In the long winter evenings Pa talked to Ma about the Western country. "Let's go see the West,' he said. "The land is flat and the grass grows thick and high. Animals run freely and there are no settlers. Only Indians live there.
Oh, Charles, must we go now?" Ma said. "The weather's so cold and our warm house is so comfortable
If we are going this year, we must go now,' said Pa. 'We can't cross the Mississippi River after the ice breaks So Pa sold the little house in Wisconsin. With Ma's help, he made a canvas cover for their wagon. They put everything into the wagon except their beds and tables and chairs. Pa could make new ones out West.