Caleb and Anna are siblings who live with their father on a prairie with horses, sheep, and two dogs named Lottie and Nick. Anna loves her brother even though she doesn't like certain things about him, such as the fact that their mother died the morning after giving birth to him. Their papa puts an ad in the newspaper for a wife. He receives a letter from Sarah Wheaton from Maine and has a cat. Sarah comes to live with the three of them, but she talks of missing the sea. Sarah picks flowers, cooks, and cuts Caleb and Papa's hair. She even sings to the children and Papa joins him. Sarah surprises Papa when she wants to do hard work, like helping Papa fix the the roof. Caleb is afraid that Sarah wants to go to town so she can leave their family. Sarah helps get the animals in the barn during a squall. Sarah drives away in the wagon, but she returns. Caleb was afraid she was leaving for good, but she loves their family. Jacob and Sarah will get married and Anna describes all the things that are to come. I would have the students write an alternative ending to the story in one or two paragraphs. 
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