1 00:00:06,200 --> 00:00:12,808 Mazatl’s house was very simple. 2 00:00:12,809 --> 00:00:17,486 It was made of adobe clay bricks. 3 00:00:17,487 --> 00:00:23,888 The house was one big room divided into separate areas. 4 00:00:23,889 --> 00:00:27,133 Vinnie and Mandy met Mazatl’s mother. 5 00:00:27,134 --> 00:00:30,620 She was making flat pancake-like bread. 6 00:00:30,621 --> 00:00:36,242 “These corn tortillas are for your papa,” she said to Mazatl. 7 00:00:36,243 --> 00:00:40,534 “But please take a bath first.” 8 00:00:40,535 --> 00:00:44,278 Mazatl led them to another building. 9 00:00:44,279 --> 00:00:47,603 “This is our bath hut,” he explained. 10 00:00:47,604 --> 00:00:51,190 Vinnie and Mandy saw a mud hut. 11 00:00:51,191 --> 00:00:56,223 It had a chimney on the side with a hot fire. 12 00:00:56,224 --> 00:00:59,140 “The chimney heats the walls inside. 13 00:00:59,141 --> 00:01:01,559 We throw water on the walls. 14 00:01:01,560 --> 00:01:03,825 And we get lots of steam. 15 00:01:03,826 --> 00:01:09,752 We come here to get clean, but also when we are sick,” Mazatl explained. 16 00:01:09,753 --> 00:01:13,538 “Does it make you better?” asked Mandy. 17 00:01:13,539 --> 00:01:16,611 “Oh yes!” replied Mazatl. 18 00:01:16,612 --> 00:01:19,840 “I once had bad pains in my chest. 19 00:01:19,841 --> 00:01:23,097 The steam and heat made me well again. 20 00:01:23,098 --> 00:01:27,758 You go first,” he said to Mandy. 21 00:01:27,759 --> 00:01:31,005 Mandy had a quick steam bath. 22 00:01:31,006 --> 00:01:32,761 So did Vinnie. 23 00:01:32,762 --> 00:01:36,866 When they came out, Mazatl had fresh clothes for them. 24 00:01:36,867 --> 00:01:41,674 Vinnie got a short skirt and a cloak to wear over one shoulder. 25 00:01:41,675 --> 00:01:47,478 Mandy got a colorful sleeveless shirt and a skirt. 26 00:01:47,479 --> 00:01:51,951 “My mother and sister wove these clothes,” Mazatl said. 27 00:01:51,952 --> 00:01:54,482 “You can return them later.” 28 00:01:54,483 --> 00:01:59,675 “Thank you, they’re beautiful,” replied Mandy. 29 00:01:59,676 --> 00:02:05,759 Then Mazatl bathed and changed too. 30 00:02:05,760 --> 00:02:12,011 “Mazatl and his family are so nice,” Mandy whispered to her brother. 31 00:02:12,012 --> 00:02:17,483 “I can’t believe the Aztecs make human sacrifices.” 32 00:02:17,484 --> 00:02:21,822 Vinnie didn’t want to think about it. 33 00:02:21,823 --> 00:02:28,508 Taking the tortillas from his mother, Mazatl led Vinnie and Mandy to a canoe. 34 00:02:28,509 --> 00:02:31,289 They got to the crowded market. 35 00:02:31,290 --> 00:02:35,554 Vinnie and Mandy were amazed! 36 00:02:35,555 --> 00:02:40,777 People arrived in canoes or carried their goods on their backs. 37 00:02:40,778 --> 00:02:44,748 They could hear voices arguing loudly. 38 00:02:44,749 --> 00:02:48,358 “I need to find my papa,” said Mazatl. 39 00:02:48,359 --> 00:02:56,606 They walked past people selling many interesting things. 40 00:02:56,607 --> 00:02:59,203 “Are those bear skins?” 41 00:02:59,204 --> 00:03:03,162 Mandy asked, pointing to a stack of fur. 42 00:03:03,163 --> 00:03:06,937 “Bears? Those are puma and jaguar skins. 43 00:03:06,938 --> 00:03:12,208 Only the rich can afford them,” Mazatl explained. 44 00:03:12,209 --> 00:03:17,072 Vinnie also noticed a man holding a bag of something. 45 00:03:17,073 --> 00:03:21,412 “I will give you three rabbits for those cocoa beans!” a buyer yelled at the man. 46 00:03:23,891 --> 00:03:29,547 “Give me five rabbits and two geese,” the seller shouted back. 47 00:03:29,548 --> 00:03:31,285 “Are you mad? 48 00:03:31,286 --> 00:03:36,003 I don’t have that many animals!” the buyer screamed. 49 00:03:36,004 --> 00:03:38,094 “I’m offering you a bargain! 50 00:03:38,095 --> 00:03:43,202 Take it or leave it!” the seller shouted. 51 00:03:43,203 --> 00:03:46,760 “Oh, no!” Mandy said. 52 00:03:46,761 --> 00:03:50,344 “I think those two men are going to fight.” 53 00:03:50,345 --> 00:03:55,258 Mazatl laughed and said, “Don’t worry. 54 00:03:55,259 --> 00:03:57,487 The judges are watching them.” 55 00:03:57,488 --> 00:04:01,151 “Judges?” asked Vinnie. 56 00:04:01,152 --> 00:04:04,601 Just then a tall man walked over. 57 00:04:04,602 --> 00:04:07,677 He said a few words to the buyer. 58 00:04:07,678 --> 00:04:10,550 The man nodded and walked away. 59 00:04:10,551 --> 00:04:15,357 “Our judges are wise and fair,” Mazatl said. 60 00:04:15,358 --> 00:04:20,185 “What exactly do the judges do?” asked Vinnie. 61 00:04:20,186 --> 00:04:23,597 Mazatl looked at his new friends strangely. 62 00:04:23,598 --> 00:04:27,018 “Judges make sure people behave fairly. 63 00:04:27,019 --> 00:04:29,542 We must obey what they say. 64 00:04:29,543 --> 00:04:35,517 Surely you know that.”