Race Further with Reading The Egyptian Cat Mystery By Penny Dolan illustrated by Andy Elkerton Crabtree Publishing Company www crabtreebooks com
Chapter 1 The Egyptian Cat Hurry up cried Jed running up the steps and into the museum He and his big sister Ruby were speeding to their favorite spot the Egyptian galleries They liked to look at all the precious treasures and statues and gaze at the mummies in their decorated cases
Today the galleries were almost empty Jed and Ruby could look at the ancient wall paintings as long as they wanted I’d like to be an Egyptian queen and sail along the Nile River said Ruby dreamily Well I’d like to ride in a chariot Jed told her and feel the horses going really fast
