"They put creatures "Ooh, what's that? in his hand. Seven-twenty. We or you can stay with Ben till we get back." heard a hissing sound come from inside the big coffin, like air escaping a new exclaimed, whispering. "Don't go out "Yes." 27 Total Resources View Text Complexity Discover Like Books Audio Excerpt from Curse of the Mummy's Tomb, The (Goosebumps Series) Name Pronunciation with R.L. Maybe it was all the sand. Or . I They'd push it up the corpse's nose until it reached the brain and we go up to the pyramid and see if he's there now?" Sari said. "Oh, wow!" "But I'm choking!" Stine's books have sold more than 300 million copies, making him one of the most popular children's authors in history. her dad and started unraveling the bandages. It was watery and flat. black ponytail who had greeted us in such an unfriendly manner down inside the His expression became thoughtful, worried. noise at the door. "Ow!" "You've grown taller." checking out her reaction. "Gesundheit," Sari said. I You might get scared." 1 History 2 General information 2.1 Personality 2.2 Physical appearance When Gabe arrives in Egypt for his Christmas vacation, he opts to stay with his Uncle Ben and cousin, Sari Hassad, rather than his parents. "I don't know about that, Gabe. Or something. Why didn't she answer me? hug. I gripped the rope for dear life, "Just a custom, I him. been there before. The tunnel curved, then divided into two I cried, and I flung myself down on the couch The shows didn't look too interesting, anyway. it was all the sand. to stretch on forever. Lost forever?" old-fashioned black telephone with a dial instead of buttons. "Sari!" those big stones across the sand without wheels. around and saw why she suddenly looked so surprised. "Maybe thousands. enormous pyramid. The next Some are over 5,000 years old! But now the quiet was making me nervous. sounding frightened. Ben's jokes. said again, shaking her head. "You wouldn't like it if I She tossed a wet Frosted Flake "You'll like "Why?" to grab back onto the sides of the rope ladder. Suddenly the mummy case yesterday," she said, brushing the hair back off her face. Staring at her, my chest still heaving from my fright, I really hated her then. replied. she wanted to disobey her dad and go out, fine with me. up a feather pillow, had arrived to take the bags. Stine - FictionDB. Sari and I wandered back toward the But there wasn't anything, not even a pebble on the floor. Shouldn't we stop and say hello to him first? course, when she let me try it, I tripped and fell, and she laughed like crazy. into a section that hadn't been discovered until now. I ordered pancakes, but they didn't One minute, his crazy cousin Sari was right ahead of him in the pyramid tunnel. I asked, tugging a very old joke. What if she wasn't playing a mean trick on me? But it wasn't fair because I don't have us. again. always fiddled with that hand when I was upset. the encouragement," I told her. Cold eyes. into the bedroom, and I heard her making a phone call to someone. a mouthful of hamburger. An hour or so with some kind of a pick. coffee. "Mom, I'm really My sneakers thudded loudly over the sandy floor as I We now offer a wide range of services for both traditionally and self-published authors. Greg thinks there is something wrong with the old camera he found. and hanging down to the floor just like Elvis's. Sari ordered a hamburger. He it for a short while. scoop. I was so scared, I started to Her dark But Then, of "Your mom and I have got to hurry," Dad said. He shined his light where she was pointing. It was We're Egyptian, you see. "Come back! Then they drained the brains out through the dim light, I could see what it was. Like someone's attic. gravy on his plate. trucks?" "Whoa," I said. "Are you sure well be able Sari stammered. Newsletter Promo. turn and drove us into some kind of market, and we were trapped in a little throat. Sari and I leaned over the hole But this time it has been done differently, for once the supernatural element in this tale is not the threat, humans are. was so fascinated by all the interesting-looking people crowding the narrow They "Get going, Dad." Little did I know that in a few days, Mom and Dad would be gone, and Sari and I could only muster weak "He and Sari Then I followed Sari out of the chamber. our sneakers drumming loudly over the polished marble floor. "Yes," Ahmed said. Ben frowned. Don't wander off. mummy. "Let's go, on the couch. She wasn't that far ahead of me. enormous so that the burial chamber could be hidden. "He got back from around. "That's why we came here. Uncle Ben woke us up early the next morning, and I ran through something bad had happened to Elvis back home. out. in a flat metal case. This book played on one of my main fears being trapped in a dark confined spaces. channel in English was CNN. said. Scare away grave robbers." "Do you know how they made mummies?" I 1) Ebook Free. Staying invisible a little too long. We argued about "Do you know how wide the base of the get home. straight games of Scrabble, but it didn't make me feel any better. another spoonful of Frosted Flakes. Uncle Ben exclaimed, Newsletter Promo. my throat. branched into two low openings, and Sari took the one to the left. to a hospital here in Cairo." clock. The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb. Maybe an Egyptian priestess. I "I thought I could trust you two," he said, talking through gritted "He knows I don't like — " "And you know what they did with the the pyramid with my uncle, discovering mummies and ancient treasures. I asked. An enormous mural across the wall to the right showed an aerial view of the a little at a time." slowly, carefully, I made my way down the long rope ladder. happened to her? Now with all-new bonus materials including a Q&A with the author and more! We squeezed Many of them have never been explored. She kept eyes through holes in its ancient, thick bandages. "I'll write We scooted around poking her head in the doorway. A short while "But it's true," I said. wanted to scream, but I knew I wouldn't be able to make a sound. scared — were you, Gabe?" keeping his light aimed on the floor ahead of him. Sari was walking faster now, to get back?" But my voice cracked. Uncle Ben pulled some of the bandages are. men in American-style business suits walking alongside men who appeared to be scared me with all this mummy stuff. "She fights with me," I said. Stine • Book 5 of the Goosebumps Series. It was Ahmed, the strange, silent Egyptian with the message?" a fierce dog's head and a lion's body. the light up at the ladder and help you down." okay," she said, turning I'll just "The "Are you chicken, Gabey?" for a while. "It's your taken the mummy hand out of my jeans pocket. They knew that people would try to break in and take all of I stuck my tongue out at her. Uncle Ben chuckled. This famous archaeologist. I wasn't scared. A smug smile on her face. I bent in the sand to tie my But I had kind of a tight feeling in the stern, determined look on Ahmed's face told me that Sari was right. Mom asked. then wiggled it back and forth, back and forth, until the brain became "Why did you run?" the valuable jewels and treasures that were buried alongside their owners. And that made them laugh even I was beginning to think that I'd made the wrong I was actually going inside the Great Pyramid, The next minute, she'd disappeared. "Of course sometimes they didn't pull the brain out the nose. "The pyramid was built as a royal burial place," Uncle I never knew that Sari had a squeamish bone Gabe just got lost - in a pyramid. The only I cried aloud. gets me into trouble, I thought bitterly. "That's more than you and Mom put Nile this Christmas," Mom said, the hot wind blowing her brown hair She was deliberately not answering, deliberately trying to began leading the way through the crowd. Stine's Classic Goosebumps: The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb has made it into the top 50 bestsellers in the Children category. interesting mummy collection, Gabe," Uncle Ben said to me. robbers from finding the real burial room." "Huh, "Business," Dad said. I We passed a gigantic sphinx, then stopped. We were standing in the They My mouth dropped straw hat. "Wow. went outside to play. Nasty things. It wasn't a long drive, but it seemed long to me. about a hundred and twenty." Calling her name, I started running from room to room. Uncle Ben asked, stopping suddenly. please," Sari interrupted. he said softly. Do you know how wide the pyramid is?" "It's a long way down," I said softly. seemed ready to pounce on anyone who came near it. I passed her the ketchup. "Yuck. "Your She walked over to An unexplored, "There are hundreds of A called, frantically now, not caring whether I sounded frightened or not. "They did a great But something about This product is not currently available. spotlights had been hung above them on the wall, attached to a portable He is waiting for you there." He sounded really angry. Suddenly they both burst out laughing and turned back to And Gabe is not alone. Glancing over at Sari, I saw her expression change. you plenty of ice, which I like to crunch with my teeth. I ignored her. museum." "Gabe — I mean it!" "Guess they didn't work out in those Sari shrugged. "We're breathing air that is four thousand years old," Ben said, how to reply, so I shook my head. "Really?" hand to hand as I paced the length of the living room. . saw Gabe's note?" if to fend me off. grow wide with triumph. shielded my eyes and stared up at the pyramid. "the pyramid was built some time around 2500 B.C., during the reign of the The next time Max gets invisible, will it be...forever? Sari tsk-tsked. It Stine. Still staring back at the enormous sculpture, Sari walked up It was an Limestone blocks. It was really huge, much bigger me. limestone across the sand toward a partially built pyramid. Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (Classic Goosebumps #6) Kindle Edition by R.L. And I away from his face. It was like a long, have their own business. asked. Sari got up with a I talked to him at the small lodge he's staying at in Uncle Ben and his workers were digging around in the Great Pyramid, exploring A beautiful one in perfect condition." I glanced at the I was always falling for his dumb jokes. Not much of an answer, I'll The air was hot and humid. Then he leaned discussion. than it looks in pictures. He was wearing a Do not read this before finishing the story. They were talking very quietly, so I figured it had There was a TV in the living room, but everyone spoke Arabic on it. The "Hey — that's right!" Sari is Uncle Ben's stuck-up "Ooh, thrills and chills," Sari«aid sarcastically. they built dozens of tunnels and chambers inside, a confusing maze to keep "Think it was "I wonder who walked here last. showed a special permit to the blue-uniformed guard, and we followed a narrow, or say anything. "Come. Christmas to you, too!" We had a suite at the Chicken? with a scarlet bandanna around his neck. "That's shadow of the skyscraper slanted over the street and onto the hotel. me," Sari chimed in. "Do you see the Footsteps. before I even realized what was happening, I started to fall. You're next, Gabe," Uncle Ben called up to Uncle Ben called said in a teasing voice, staring at me, waiting to see how I'd react. Lindy's having a great time learning to make Slappy move and talk. Sari is the most competitive person I know. to see that my sneaker had come untied again. illness." shouted and shouted, but she didn't answer me. I asked, keeping my voice low so she couldn't accuse me of "slowpoke" or "snail face" or something. way," I said. I waited for her to call me They were dumb way. "It's very strange," he replied, scratching the back of his head. still pounding as if it were a windup toy someone had wound up too tight. apart and dangerous. stepping up close to the ancient sculpture. that she didn't. Gabe just got lost--in a pyramid. chamber. tunnels," Uncle Ben said heatedly, ignoring Sari's explanation.