Maria drags her playhouse down the street

Maria initially worries that she will struggle with this task, as she says she is "neither strong nor smart".

She realises that it's easier to drag the house than to carry it, and so runs down the street, dragging it behind her. She does begin to tire, but continues, running a red light with the house in the process.

She gets annoyed by Olli asking if she's tired, when she stops to take a break, but then continues her journey by pushing the house.

After eventually reaching a dead end, Maria almost stops, but then decides to haul it as far as physically possible, and parks it in a spot at the very end of the street. Those extra few metres actually push her past Vegard's distance by 4 metres, and so she earns first place.

(Written by Nic Greyson and proofread by Karl Craven)

(Illustrations collected by Nic Greyson and adjusted by David Fuller)