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Grassland love

A cabin in the Woods of Wisconsin,

Distant and beautiful memories.

We like to live in a forest where wild animals are not afraid.

We like to watch the little sika deer and its mother looking curiously in the shade.

I also like watching lazy big fat bears eat wild strawberries in the fields.

The grass grows tall and dense,

Wild animals on the grassland are like living in a pasture, and they don't worry about eating or drinking.

That grassland,

Extend into the invisible distance.

On that cold morning when I left the cabin,

There is still a thin layer of snow on the ground.

The air is cold,

There was silence all around.

There are several cold stars through the bare branches.

In the gloomy forest, there are lanterns on our carriage.

My two beloved oak trees,

The small room is full of dad's violin.

And mom's gentle smile.

All this,

It's far away,

Vague and distant homesickness.

The log cabin on the prairie is the most famous and representative of Roland's works. The book describes how the Roland family left the Wisconsin forest and moved to the Kansas prairie by caravan, which is a typical portrayal of the pioneers in the western United States at that time. In this move, the Roland family thrillingly crossed the rising river. When they reached the prairie, they also met Indians and were attacked by wolves, prairie fires and fever. But in the end, they lived in the hut built by their father and spent a sweet hunting time on the grassland.

"Every time I calm down and walk into the world of' cabin' and Roland, I will be deeply moved; In such a hard pioneering process, Roland's world is always full of father's violin sound and mother's gentle smile. Piano sound and smile make children feel at ease and make this home full of love and hope. Every time, I will have a strong impulse; I really hope to have a little daughter, and I will often tell her the story of Roland; When she grows up, she will grow up healthily and happily like Roland, and I will give my daughter the most beautiful piano sound and the most beautiful smile like Roland's parents, even in the most difficult and difficult situation around me, so that she can sleep peacefully and contentedly in clean pajamas every night. "

-Editor's note

Discuss the cabin design:

Laura's family had a wonderful Christmas. Can you tell me something that impressed you?

Laura's father is a very capable person, especially a carpenter. Can you tell me one or two things in detail?

The relationship between people and animals in the series of Cabin is very harmonious. Can you give one or two examples?

The grassland is beautiful, but there are many dangers hidden. Look at how many natural disasters Laura has encountered.

There are many simple and profound life speeches in the cabin. For example, when Lola's family left the Indian grassland almost empty-handed, Lola's father said that they took more than they left behind. Why?

Mr Edward is the best friend of Roland's family. Can you tell us a touching story between them?

There are many pen and ink descriptions of wolves in the wooden house. Can you tell me what impression you left?

Life on the grassland is hard, but their spiritual life is rich. How do they entertain themselves?

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brief Introduction of the content

The log cabin on the prairie is the most famous and representative work in the American classic log cabin novel series. Its author is Roland Inges Wilder. According to his own growth and persuasion, Roland spent ten years trying to complete the series of novels "The Cabin". This set of books records that Roland has been moving around with his parents and working hard since he was two years old in the entrepreneurial craze in the western United States. Until you have a happy life experience. With this encyclopedic hut, Roland became a member of the "dream team" of American children's literature writers (there are only three members of the "dream team" in the United States).

From a pioneer girl to a world-famous literary writer, Roland's life has been full of twists and turns. In The Cabin, Roland vividly depicts the growth of a girl with delicate and sincere brushwork, showing the affection between her parents and brothers, the implicit and meaningful relationship between her and Amanle, and the diligence, courage and piety of people towards nature in the pioneering era. The value of the cabin series lies in that it not only records the history of American pioneers, but also records the personal growth.

The illustrations in this set of books were drawn by garth williams, a world-famous illustrator. Garth Williams has illustrated famous books such as Little Brother Elf Mouse, Charlotte's Web and Family under the Bridge. In The Cabin, Garth Williams' illustrations accurately reproduce people's lives in the pioneer era, full of beauty and poetry.

Brief introduction of the author

Roland Inges Wilder was born in Wisconsin, a pioneer family in the central United States. He is a famous American children's literature writer in the 1940s and 1950s. Roland didn't start writing children's literature until he was 65. The nine series of novels "Cabin" completed by him in his life are all classics of children's literature in the world.

catalogue

order

1 Leave the big forest

2 Xi Du

Spend the night on the grassland.

A day on the grassland

Step 5 build a house

6 no longer on the road

7 surrounded by wolves

A solid door

9 new fireplace

10 cabin done

1 1 Two Indians came.

12 digging well

Cows and calves.

14 Indian camp

15 fever

16 chimney on fire.

Dad, go to town

Friendly people from Arsag.

19 gift from Santa Claus

20 screams in the middle of the night

2 1 Party of India

22 A prairie fire

Crying for 23 days, day and night.

The Indians left.

25 Dad's Decision

26 bid farewell to the grassland

postscript

Book abstract illustration

Long ago, when our grandparents were children or babies, even before they were born, Mary, Roland and Linlin's parents left the cabin in the Wisconsin forest with them. They left in a carriage, leaving the empty hut alone in the clearing of the forest. They never saw the hut again.

They are going to the place where the Indians live.

Dad says there are too many people in the big forest now. Roland often hears the banging of an axe cutting down trees, but it's not dad's axe; She often hears the echo of shooting, but it's not dad's shot. The path next to the wooden house has become a big road. Almost every day, when Roland and Mary are playing, they will stop in surprise and watch the carriage creak slowly along this road. There are so many people in the forest that the beast can't stay any longer. Dad also likes to live in the forest where wild animals are not afraid. He likes to watch the little sika deer and its mother look at him curiously from the shade, and he also likes to watch the lazy big fat bear eat wild strawberries in the field.

On a long winter night, Roland heard his parents mention the prairie in the west. Dad said that the land in the west is very flat, there are no trees, the grass grows tall and dense, and the wild animals on the grassland are like living in a pasture. That grassland extends beyond your sight, and no one lives there except Indians.

Winter is almost over, and one day my father said to my mother, "Since you have no objection, I've decided to visit the west. Someone offered to buy our cabin. If we sell it now, we can get the best price. With money, we can start a new place. "

"Oh, Charles, do we have to go now?" Mother asked him. It is still cold, and their hut is warm and comfortable.

"If we are going this year, we have to go now." Dad said, "When the ice in the Mississippi River began to melt, we couldn't cross the river."

So dad sold the hut, as well as the cows and calves. He cut off the branches of the walnut tree from the mountain, tied them to the carriage, and then bent them into a semicircle to make the skeleton of the caravan. Mother helped him to lay the canvas and tie it to the skeleton.

One morning, before dawn, my mother gently woke Mary and Roland to help them wash their faces, comb their hair and put on warm clothes under the fire and candlelight. Outside their long red flannel underwear, mom helped them put on wool petticoats and dresses, and made them put on wool stockings, as well as coats, rabbit fur hats and red wool gloves attached to their coats.

Except for the bed, tables and chairs, almost everything in the cabin was loaded into the RV. But there are some things they don't need to bring, because dad can make new ones.

There is a thin layer of snow on the ground, the air is very cold, there is silence all around, and it is still dark. Through the bare branches, you can see a few cold stars, but the east has gradually turned pale. In the gloomy forest, you can see the lanterns on the carriage slowly approaching them, and grandparents, uncles and aunts, cousins all came.

Mary and Roland held their dolls tightly and said nothing. Cousins gathered around and looked at them. Grandma and some aunts hugged them, kissed them and said goodbye.

Dad hung his gun on the canvas so that he could get it from his seat quickly. He hung the ammunition bag and powder cartridge under the gun. Then, he carefully put the violin box in the middle of the pillow to avoid bumping all the way to damage the violin.

Uncle helped dad put the horse in the carriage. Uncle and aunt asked cousins to kiss Mary and Roland and say goodbye to them. Cousins did so. Dad carried Mary and Roland into the van and put them on the bed of the van. Then he helped his mother climb into the seat in front of the van. Then grandma came over and gave little Linlin to her mother. Dad jumped in the car and sat next to her, while their bulldog Aji ran around under the van.

They left the cabin, and the shutters of the cabin were closed, so the cabin could not see their departure. It is surrounded by a bamboo fence and stands quietly behind two trees. In summer, Mary and Roland often play under these two oak trees. They went further and further, and finally they couldn't see the hut.

Dad told Roland that they would go to see Pappus when they got to the west.

"What is Pappus?" Roland asked dad. Dad replied, "Pappus is a little red Indian baby." ……