Chapter 2 Pa builds the little house Pa was packing but they could of different the ground. ‘Thi as off the wagon and covered all their things. Thei ‘axe and drove away. ‘Where's Pa going?’ Laura asked. logs from the creek for our house,” Ma said. range and frightening to be without the wagon sky seemed too large, ‘grass like First she helped Ma make ‘Then she went for a walk. path in the grass, a y. But suddenly she and hurried he logs, Laura told him about the an old trail, I guess.” the creek. When he had enough the ground by of the house‘sprain wen you ody by suse ‘urn ‘ron rt 00 or {rales heal wt ne ela tot your fans ogame n Thesometnag 10 Ma moved her arms and turned her head. ‘I she whispered. me up the creek road I "We have a n on the other side of the creek. I met him Iwards arrived. He and wore old was very polite day he and Pa finished ig while they worked, and th was a fast worker, In ‘They laughed and si made the wood fly. Th ‘and soon the house w Laura ran inside the new hou: wood and prairie grass. holes and fell across Laura's hands and het were thick and the house felt large and strong. Ma had cooked a good supper and she and Pa invited Mr pdwards to stay. There was rabbit and hot cornbre pork and uugar. Then Pa took out his ns and her feet. ‘The wal Wy on the ground near the fire to listen as Pa played nd Mary's favourite song, ‘I am a Gypsy King’. Pa’s voice was deeper than an old frog's. Laura could not stop laughing. jen Mr Edwards jumped up and began to dance wildly . Pa played song after song while Mr Edwards \d Mary's hands were clapping and their feet were moving with the music, too. And Baby Carrie, who had woken up, was sitting in Ma's arms, clapping her little walked away song ended, the prai in the tall gi he walls are up,” Pa said to M: in, [heard wolves everywhere around us last night, We should have strong thick walls ar i make the floor and roof wuse I must build a stable for Pet and Patty as fast wey should be away hunting for food now, I guess. Alter breakfast Pa got on top of the walls to put the canvas wagon cover over the house. ‘The canvas blew wildly in the ce he almost flew away ly tied the canvas dow 1¢ house was ready. The beds were made hort logs had become chairs, Pa’s gun was up in its place over the dox wura liked this place, too. and wonderful le the walls of their new home they felt warm and safe. Pa put up a quilt over the door hole, As she asleep that night, Laura heard a wolf's cry from somewhere far away on the prairie. She did not feel so frightened.READING CHECK Put the sentences in the correct order. Number them 1-11. | Pa digs trenches. Pa measures the shape ofthe house an the ground, © |_| They have supper with Mr Edwards. 4 [-] Pa rolls logs into the trenches. @ [1] Pa goes with his axe to get logs from the ereek # [| Ma helps Pa to build the walls. & [_] They move into the house. th [__] They cut holes fore door and windows in the walls 1 [_] Mr Edwards comes to help Pa build! the was 4 [Ja puts a canvas roof on the house [J log falls on Mas foot. ‘WORD WORK Complete these sentences using the correct form of the words from Chapter 2. ‘a Pauses an aX€ to cut down trees, 'b The house on the prairie is made of |___. © Pasings a song about ag____. d He sounds like a f_ Paputs upaq____ over the door. {Sometimes Pa catches ar for supper. # When he is ready to build the house, Pa digs at_____. 2 Find words in the river to complete these sentences. © Ma doesn't break her leg; i’s only a. dd When Pa sings Laura and Mary ____ in time with the music. @ ____isinthe middle of the day. f Paand Mr Edwards sometimes ____ together. The best way to move heavy logs is to \ ___them. GUESS WHAT In the next chapter, some wolves frighten the family. What do you think hhappens? Tick the boxes. a The wolves © Laura 1 ind eat Pa. 1 [_lelimbs a tree to escape. 2 [attack Pa 2 [lhears the wolves at night, 3 (Glircle the house. 13 [ thinks that the wolves are dogs. b Pa d Ma 1 [E{mects some wolves on the 1 Clputs the girls to bed as usual prairie. 2 (A brings Pet and Patty into the house, 2 (I shoots same wolves. 3 CImakes friends with a wolt 3 [wants to go back to Wisconsin.