Gretl is the youngest orphan...er….Von Trapp child in Annie err.. the sound of music. Gretl could probably be considered an orphan because she has never met her mother and Father just doesn't care enough to care for her so she basically is an orphaned child. The only parent she really has is Liesl and she started calling her Mama when she was two because Liesl was always the one to sing her to sleep, teach her the alphabet, carry her up the stairs when she was tired and did pretty much everything a mother would do.
Gretl rally wanted a mother though. She loved her big sister and loved being taken care of but she needed a real adult mother too! Most of the governesses weee always mean and serifs and they scared he. The last ones name was Miss Hannigan and one day she even heard her singing about how she hated little girls in her bedroom.
"Little girls little girls everywhere I turn I can see them
Little girls little girls night and day I eat sleep and breathe them
I'm an ordinary women with feeling
I'd like a man to nibble on my ear
But I'll admit
No man has hit
So how come I'm the mother of the year
Little cheeks little teeth everything around me is
Little If I could wring their little necks
Surly I'd get an aquitel
Some women are dripping with diamonds
Some women are dripping with pearls
Lucky me luckily me loot at what I'm dripping with
Little girls
Shut up!
Each little shoe and little sock
Ans each little bloomer
I'd crack years ago if it weren't for my sense of humor
Some day I'll step on their freckles
Some night I'll straighten their curls
Send a flood send a flu anything that you can do
To little girls
Someday I'll land in the nuthouse
With all the huts and the squirrels
There I'll stay tucked away
Till the prohibition of
LITTLE GIRLS"
Luckily Miss Hannigan left the day after when Kurt put a rat in her pocket and went to New York to establish an orphanage for girls. Good Gretl never had to see mean old big boob Miss Hannigan again! On Gretl's 5th birthday Liesl presented her with half a silver locket from her mother and she said that Mother kept the other half and left her with a note saying
"please take care of my little darling her name is Gretl she was born on august 3rd I probably won't come back to her her because I am very ill and dying. But whoever becomes the children's new mother please take good care of her and I left half a silver locket around her nick and kept the other half is that you'll know that she's my baby."
Gretl made Liesl read it to her almost every night because it gave her hope that she'd get a new mother someday. It bugged Louisa and she always told her to stop being a baby and face facts that she's never gonna have a mama again. Gretl always stuck her tounge out at Louisa. It never made Liesl annoyed and she loved reading the note to her after she had a bad dream then she'd sing Maybe to her, one of her favorite songs and it also gave her hope.
The next day the children learned that they will be getting another governess. This one was going to be a nun from the abbey. Gretl hoped that this one would be much nicer than Miss Hannigan. When the children marched down the stairs to Father's whistle, Gretl saw what looked like the governess and she didn't look strict or mean at all. She looked kind of scared and nervous and she knew she was going to like her the best.
The new governess introduced herself as Maria. When she announced that she had never been a governess before the children started teasing her about "advice" on being a new governess. Gretl really liked Maria w whole lot and she stuck up for her new favorite governess.
"Don't listen to a woed they're saying Fraulien Maria!"
Maria smiled gently down at her
"Ans why not?"
Gretl stood up proud
"Because I like you!"
Maria smiled at that then the children were ordered to go out for a walk when all of a sudden Maria screamed because there was a frog in her pocket! To Gretl and the other children's surprise she did not run out the door and say she was never coming back! She just let out a relieved sigh that it wasn't a snake or rat.
Gretl really liked Maria and she decided that Maria was going to be her new mother! She really wanted her to be her mother because she already felt like a mother to her and the other children. On the night of Maria's arrival, Maria was tucking Gretl into bed ans all of a sudden Gretl said out loud,
"Goodnight mother I love you!"
Maria had a warm smile and bent down to kiss the five year old
"I love you too darling but I'm not your mother! I'm just here to look after you your mother is up in heaven with God with my mother."
Realizing what Maria was talking about Gretl sat up in bed
"Your Mother is dead too? What about your Father? You must of had a wonderful father because your a wonderful woman!"
Maria's eyes softened at this ans she gave Gretl's hand a squeeze
"Oh darling thank you you're a wonderful girl yes my mother passed away when I was a little girl ans yes my Father is up in heaven too but I'm not sad I k ow they're watching over me every day!"
Gretl snuggled back into the covers and let Maria give her one last goodnight kiss before leaving Gretl and Marta's room leaving the door slightly open. Before falling asleep little Gretl prayed to God that he would please please make Maria her Mother and she would be very very happy!
That night there was a terrible thunderstorm ans Gretl was so scared she could barley move. she noticed Liesl was nor in her bed when she rsn ro her room for comfort so she ran into markas rokm where she was luckily just grtting into bed. after askinf little Gretl if she was scared she ran straight for her aems and doin all of thr othwr children camw inri marias room dayinf they were uoset by the storm. Maria sang them a sing abiut their favorite thingd and they were instantly comforted when al of a sudden all the fun was stopped by Father! Everyone ran to line ip amd Father took a look at Lieel and asked
"I dont recall seeing you after dinner?"
"well um as the matter of fact i was..."
before anyone could day anything Gretl came ro her big sister's defense
"She had to go bathroom!"
Father mocked her i had to fo bathroom then gave Maria an angry look and Maria told the children to get back ro bed immediately.
few weeks were the best weeks Gretl and her siblings have ever had! Maria was so much fun! She played games with them, sang to them when they were scared or unhappy and she even took them out on an outing and made special play clothes out of the drapes that used to hang in her bedroom! Gretl has never had a governess that took them out or played with them! She even came up with fun ways to help Gretl and Marta learn spelling reading and math. Gretl never wanted Maria to leave and she wanted her to be her governess forever and hopefully be her Mother!
One day a few weeks after Maria came to stay with them Gretl wanted to tell her that she wanted her to be her governess forever.
"Fraulein Maria?"
"Yes darling Gretl?"
"Can you be our governess forever because you're the best we've ever ever had!"
Gretl ran into Maria's arms and gave her a big hug and sat in her lap. Maria hugged her back tightly,
"Oh darling I can't stay forever I'm only staying until September when you go back to school!"
Gretl thought for a moment then asked innocently,
"You can teach us! We don't need school! You're the best teacher I've ever had and I learned so much from you!"
Maria laughed at this and she knew what Gretl was trying to say Maria knew in her heart that she could never leave these children and so wanted to be their mother just as much as they did. So Maria picked Gretl up and whispered in her ear
"Gretl I want to be your mother too! I really do. Maybe in God's will I will be your mother!"
Gretl happily jumped from Maria's arms content with what she said. And yes a few weeks later Father fell in love with Maria and they were going to get married! Gretl was finally going to have a real Mother! She loved Liesl and she was her favorite sister but not she has a real mother of her own! When Father ans Mother told the children th news Gretl hugged Maria tightly and asked,
"Maria I can stop calling you Maria now ans I can finally call you Mother! Is tha ok?"
Maria bent down and kissed her new youngest daughter,
"Darling that is the most beautiful thing I have ever heard! I am so thankful that your father loves me and I can be all of your children's Mother!"
Gretl then and up to Father and reached her arms up to him signaling she wanted to be picked up. And yes for the first time since Gretl could ever remember Father picked up his youngest child and led her snuggle on his chest. Gretl could never be more happier than she is now. Finally a real family and she was more than complete
A/N heres chapter 9! i dont own Little Girls from annie. Chapter 10 will be ,y last chaoter and i had so much fun writinf this! thank you for everyone who revoewwd dollowed and favorited!
