1 00:00:07,667 --> 00:00:14,927 The family was in the kitchen, planning to shop for school supplies. 2 00:00:14,928 --> 00:00:19,327 Vinnie and Mandy were about to start at a new school. 3 00:00:19,328 --> 00:00:22,680 But they weren't very excited. 4 00:00:22,681 --> 00:00:26,852 "Come on, you'll make new friends!" said Dad. 5 00:00:26,853 --> 00:00:30,519 "Yeah, I know," Vinnie sighed. 6 00:00:30,520 --> 00:00:36,457 "But they won't be the same friends," said Mandy unhappily. 7 00:00:36,458 --> 00:00:42,024 The children were sad because their photo trips were almost over. 8 00:00:42,025 --> 00:00:45,742 Only one page was left in the album. 9 00:00:45,743 --> 00:00:48,672 Just then the phone rang. 10 00:00:48,673 --> 00:00:51,320 It was Dad's boss. 11 00:00:51,321 --> 00:00:55,354 "Sorry, but I need some privacy," said Dad. 12 00:00:55,355 --> 00:00:58,956 "No problem, Dad," said Vinnie. 13 00:00:58,957 --> 00:01:03,951 "We'll talk later about school, kids," said Mom. 14 00:01:03,952 --> 00:01:07,524 Vinnie and Mandy ran up to the attic. 15 00:01:07,525 --> 00:01:09,714 "Can you believe it? 16 00:01:09,715 --> 00:01:13,816 Our last photo trip," said Mandy. 17 00:01:13,817 --> 00:01:16,501 She hugged the album. 18 00:01:16,502 --> 00:01:20,784 "Well, let's do it!" cried Vinnie. 19 00:01:20,785 --> 00:01:24,794 Mandy opened the album to the last page. 20 00:01:24,795 --> 00:01:30,258 The old man stood in a beautiful cathedral with tall columns. 21 00:01:30,259 --> 00:01:34,732 The old man held a glowing object in his hands. 22 00:01:34,733 --> 00:01:40,138 "A book?" asked Mandy, looking at the glowing object. 23 00:01:40,139 --> 00:01:42,576 "What do you think, Vinnie?" 24 00:01:42,577 --> 00:01:45,942 "No use guessing," he said. 25 00:01:45,943 --> 00:01:48,698 "We'll find out soon!" 26 00:01:48,699 --> 00:01:54,842 The children's eyes closed, and they fell down the dark tunnel. 27 00:01:54,843 --> 00:02:00,653 Vinnie and Mandy landed on a stone floor and opened their eyes. 28 00:02:00,654 --> 00:02:05,140 Mandy was wearing a long dress with long sleeves. 29 00:02:05,141 --> 00:02:09,133 Vinnie wore stockings and a short tunic. 30 00:02:09,134 --> 00:02:13,726 "We're in some kind of storage room," said Vinnie. 31 00:02:13,727 --> 00:02:19,493 Stacks of paper, brushes, and rags were piled around them. 32 00:02:19,494 --> 00:02:23,383 Hammers and other tools were scattered about. 33 00:02:23,384 --> 00:02:28,464 Large, flat panels of wood leaned against the wall. 34 00:02:28,465 --> 00:02:32,025 "It must be a painter's storage room," 35 00:02:32,026 --> 00:02:35,903 said Mandy, picking up a paint brush. 36 00:02:35,904 --> 00:02:41,189 The door opened, and a boy a little older than Vinnie walked in. 37 00:02:41,190 --> 00:02:44,161 He was thin with curly hair. 38 00:02:44,162 --> 00:02:47,515 He stared at Vinnie and Mandy. 39 00:02:47,516 --> 00:02:51,955 "Oh, hello," Mandy said nervously. 40 00:02:51,956 --> 00:02:56,027 "What are you guys doing here?" the boy asked. 41 00:02:56,028 --> 00:03:00,410 "We were just . . . ," stammered Vinnie. 42 00:03:00,411 --> 00:03:03,901 "You are not from here," the boy said. 43 00:03:03,902 --> 00:03:08,149 "How did you know?" asked Mandy. 44 00:03:08,150 --> 00:03:14,517 "No one would come into Master Verrocchio's workshop uninvited," the boy said. 45 00:03:14,518 --> 00:03:17,427 The children looked embarrassed. 46 00:03:17,428 --> 00:03:22,537 "We don't know our way around," Vinnie said. 47 00:03:22,538 --> 00:03:24,847 The boy smiled warmly. 48 00:03:24,848 --> 00:03:28,334 "I can show you the city," he said. 49 00:03:28,335 --> 00:03:31,426 "But I must see the master first." 50 00:03:31,427 --> 00:03:36,181 The boy picked up a stack of rags and some brushes. 51 00:03:36,182 --> 00:03:38,679 "Have you worked for your master long?" 52 00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:42,668 asked Vinnie, thinking the boy was a servant. 53 00:03:42,669 --> 00:03:45,202 "He is not my master. 54 00:03:45,203 --> 00:03:48,214 He is the master of this workshop. 55 00:03:48,215 --> 00:03:52,025 I am his student," said the boy. 56 00:03:52,026 --> 00:03:55,073 "Student?" asked Vinnie. 57 00:03:55,074 --> 00:03:58,353 The boy looked at him and replied, 58 00:03:58,354 --> 00:04:05,965 "I am studying to become the greatest artist in the world."