ord of Mozart's talent . . .
. . . reached Vienna, the capital of Austria.
Mozart's family was summoned by a messenger on a beautiful white horse
to play before Empress Maria Theresa
and Emperor Francis.
With a flourish of his feathered hat, the handsome messenger announced:
"You are commanded to perform before The Imperial Majesties in Vienna, a fortnight from today."
After a week of frantic preparations, they finally boarded a stagecoach for Vienna. They put all of the things they would need on top, including the clavier, two violins, cases of music and boxes of clothes.
Then Mama, 
Papa, Nannerl, and of course, Little Wolferl headed across Austria on muddy, bumpy roads. Poor Bimperl had to stay home.
When Wolfie saw the Empress, he ran and jumped on her lap! He put his arms around her and gave her a big hug and lots of kisses. Luckily, she was a mother and was used to having little boys climb on her lap. She was also a good musician.
The Emporer loved Wolferl too, but he seemed more interested in having Wolfie do tricks like playing with his hands hidden under a cloth, playing the piano with only one finger, or guessing what chords were being played. Wolferl didn't like this! He would get mad and not perform unless people listened carefully as he played his music.
The royal family liked the Mozarts so much that they paid them lots of money,
and even gave the Mozart children beautiful clothes!
