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The Strong Hero and the Statue Adventure: Belzoni

In the past, a massive and incredibly strong Italian explorer named Giovanni Belzoni came to Egypt. He used to work as a strongman in the circus! He used his huge muscles and smart brain to go on amazing adventures in Egypt. His greatest adventure was moving the giant head of a statue of Ramses II that weighed more than 7 tons! He didn't have any modern machines, so he used wooden planks, strong ropes, and dozens of men to slide the statue until they got it onto a boat in the Nile to take it to a museum in London. He was a true hero!

If you were super strong like Belzoni, what super heavy thing would you wish to lift to help people?

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