There, Laura is bullied by wealthy Nellie Oleson, whose father runs a general store. In the autumn, Laura and Mary are sent into town to attend school. Spring planting goes very well, and the summer goes by beautifully. Ma likewise is thrilled to have a cookstove and oven in the house, an item which she considers to be a luxury of the highest kind. Laura, Mary, Ma, and Carrie are thrilled to be moving into an above-ground house with not only more than one room, but with more than one floor. Nelson construct a new house for the Ingalls family, including an attic bedroom and two rooms downstairs. Through the winter, Pa purchases two horses, who will provide good labor and transportation for the family into the nearby town of Plum Creek. None of the Ingalls have any idea what this means. The summer is long and dry, which is perfect grasshopper weather according to the Nelsons. The family also becomes acquainted with their neighbors, the Nelsons, for whom Pa helps to work the land in exchange for goods and animals such as Spot the cow. Immediately, the family sets to work making improvements. Laura and Mary are especially excited to be living near a beautiful creek, while Ma is thankful that the journey from Wisconsin is over. The Hanson house is built straight into one of the banks of Plum Creek.
Pa trades his wagon and horse team to Mr. As the novel begins, Charles (Pa) and his wife, Caroline (Ma), have just arrived along Plum Creek with their three daughters, Mary, Laura, and Carrie, and a few animals including their dog Jack. It details the life and experiences of young Laura Ingalls between the ages of seven and eight while living along Plum Creek in Minnesota. “On the Banks of Plum Creek” is a young adult semi-autobiographical novel by Laura Ingalls Wilder, and is part of her “Little House on the Prairie” series.
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