Frau Schmidt ran into the children's bedrooms, switched on their lights and told them to get dressed straight away. The children didn't know what was going on until they were dressed and sleepily wandered downstairs Gretel with her teddy in her arms.
"Frau Schmidt what is going on why are we dressed at 11.00pm"
"Because Maria has gone into labour and we are going to the hospital"
The
children excitedly walked outside to the car and Franz got into the
front and started to drive. All the way to the hospital the children
were talking about their new baby sister and wondering what they were
going to name her. They finally pulled up at the hospital and Frau
Schmidt led the children and Franz into the hospital and down the
maternity ward. Frau Schmidt asked a nurse where Maria was and they
were told to wait outside as Maria was giving birth.
Little
Gretel, who was wide awake now, could hear Maria screaming from the
room across from where they were stood.
"Liesl why is mother making that painful sound? I don't like hearing her in pain"
"Its ok Gretel, mothers having the baby and it hurts a lot but she will be ok. Why don't you sing about your favourite things?"
"Ok."
Gretel began to sing and slowly one by one the others joined in. they sang it over and over until they heard a baby cry.
"Listen……Mothers had our sister"
