Thank you so much for sharing these wonderful stories. We LOVE ❤ to listen to these audio books as a family. My husband and I in our childhood years used to read these books . Now to share these stories with our own children. These sweet moments make special memories . Thank you again .😊
I’ve lost count of the times I’ve read these books. I started as a teenager and I’m 69 years old. I’ve worn out Farmer Boy and others. These Happy Golden Years is my second favorite. Please read these books!❤
I visited De Smet where this story took place... In truth , the Ingall's family nearly starved to death.. You hear her speaking of feeling dull & unable to concentrate ...that was the result of no food... I read the historical account of that winter in the area .. Many starved or froze to death . In the spring they found whole families frozen solid in their claim shanty's... The Ingalls were lucky they were able to move into town . This likely saved their lives... Laura wrote the first draft of this particular book , but her publisher sent it back and asked her revise it ...The publisher felt it was too harsh for a childrens book , starting with the title... Initially Laura called her book "The Hard Winter" and her account of running out of food & coal was factual , but harsh .. So she rewrote the chapters detailing how close they came to starving & freezing to death...
This is my FAVORITE story by, Laura Ingalls Wilder ready by you so beautifully, and Paul Woodel, playing pa’s original fiddle I will, only listen to your stories and Paul playing, pa’s fiddle as I drift off to sleep! 😴🌙
I figured it up an the bags were 2 bushels per bag so there was 30 bags at about 125 pounds each so each horse was carrying 15 bags each. At that each sleigh was hauling at least 1800 pounds each. That's quite a burden for one horse on snow in the cold. These young men were true heroes for their communities.
The songs make a huge difference,these books where my childhood and I always wondered what the tunes sounded like! Thanks for these sweet stories told with such enthusiasm and authenticity!
Me too! I used to listen to Bev Volfie but she can’t hold a candle to Cherry Jones. Not to mention, during a live reading she did a year or so ago, she was extremely rude to me over a simple question I asked. I couldn’t believe it and have never listened to her again.
@@kellyshomemadekitchen I am so sorry that Bev Volfie was mean to you I too, used to listen to her, I HATED her singing! But Cherry Jones has a beautiful voice! I will, NEVER, EVER listen to Bev Volfie again!
@@susieglenney I could not agree more with you! Not to mention, the annoying and repetitive way each chapter had the musical intro and the way she repeated herself retelling the name of the book, chapter title and the author. Not to be mean myself, but I hope her views and subscribers have fallen drastically since Cherry Jones has entered the scene. TH-camrs have no business being rude to their subscribers who, if not for them, the creators would not be getting the royalties they receive. Just saying! (edited bcz I fell asleep at the end of writing this long reply lol)
@@susieglenney believe it or not, she had the nerve to report me and I didn’t even respond to her rudeness. I just left the livestream and unsubscribed. What a witch!
This series is just love. Can you please read the rest of the books and specially "farmer boy" book from this series? I think that is the best one among them.
I remember my mother reading the little house books. I'd get one as soon as it came into the library. Around 1970. As soon as I brought it home she read it. She sat up all night reading. I knew my mother loved reading but she gobbled those books up and she'd read them aloud to us. Farmer Boy was her favorite.
Farmer Boy! The stove black on the parlor wallpaper is the most bone-chilling suspense scene in all of literature. I still want to hide in the corn crib.
You would have thought they would have took some of the fuel from the trains and built fires to help melt that mess. Idk. There should have been boiling water in that steam engine...the fuel, the hot water, the man power should have made more difference had they been utilized. Of course i wasnt there and times were different. I really have no clue. Im just grasping straws. Ive been hungry before. Theres no feeling like it. I remember once i wanted a glass of milk. We had not had milk for weeks. Bread and beans and potatoes for lunch and dinner and gravy and buscuits and fried pitatoes for breakfast. I hated winter and spring. Things in south western west virginia in the 1960 s was very slim. Thank God for the local store keeper in Crum, WV a Mr. Andrew White. He jept over half the community from starving. Mommy and Daddy always paid their debt first thing. Bless that man.
It’s amazing how slowly starving can be made tolerable, when you have a decent, supportive, respectful, and loving family. It is a rare find these days.
Especially knowing that the slob, Mr. Masters and his lovely and sweet wife and infant son, were living with the Ingalls family. What a stressor. Mr. Masters was incredibly lazy.
When Pa and Laura are talking about the muskrats, and laura asks why God doesn't tell people when a harsh winter/weather is coming, Pa replies that we are free so we have to take care of ourselves. I think God does tell us. He knows we are smart enough to take notice of the animals. Seeing animals getting ready and storing extra.
I agree. God does tell us. Through the muskrat. Through the trees, flowers, growing things. Through the birds. So many ways He tells us if we are being the good stewards we are supposed to be.
@@eunicestone6532 I read somewhere that Mary wanted to go back to the blind school for another 7 year term in her late 20s or early 30s but the school wouldn’t allow it. I’m guessing because they probably had a waiting list of blind students waiting to get in and she had already finished. I wish Laura had written more books about her adult life as well as what happened to her siblings after they grew up.
I wonder what ever happened to mr. Edwards in real life or if thry ever heard from him again. I suppose a lot of people passed through each others lives never to be heard from again.
@@kellyshomemadekitchenyeah, but I understand the sneaking term… not sure I could have eaten knowing my family was hungry. I’ve have asked for a doggie bag, or snuck a few pancakes in my coat pocket ☺️
@@eunicestone6532 me too! I’ve also thought about how awful it must’ve been trying to bathe and I’m sure they must have had to keep a chamber pot inside the house and Pa, undoubtedly had the unpleasant chore of emptying it in between blizzards. 😔
When I was growing up we had an outside toilet. So at night we had a chamber pots. My mom assigned it to be emptied every day by one or other of us older girls. We had to empty it into the outside then we took it down by the creek and washed it out. When we brought it home mom would put a little bleach in it and leave it on the back porch until bedtime again.
Yes it sure does. At this point I have a broken hip and need surgery. I am also on water pills and have to go go go. With my hip like it is I am currently using a potty at bedside to save trips down the long hall to bathroom. I have a roommate to help with some housework. Bless her. She works like a dog. @@kellyshomemadekitchen
I imagine the ingalls children were most likely the most educated and well mannered than any other children. Ma was very strict. And a great teacher too.
Wow if you actually listened or read … they left the big woods because they had no hunting , they had to get out of Kansas because they settled on the wrong side of the line between the reservations and free land . They left plum creek because of hail storms and sickness and grasshopper plague and were unable to make a crop . They had better luck in de smet and stayed there they passed from this earth !
I REALLY wish they'd stop playing the violin and singing in these readings. Some people use these to fall asleep and it constantly wakes people up. Why do that? It's not necessary. And it's in every one of these little house videos.
Initially I didn’t appreciate the singing and music, but this is how the story is supposed to be told. When Laura was writing these stories, surely she was singing the songs in her head as she wrote the lyrics down. It’s something you grow to appreciate. Besides, Is the narrator supposed to ‘read’ the lyrics or sing them? Logically, singing them seems more poetic because lyrics are written to be sung. I think Ms. Jones does a fine job. I’ve grown very fond of her telling these stories.
Fantastic thank you. My favorite books from my childhood & I still love them hearing them again 50 years later ❤
I can't believe how Ms Jones sounds so much like June Allison. She's marvelous as a narrator!
Thank you so much for sharing these wonderful stories. We LOVE ❤ to listen to these audio books as a family.
My husband and I in our childhood years
used to read these books . Now to share these stories with our own children. These sweet moments make special memories . Thank you again .😊
I really liked the reading of Cherry Jones.I read the books over and over.I am like achild.I like to be read too.I am 75 soon to be 76.Thank you .
I wish you a warm and healthy life, Miss.
Much love and respect from a young man, from a far away land in India.
I’ve lost count of the times I’ve read these books. I started as a teenager and I’m 69 years old. I’ve worn out Farmer Boy and others. These Happy Golden Years is my second favorite. Please read these books!❤
I’m letting this play on this nasty hot summer day to help me to be thankful instead of miserable!! lol
I visited De Smet where this story took place...
In truth , the Ingall's family nearly starved to death..
You hear her speaking of feeling dull & unable to concentrate ...that was the result of no food...
I read the historical account of that winter in the area ..
Many starved or froze to death . In the spring they found whole families frozen solid in their claim shanty's...
The Ingalls were lucky they were able to move into town .
This likely saved their lives...
Laura wrote the first draft of this particular book , but her publisher sent it back and asked her revise it ...The publisher felt it was too harsh for a childrens book , starting with the title...
Initially Laura called her book "The Hard Winter" and her account of running out of food & coal was factual , but harsh ..
So she rewrote the chapters detailing how close they came to starving & freezing to death...
Oh wow. I wish we could read the original draft. Thanks so much for sharing.
This is my FAVORITE story by, Laura Ingalls Wilder ready by you so beautifully, and Paul Woodel, playing pa’s original fiddle I will, only listen to your stories and Paul playing, pa’s fiddle as I drift off to sleep!
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Same!
It's his actual fiddle??
@@helenamirian908
That is what it says!
I figured it up an the bags were 2 bushels per bag so there was 30 bags at about 125 pounds each so each horse was carrying 15 bags each. At that each sleigh was hauling at least 1800 pounds each. That's quite a burden for one horse on snow in the cold. These young men were true heroes for their communities.
The horses were heroes too.
The songs make a huge difference,these books where my childhood and I always wondered what the tunes sounded like! Thanks for these sweet stories told with such enthusiasm and authenticity!
Thank you so very much cherry Jones is my favourite reader for these books ❤
Me too! I used to listen to Bev Volfie but she can’t hold a candle to Cherry Jones. Not to mention, during a live reading she did a year or so ago, she was extremely rude to me over a simple question I asked. I couldn’t believe it and have never listened to her again.
@@kellyshomemadekitchen
I am so sorry that Bev Volfie was mean to you I too, used to listen to her, I HATED her singing! But Cherry Jones has a beautiful voice! I will, NEVER, EVER listen to Bev Volfie again!
@@susieglenney
I could not agree more with you! Not to mention, the annoying and repetitive way each chapter had the musical intro and the way she repeated herself retelling the name of the book, chapter title and the author. Not to be mean myself, but I hope her views and subscribers have fallen drastically since Cherry Jones has entered the scene. TH-camrs have no business being rude to their subscribers who, if not for them, the creators would not be getting the royalties they receive. Just saying! (edited bcz I fell asleep at the end of writing this long reply lol)
@@kellyshomemadekitchen
Absolutely and with that I also agree!
Cherry Jones is it, for me, I hope, she was reported to TH-cam about her comment!
@@susieglenney believe it or not, she had the nerve to report me and I didn’t even respond to her rudeness. I just left the livestream and unsubscribed. What a witch!
I loved those books when I was a child.
I wish they would make a movie out of this!
This series is just love. Can you please read the rest of the books and specially "farmer boy" book from this series? I think that is the best one among them.
I remember my mother reading the little house books. I'd get one as soon as it came into the library. Around 1970. As soon as I brought it home she read it. She sat up all night reading. I knew my mother loved reading but she gobbled those books up and she'd read them aloud to us. Farmer Boy was her favorite.
th-cam.com/video/WY0ySCSDpuM/w-d-xo.htmlsi=iibhpYsA6BOwYaoM farmer boy read by cherry jones
Farmer Boy! The stove black on the parlor wallpaper is the most bone-chilling suspense scene in all of literature. I still want to hide in the corn crib.
Cherry Jones read the whole series, including Farmer Boy 😊❤
Thank you so much for reading these, they're my favorite series
Every year at autumn I love reading this beautiful book. This year, I'm very busy, so thank you for ths audiobook!!!
Ma was the bestlove her family very much
You would have thought they would have took some of the fuel from the trains and built fires to help melt that mess. Idk. There should have been boiling water in that steam engine...the fuel, the hot water, the man power should have made more difference had they been utilized. Of course i wasnt there and times were different. I really have no clue. Im just grasping straws. Ive been hungry before. Theres no feeling like it. I remember once i wanted a glass of milk. We had not had milk for weeks. Bread and beans and potatoes for lunch and dinner and gravy and buscuits and fried pitatoes for breakfast. I hated winter and spring. Things in south western west virginia in the 1960 s was very slim. Thank God for the local store keeper in Crum, WV a Mr. Andrew White. He jept over half the community from starving. Mommy and Daddy always paid their debt first thing. Bless that man.
Hello from Bradshaw in McDowell County. What you wrote just touched my heart. ❤
Thanks so much for this favorite audio of mine. It's my favorite book of the Little House on the Prairie books!
I think this book is the best in the series.
Thank you for reading this book to us. I love it
I Love this story a lot❤
Excellent narrator 🎉
This was wonderful, thank you for uploading!❤️
It’s amazing how slowly starving can be made tolerable, when you have a decent, supportive, respectful, and loving family.
It is a rare find these days.
@@hbhb7900
You make a very excellent point ♥️
“These days” is right! There’s a huge difference between now and then.
The selfless love for one another and strength of mind and character of the family members is amazing.
Especially knowing that the slob, Mr. Masters and his lovely and sweet wife and infant son, were living with the Ingalls family. What a stressor. Mr. Masters was incredibly lazy.
@@kayhathaway6956
Mr. Masters?
This narrator sounds like Cherry Jones. This would be great to fall asleep to or listen to to relax if it weren’t for the violins. 😊
It IS Cherry Jones
Cherry Jones is the best,and what she does,man its asum!
I ugry!
@@Kennard1222😅
I love this story, I so enjoyed listening to it.
When Pa and Laura are talking about the muskrats, and laura asks why God doesn't tell people when a harsh winter/weather is coming, Pa replies that we are free so we have to take care of ourselves. I think God does tell us. He knows we are smart enough to take notice of the animals. Seeing animals getting ready and storing extra.
I agree with you!
I agree. God does tell us. Through the muskrat. Through the trees, flowers, growing things. Through the birds. So many ways He tells us if we are being the good stewards we are supposed to be.
In the biography of Laura it says Mary went to the blind school til she finished and then she worked there until she was about 25.
@@eunicestone6532 I read somewhere that Mary wanted to go back to the blind school for another 7 year term in her late 20s or early 30s but the school wouldn’t allow it. I’m guessing because they probably had a waiting list of blind students waiting to get in and she had already finished. I wish Laura had written more books about her adult life as well as what happened to her siblings after they grew up.
By the way, what was the name of the biography about Laura? I'd love to read it. Thanks 😊
After many years of listening/reading books it’s just now hitting me that everything was about Mary….
Pretty typical when a child is disabled
Yes, that's pretty much the case. It was a tragedy that she lost her sight, but Mary's self righteousness gets on my nerves a bit.
I wonder what ever happened to mr. Edwards in real life or if thry ever heard from him again. I suppose a lot of people passed through each others lives never to be heard from again.
The most suspenseful and terrifying kids book ever. The fact that it is true is scary.
I'm from banngla ❤
Pa was sneaking and eating at the Wilder boys house a few times. I imagine it would have been almost impossible to say no
He was not “sneaking” he went there to buy wheat for his starving family and the Wilder brothers insisted he eat with them twice.
@@kellyshomemadekitchen
Absolutely!
@@kellyshomemadekitchenyeah, but I understand the sneaking term… not sure I could have eaten knowing my family was hungry. I’ve have asked for a doggie bag, or snuck a few pancakes in my coat pocket ☺️
@@donnamuse-sj9sq True!
Pa eating by invitation only actually benefited his family too. It gave him precious energy to tend to the animals and keep the home warm.
I would have just slept in my clothes. Too cold to get undressed.
@@eunicestone6532 me too! I’ve also thought about how awful it must’ve been trying to bathe and I’m sure they must have had to keep a chamber pot inside the house and Pa, undoubtedly had the unpleasant chore of emptying it in between blizzards. 😔
When I was growing up we had an outside toilet. So at night we had a chamber pots. My mom assigned it to be emptied every day by one or other of us older girls. We had to empty it into the outside then we took it down by the creek and washed it out. When we brought it home mom would put a little bleach in it and leave it on the back porch until bedtime again.
@@eunicestone6532
Been there and done that unfortunately. Sure makes you not take things for granted, doesn’t it?
Same, plus probably would have the family sleep together to be warmer.
Yes it sure does. At this point I have a broken hip and need surgery. I am also on water pills and have to go go go. With my hip like it is I am currently using a potty at bedside to save trips down the long hall to bathroom. I have a roommate to help with some housework. Bless her. She works like a dog. @@kellyshomemadekitchen
Great reading! Really enjoyed this - one of my favourite books.
I imagine the ingalls children were most likely the most educated and well mannered than any other children. Ma was very strict. And a great teacher too.
WOW
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Thank ye God's for SALERATUS(baking soda).
🙄🤔I wonder which “foreigners”were the problem. Ma forgets she was a foreigner in new lands every few years cause Pa couldn’t get his act together. 😆
THAT"S what you get out of this? Just wonderful how some people view the world. Good luck to you with that perspective on life.
Wow if you actually listened or read … they left the big woods because they had no hunting , they had to get out of Kansas because they settled on the wrong side of the line between the reservations and free land . They left plum creek because of hail storms and sickness and grasshopper plague and were unable to make a crop . They had better luck in de smet and stayed there they passed from this earth !
@@MissyP2871
Exactly right!
It's fiction, dickhead
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So sad for these horses.
I REALLY wish they'd stop playing the violin and singing in these readings. Some people use these to fall asleep and it constantly wakes people up. Why do that? It's not necessary. And it's in every one of these little house videos.
Agreed
😂😂😂 then don’t listen to this version!
@@inlongingis there another? 🤷🏻♂️
@@socalguy97 I would imagine it’s done by librivox
Initially I didn’t appreciate the singing and music, but this is how the story is supposed to be told. When Laura was writing these stories, surely she was singing the songs in her head as she wrote the lyrics down. It’s something you grow to appreciate. Besides, Is the narrator supposed to ‘read’ the lyrics or sing them? Logically, singing them seems more poetic because lyrics are written to be sung. I think Ms. Jones does a fine job. I’ve grown very fond of her telling these stories.
Please. Don't. Sing
lol
It’s in the original recording, this is from the audiobook series.
Not good as bedtime stories due the interrupting ads after each chapter which are louder than your voice. Very disappointing.
@@audreyrichmond412
They must have changed something because there doesn’t seem to be any ads now.
@@kellyshomemadekitchenI haven’t noticed them, or I’m fast asleep when they play lol
Thank goodness that there were no ads during our listening. It was lovely.
Get ad-blocker on your phone or computer and you will be able to hear all the books without any interruptions....zzzzz
They should've moved to a populated area. Talk about a cursed family!
At 1:35 pa is feeling so confident about being safe and able to get supplies living in town. Lottle did he know.....
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