Category: Prequel
Any time before the episode, A Rose for Lotta
I’m Already There… (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: For those who believe… After an accident, Little Joe asks one very important question that only one person can answer. Is it any surprise at the response he receives?
Rating: K (2,215 words)
Blueberry Burglary (by Puchi Ann)
Summary: When three pies go missing at the Ponderosa, everyone’s suspicions naturally turn to a particular Cartwright, but who actually ate all the pies?
Rated: K WC 2400
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)
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)
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.
Wells and Wishes (by bahj)
Summary: Little Joe has a high price to pay for a very expensive wish.
Rated: Family Friendly / Word count: 1025
Stubborn (by Sibylle)
Summary: WHIB/WHB to “The Ride” Ben remembers his first argument with a three-year-old Adam.
Rated: K WC 650
Bunnies, Bulls, and Brothers (by ChristyG)
Summary: Hoss tells it like it is.
Rating: K (10,353 words)
One Golden Summer (by bahj)
Summary: Thirteen-year-old Hoss has to deal with changes, both at home and within himself. In the midst of his confusion a young girl enters his life. She gives Hoss a new perspective and together they share “One Golden Summer”.
Rated: Family Friendly / Word count: 20,000
Ben and Adam on the Road (by Sibylle)
Summary: WHB Inger My Love Even Ben wasn´t always the perfect father.
Rated: K WC 1250
First Love (by faust)
Adam’s first love is different from what one would expect – or is it?
720 words, rated K
The History Essay (by Patina)
Rating: K
Word Count=3554
Summary: Little Joe has to write an essay on George Washington.