Season 8 · Episode 13

Stone Soup

Season
Season 8
Episode
13 (170 overall)
First aired
January 18, 1982
Network
NBC

Who’s in it: LauraAlbertWillie

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What happens

A brutal drought scorches Walnut Grove. Laura, pregnant and stubborn, refuses to watch her young orchard die and hauls water day after day until the heat knocks her flat.

Inspired by the old folk tale of stone soup, Willie and Albert rally the schoolchildren to pitch in and help the struggling farmers. A story about a community pulling together, with a rare starring turn for Willie.

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