By Aranya, 4A

In a land far, far away in Northern Africa in Egypt, there lived a man called Shun Xamen. He was an architect. Today, he and his workers had to work, because Queen Hatshepsut had died, and they had to build a tomb for her. “This is a very mournful day,” Xamen said to his workers and crew. “We must build a fine tomb for Her Majesty to live a peaceful afterlife. Now let’s make the mummy of the Queen.”

They wrapped the Queen’s body with fine cotton and took her best clothes and ornaments, which were kept safely in a corner behind them.
Then disaster struck. An ornament, the Queen’s best ring, was missing! An afterlife could never be completed without an ornament. Xamen was horrified. If Pharaoh Thutmose III heard of this, he would throw Xamen to drown in the river Nile. “Workers, have you seen anyone run from this area?” Xamen asked. But all he heard was a murmur from the workers.
But suddenly, “There he is!” was the shout he heard from his workers. And, far away, he saw someone dressed up as a worker riding on his horse. Xamen and the workers ran for the stables. Luckily they were close enough. They mounted the horses and rode.
When they caught the robber, they carried him towards the palace, towards the Pharaoh. “You will be rewarded with a larger salary!” said the Pharaoh to Xamen and his workers.
“And as for you, you are a ruthless robber who dared to steal an ornament of the Queen. You will be thrown to drown in the Nile!” thundered the Pharaoh to the robber. Xamen, who couldn’t believe his luck, bowed to the Pharaoh, kept the ring safely back and continued to build Queen Hatshepsut’s tomb.