Author's note. This chapter takes place 2 weeks after the last chapter.
Brigitta's POV
The children and fraulien Maria are on another outing again. While they were in the market fraulien Maria said "Now children remember Do Re Mi Fa So and so on is what we use to build a song when you have these notes memorized you can sing a million tune just by mixing them up".
Louisa asked "How?"
Fraulien said "Like this".
(Fraulien)
So Do La Fa Mi Do Re
Fraulien said "Now you try it".
(Children)
So Do La Fa Mi Do Re
(Fraulien)
So Do Lat Ti Do Re Do
(Chidren)
So Do La Ti Do Re Do
Fraulien said "Good now put it all together".
(Everyone)
So Do La Fa Mi Do Re
So Do La Ti Do Re Do
Fraulien said "Good". Brigitta thought what does it mean?
Brigitta said "But it doesn't have a meaning?"
Fraulien said "Our words make up the meaning. 1 word for ever note like this".
(Fraulien)
When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything
Fraulien said "Together!"
(Everyone)
When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything
(Fraulien)
Doe
(Children)
A deer a female deer
(Fraulien)
Ray
(Children)
A drop of golden sun
(Fraulien)
Me
(Children)
A name I call myself
(Fraulien)
Far
(Children)
A long long way to run
(Fraulien)
Sew
(Children)
A needle pulling thread
(Fraulien)
La
(Children)
A note to follow sew
(Fraulien)
Tea
(Children)
A drink with jam and bread
(Everyone)
That will bring us back to Do
(Gretl)
Do mi mi
(Fraulien)
When you
(Marta)
Mi so so
(Fraulien)
Know the
(Brigitta)
Re fa fa
(Fraulien)
Notes to sing
(Kurt)
La Ti Ti
(Frederich)
Ti Do Do
(Fraulien)
You can sing
(Liesl)
Do So Do
(Everyone)
Most anything
(Fraulien)
Do a deer a female deer
(Frederich)
Sew a needle pulling thread
(Liesl)
Ti aa drink with jam and bread
(Kurt)
Re a drop of golden sun
(Brigitta)
La a note to follow so
(Marta)
Mi a name I call myself
(Louisa)
Fa a long long way to run
(Everyone)
That will bring us back to
(Children)
So do La fa mi do re
(Louisa & Brigitta)
So do La ti Do
(Frederich & Liesl)
Do re so La re do
(Marta & Gretl)
La ti so re do La
(Kurt & Fraulien)
Do re La so do re so
Fraulien said "Excellent. Maybe when we get back you can sing for Frau Schmidt".
Gretl said "Can we really?" Fraulien nodded.
Louisa asked "Are we really ready?"
Fraulien said "Of course you've been practicing for weeks".
Frederich asked "Can we canoe back?"
Fraulien said "Tomorrow dinner should be ready soon".