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Farmer Boy

The second book in the treasured Little House series, Farmer Boy is Laura Ingalls Wilder’s beloved story of how her husband, Almanzo, grew up as a farmer boy far from the little house where Laura lived. This edition features the classic black-

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Laura Ingalls Wilder (5)

“The candle-light was dim, as though the darkness were trying to put it out.”

— Laura Ingalls Wilder, amazon.com

Tagged: Candle, Darkness

“There was no time to lose, no time to waste in rest or play. The life of the earth comes up with a rush in the springtime.”

— Laura Ingalls Wilder, amazon.com

Tagged: Time, Wasted Time, Life

“He knew you could never teach an animal anything if you struck it, or even shouted at it angrily. He must always be gentle, and quiet, and patient, even when they made mistakes.”

— Laura Ingalls Wilder, amazon.com

Tagged: Training, Teaching, animal, gentle, Patience

“A farmer depends on himself, and the land and the weather. If you're a farmer, you raise what you eat, you raise what you wear, and you keep warm with wood out of your own timber. You work hard, but you work as you please, and no man can tell you to go or come. You'll be free and independent, son, o…”

— Laura Ingalls Wilder, amazon.com

Tagged: Farmer's Life, Farmer, Land, Work, Independence

“Never bet your money on another man's game.”

— Laura Ingalls Wilder, amazon.com

Tagged: Money, Bet, Gambling