Yahia's tales

Have you ever watched a tiny, hardworking beetle rolling a ball of dirt across the ground?

On the peaceful banks of the Nile River, there lived a very elegant and beautiful bird called the Ibis.

Deep in the wide waters of the Nile lived massive, mighty crocodiles that made people feel both afraid and amazed at the same time.

Are you afraid of the dark?

If you look high up in the sky and spot a bird flying as fast as lightning, watching the ground below with sharp eyes that miss absolutely nothing, that is the falcon!

Have you ever wondered why the Pharaohs chose to build pyramids in this wondrous triangular shape instead of squares or circles?

The Great Pyramid isn't built from the normal small bricks we see in our houses today; it's made of massive stone blocks!

If we hopped into a time machine and traveled back thousands of years, we wouldn't see the pyramids in the sandy yellow color we know today; we'd see them glowing a bright, snowy white!

The inside of a pyramid isn't just a bunch of normal rooms; it's a real-life maze completely full of puzzles!

Right next to the great pyramids sits a legendary, massive guardian who hasn't slept for thousands of years: The Sphinx!

Can you imagine if the letters you use for your homework were actually drawings of birds, eyes, and trees?

Before the Pharaohs, people used to write on heavy stones or clay tablets that broke easily.

For hundreds of years, people forgot how to read the language of the Pharaohs, making the temple drawings a mystery no one could understand.

Do you like writing your name in a pretty frame to make it stand out?

In ancient Egypt, not everyone got to go to school, so someone who knew how to read and write was a very important and respected person called a Scribe.

Can you imagine becoming a king when you are only nine years old?

In ancient Egypt, the kings were usually men, but Queen Hatshepsut was totally different!

Ramses II was a truly extraordinary king who ruled Egypt for a very long time—over 60 years!

The name Nefertiti means "The Beautiful Woman Has Come," and she truly was one of the most beautiful and powerful queens in history!

A long time ago, Egypt wasn't just one country; it was split into two kingdoms.

Do you like playing Chess or Snakes and Ladders?

Have you noticed that the Pharaohs in all the drawings have beautiful almond-shaped eyes outlined with thick black lines?

Kids in ancient Egypt didn't have iPads or video games, but they had awesome toys they made themselves!

Because the weather in Egypt was super hot, the Egyptians were very clever when building their homes.

Can you imagine your life without white sugar?

The ancient Egyptians believed that when someone passed away, they started a fun, brand-new journey in a magical other world!

While preparing the mummy, the Pharaohs carefully took out important things from the inside, like the stomach that digests food and the lungs for breathing, because they thought the king would need them in the other w…

When a king went to sleep for the very last time, they didn't put him in just one box, but inside multiple nesting boxes that look just like Russian Matryoshka dolls!

Don't let the name scare you—the Book of the Dead wasn't a spooky book at all; it was just like a treasure map or a magical guidebook!

The most important moment in the journey was the Court of Truth!

Do you brush your teeth every morning and evening?

How did the Pharaohs protect their toy boxes and treasures from thieves?

Have you ever gone to a bowling alley to throw a heavy ball and knock down wooden pins?

How do we know when summer starts, or when it's time to go back to school?

After eating yummy meals filled with healthy onions and garlic, how did the Pharaohs keep their breath smelling sweet?

Imagine a super-fast race car, but pulled by two mighty horses!

Weapons in the past had amazing geometric shapes, and the most famous one was a sword called the Khopesh.

How did an ancient Egyptian soldier protect himself from flying arrows?

Pharaonic kings and soldiers were super-heroes at the sport of archery!

Have you ever seen a wooden boomerang toy that you throw far into the air, and it flies right back to you like an obedient bird?

Do you love the happy sound of bells and rattles?

Imagine a massive wooden bow, but instead of shooting arrows in battle, it shoots magical, sweet melodies!

From the tall, green reeds that grow wildly on the banks of the Nile River, the Egyptians made the oldest flute in history!

You can't have a happy party or a giant festival without a strong beat that gets everyone excited to dance!

Do you love playing the guitar and the awesome sounds it makes?

Did you know that ancient Egypt would have been just a dry, yellow desert if it weren't for the Nile River?

The ancient Egyptians didn't call their country "Egypt" at first; they gave it a very cool name: "Kemet," which means the "Black Land"!

How did the ancient farmer lift water from the low river to water his high land without getting too tired?

The Pharaohs were incredibly smart mathematicians, and they never left anything to chance!

The Nile River wasn't just for farming; it was like a super-wide, fast highway!

Did you know the very first known doctor in human history was Egyptian?

Pharaonic doctors didn't have pharmacies selling the colorful pills and medicines we see today.

In pharaonic myths, the falcon-headed god Horus lost one of his eyes in a brave battle, but Thoth, the god of wisdom, used his magic to put it back perfectly whole and strong.

Because the Pharaohs ate bread filled with tiny grains of sand from grinding their wheat with stones, their teeth would sometimes wear down and hurt.

A pharaonic doctor didn't just give out medicine made of herbs; he also believed that words held immense magical power!

Imagine a gigantic building located right next to the Giza Pyramids, designed especially to be the biggest palace for pharaonic treasures in modern times!

In the city of Berlin, Germany, lives a statue considered one of the most famous in the whole world.

Right in the middle of the famous Concorde Square in Paris, France, stands a giant pharaonic obelisk that is thousands of years old!

In an event that amazed the entire world, Egypt moved 22 mummies of powerful pharaoh kings and queens, like Ramses II and Hatshepsut, from their old museum to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization.

Right next to the Great Pyramid, scientists discovered a secret pit sealed off with massive rocks.

Because the weather in Egypt was hot and the sun was bright, the Pharaohs needed clothes that kept them feeling cool.

The ancient Egyptians absolutely loved colors, so they decorated their white clothes with huge, chunky jewelry!

While most kids and regular people loved walking barefoot on the soft sand of the Nile, kings wore very elegant shoes called sandals.

Have you seen pictures of the Pharaohs with their thick, smooth black hair styled in tiny, perfect braids?

This is one of the weirdest pharaonic beauty secrets!

In pharaonic myths, Ra was the most important god of all because he was the sun god who gave light and warmth to the whole world.

Cats weren't just ordinary pets in Egypt; they were incredibly spoiled!

How did the Pharaohs explain the sky and the stars?

If you saw a real-life hippopotamus, you might be a little scared of its huge size, but kids in ancient Egypt absolutely loved it!

Because the Nile was the most important thing in their lives, they imagined a special god for it named Hapi.

Who built all these amazing tombs and carved them deep inside the mountains?

Pharaonic artists didn't buy their colors from a store; they made them all by themselves in a magical way!

Imagine being asked to turn a massive mountain rock into a statue of a smiling king!

Do you love colorful glass that reflects the sunshine?

Carpenters in ancient Egypt were unbelievably genius!

Can you imagine having a little monkey living with you at home?

Dogs have been some of the Pharaohs' best friends for thousands of years!

Rich people and kings in ancient Egypt had massive gardens in their palaces, filled with pretty water pools and trees.

We talked about the cat goddess, but what about the real cats living in houses?

Do you have a glass fish tank in your room?

Since the Nile River was filled with giant crocodiles, how did people cross safely in their small boats?

The Pharaohs absolutely loved beautiful scents, which led to the job of the Perfume Maker!

Where did all the gold for Tutankhamun's mask come from?

A baker in ancient Egypt was a true artist!

Have you ever imagined making your own paper out of garden plants?

Imagine walking through a forest, but its trees aren't made of wood—they are giant stones!

In the south of Egypt, there is a temple hidden inside a giant mountain built by King Ramses II.

Queen Hatshepsut didn't want to build a normal temple like the other kings; she wanted a masterpiece like no other!

How did the Pharaohs make those tall obelisks that look like giant stone needles?

Imagine a super straight, incredibly long road stretching for miles, guarded on both sides by hundreds of statues of magical, legendary animals!

On a cold winter day a hundred years ago, a brave archaeologist named Howard Carter stood in front of a stone door in the Valley of the Kings that had been locked tight for thousands of years.

Can you imagine an entire temple floating on an island, about to drown under the high waters of the Nile River?

In the past, a massive and incredibly strong Italian explorer named Giovanni Belzoni came to Egypt.

How do scientists study mummies today without unwrapping the linen bandages that protect them and ruining them?

Far away from the pyramids that everyone could see, the later kings decided to hide their tombs and treasures in a super-secret place so thieves wouldn't steal them.

When you go to sleep, you rest your head on a soft, fluffy cotton or feather pillow, right?

Papyrus paper was very expensive and hard to make, so how did ordinary people write their daily messages or draw pictures for their kids?

The lotus flower wasn't just a pretty flower they used to decorate their temples and homes; it was a truly magical flower to them!

Little kids used to make their own toys in such an easy and fun way!

Even though thousands of years have passed, the ancient Egyptian civilization never ever died.