- [first lines]
- [a wolf howls in the distance]
- Joseph 'Little Joe' Cartwright: Well, I don't see any sign of tracks.
- Eric 'Hoss' Cartwright: No, not a sign.
- Joseph 'Little Joe' Cartwright: Look, why don't we split up and meet up by that rimrock.
- Eric 'Hoss' Cartwright: All right. Be mighty careful, Little Joe. If we get that old timber wolf all boxed in, he ain't gonna be at all sociable.
- Tirza: Spider Venom. It keeps us safe from the wolves and the wild dogs.
- Joseph 'Little Joe' Cartwright: Colt 45 will do the same thing.