With such a wagonload of baggage, the narrative sometimes feels like a trudge.

背负如此沉重的包袱，这个故事有时让感觉像是一场途跋涉。

One morning Pa went away before daylight with the horses and wagon, and that night he came home with a wagonload of fish.

一天早上， 爸爸在天还没亮的时候马车走了，那天晚上他一车鱼回家了。