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

背负着如此沉重的包袱，这个故事有时让人感一场途跋。

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就带着马车走了，那天晚上他带着一车鱼回家了。