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She braves raging rivers, steep mountains, and brutal storms.

At the Scottish estate, the Duke's granddaughter, Priscilla, notices the dog’s profound misery. Recognizing that Lassie’s heart belongs to the boy in Yorkshire, Priscilla secretly opens the gate and lets the collie free. What follows is an epic, grueling test of endurance.

Through every trial, Lassie's internal clock never stops ticking. She is always moving south. Always moving toward four o'clock. 🎒 The School Gate Lassie Come Home (1943)

This happens not once, but twice. Each time, Lassie finds her way home. Each time, Joe has to give her back.

Yet, she also encounters kindness. An elderly couple, the Foulds, take her in when she collapses on their doorstep, nursing her back to health. Though they grow fond of her, they realize she is driven by a higher purpose and let her go. She also travels for a time with Rowlie, a cheerful traveling peddler, and defends him fiercely from robbers. She braves raging rivers, steep mountains, and brutal storms

One afternoon, the school bell rings at four o'clock. Joe walks out into the snow, his head down. Then, he sees her.

Driven by an instinct stronger than any fence, Lassie escapes the Duke's kennels and races back to the school gate. Joe is overjoyed to see her, but the reunion is short-lived. Sam Carraclough, bound by his word and the money that is keeping his family alive, must return the dog to the Duke. What follows is an epic, grueling test of endurance

Joe rushes to her, weeping, and carries her broken body home. 🏡 A New Beginning