A Wonderful Woman
Story Stats
Rating: 4
Grade Level: 5
Page count: 8
Author
Dorothy
Johnson
Appeared in
Flame on the Frontier: Short Stories of Pioneer Women
Story Summary
Crossing the plains on their westward journey, a father, his young son and two daughters are nearly out of food when a runaway woman wants to join them. Pa hates the thought of another mouth to feed but finds Mary worth her weight in gold when she saves the children during his absence.