【正文】 d sit on bed and we’ll have a talk. Lisal: I told you today I didn’t need a governess. Well, maybe I do.(Outside are thunders and lightenings. Gretel runs in.)Maria: Gretel. Are you scared? You’re not frightened of a thunder storm, are you? You just stay right here with me. Oh! Where are the others?Gretel: They’re asleep? They’re not scared.(Other girls also appear at the door)Maria: No? look! All right, everybody. Up here on the bed! (Child: Really) well. Just this once. Come on!Maria: Now, all we have to do is to wait for the boys.Gretel: You won’t see them. Boys are brave.(Frederick and Kurt turn up too.)Maria: Oh… you boys weren’t scared too, were you?Fredrick: Oh, no... we just wanted to be sure that you weren’t.Maria: It’s very thoughtful of you, Fredrick.Fredrick: It wasn’t my idea! It was Kurt’s.Maria: Kurt? That’s the one I left? God bless Kurt.Gretel: Why does it do that?Maria: Well, the lightning says something to the thunder, and the thunder answers back.Gretel: The lightning must be nasty.Maria: Not really.Gretel: Then why does the thunder get so angry? It makes me want to cry.Maria: If anything bothers me and I’m feeling unhappy I just try to think of nice things.Children: What kind of things?Maria: Ah... well, let me see nice things...daffodils ...green meadows, skies full of stars, raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, (singing) bright copper kettles, and warm woolen mittens, brown paper packages tied up with strings, these are a few of my favorite things... Creamcolored ponies and crisp apple strudels, doorbells and sleighbells and schnitzel with noodles, wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings. These are a few of my favorite things. Girls in white dress with blue satin sashes, snow flakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes. Silver white winters that melt into springs, these are a few of my favorite things. When the dog bites, when the bee stings, when I’m feeling sad, I simply remember of my favorite things, and then I don’t feel so bad.Louisa: Does it really work?Maria: Of course, it does. You try it. What things do you like?Martha: Pussy willows!Gretel: Christmas!Kurt: Bunny Rabbits!Chocolates icing!Fredrick: No school!Louisa: Pillow fights!Lisal: Telegrams!Maria: Birthday presents!Kurt: Any presents! Martha: Achool!Maria: Gesundheit! See what fun it is!(Singing) *Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens,bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens.Brown paper packages tied up with strings.These are a few of my favorite things.When the dog bites….(While Maria and the Children are enjoying themselves, the Captain es in.)Maria: Well… Hello!Captain: Fraulein, did I not tell you that bed time is to be strictly observed in this house?Maria: Well, the Children were upset by the storm, so I thought that if I... You did, sir.Captain: And do you or do you not have difficulty in remembering such simple instructions?Maria: Only during thunderstorms, sir.Child: Hahaha!Captain: Lisal!Lisal: Yes, father.Captain: I don’t recall seeing you anywhere after dinner.Lisal: Oh, really? Well, a matter of fact.Captain: Yes?Lisal: Well, I was...Maria: What she would like to say, Captain, is that...she and I have been getting better acquainted tonight. But, it’s much too late now to go into all that...Come along, Children. You heard your father. Go back to bed immediately.Captain: Fraulein. You have managed to remember that I’m leaving in the morning. Is it also possible that you remember that the first rule in this house is discipline? And I trust before I return you will have acquired some.Maria: Captain, I...I wonder if before you go, I...I could talk to you about some clothes for the Children.Captain: Fraulein Maria...Maria: But if I could just have some material...Captain: You are obviously many things. Not the least of which is... repetitious.Maria: But they’re Children.Captain: Yes. And I’m their father. Good night.Maria: Ah! (Song) Girls in white dresses...(Maria makes the Children’s play clothes out of the drapes and takes the Children out to enjoy the outdoor activities.)Louisa: Fraulein Maria, can we do this everyday?Maria: Don’t you think you’d soon get tired of it. Louisa?Louisa: I suppose so. Every other day?Fredrick (Kurt?): I haven’t had so much fun since the day I put glue on Fraulein Josephine’s toothbrush!Maria: I can’t understand how Children as nice as you can manage to play such awful tricks on people.Louisa (Maria): Oh, it’s easy.Maria: But, why do it?Lisal: But how else can we get father’s attention?Maria: Oh, I see. Well, we’ll have to think about that one. All right, everybody, over here!Lisal: What are we going to do?Maria: Let’s think of something to sing for the Baroness when she es.Kurt: Father doesn’t like us to sing.Maria: Well, perhaps we can change his mind. Now what songs do you know?Fredrick: We don’t know any songs.Maria: Not any?Martha: We don’t know even how to sing.Maria: no.Maria: Well, let’s not lose any time. You must learn.Lisal: But how?Maria: (Song) Let’s start at the very beginning, a very good place to start. When you read, you begin with A, B, C. When you sing, you begin with do, re, mi. Do, re, mi. Do, re, mi. The first three notes just happen to be. Do, re, mi. Do, re, mi. Do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti. Oh, let’s see if I can make it easier. Doe a deer, a female deer. Ray a drop of golden sun. Me a name I call myself. Far a long long way to run. Sew a needle pulling thread. La a note to follow sol. Tea a drink with jam and bread. That will bring us back to doe. Now, Children, 1 2 3 4 5 and so on are only tools we use to build a song. Once you have these notes in your head you can sing a million different tunes by mixing them up, like this. Sol, do, la, fa, mi, do, re, Can you do that?Ch