Benny was right. It did not take too long to fix the store. First, some carpenters took down the wall between the two stores to make one big room. Benny noticed one special carpenter. He was an old man. He was slow, but he did fine work. He kept look...
Three men from the Highway Department and a state policeman reached the cabin. They had shoveled a narrow path up the hill from the road. Were glad to see you! Henry called. The men waved. They knew there would be seven people and a dog and a lot of...
In about an hour the two Alden boys went out to wait for the pilot. They were not a minute too soon, for the pilot was early. Suddenly they heard the roar of the helicopter. It hovered right over them. The pilot waved to them. First he dropped the bu...
The four Aldens left the door open a crack. The deer were half buried in the snow, and they struggled to stand up. They dont want any help, said Benny. They dont need any, said Henry. They are up now. The two deer shook themselves to get the snow off...
That night when the Aldens went to bed it was still snowing. And it was getting colder. More than that, the wind was beginning to blow. I call this a blizzard, said Henry. Ive never seen anything like it. And indeed there had never been anything like...
The next day the weather had changed. The sky was very gray. There was no sun. But the Aldens started out for the store. Its much colder today, Violet said. She put up her hood and tied it under her chin. Jessie said, No blue sky today. Maybe yesterd...
The next morning the sun came out. What a beautiful day, said Violet. Its perfect after that rain. This is our day to go nutting, Benny said. If he had known it, it was their day for something else, too. Now what shall we put the nuts in? Jessie aske...
The Aldens got up. It was cold and dark. Not much light came in from the window, and the fire in the fireplace was almost gone. Henry looked up at the ceiling. He listened. That must be a squirrel, he said. One squirrel? asked Benny. It sounds like a...
At last the Aldens saw the store. There were a few small houses on the other side of the store. Jessie looked down the road. She said, This looks like a small village. Benny read the sign: NELSONS STORE He said, I think the Nelsons must live upstairs...
Long before the family saw the cabin, Watch began to bark. His bark sounded different to the Aldens. They all looked ahead. There stood the little log cabin. They walked up to it as fast as they could. The door was locked, but Henry had the key. Watc...
It was a lovely autumn day. The sun was warm and the sky was blue. The Alden family sat around the breakfast table, talking as usual. First they talked about the Greenfield schools being closed for a week. There had been a fire. Some of the schoolroo...
