The Dummy Meets the Mummy! by R. L. Stine

Author:R. L. Stine [Stine, R. L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2019-07-09T07:00:00+00:00

Kids screamed. I saw Mrs. Uris jump up from her chair, her eyes bulging. I held my breath, my heart pounding.

The ghostly boy was halfway down the wide staircase when I caught the smile on Dad’s face. And I recognized Logan.

Logan dressed in white. Logan’s face behind a layer of thick white makeup.

A few seconds later, other kids recognized him, too. And the screams turned to laughter.

Dad’s grin grew wider. “Some of you don’t think this museum is scary,” he said. “I thought maybe Logan and I could change your mind.”

Kids began to settle back on the floor. “Logan, you need to get out in the sun more!” Candy Morales called out.

“How do I get this stuff off my face?” Logan asked my dad. “It’s like an inch thick and it itches.”

“Use a shovel!” someone shouted.

“I feel like a mummy,” Logan complained.

That made me glance down the hall. Nothing going on. Arragotus was enjoying being dead again, thank goodness.

Dad pointed back up the stairs. “Use the restroom up there, Logan. It will come right off with water and paper towels.”

Logan turned and went back up the stairs, two at a time. It took a while to get everyone quiet again.

Aaron Riggles raised his hand. Aaron is a great guy. I love his red hair and freckles. He’s totally cute.

He hangs out with Logan a lot, and he lives a few blocks down the street from me. “Mr. O’Connor,” he said, “is that story true at all? Did his family really leave him all alone in this house?”

Dad shook his head. “No. Sorry, Aaron. I made up the story. Actually, the town barber lived here for many years.”

Aaron frowned. I could see he was disappointed by Dad’s answer. He wanted the William story to be true.

“Actually, the barber story is pretty interesting,” Dad said. “He also had to leave town very quickly. He was giving the mayor a shave, and he accidentally cut off the man’s ear.”

Dad reached into his shirt pocket. He pulled out a human ear and held it up so everyone could see it. “Here it is,” he said.

A few kids gasped. Some others laughed.

“You can’t fool us again,” Aaron said, shaking his head.

Dad sighed. “Oh well. I thought it was worth a try.” He tucked the ear back into his pocket.

He climbed to his feet. “I guess it’s time,” he said. “I know you are all waiting to see the museum’s new mummy.”

He turned to Shannon and me when he said that. I could see he was still worried about bringing everyone into the mummy room.

“The mummy, Arragotus, was about to become an Egyptian prince,” Dad explained. “But he died on the morning he was to be crowned. The legend goes that his anger at being cheated lived on inside him—even after he was mummified.”

Dad motioned for everyone to follow him. Shannon and I exchanged glances as we started down the long hall.

“He is a very angry mummy,” Dad said as he walked. “So do not touch him or make him angrier in any way.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.