I am the prankster in the family. I'm sure this is somewhat hard to
believe, if you happen to know me. I'm very quiet, especially if I do not
know you yet. You might call me the shy one in the family, although I would
have to say Marta is by far the shiest out of all seven of us.
That's right, there are seven of us. My oldest sister, Liesl, is sixteen. She is beautiful, charismatic, and the most loving older sister anyone could want. After all, she has spent pretty much her entire life looking after all of us. And believe me, this truly must be a difficult job, because my brothers must be the most rambunctious beings on earth. Kurt is my younger brother, and he is eleven. While he is not as stubborn as my older brother, Friedrich, who is fourteen, he can be a bit of a troublemaker. Kurt tries to be tough, but you can tell he has a sensitive side to him. Friedrich was told by Fraulein Josephine (one of our governesses) that he was, indeed, "impossible". I think this may have something to do with the day that she discovered that someone had put glue on her toothbrush. Friedrich took the blame for it, but I have a feeling that Kurt had more to do with it than he admits.
Then there are my younger sisters. Brigitta is ten, and she is intelligent, observant, and a self-professed bookworm. She is definitely not shy, and does not hesitate to tell you what she thinks of you. In fact, she once told Fraulein Helga that her dress was ugly. She is the only one out of the seven of us that would dare say something like that. Marta is seven, and as I said before, very shy. She doesn't take part in our pranks as willingly as the rest of us do. Even Gretl, at five, is often times more willing to help carry out these pranks. You see, we are all trying to get rid of the governesses, because every last one of them is horrible to have around.
You see, our mother died about five years ago, not long after Gretl was born. She had a bout with scarlet fever, which took her rather quickly. Father didn't know what to do, so he left us in the care of our maid, Frau Schmidt for a short time, and not long after, he began hiring governess after governess to take care of us. Father would go on vacations to get away from the house, and from us. For some reason, the very people you would think would make him happy in fact do quite the opposite. Now that you know the rest of my family, I suppose it's time to make myself known.
My name is Louisa von Trapp, and I am thirteen years old. I'm feeling incredibly sad right now, because tomorrow, we are going to meet a new governess. I have know idea what to think, except that a postulant from the Abbey cannot possibly be a good thing.
That's right, there are seven of us. My oldest sister, Liesl, is sixteen. She is beautiful, charismatic, and the most loving older sister anyone could want. After all, she has spent pretty much her entire life looking after all of us. And believe me, this truly must be a difficult job, because my brothers must be the most rambunctious beings on earth. Kurt is my younger brother, and he is eleven. While he is not as stubborn as my older brother, Friedrich, who is fourteen, he can be a bit of a troublemaker. Kurt tries to be tough, but you can tell he has a sensitive side to him. Friedrich was told by Fraulein Josephine (one of our governesses) that he was, indeed, "impossible". I think this may have something to do with the day that she discovered that someone had put glue on her toothbrush. Friedrich took the blame for it, but I have a feeling that Kurt had more to do with it than he admits.
Then there are my younger sisters. Brigitta is ten, and she is intelligent, observant, and a self-professed bookworm. She is definitely not shy, and does not hesitate to tell you what she thinks of you. In fact, she once told Fraulein Helga that her dress was ugly. She is the only one out of the seven of us that would dare say something like that. Marta is seven, and as I said before, very shy. She doesn't take part in our pranks as willingly as the rest of us do. Even Gretl, at five, is often times more willing to help carry out these pranks. You see, we are all trying to get rid of the governesses, because every last one of them is horrible to have around.
You see, our mother died about five years ago, not long after Gretl was born. She had a bout with scarlet fever, which took her rather quickly. Father didn't know what to do, so he left us in the care of our maid, Frau Schmidt for a short time, and not long after, he began hiring governess after governess to take care of us. Father would go on vacations to get away from the house, and from us. For some reason, the very people you would think would make him happy in fact do quite the opposite. Now that you know the rest of my family, I suppose it's time to make myself known.
My name is Louisa von Trapp, and I am thirteen years old. I'm feeling incredibly sad right now, because tomorrow, we are going to meet a new governess. I have know idea what to think, except that a postulant from the Abbey cannot possibly be a good thing.