Summary: An extremely silly response to a Chaps & Spurs challenge. Also partly inspired by the thread “Feminizing the Cartwrights.” Little-Little Joe is driving Adam crazy. Hop Sing has the solution: it’s story time!

Rated: K  WC  1400

Summary: What girl wouldn’t be distracted by Adam Cartwright’s presence in church?  Shy, reserved Prudence Dane is no exception.  Enter little Bobby, a baby frog, and…well, the devil makes her do it.

Rated: K  1250 words

Summary:  Young Adam has an encounter while out on a night ride.  

Rated: T   Word count: 2719

Summary: While trapped by a snowstorm, the Cartwright brothers learn a little something about each other.

Rated: T   Word count: 1696

Summary:  Trouble invades Virginia City, and with the law on their tails, they unwitting head straight for the schoolhouse.

Rating:  K+ (6,550 words)

Summary:  “If I’ve told Joe once, I’ve told him a thousand times to keep those elbows in!”  We’ve all heard Adam utter those words while Joe is getting himself thoroughly beaten by Jean Millain in the “Julia Bulette” episode.  This is the story behind that line.

Rated: K+  WC 4200

Summary:  A short vignette about a morning on the ranch

Rated: K+ WC: 570

Adam Vignette Series, links to all the stories within the series included.

Summary:  Vignettes of life on the Ponderosa as well as Boston during Adam’s college years.

Rating:  K (10,835 words)

Summary: Ben’s wife reflects on the past and contemplates a vision of what is soon to come.  What happened later for Marie, My Love.

Rating: M (Mature adult theme) (1,020 words)

The Vision series, links to all the stories within the series included.

Summary:  You’ve probably read what the producers want you to know about the map that hung on the wall behind Ben’s desk, but here is the real story.

Rating:  K  (2,790 words)

Summary:  Adam’s return from college has Ben saying and doing everything wrong, with no clue as to why he’s acting that way, yet unable to make any adjustments in his behavior to stop the building crisis. The tension in the house comes to a head as Adam is severely injured in a fall and Ben finds out that his son has made plans to leave the ranch and take a job as an engineer in San Francisco. As Adam’s condition unexpectedly worsens, Ben finds the right words to say, but fears it may be too late to make a difference. Paul Martin and Hop Sing play important roles in easing these two powerful Cartwrights back together.  

Rated: K+  WC  9200

Summary: They say that curiosity killed the cat, but what happens when one of the Cartwright boy’s let’s his nosiness get the better of him?

Rated: K+ (1,010 Words)

Summary; When first you conspire to deceive… It’s mighty hard to keep a secret with Little Joe around.

Rating:  K  (9,850 words)

Summary: A tasking mistress draws Ben away from his family. Will it take losing his family before he sets his priorities right?

Rating:  K+  (19,460 words)

Summary:   Joe is up to his tricks again, this time with Adam being the focus.  Part 2 of a series of 3

Rated: K+ (3,390 words)

Tricks series, links to all the stories within the series included.