--- Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Deborah Harrell wrote: > > > "Prairie fire that would outrace a horse" Maru > > (from another 'Little House' book) > > Which one? I'm trying to remember, and about all I > *can* remember is > something about Pa plowing a firebreak around the > house, and after the > fire swept through, the house being on a little > island in a sea of char....
Exactly! _Little House On The Prairie_; the fire may have been set by the Indians before their big migration, to make it easier for the travois to be pulled, and something about encouraging new grass growth for their ponies... IIRC. The Cover Had Laura Racing Bareback Flatout Maru __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
