Animal adventures

chapter one
the big woods were full of wolves and panthers. Gray foxes had dens in the hills. White-tailed deer roamed among the trees. There were even bears in the woods. Once Laura saw one up close, though she didn't know it at the time. It happened when Laura was small. Her sister Mary was bit older, and Carrie was just a baby. They lived in a little log house with pa and ma, a bulldog named jack and a cat named Black Susan. Spring had just begun to come to the woods. Early one morning pa said he must go to town. He tied up a bundle of his furs to trade. There were so many furs that the bundle was almost as big as pa. With so much to carry he had to leave his gun at home.
Ma was worried. But pa said he would walk very fast and be home before dark. The nearest town was far away. Laura and marry knew pa would bring them home home presents from the store. All day long they waited.
Finally the sun sank low above the treetops. Liars and Mary watched eagerly for pa. Then the sun sank out