 Pilot movie to the legendary TV series of the same name, about the life of pioneer girl Laura Ingalls and her family. Laura (who is 9 years old) and her family - which includes her Pa, Charles; her Ma, Caroline; and her sisters, 11-year-old Mary and 2-year-old Carrie - move from the Little House in the Big Woods of Wisconsin to the prairies of Kansas. Settling about 50 miles west of Independence, Kan., the Ingalls set up home. It s there where the Ingalls meet Mr. Edwards, a bachelor who quickly becomes Laura s cherished friend. While on the prairie, the Ingalls must endure many hardships and life-threatening challenges, ranging from Indians to wild fires.