A Little House Christmas- On Plum Creek

On the Banks of Plum Creek was a lean, but happy Christmas for Laura Ingalls. Having left their happy home on the prairie, Laura and Mary sacrificed their desire for Christmas gifts for a pair of strong work horses for Pa. But Christmas morning was a cheerful surprise when Laura and Mary awoke to six pieces of candy apiece in their stockings.

"... they (Laura and Mary) knelt down together and said, 'Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take' and please bless Pa and Me and Carrie and everybody and make me a good girl forever'n'ever. Amen." Quickly Laura added, in her own head, "And please make me only glad about the Christmas horses for ever'n'ever amen, again."