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Most Recent:\u00a0 Decisions and Changes\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 posted 12\/24\/2025 see summaries below<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A Cartwright Advent – by Sibylle <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 Christmas traditions leads to pleasant memories from years past. A Long and Twisted Path – by Sibylle <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 This story tells about Marie’s first time living with Ben and his two sons. The beginning wasn’t easy … All the Fun of the Fair – by Sibylle <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 Ben and Adam visit a small fair on their way West.\u00a0\u00a0 Prequel 1835 Aunt Tilda – by Sibylle <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 An unexpected guest brings a lot of surprises to the Cartwright brothers.\u00a0\u00a0 A story told by a twelve-year-old Joe. Before the Hanging – by Sibylle\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 Just how much tension can a man go through in a mere four hours? Find out in this look at “Death at Dawn.” Ben and Adam on the Road – by Sibylle <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 WHB Inger My Love\u00a0\u00a0 Even Ben wasn\u00b4t always the perfect father. Chinarose – by Sibylle <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 Cousins, cousins and more cousins.\u00a0\u00a0 Hop Sing\u2019s relatives make the Ponderosa a real China-Rosa. Poor Ben isn\u00b4t very happy about that and even less about his three sons. Christmas Decorations \u2013 by Sibylle<\/a> Summary: Decorating for the holidays doesn’t always go smoothly. A lighthearted story about Christmas preparations. Christmas Presents – by Sibylle <\/a><\/p>\n Summary\u00a0\u00a0 A prequel about a young Little Joe, set in the fall of 1850 while Adam is away in Boston. Church Picnic (The) – by Sibylle <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 It\u2019s a short story about a peaceful Sunday afternoon in town with the whole family. Or wasn\u2019t it so peaceful? Prequel: around 1846. Crime and Punishment – by Sibylle <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 Abigail Jones and Joe Cartwright take a journey together on business neither of them ever expected to have. Das Kirchenpicknick – by Sibylle <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 Die Familie Cartwright besucht ein Kirchenpicknick, alles ist harmonisch und friedlich – oder doch nicht?\u00a0\u00a0 Prequel\u00a0 1846<\/p>\n Das Verursacherprinzip – by Sibylle <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 Eine kleine kurze Geschichte \u00fcber Hop Sings t\u00e4glichen \u00c4rger mit den Cartwrights und dessen Folgen, angesiedelt um 1853. Der Unfall – by Sibylle <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 Little Joe hat einen schweren Unfall, w\u00e4hrend Adam auf ihn aufpassen soll\u00a0 1845.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00dcber R\u00fcckmeldungen w\u00fcrde ich mich sehr freuen. Decisions and Changes \u2013 by Sibylle\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 A female teacher in Virginia City; what Abigail Myers thinks about her life, education, and the general situation during the boom of 1876. With a response from Adam Cartwright. Die heiligen drei K\u00f6nige – by Sibylle <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 Die kleine nachweihnachtliche Geschichte spielt\u00a0in der Nacht zum sechsten January 1846 auf der Ponderosa. Und beginnt damit, dass Adam aus dem Schlaf gerissen wird …. Don\u2019t Show Off – by Sibylle <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 Ben waits for Adam on his first day at school.\u00a0 Prequel, 1837\/ Seedling Challenge Erinnerungen – by Sibylle <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 Adam und Ben denken beide aus gegebenem Anlass an ihre gemeinsame Fahrtzeit zur\u00fcck\u00a0 1844 . Family Traditions – by Sibylle<\/a><\/p>\n Summary: \u00a0Family is also who you choose, and so are traditions. For Honor – by Sibylle <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 The consequences of a fight at school.\u00a0 Prequel\u00a0 1854 Grandfather and Grandson – by Sibylle <\/a><\/p>\n Summary: Adam and his small grandson make some discoveries about what really matters in life. Home Alone – by Sibylle <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 Hoss and Joe alone at home. A prequel Hoss\u2019 Journal – by Sibylle <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 Hoss’s Journal\u00a0 1849-1853\u00a0 A “Camp in the Pines” story House Jack Built (The) – by Sibylle <\/a><\/p>\n Summary: An offering of shelter and memories, to each his own. Invitation (The) – by Sibylle <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 Pa is away and ….\u00a0 A little comedy about fights, the mail, and an old friend. Typically? Lights – by Sibylle <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 Written for the 2016 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar. Little Girl in Pink – by Sibylle <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 Adam meets a little girl on the road to Virginia city that he better never found. Lumberjack Contest (The) – by Sibylle<\/a><\/p>\n Summary: A young Ben takes part in a lumberjack contest, but the consequences aren’t what he expected.<\/p>\n Rating: K+\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Word Count:\u00a0 2,893<\/p>\n Mama Inger – by Sibylle <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 Five-year-old Hoss makes a dangerous decision that affects his parents, and especially his older brother.\u00a0 Adam isn’t adjusted to Marie yet, and the danger Hoss is in makes his problems worse.\u00a0 A prequel set around 1842\u00a0 shortly before Joe’s birth Mama Inger\u00a0 Deutsche Fassung\u00a0 – by Sibylle <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 Was kann den f\u00fcnfj\u00e4hrigen Hoss dazu getrieben haben, von zu Hause wegzulaufen? Seine Familie macht sich gro\u00dfe Sorgen und sucht ihn verzweifelt, doch er bleibt spurlos verschwunden …. Many Shades of Guilt – by Sibylle <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 Guilt and mistakes \u2013 nobody is free of them. It\u2019s not only the big guilt following bad deeds that can affect your life, but also mistakes and misinterpretations. There are many shades of guilt, as even the Cartwrights had to learn. Memories – by Sibylle <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 A teen-aged Adam\u2019s prank causes not only him alone to think things over. Monday Morning – by Sibylle <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 A short vignette about a morning on the ranch New Year\u2019s Traditions \u2013 by Sibylle\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 Roy Coffee helps not only Ben in his grief. Pa\u2019s Old Friend – by Sibylle <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 A visit from Ben’s old friend leads to a startling realization. Paper Toy-Theater (The) \u2013 by Sibylle <\/a><\/p>\n Summary: Adam wishes to share a Christmas memory with Hoss, a memory begun by Inger. Partners – by Sibylle <\/a><\/p>\n Summary: \u00a0Adam Cartwright relates an early adventure of the three Cartwright brothers \u201cPolluter Pays\u201d Principle (The) – by Sibylle <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 If you would like to know why Adam always\u00a0wears black you must look at an incident that seriously affected not only him but the whole family. Return (The) – by Sibylle <\/a><\/p>\n Summary: Adam\u2019s upcoming return from Boston affects his brothers in an unexpected way. Seafarer Blood – by Sibylle <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 It\u00b4s a brief glimpse at a time Joe needs his oldest brother to prevent him from a big mistake. Smell of Bread (The) – by Sibylle <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 Adam visits the\u00a0 Ponderosa. Stagecoach Robbery (The) – by Sibylle <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 Adam wonders what his brothers are doing downstairs in the big room ….\u00a0 A short comedy Stubborn – by Sibylle <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 WHIB\/WHB to \u201cThe Ride\u201d Three Kings (The) – by Sibylle <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 In early 1847, a winter’s night on the Ponderosa leads to an unexpected gift for the three brothers and the whole family.\u00a0 Prequel Treasure (The)<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 by Sibylle<\/p>\n Summary: A special keepsake brings back Adam\u2019s memories of the early history of Virginia City, and one unforgettable person in particular. Walls – by Sibylle<\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 Clearing out a neglected corner of the barn leads to unexpected development for Adam and his family. Wanted Poster (The) – by Sibylle <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 A wanted poster prompts Ben and Adam to re-examine a moment from their journey West.
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\nDuring the four and a half years when Adam’s away at college, Hoss grows from a boy into a young man. In the process he learns a lot about big brothers, girls, love, and especially himself, but Joe and Adam are seldom far from his thoughts. A prequel.
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