How to Solve a Problem Like Maria

It has been one of the most unanswerable questions to perplex humankind since the release of "The Sound of Music" in 1965. That indefatigable minx, Maria, and her peculiar ways stymied the nuns and the Mother Superior at her convent. Finally, through study of the Rogers and Hammerstein lyrics, the solution to Maria is solved.

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Lyrics to "How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?"

1. Forbid her from singing in the abbey.

2. Have her work on her punctuality.

3. Catch a cloud and pin it down.

4. Find a word that means "Maria".

5. Call her names like "flibbertijibbet", "will-o'-the wisp" or "clown".

6. Make her stay and listen to all you say.

7. Keep the waves upon the sand.

8. Hold a moonbeam in your hand.

9. Decide whether she is a darling, a demon or a lamb.

10. Tell her to put that whirling dervish back where she found it.

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on 1/30/2008 Interesting.