They have finished the pickle judging. It was a difficult decision, but the winner was Carolyn Ingals. I can't believe it! Mary's hanging out with some balloonist now, and it looks as though one of the children is going to fly away in his new-fangled flying contraption. You can tell that something foul is afoot because they're playing sinister music in the background.

First prize in the needlepoint competition sadly did not go to Mary. She didn't even place or get an honorable mention, which completely devastated her. This single event was to blame for her total loss of sight that was to come. Well, that's what you get for growing up in a little house on the prairie.