- Mary Ingalls Kendall: What color did you paint it?
- Laura Ingalls: Pink and purple!
- Mary Ingalls Kendall: Pink... and purple?
- Laura Ingalls: Yeah.
- Mary Ingalls Kendall: You know Laura, I'm... kinda glad I can't see it.
- Harriet Oleson: Now, I would say that's interesting. Wouldn't you say?
- Melinda Foster: Interesting?
- Harriet Oleson: Mm hm.
- Melinda Foster: I would say that's probably the worst exhibition of bad taste I'll ever see! Oh! How could anyone pick that dreadful color?
- Harriet Oleson: I agree with you completely, of course. But after all, they're just children. Well, I was trying to be kind. You know, they really come from a family that doesn't have very much culture.
- Laura Ingalls: Hi, Mrs. Olseon!
- Harriet Oleson: Oh, hello darling!
- Laura Ingalls: Well, what do you think?
- Harriet Oleson: Oh uh... well, uh... I just think it's lovely.
- Laura Ingalls: Oh good, I think so too. And I don't care what Mr. Oleson says, the colors that you picked are just perfect.