1"Where did he go?" said Jack.

2He and Annie peeked through the hole.

3They saw a long hallway. Burning torches lit the walls. Dark shadows loomed.

4"Let's go in," said Annie.

5"Wait," said Jack.

6He pulled out the Egypt book and turned to the section on pyramids.

7He read the caption aloud:

8Pyramids were sometimes called Houses of the Dead. They were nearly all solid stone, except for the burial chambers deep inside.

9"Wow. Let's go there. To the burial chambers," said Annie. "I bet a mummy's there."

10Jack took a deep breath.

11Then he stepped out of the hot, bright sunlight into the cool, dark pyramid.

12The hallway was silent.

13Floor, ceiling, walls - everything was stone.

14The floor slanted up from where they stood.

15"We have to go farther inside," said Annie.

16"Right," said Jack. "But stay close behind me. Don't talk. Don't—"

17"Go! Just go!" said Annie. She gave him a little push.

18Jack started up the slanting floor of the hallway.

19Where was the cat?

20The hallway went on and on.

21"Wait," said Jack. "I want to look at the book."

22He opened the Egypt book again. He held it below a torch on the wall.The book showed a picture of the inside of the pyramid.

23"The burial chamber is in the middle of the pyramid. See?" Jack said.He pointed to the picture. "It seems to be straight ahead."

24Jack tucked the book under his arm. Then they headed deeper into the pyramid.

25Soon the floor became flat. The air felt different. Musty and stale.

26Jack opened the book again. "I think we're almost at the burial chamber. See the picture? The hallway slants up. Then it gets flat. Then you come to the chamber. See, look—"

27"Fee-eee!" A strange cry shot through the pyramid.

28Jack dropped the Egypt book.

29Out of the shadows flew a white figure.

30It swooshed toward them!

31A mummy!

32"It's alive!" Annie shouted.