Nearby was a creek. It lay below the prairie, but they could see the dark green tree-tops Far away another line of different greens lay across the prairie. "That's the Verdigris River, Pa said to Ma. Then Pa and Ma took everything out of the wagon and put it on the ground. They took the canvas off the wagon and covered all their things. Then Pa took his axe and drove away. "Where's Pa going?" Laura asked. To get logs from the creek for our house.' Ma said. It was strange and frightening to be without the wagon on the High Prairie. The land and the sky seemed too large. and Laura felt small. She wanted to hide in the tall grass like a prairie chicken. But she didn't. First she helped Ma make the beds under the canvas cover. Then she went for a walk. She found a mysterious little path in the grass, and she followed it slowly. But suddenly she felt afraid and hurried back to Ma. When Pa returned with the logs. Laura told him about the path. 'I saw it earlier.' he said. 'It's an old trail. I guess." "When will I see a papoose?" she asked.