Little House on the Prairie

Laura befriends a mysterious hermit

When Nellie dares Laura to enter a rickety old house, Laura discovers mysterious hermit Amos Pike living there. She learns that he is waiting for his beloved wife, an actress, to return home. Laura excitedly volunteers to help in fixing up the place until a trip to Mankato shows that his wife is in fact dead and not coming back. Laura then must help him overcome his denial and sorrow, when she tells him that his wife is dead