Charles Ingalls is Laura’s ruggedly handsome and charming father. The original girl dad, “Pa” is a farmer and trapper, a carpenter, and an artist. He’s an optimist, always glass half-full. But he’s also a wanderer, forever in search of greener pastures. A poet, a musician, and a skilled storyteller, Charles won his wife’s heart by carrying her three miles through the snow to a winter dance.