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LB Chapter 30 We Move to Littleton 05.06.2021 9:16 ↓

Father’s skill at house work promotes him to “boss carpenter,” and Ralph get a principal whipping for standing up and telling the truth. His father says he’ll never spank him again.

LB Chapter 29 We Face It 27.05.2021 12:11 ↓

Father lost his crops, got shot at, had to sell off the stock, and then go to work on building houses. Ralph remember the best Christmases were when they were poorest.

LB Chapter 28 Riding In The Roundup 26.05.2021 16:15 ↓

The Fourth of July and Labor Day roundups were Ralph’s opportunity to show off the horses and his new clothes.

LB Chapter 27 Father and I Learn to Shoot 23.05.2021 17:11 ↓

Water Fights result in burned crops and Ralph feels the stress of not being home to see it happen.

LB Chapter 26 Training Sky High 22.05.2021 15:54 ↓

Sky High learns to keep the rope tight and his eye on the bull, and he also learns to stand ground tied.

LB Chapter 25 A Pretty Strong Current 22.05.2021 12:43 ↓

Work as a water boy onMr Cooper’s ranch isn’t bad and Father dispenses wisdom for a boy writing in the midst of cowboys.

LB Chapter 24; I Become a Cow Poke 18.05.2021 19:48 ↓

Two blue horses, and one of them becomes Ralph’s horse for his summer job.

ACGS Chapter 64 Stewie Saves Farnon 17.05.2021 13:51 ↓

And old friendship and a lot of whisky caused Siegfried to end all hopes of being the circuit veterinarian.

LB Chapter 23 Tornado and Cloudburst 10.05.2021 8:41 ↓

Ralph loses Fanny when she crashes through the bridge decking.

ACGS Chapter 63 At the Racecourse 08.05.2021 12:03 ↓

James sees himself as the only superfluous object during Siegfried’s interview at the racecourse.

LB Chapter 22, Bad Times Were Not So Bad 07.05.2021 20:10 ↓

The money scare of 1908 meant some people went hungry, but the Moody house had provisions and warmth.

LB Chapter 21, I Break Nine Toes 06.05.2021 17:26 ↓

Three blasts on the whistle and the horses took off. Ralph recuperates well and learns from Father about honest and dishonest men.

LB Chapter 20 Thanksgiving and Christmas 04.05.2021 15:26 ↓

The gold panic sets in and the family finds it a blessing to have skills over lots of cash.

LB Chapter 19 Trapping Pheasants 03.05.2021 7:13 ↓

Father and Ralph separated beans and peas everyday, and Ralph caught a pheasant every day to help protect the harvest.

LB Chapter 18 Father and I Become Partners 02.05.2021 8:54 ↓

Thinking about chocolate caused Ralph to get sneaky. Father discovered his secret.

LB Chapter 17, I Meet The Sheriff 30.04.2021 16:20 ↓

A trapped pheasant brings Ralph to Fort Logan to meet the sheriff lest he end up in the hoosegow.

ACGS Chapter 62 Helen to the Cinema 30.04.2021 18:03 ↓

James finds that a simple and safe date to the cinema was a disaster... until he found out Helen was looking forward to the next time!

LB Chapter 16 A Good Month With No School 27.04.2021 13:54 ↓

The family gets a borrowed colt from Fred. Ralph’s parents calculate the value of their bean and pea crop, then Ralph gets poles from the mountains with his father, and the family gets a cellar built.

LB Chapter 15 I Give Mr. Lake a Ride 26.04.2021 10:45 ↓

The end of herding milk cows, a new start at school, and a splinter in the bottom makes for a few fun stories.

ACGS Chapter 61 A Bottle of Guinness 26.04.2021 14:58 ↓

The contrast of two houses with very different father-daughter relationships causes James to realize which he would pick.

LB Chapter 14 The Irrigation Fight 26.04.2021 14:01 ↓

Ralph’s father enters into the water ditch wars, but later prevails with an idea for an 80% compromise.

ACGS Chapter 60 Dan’s Dislocated Hip 25.04.2021 11:21 ↓

James gets another chance to visit with Helen, this time over an injured dog.

LB Chapter 13 We Go To An Auction 23.04.2021 10:57 ↓

Ralph gets invited to the auction because he helped earn some of the money, and the family comes home two cows richer.

LB Chapter 12 I Go After Two Dog 22.04.2021 18:29 ↓

An amazing journey to find Two Dog in the hopes that he can help the family horse, Bill, ends by finding a wolf and the shack of Mr. Thompson.

LB Chapter 11, Haying 18.04.2021 10:33 ↓

Father invented an improvement for the stacker, noontime meals were great, but the stories told after lunch were even better.