Welcome to the very first Prairie Short — a shorter, lighter episode for a lighter Little House story. No explosions. No broken bones. Just vibes, mild matchmaking, and one man singing Old Dan Tucker an unreasonable number of times.

In this Prairie Short, Riley and Amanda cover Season 1, Episode 4 — Mr. Edwards' Homecoming — in which Pa finds Mr. Edwards drunk in a saloon, dunks his head in water until he is immediately sober (apparently that's all it takes), and brings him back to Walnut Grove. Caroline promptly decides he needs a wife and sets her sights on Grace Snyder — though she insists on calling her the Widow Snyder, because your marital status does define you, ladies.

Mr. Edwards sends a love letter to himself to impress her. The mill owner watches Grace dance and is very into it. And when a theological difference threatens the whole romance, Caroline personally intervenes — because of course she does.

Trauma Meter: not applicable (this is a Prairie Short, and we are safe here)Survivability Rating: very high (the biggest threat is catching feelings)Charles Shirtless Count: unconfirmed, but the chaos was minimal

Big Opinion: stop calling her the Widow Snyder. Her name is Grace. We are not referring to Caroline as Wife of Charles and we will not be starting now.

Next time: Laura gets her first crush. Ma describes young love as a heat rash — quickly come and quickly gone. We'll see you there.

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