A dying widow (Patricia Neal) asks the Ingalls to help find homes for her children.
When it appears the widow's children must be separated, Mr. Edwards makes an announcement.
Laura thinks she has found gold and imagines the glamorous life it can buy.
Laura and Mary's plans to raise money for the pastor's birthday by investing the Sunday-school funds backfire.
Isaiah Edwards attempts to bond with his newly adopted son and buys him a rifle so that the pair can go hunting together; his son, an avid reader, has no interest in hunting.
A voice-recording device broadcasts Laura's love for a new boy (Eric Shea) all over town.
When Caroline is away with Mary at an arithmetic championship, Laura has a hard time filling her mother's shoes at home.
A deadly infection fells Caroline before she can join her family on a camping trip.
Charles and Mr. Edwards end up racing against time to rescue Mary, Laura and a friend from a runaway caboose.