You were one of the 8 children. There was Leisl at 16, you at 15, Friedrich at 14, Louisa at 13, Kurt at 11, Brigitta at 10, Marta at 7, and Gretl at 5. You had a new governess, Maria, who taught you all how to sing behind your father's back, Georg Von Trapp, who you all knew as Captain Von Trapp. He was a strict father, but of course he was, because he was an officer before he retired, having to look after his children nearly 24/7. Maria was there to help with that. He had blown a whistle after greeting Maria, and you all, in height order, came marching down the stairs and lined up in an orderly fashion with similar clothes on to one another.