Maria Stories
by Rachel McAlpine
Maria’s house in the city is overflowing and sometimes, when the aunties visit from Masterton, Maria has to share rooms with her mean big sister Lani. One day old Mrs Kominski from next door offers Maria a place all of her own where she can hang out.
Suit 8 - 11.
Stories
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- Story 1 - Maria and the Ghost
- Mean big sister Lani frightens the little sisters with tales of a ghost with sticky fingers. But Maria's not scared. (duration: 6′01″)
- Story 2 - Maria and the Wandering Willy
- Maria goes under cover to help out old Mrs Kominski next door and earns herself a reward. (duration: 7′03″)
- Story 3 - Maria and the Hut
- Mrs Kominski offers Maria her own secret hut where she can escape from her overflowing house and her mean big sister Lani. (duration: 8′50″)
- Story 4 - Maria and the Rat
- One day Maria finds an unwelcome visitor up to no good in her new secret hiding place. (duration: 7′05″)
- Story 5 - Maria and the Invaders
- Someone smelly has been sleeping in Maria's hut, but another interloper is a more welcome guest. (duration: 6′51″)
- Story 6 - Maria and the Cigarettes
- Maria is determined to stop her mean, big sister Lani smoking, even if it means making her mad. (duration: 6′08″)
- Story 7 - Maria and the Matches
- Temptation gets the better of Maria and Mrs Kominski catches her playing with fire. (duration: 6′51″)
Credit
All episodes read by Anne Budd
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About the Author
Rachel McAlpine was born in Fairlie, has five sisters and four children. She has written more than 30 books including poetry, plays, novels and books about writers. She has lived in four countries, but loves Wellington best. While her business is training people to write web content, she always has a fun manuscript on the go.
P.S. Rachel dances with Crows Feet.