Simon Freeman: #2 The Mysterious Mummy

By Wanuka Mehrotra

Who is Simon Freeman?
Simon Freeman runs the Wisdom Publications, which is the most famous newspaper in Santa Brie. But his true passion is writing adventure books, his books are the bestsellers! His stories are funny, fabulously funny. They are amazing and that's a promise!

The Mysterious Mummy-
Halloween and Egypt and Mummies...oh my, I admit it, I am a 'fraidy person. Halloween scares me out! This year, I got an urgent message from my friend Professor Stine, just before Halloween. He needed my help, so I rushed off to the Egyptian Museum to find him. But I didn't expect to find real, live mummies, too! Oh, what's a 'fraidy man to do?

About the Author-
Wanuka Mehrotra was born in Kanpur city, India. She is a student and she loves to travel, she also have a big corner for history in her heart. Wanuka is an imaginator and she writes her imaginations down. She has a gift expressing feelings through her words. In spare time she loves to sing and dance. But what Wanuka enjoys the most is to spend time with her family and her friends.

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Oct 2, 2020
• ISBN: 9781716539459

Book preview

It Was A Cold October Afternoon…

It was a cold October afternoon. Outside the wind whipped the leaves around in swirls of red and gold. I was glad I wasn’t a field guy. I’d be freezing my hands off! Luckily, I was nice and warm, snuggled inside my comfy home doing one of my favorite things… reading.

I was lazily reading a book…

Sipping a cup of hot cocoa…

Munching on potato chips…

When my phone rang, I received a text message:

Simon, I need your help on a mysterious case!

Signed Professor Cyril T. Stine.

Do you know Professor Cyril Stine? He is an expert on everything there is to know about Egypt. He is also the director of the Egyptian Museum in Santa Brie. And he is one of my dearest friends.

Oops! I think I forgot to introduce myself. Silly me! My name is Freeman, Simon Freeman.

W-W-Who Are Y-Y-You?

I wondered why Professor Stine needed my help. I decided to go visit him at the museum and find out. Of course, a trip to the Museum is always a lot more fun with my favorite little nephew, Willy.

I quickly called my Aunt Sweetberry’s house. That’s where Willy lives.

Would you like to come with me to the Egyptian Museum? I asked my nephew. You can bring a friend if you’d like.

There was an excited squeal on the other end of the phone.

I took off for Aunt Sweetberry’s right away.

I knocked on the front door, then strolled inside. That’s when I was hit with a big surprise. And I mean HIT. With a whoosh, the kitchen door crashed open and slammed me right in the face!

AAAAHH! I screeched before I passed out.

As soon as I came to, I saw a little girl standing over me. She had black hair that she wore in