the pot roast in at five. Oh, and Albert, you'd better clean out those stalls before your father gets back. Oh, no problem, Mom. I won't be long. Bye. Get the barn door. Look at it all. Well, have you thought of what you're going to do with your share of the honey money? What? I've been dreaming. Studying the catalog. I'm going to get one of them telescopes and a new velocipede. What's a velocipede? It's got two wheels so you ride on them. Oh. How about you? Well, I'm going to buy myself a whole new outfit. Dress, hat, gloves, everything. Trying to make Almanzo Wilder look at you, huh? A young lady should look her best at all times. For Almanzo, huh? Sure, we've got a share of the world. Buy everybody in the family some. You're right. We can't be selfish just because we're rich. Come this Christmas, we're going to be real Santa Clauses. If you don't like it, don't eat it. You got a deal. And that goes for the rest of you. If you're not satisfied with my cooking, get out! And don't come back! Carolyn! This telegraph just came in for Adam. I'll take it to them. I was going to look in on them anyway. Thank you. And don't worry, it's good news. When do you expect Charles back from Mankato? He'll be back tonight. Bet you'll be glad to see him. Always am. Thank you. Have a good day, Carolyn. Thank you. Bye. Another hundred percent in arithmetic. You know, Mary, I'm really pleased with the progress the kids are making. You deserve some of the credit for that. You're a wonderful math teacher, Adam. Why, thank you. You know, you're not so bad yourself. Thank you, teacher. Obviously, I'm interrupting something. Hi, Ma. Hi, yourself. I have a telegraph for Adam. For me? It's addressed to Mr. Adam Kendall, Principal, Harriet Olsen Institute for the Advancement of Blind Children, Walnut Grove, Minnesota. Sounds like me, all right. Who's it from, Ma? With your permission, I'll open it and read it. Permission granted. Don't worry, Mrs. Foster already said it was good news. Adam? What is it, Ma? The National Association of Blind School Educators is pleased to inform you that you have been chosen to receive this year's Louis Braille Award for Dedicated and Distinguished Teaching. A Louis Braille Award? That's the highest honor. Oh, Adam. Adam, I'm so proud. There's more. You are one of only three nationwide selected to receive this award, and the first blind teacher ever to be so honored. Please join us for the awards ceremony in St. Paul next Saturday and address the convention. St. Paul? What's going on in here? Y'all look like lightning struck. Oh, we did, Hester Sue. Adam's going to get the Louis Braille Award. Oh, glory be. Well, congratulations. How did they know about me? Hester Sue and I told them. What? I nominated you. And I second the motion. And we sent a sample progress report of your students. And letters of recommendation. Of course, this could make a man's head swell up like a hot air balloon, you know. Thank you both very much. It's a wonderful honor. Lord knows it's the second best thing that ever happened to me after Mary. I don't have to tell them. I can't accept. You can't accept? Why, Adam? We don't have the money, Mary. We'd have to take the stage to Sleepy Eye to make the train to St. Paul. And that costs a lot of money. We just don't have any. Well, I don't have to go with you, Adam. I wouldn't go without you. Well, I've got about $4. And you're welcome to it. Thanks, Hester Sue. But it'd take about $50 or $60. The $12 Mary and I have, that'd get us about as far as New Ulm. One way. Let me talk to Charles, Adam. Maybe we can help. That's very kind, but no. It's enough that I won. Besides, I'm not very much for making speeches. Well, I'll talk to Charles anyway. Carolyn, it's not... Adam, you're going to have to learn not to argue with your mother-in-law. Charles. It's a once-in-a-lifetime honor for Adam. They just don't have the money. Carolyn, I'd do anything to help them. You know that. But we don't have it either. He's not that kind of man. $50 or $60 is just no way I can swim. Perhaps the bank. You know how I feel about borrowing. I don't want to start that again. I'm sorry. I was just hoping. Get you some more coffee. What do you think? I don't want to think. You could do it. We could. I'm Willie. What do you say? Goodbye, telescope. Goodbye, velocity. Goodbye, Pete. Hello, Santa Claus. Come on. Let's go tell Mom and Pop before we change our minds. Pop? What is it, kid? It's about Adam and his award. You know we've got a deal with Mr. Olsen on our head? Uh-huh. Well, we're going to sell it tomorrow. And according to our deal, we're going to get $57.60. Well, we decided to give it to Adam so he and Mary can go to St. Paul. It worked a long time for them. We want to do it, Pop. Don't we, Albert? Yeah. Except you better know now. Come Christmas, we won't be able to give him much of anything. Doing this for Mary and Adam is the best present you could give us. I'm so proud of him. Let's go tell them now. What? Well, why have them spend the whole night sleeping unhappy when they can sleep happy? Come on. All right. Can we go so we can tell them? Why not? We all go. Mom? Can I go? Oh, Carrie. You stay and take care of your baby sister. We won't be gone long. Pop said we'd all go. Carrie. Yeah. I'm coming, I'm coming. Who could be banging on that door at this time right now? Ain't no people sleep around here. Don't you think, don't you? Carrie! Carol! What is it? We have good news. We just couldn't wait. What's the matter down there? Oh, it's just us, Adam. Somebody hurt, Mom? No, no. We have good news. Laura? You and Adam are going on that trip. What? Just considered an early Christmas present for me and Albert. But how? Well, who cares how? You want to go, don't you? Yeah, sure we do. Oh, I think we're all too excited to sleep. So why don't we congregate into the kitchen and I'll fix us all some hot biscuits and tea. That sounds good. Come on, Adam. We got a lot of plans to make for that trip. We sure do. Were you surprised? Surprised? Hey, don't you start getting mushy. Very amusing. There you are, Mr. Jane. Thank you. You're welcome. Morning, Mrs. Olsen. Yes, children? We've come with honey. The honey? Yeah, we made a deal with Mr. Olsen. Oh, well, he's off on a buying trip and I don't know anything about a deal with you two. But our honey. He said he'd give us 30 cents a pound for it. And it all comes to 57.60. Yes, well, like I said, he's away and I don't know anything about it. When's he coming back? Not for at least a week. Well, we can't wait that long. Well, it's just too bad, isn't it? Mrs. Olsen, please. Adam won a big award and he has to go to St. Paul. That's what the money's for. Oh. Oh, well, that does make a difference, doesn't it? Oh, I knew you had a heart, Mrs. Olsen. The honey's all in the wagon outside. It's all yours for 57.60. Well, I tell you what I will do. I will give you 15 cents a pound. But that's only half. Oh, well, take it or leave it. But we'll have to leave it. They can't go on a trip for half the money. Mrs. Olsen's got us, Laura. We're just gonna have to sell her a hive, too. What? But there's... No buts. She can't be in a good business woman like Mrs. Olsen. Ma'am? Mm-hmm? You got us over a barrel, so we'll just have to sell you our main hive. Main hive? Yep. We were gonna make a fortune off it. We need that 57.60. For that price, we'll throw in a hive. What? It produces hundreds of pounds a year. It's breaking my heart to give it up. Oh. Hundreds of pounds a year. My. Well, that would keep Nellie's restaurant and sweets for... forever. Well, you've got a deal. Albert. You and Nellie have to pick up the hive yourself. Plus, I can use this wagon just this once. Oh? Well, isn't that kind of dangerous? Oh, heck no. They're practically tame. Besides, if you pick them up after sunup, they'll all be taking their morning naps. Oh. Well, my, my, my, I didn't know that. Here you are. And I made it $58 even. You're too kind. I know. We'll leave the honey on the porch. All right. Bye. Just look at it. Albert, you're a genius. Thanks. How come you told her after sunup? It'll be hot then. And the bees'll... That's why I'm the genius. Let's get this honey unloaded. Adam? Yeah. What's the matter? I'm worried. About what? The speech I'm supposed to give at the convention. I hate making speeches. But you're a teacher. You make speeches all the time, more or less, in the classroom. It's not the same thing, Mary. At the convention, I won't be talking to my students from Walnut Grove. St. Paul's the state capital. There's gonna be a lot of bigwigs and newspaper reporters there. Not to mention all the professors from all over the country. Adam, you're the one they're giving the award to. The one they're coming to hear. The one they want to hear. Yeah, maybe. But that's another thing. What do I talk about? You're the first blind teacher to ever receive the award. I think you should make that an important part of your speech. I mean, you could have just sat around and let people take care of you. No, I don't want people to think I'm something special just because I'm blind. No, Adam, it's not just your blindness. It could be any problem a person has that they let control their lives. I mean, I remember when I first got my eyeglasses, and all the kids called me four-eyes. I thought that was just about the worst problem that could ever happen to me. And that just proves that everything's relative. Right. You learn to deal with these things, big or small, and you come out the stronger for it. Right. Mary, that's good. That's really good. Thank you, husband. As a matter of fact, that's so good, I think you should give the speech. Oh, no. It's your award. It's your speech. But, Mary... No, Adam. Look, if you think it's such a wonderful idea, I'll tell you what, I'll give it to you. You can give your own speech. Well, let's get some sleep. Do you still have your eyeglasses? Yeah, I think my eyes are more... You could hold them up to illustrate your point when you made the speech. Good night, Adam. See you next trip, Mrs. Foster. Have a good trip. How's it going? Well, what you need is a new wheel. Now, what I need is a whole new coach. I can't argue with that. I never saw a coach needed so much work. Yeah, you tell that to the owners. They run these things right into the ground. Profits first, repairs last. Yeah, a couple more trips and this rig will rattle apart. You're all set. All aboard that's coming. Driver, you're going to take on two passengers here. The Kendall's is my daughter and her husband. They're both blind. They can't manage, but I'd appreciate it if you could help them any way you can. Yeah, you bet. Thanks very much. Well, you ready? Well, as ready as I'll ever be. Especially if Mary gives my speech for me. Adam. We'll talk about it. Adam, we're not going to talk about it. It's your speech. You give it. Bye, Ma. Mmm, safe journey. Adam, so proud of you. Thanks for everything. Especially you two. We're glad to help. All right, here we go. I almost forgot. Here, Mary. What is it? Your eyeglasses. My glasses? Why? Adam said you wanted them. Adam. All right, folks, we can't pull out until you shut the door. All right, sir. Have a good trip. Traveling together, I suppose we should introduce ourselves. I'm Mrs. Lauren, Marge. Adam, Kendall, and this is my wife, Mary. Glad to meet you, Marge. Likewise, I'm sure. Where are you heading? St. Paul. How about yourself? I'm going to Minneapolis to join my husband. I've been staying with my folks in Tracy while Stan was looking for a job. Took a while, but he finally found a real good one in a grain mill. Well, it's nice to be together again. Yes, particularly now with a baby coming. Oh, when's it due? In two months, our first. Congratulations. Thank you. Do you have any children? Not yet. We're hoping. This coach rides like a rowboat in the high seas. Good morning. I've come for my honey. Well, it's right over there. Where? I don't see any hive. It's in the log. We've had a bee tree chopped full of honey. And beeswax, too. Oh. I'd forgotten about beeswax. Oh, so did I. Just say it's a bonus. Oh, Albert. My, my. You never will be a businessman. I know. Every time I make a deal, I get stung. Oh. Well, it's all yours now. Take it away. All right. Come on, Nelly. Give me a hand. Oh, mother, must I? It's your restaurant. All right. Lift. I can hear them. Oh. Are you sure it's safe? Oh, sure. They hum like that when they're asleep. Oh. Good. Come, Nelly, darling. Lift. That's right. There we go. Watch your step, darling. All right. Swing around there. Oh, it's so heavy. Must have lots of honey. And beeswax. Watch your step, darling. Easy does it. Don't fall in the water. Bye. Bye-bye. I'm not sure if it's the baby or the stagecoach. It could be both. I feel the same way. I'm pretty sure I'm not pregnant. What's wrong? Oh, it's these dead, burned threads on this here axle. I'm going to have to take a detour to the nearest town and get it fixed. Are we still going to make the train connection to St. Paul? Oh, sure. Sanborn's only a few miles south. Well, at least we won't miss the train. I'm afraid not. What's that supposed to mean? It means unless you change your mind, I have to make a speech. Oh, you. Anyone for a sandwich? My mother packed enough for me to go around the world. You sure? Very sure. I guarantee I won't be eating anything till I get off this stage. All right, thanks. Thanks. Adam. I'm here. Adam. I'm here. Adam. I'm out here. My legs are pinned under the coach. God. I think they're broken. God, help me. God. Mary, stop it. God. Mary. Stop it. Stop. It's no use. Is Marge all right? She's alive. How about the driver? Any mail for me, Miss Fox? This is Foster. Charles. What's the matter, Miss Fox? Charles, I thought you should know. I just got a telegraph query from the Sleepy Eye stage depot. All right, take it easy. Take it easy. They want to know when the stage left. It's way overdue. Think something happened, Charles? Yeah, I think that wobbly wheel probably came apart and it's stuck on the road somewhere. I hope they don't miss the train. What do you say we take the wagon right out there, pick them up, take them into Sleepy Eye? Good idea. Thanks a lot, Miss Foster. I was worried. No need. Do me a favor. Tell Carolyn where we're going, would you? I will. The canteen. They're not going to find us, Mary. Sure they will. It'd take a miracle. We're off the main route and they don't know what road we took. I can't feel my legs anymore. We're leaving! Marge? Marge, what is it? My water broke. We have to get help. My ribs. I can't move. Adam, I'm going for help. You can't. Adam, I'm the only one that can. Mary, you don't know where we are, you don't know where to look for help. Out there you could... The driver said we were going south, to Sanborn. I can feel the sun on my face. It's west of us. I'm going to head north, back to the main road. Mary, please. Adam, you said it yourself, it'd take a miracle for them to find us. I've got to go. Look, I'll leave the canteen here for you and Marge. You'd do anything to get out and make the next speech, wouldn't you? We're out, Charles. They'll be coming on us pretty soon. Some riders coming. Howdy. Have you seen the stagecoach, the sleepy eye? We're looking for it. It's our way. It ain't seem to the way we come. They're having a little wheel trouble back at Walnut Grove. They may have pulled off somewhere to get it fixed. Well, there's four roads that branch off this one, going north to Rowena and Clements, and the other two behind us to Harlan and Sanborn. I want you two split up. One of you take the Rowena road, the other one to Clements. We'll double back and try the other two. All right. Yeah, I sure feel sorry for them kids. They were looking forward to this trip. Sure were. God, please save my baby. Please, my baby. This is where the road takes off to Harlan. Charles, what is that? What do you make of it, Charles? You know, that's the road to Sanborn. That's six of one, half a dozen of the other on the track. That's Mary! Mary! How's Harry, Doctor? Well, he won't be running any foot raises for a while. Not until those fractures heal. Outside of that, he'll be fine. Thank God. Amen to that. If he'd been under that coach any longer, I couldn't have saved him. Mrs. Lauren? A bouncing baby boy. Mother and child doing fine. She cracked ribs, but otherwise, she's thriving. It's a double miracle. Can I go to Adam? Certainly. It's a good thing Mary started that fire. If we hadn't seen that smoke, we'd have never found her. I didn't start that fire, Mom. Then how did it start? I don't know.