the doomed prince, dedicated to Sophie Lynn, who kindly supports us on Patreon.

Hello, this is Bertie, and in a moment, Jana is going to be reading a fairy tale from ancient Egypt.

First, I'm going to ask you to do something for us. Let me explain.

You may know that the ancient Egyptians wrote on paper

made out of the papyrus reeds that grew along the banks of the River Nile. Some of these

papyrus scrolls survived thousands of years buried in the dry sands of the Sahara Desert.

This story was written down on just such a scroll,

which is now in the British Museum. Unfortunately, the papyrus has been damaged, and we've lost the final part of the story. So, what we want you to do is to listen to the story until it cuts off

abruptly in mid-sentence and then tell us how you think it should end. We'll read out

some of the best answers on StoryNori. Now here's Jana with the story.

The doomed prince.

Once upon a time, a pharaoh of ancient Egypt had everything a pharaoh could desire.

Everything, except for one thing, a child. He prayed to the gods with all his heart for a baby to be born to his wife.

Eventually the gods of Egypt agreed among themselves to grant his wish. The queen fell pregnant,

the months passed by, and one happy day she gave birth to a son. The parents' hearts filled with joy. That night, the seven

stars of the goddess Hathor twinkled brightly in the sky. In the morning, they came down

to earth in the form of seven sacred cows. Each of them had a name. The Lady of the Universe, the Sky Storm, the Hidden

One, the cow from chemists, the red hair, the bright red, and the cow from the east.

When the seven sacred cows of Hathor appeared in front of the palace,

the Pharaoh and the queen brought the newborn baby out to show them.

The cows loat in admiration and announce the child's destiny.

His fate shall come to him in the form of a dog, a snake or a crocodile.

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