![]() ![]() Nelson construct a new house for the Ingalls family, including an attic bedroom and two rooms downstairs. Through the winter, Pa purchases two horses, who will provide good labor and transportation for the family into the nearby town of Plum Creek. None of the Ingalls have any idea what this means. The summer is long and dry, which is perfect grasshopper weather according to the Nelsons. The family also becomes acquainted with their neighbors, the Nelsons, for whom Pa helps to work the land in exchange for goods and animals such as Spot the cow. Immediately, the family sets to work making improvements. Laura and Mary are especially excited to be living near a beautiful creek, while Ma is thankful that the journey from Wisconsin is over. The Hanson house is built straight into one of the banks of Plum Creek. Pa trades his wagon and horse team to Mr. As the novel begins, Charles (Pa) and his wife, Caroline (Ma), have just arrived along Plum Creek with their three daughters, Mary, Laura, and Carrie, and a few animals including their dog Jack. ![]() ![]() It details the life and experiences of young Laura Ingalls between the ages of seven and eight while living along Plum Creek in Minnesota. ![]() “On the Banks of Plum Creek” is a young adult semi-autobiographical novel by Laura Ingalls Wilder, and is part of her “Little House on the Prairie” series. ![]()
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