Rumors of a put fear in the hearts of white settlers everywhere. Just two years earlier, Indians killed a thousand white people and burned their crops and houses. Smaller uprisings have occurred since, and the people of the Wisconsin prairie only need the slightest rumor of a "massacree" to go into a panic.
White settlers are arriving at the Woodlawn house, bringing food and bedding. Mrs. Woodlawn is in her element because she loves to entertain guests--her turkey is finally appreciated. The settlers do not know how long they will have to stay. School, of course, is suspended, and the children are thrilled. They spend the day in the farm and barnyard playing games. Caddie tries to help her mother and Clara in the kitchen, but she spills and breaks things so often.....
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