1 00:00:07,067 --> 00:00:10,418 Akhom took his new friends through his home. 2 00:00:10,419 --> 00:00:15,081 To Mandy and Vinnie, the one-room house seemed quite empty. 3 00:00:15,082 --> 00:00:18,345 Then he led them up the stairs to the roof. 4 00:00:18,346 --> 00:00:23,366 The roof was flat and square, just like the house. 5 00:00:23,367 --> 00:00:30,189 It had straw mats, a wooden chest and baskets filled with fruits and grains. 6 00:00:30,190 --> 00:00:37,443 “There are more things here on the roof than inside the house,” Mandy commented. 7 00:00:37,444 --> 00:00:42,544 “During the hot season, we sleep and eat up here,” he explained. 8 00:00:42,545 --> 00:00:45,069 “Why?” asked Vinnie. 9 00:00:45,070 --> 00:00:48,000 “It’s very hot inside the house. 10 00:00:48,001 --> 00:00:51,962 On the roof, it’s much cooler,” Akhom explained. 11 00:00:51,963 --> 00:00:55,876 “What a lovely house,” said Mandy. 12 00:00:55,877 --> 00:00:58,276 Akhom bowed proudly. 13 00:00:58,277 --> 00:01:02,818 “My father, brothers, and I made all the bricks ourselves.” 14 00:01:02,819 --> 00:01:05,741 “How?” asked Mandy. 15 00:01:05,742 --> 00:01:08,477 Akhom brought over a pan. 16 00:01:08,478 --> 00:01:13,366 “In this pan, we mix mud from the Nile River with straw and stones. 17 00:01:13,367 --> 00:01:16,054 We shape the mixture into bricks. 18 00:01:16,055 --> 00:01:19,361 Then we take them out into the sun to dry.” 19 00:01:19,362 --> 00:01:22,500 Akhom held out a basket. 20 00:01:22,501 --> 00:01:23,667 “Are you hungry? 21 00:01:23,668 --> 00:01:25,808 Would you like some dates?” 22 00:01:25,809 --> 00:01:28,944 “Thank you,” Mandy replied. 23 00:01:28,945 --> 00:01:32,128 She bit into the dark soft fruit. 24 00:01:32,129 --> 00:01:34,771 “What other foods do you eat?” 25 00:01:34,772 --> 00:01:39,677 asked Vinnie, taking another date. 26 00:01:39,678 --> 00:01:42,614 “Mostly bread . . . Oh no!” 27 00:01:42,615 --> 00:01:46,204 Akhom cried, looking up at the sun. 28 00:01:46,205 --> 00:01:49,413 “What’s the matter?” asked Mandy. 29 00:01:49,414 --> 00:01:52,287 “I must take lunch to my father and brother.” 30 00:01:52,288 --> 00:01:55,268 Akhom grabbed a small basket. 31 00:01:55,269 --> 00:02:00,442 He filled it with bread, figs, and dates. 32 00:02:00,443 --> 00:02:03,674 “We’ll come with you,” said Vinnie. 33 00:02:03,675 --> 00:02:06,556 “We must hurry,” gasped Akhom. 34 00:02:06,557 --> 00:02:10,827 “My brother has to eat before removing the organs.” 35 00:02:10,828 --> 00:02:16,068 Puzzled, Vinnie and Mandy said together, “Organs?” 36 00:02:16,069 --> 00:02:20,885 “They just received a new dead body today,” Akhom said, nodding. 37 00:02:20,886 --> 00:02:25,137 “Today Tau, my brother, will embalm his first body.” 38 00:02:25,138 --> 00:02:28,353 “Embalm?” Vinnie repeated. 39 00:02:28,354 --> 00:02:34,942 “That means preparing a dead body to make it into a mummy,” explained Mandy. 40 00:02:34,943 --> 00:02:38,428 She had read about this in one of her books. 41 00:02:38,429 --> 00:02:43,139 “Mummies?” Vinnie’s eyes got big. “Cool!” 42 00:02:43,140 --> 00:02:45,691 He ran after Akhom. 43 00:02:45,692 --> 00:02:49,947 Mandy had no choice but to follow them. 44 00:02:49,948 --> 00:02:53,826 Akhom and Vinnie raced through the village market. 45 00:02:53,827 --> 00:02:58,125 Mandy followed, but soon stopped to catch her breath. 46 00:02:58,126 --> 00:03:01,217 The outdoor market was crowded. 47 00:03:01,218 --> 00:03:11,273 All kinds of things—fruits, vegetables, spices, pottery, wigs, and jewelry—were displayed on mats and stools. 48 00:03:11,274 --> 00:03:17,632 Curious and no longer afraid, Mandy wandered more slowly down the street. 49 00:03:17,633 --> 00:03:22,879 She saw a woman trade a cucumber for a small bag of spices. 50 00:03:22,880 --> 00:03:27,904 Another man traded a sack of corn for a skinny cow. 51 00:03:27,905 --> 00:03:31,551 Smiling, Mandy stopped at a fruit stall. 52 00:03:31,552 --> 00:03:36,275 “What’s this?” Mandy picked up a large red fruit. 53 00:03:36,276 --> 00:03:39,820 She had never seen anything like it before. 54 00:03:39,821 --> 00:03:42,211 It was bigger than an apple. 55 00:03:42,212 --> 00:03:45,125 The skin felt like an orange. 56 00:03:45,126 --> 00:03:47,435 “How many do you want?” 57 00:03:47,436 --> 00:03:49,968 The fruit seller barked at Mandy. 58 00:03:49,969 --> 00:03:53,494 She was so startled that she dropped the fruit. 59 00:03:53,495 --> 00:03:55,894 It rolled down the road. 60 00:03:55,895 --> 00:03:59,739 The skinny cow that was being led away stomped on it. 61 00:03:59,740 --> 00:04:03,195 Red juice burst everywhere. 62 00:04:03,196 --> 00:04:04,787 “My cow is bleeding! 63 00:04:04,788 --> 00:04:06,906 You sold me a sick cow!” 64 00:04:06,907 --> 00:04:09,348 the owner yelled at the merchant. 65 00:04:09,349 --> 00:04:13,164 The two men started to argue loudly. 66 00:04:13,165 --> 00:04:16,021 “You better pay for my fruit!” 67 00:04:16,022 --> 00:04:18,741 the fruit seller shouted at Mandy. 68 00:04:18,742 --> 00:04:23,107 Mandy was in big trouble.