The hills are alive once more with the sound of a nun and a singing family telling us about a few of their favourite things, edelweiss and explaining that a doe is a deer, a female deer. Widowed Captain Von Trapp employs young nun Maria as governess to his seven children, who have already seen off a host of other nannies. Through her love and the power of music she bonds with the children, while also falling in love with their father.