Ponderosa Stories

When Chief Winnemucca of the of the Paiute tribe shows up at the Ponderosa one morning, it causes an uproar of excitement for the Cartwrights! The Chief wants Ben to tra...

Finding out someone was after her for causing the death of Lucky the Kid, life wasn't peaches n' cream anymore. With school right around the corner, and finding out she...

On the way back to the Ponderosa from Virginia City, Adam and Joe are taken prisoners by a suspicious Indian raiding party. The only witness of their disappearance is a...

When Hoss saves a little girl from getting trampled by two drunks' horses, he never knew what it would bring him or the rest of his family. After talking the little girl...

On her way home from Virginia City, Gabriella Cartwright gets captured by a trio of gruff looking outlaws. Riding along with them, she soon discovers who they are and it...

Shelia Johnson can't wait to marry her fiancé, Little Joe Cartwright. They have many plans for their future together, that is until she gets captured and held hostage by...

Josephine and Dr. Henry Harvey take the internship of a lifetime with Dr. Michaela Quinn-Sully in Colorado Springs with their son Isaac and daughter Hazel and a newborn...

In this 'retro' story, a 13 year old Adam Cartwright helps his nearly 7 year old brother, Hoss, deal with the school bully, Jeremy Fitch. A bully that loves picking on t...

"Did you ever have someone who promised you something and they never kept it?" "Yes..." the girl asked. "What was your promise?" "My...

Sarah Cartwright is practicing towards winning the barrel racing contest at the upcoming Virginia City Rodeo, just weeks away, so she can try to get her Pa a real nice b...

Did you ever wonder what happened after Adam Cartwright is found by his Pa, and brothers, after his 'slave-like' ordeal with Peter Kane, in that great dramatic Bonanza...

The Cartwrights have a lot to deal with : from a life threatening situation with Sarah and her horse Rebel, through both Birthday and Christmas celebrations, and even a...

With an aging gelding of his own, and after the death of Little Joe's pony, it's up to a 20 year old Adam to go looking for a new mount not only for himself, but for his...

As the Civil War approaches, Adam Cartwright reflects on his college years and the relationship he cultivated with his younger cousin, Josephine. After graduation, Josep...

Lucy Cartwright is helping her older brother Hoss and twin brother Joe to deliver glycerine, but she feels the boys aren't giving her credit for the work she's doing. S...

Little Joe and his older brother Hoss go mudding. When Adam discovers them tearing up the southern pastures Hoss deserts Joe, who then has to hid the torn up terrain of...

In an instance of ' When Worlds Collide...' - and two author friends on Wattpad: 'Sarah Hendess' and 'Jane Linnegar', collaborate on a story - Adam and Beth Cartwright...

Here's some of my craziness about Bonanza. It's stuff that doesn't fit into "Ponderosa Daughter" like short stories, head cannons, pics, memes, quotes and othe...