Africa - Egypt
The Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor
This tale from Ancient Egypt was written down in hieroglyphics 4000 years ago. It's one of the oldest stories to have come down to us. In fact, it is really several stories all framed within a story.
A ship returns to Egypt from a long voyage. The merchant owner of the shipper is afraid that the pharaoh will be angry with him because his business has not prospered. His attendant tells him a story of an earlier journey, in which he was shipwrecked and met a giant serpent. The attendant means to show that it's not so much what you do, but how you tell it that counts. The master is not so sure.
Duration: 00:09:50
Author - Storynory
Lapis the Egyptian Cat
Introducing a new catty character with magical powers that do not always work as they are supposed to!
Duration: 1) 00:13:52 2) 00:18:03 3) 00:17:17
Author - Storynory
Herodotus
Herodotus, the father of history who lived 2,500 years ago, was a Greek who liked to travel. He went around much of the Persian Empire, including Egypt, and wrote down what he saw. A fair bit of what we know about life in Ancient Egypt comes to us from Herodotus.
Duration: 1) 00:09:54 2) 00:05:46 3) 00:07:49
Author - Storynory