Category: Prequel
Any time before the episode, A Rose for Lotta
The Garden’s Secret (by bahj)
Summary: Punishment turns into a summer of memories, all while tending the garden.
Rating: K (3,900 words)
A Long and Twisted Path (by Sibylle)
Summary: This story tells about Marie’s first time living with Ben and his two sons. The beginning wasn’t easy …
Rated: K+ 5600
Revelation (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: When a man rescues one of Ben Cartwright’s sons not once, but twice; the stranger brings huge implications for the family. Will it bring them together or tear them apart?
Rating: Teen+ for mild language, violence, and mild adult situations. (61,135 words)
Howling at the Moon (by pbeaking)
Summary: Joe becomes concerned that his brother may be something other than human after reading a book about the behaviorisms of non-human beings. When Adam gets wind of Joe’s beliefs, he decides to have a little fun with younger brother.
Rating: K+ WC 5300
Erinnerungen (by Sibylle)
Summary: Adam und Ben denken beide aus gegebenem Anlass an ihre gemeinsame Fahrtzeit zurück (1844).
Rated: K+ WC 4000
Das Verursacherprinzip (by Sibylle)
Summary: Eine kleine kurze Geschichte über Hop Sings täglichen Ärger mit den Cartwrights und dessen Folgen, angesiedelt um 1853.
Rated: K+ WC 1900
The “Polluter Pays” Principle (by Sibylle)
Summary: If you would like to know why Adam always wears black you must look at an incident that seriously affected not only him but the whole family.
Rated: K+ WC 2100
Life’s Lessons (by ChristyG)
Summary: Just how much trouble will they be in, when Pa learns what he did? Sometimes the end doesn’t justify the means.
Rating: K (11,080 words)
Snake Catch (by DanceDiva)
Summary: Twelve year old Joe is bitten by a rattlesnake, but things get uglier faster than expected.
Rated: K (5,000 words)
Eyes of an Angel (by DanceDiva)
Summary: Twelve year old Joe is bitten by a rattlesnake, but things get uglier faster than expected.
Rated: K (500 words)
An Awkward Age (by sklamb)
Summary: Two vignettes giving insight on Adam’s initially awkward relationship with his second stepmother.
Rated: K WC 2600
The Scent of French Cologne (by pbeaking)
Summary: Little Joe gets into trouble when he goes into his father’s room without permission. The 8 year old sets his mind at making things right again. Adam and Hoss try to help their little brother, but in the end it is Ben who teaches them all an important lesson. (Mild reference to corporal punishment).
Rating: K+ WC 5500
Tears of Growing Up #1 (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: An accident while breaking horses sets Joe and the family on a downward spiral as unfounded fears over rule common sense. And when tragedy again strikes on the Ponderosa…will the family ever be whole?
Rating: K+ (40,470 words)
Tears of Growing Up series, links to all the stories within the series are included.
To Nurture (by pbeaking)
Summary: A young Hoss finds out that he has a talent for nursing animals back to health. In fact, he’s been so successful at it that he thinks he can cure any and all creatures. This leads to trouble for the Cartwright brothers.
Rating: K (6,240 words)
For Honor (by Sibylle)
Summary: The consequences of a fight at school. Prequel (1854)
Rated: K+ WC 600
