Chapter 3

This one starts out with Laura talking about Pa's gun, how he cleans it, and what everything else dealing with his gun is. She says her and Mary watch him clean it because right after he tells them stories. The story in this chapter is about when Pa was a little boy. When Pa was younger, he had to bring the cows home from inside the woods. Grandpa always told him to hurry and not mess around. One day he left earlier than usual so he thought he had time to play. He ended up playing till dusk and he had to hurry to find the cows. By the time it was dark he still couldn't find them. He called for them, but he got no response. A little later he tried again, and someone answered, "Who?" and it scared Pa so he ran home. He got whipped and scolded because he was scared of a screech owl!

Response- I've seen my dad clean one of his rifles before, so nothing in this chapter surprised me or anything, except for Pa being scared of an owl. Ha.