✦ New cast · Round 2

Mara Maraca

One large pear-shaped cobalt maraca with yellow zigzags, short wooden handle legs and peach mitten hands.

TeachesCelebrating someone without comparing

EpisodeThe Other Star

LengthAbout 30 seconds

Catchphrase“Their shine can be theirs!”

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The script.

Mara sees a helper finish a neat paper spiral while their own remains loose. Mara gives a specific compliment without holding up their own work. Mara's loose spiral unrolls like a sleepy noodle.

0–6s

Your spiral looks great. Mine is still in progress, and that is okay.

Mara sees a helper finish a neat paper spiral while their own remains loose.

6–16s

You kept those curves so careful. I like that tiny middle curl.

Mara gives a specific compliment without holding up their own work.

16–25s

My noodle can wait for its own moment.

Mara's loose spiral unrolls like a sleepy noodle.

25–30s

Their shine can be theirs!

Hold the resolved comic result; deliver the catchphrase without rushing.

More episodes.

5 new episodes starring Mara Maraca, plus 4 guest appearances with the rest of the crew. Each is a 30-second script: tap one to read it.

celebrating someone without comparingJuno's RibbonJuno wins a ribbon for jumping, and Mara celebrates without making it about herself.With Mara Maraca, Jelly Juno · tap for the script

0-6s Juno gets a ribbon for jumping. Mara starts to talk about herself.
Mara: Nice. But I could jump way higher if I...
6-16s Mara stops and shakes her head.
Mara: No. Their shine can be theirs. Juno, that jump was amazing!
16-25s Juno wobbles happily.
Juno: Thank you! I practiced every single day.
25-30s Mara shakes a happy rhythm. Juno bounces to it so high the ribbon flutters like a flag. Mara's own beat feels great.
Mara: Their shine can be theirs!

“Their shine can be theirs!”

adjusting volume to the placeLibrary ShakesMara shakes loudly in the library, and Tansy helps her find the right sound space.With Mara Maraca, Tansy Tambourine · tap for the script

0-6s In the library, Mara shakes and shakes.
Mara: Shaka-shaka-shaka! Shaka-shaka-boom! Listen to my song!
6-16s Everyone looks up from their books. Tansy whispers.
Tansy: The library is a whisper place. Let's find the right sound space.
16-25s Mara holds still. They tiptoe outside to the playground.
Mara: Is this a shaking place? Tansy: This is a shaking place!
25-30s Mara shakes as big as she likes. A bird lands on her handle and bops its head to the beat.
Tansy: Find the right sound space!

“Find the right sound space!”

rejoining after a disagreementTwo YesesMara and Harmie argue about which song to play, and they each say yes before restarting.With Mara Maraca, Harmie Harpbox · tap for the script

0-6s Mara and Harmie start a song. They want different ones.
Mara: My song first! Harmie: No, my song first!
6-16s Both turn away, grumpy. It is very quiet.
Mara: Hmm. I miss playing with Harmie.
16-25s Mara turns back.
Mara: Want to try again? Harmie: Yes. One song each? Mara: Yes! That is two yeses.
25-30s They play Mara's song, then Harmie's. By the end they invent a third song, all mixed up and silly. It is the best one.
Harmie: Restarting takes two yeses!

“Restarting takes two yeses!”

slowing excited speech so others can followTick, Tock, StoryMara tells her big news so fast nobody understands, and Mettie gives her a steady beat.With Mara Maraca, Mettie Metronome · tap for the script

0-6s Mara bursts in, shaking with excitement.
Mara: IsawafrogandithoppedandIhoppedandwebothfell!
6-16s Mettie tilts her head.
Mettie: That sounds exciting! Can you slow down so I can listen?
16-25s Mettie ticks slowly. Mara talks to the beat.
Mara: I saw a frog. It hopped. I hopped. We both fell in the mud.
25-30s Mettie laughs so hard her pointer swings on its own. Mara copies the hop and plops onto a cushion.
Mettie: Leave room for listening!

“Leave room for listening!”

keeping competition friendlyDance-OffMara and Bongo have a dance-off, and Mara chooses fun over put-downs.With Mara Maraca, Bongo Bean · tap for the script

0-6s A dance-off. Bongo drums a fast beat and does a spin.
Bongo: Ha! Beat that move, Mara!
6-16s Mara opens her mouth to say something mean. She stops.
Mara: Your dance is bor... no. No put-downs. That is not the game.
16-25s Mara shakes back a beat.
Mara: Nice spin, Bongo! Now try this one!
25-30s Back and forth, faster and faster, until both spin and plop onto the floor. Nobody remembers who won. Both want a rematch.
Bongo: Enjoy the game, not the put-down!

“Enjoy the game, not the put-down!”

Guest appearances

accepting a complimentShake It Off? No!Mara praises Chester's song but he brushes it off, until he tries just saying thank you.With Chester Chestnut, Mara Maraca · tap for the script

0-6s Chester finishes humming a tune; Mara shakes happily.
Mara: Chester, your song was so cozy!
6-16s Chester hides his face in his shell collar.
Chester: Nah, it was nothing. It was just humming.
16-25s Mara waits; Chester peeks out and tries again.
Chester: Actually... thank you. I liked making it.
25-30s Mara shakes a happy rhythm; Chester's heart patch glows pink and he hums the song again.
Chester: Let a kind word land! Mara: Shake-shake, it landed!

“Let a kind word land!”

celebrating someone without comparingNo Trophy BandBongo gets a gold star for drumming, and Notey notices his own progress instead of comparing.With Notey Nook, Mara Maraca, Bongo Bean · tap for the script

0-6s Bongo gets a gold star sticker for his drum solo; Notey's flag droops.
Notey: Bongo got a star. I didn't.
6-16s Mara shakes gently.
Mara: Their shine can be theirs. What did you get better at?
16-25s Notey thinks hard.
Notey: I kept the beat the whole song. That's my next step.
25-30s Notey gives Bongo a happy wave and keeps the beat again; Bongo's star sticker slips off and lands on Notey's flag.
Mara: Their shine can be theirs! Notey: Notice your next little step!

“Notice your next little step!”

keeping competition friendlyDrum-OffBongo and Mara have a rhythm contest, and Bongo keeps it fun without put-downs.With Bongo Bean, Mara Maraca · tap for the script

0-6s Bongo and Mara face off in a rhythm contest.
Mara: Shake-shake, shimmy-shake! Beat that, Bongo!
6-16s Bongo almost says her rhythm stinks, but stops.
Bongo: Wow, cool rhythm. My turn! Boom-ba-boom!
16-25s They trade beats, cheering each other.
Mara: Their shine can be theirs! Bongo: And yours too!
25-30s They play together and make the best rhythm ever; even the chairs start tapping.
Bongo: Enjoy the game, not the put-down! Mara: Chair band!

“Enjoy the game, not the put-down!”

handling jealousyGold Sticker WobbleJuno melts when Mara gets a gold sticker, then reforms and finds her own next step.With Jelly Juno, Mara Maraca · tap for the script

0-6s Mara shakes happily with a gold sticker on her zigzags. Juno sags into a puddle.
Juno: She got one. I got... puddle.
6-16s Mara notices and stays close, not bragging.
Mara: You feel jealous? That is okay. My shine is mine. Yours is yours.
16-25s Juno pulls herself back up, wobbling.
Juno: Good for her. Next for me. I will practice my letters.
25-30s Juno reforms so hard she accidentally becomes a star shape. Both burst out laughing.
Mara: You are a star! / Juno: A wobbly one!

“Good for them. Next for me.”

being glad for a friend and wishing tooGlad and WishingMara wins the art ribbon and Fizz feels glad for her and a little wishful too.With Fizz Fig, Mara Maraca, Pogo Pebble · tap for the script

0-6s Art show. A blue ribbon is pinned on Mara's picture. Mara shakes happily.
Mara Maraca: I won! I won the blue ribbon!
6-16s Fizz smiles, then looks at her own picture.
Fizz Fig: I am glad for you. And I wish I won too.
16-25s Mara nods.
Mara Maraca: Both make sense, Fizz. / Pogo Pebble: I feel wishy sometimes too.
25-30s Mara shakes a celebration rhythm. Fizz joins with leaf-ear flaps, and Pogo wobble-hops beside them. All three dance.
Fizz Fig: Party dance! Two feelings fit!

“Two feelings fit!”

not comparing your dancingDance My WayMara is a great dancer and Pogo worries his dancing is worse, until he finds his own moves.With Pogo Pebble, Mara Maraca · tap for the script

0-6s Dance class. Mara shakes and spins perfectly. Pogo watches, legs tangled.
Pogo Pebble: She is way better than me. My legs tangle.
6-16s Mara stops.
Mara Maraca: Show me your move! / Pogo Pebble: Mine is just a wobble.
16-25s Pogo does a wobble-hop with his long mustard legs.
Mara Maraca: That is so cool! / Pogo Pebble: Really? You like it?
25-30s Mara copies the wobble-hop. Soon everyone in class is doing it.
Mara Maraca: Everybody, the Pogo! / Pogo Pebble: My way has wiggle!

“My way has wiggle!”

Round 2 crew.

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