Leo: We live in a big, beautiful world.

I'm Leo.

I'm Andy.

And I'm Carmen.

Our parents work in a circus that travels all around the world and we travel with them.

So we never know where in the world we will end up next.

(train whistling) But wherever we go, we know that Luna the Moon will be there with us.

♪ Traveling the world as a trio ♪ ♪ Andy and Carmen and Leo ♪ ♪ With Luna the Moon and some new friends too ♪ ♪ Everyone's different and really they're just like you ♪ ♪ ♪ All around the world ♪ ♪ Let's go, Luna, let's go ♪ ♪ All around the world ♪ ♪ Let's go, Luna, let's go ♪ (whistling theme song) ♪ Andy: The Big Dig Fabuloso: People of Cairo, step right up!

Get your tickets!

Half price for a limited time!

You there!

Have you ever seen four shrews and a sparrow balance on a pelican??

There is plenty more inside, tonight at Circo Fabuloso!

Shrews: Wahhhh!!

Fabuloso: And how many tickets would you like??

(whispers) Fabuloso: Shrews!

What's going on?

I can't sell any tickets when you keep falling over!

Shrew: But Senior Fabuloso, we cannot keep balance when there are these holes in the ground!!

Hmmm... Fabuloso: Who is digging all these holes in my Circo Fabuloso?

Andy: Oooooh... Andy: I found something!

Carmen: What did you find Andy?

Andy: Wooaaah!

Andy: A toothbrush!

Carmen: Cool!!

Heh heh!

Andy: Have you guys dug up any cool things??

Leo: I dug up THREE cool things, Andy!

Carmen: And I found this!

Carmen: A FORK!

But where in the world can you find so many buried things?

Carmen: Where are we Magic Globe?

Magic Globe: Today we are in the glorious city of Cairo!

Magic Globe: Cairo is a city in the country of Egypt, where people have been living for thousands of years!

If you're lucky, you can dig up some Ancient Artifacts from the Egyptian people of long ago.

Andy: Ancient artifacts?

What are ancient artifacts?

Magic Globe: Ancient Artifacts ar e things such as tools and art buried in the ground that teach us about how people lived long ago.

Magic Globe: Many people in Cairo speak Egyptian Arabic.

Andy: Thanks, Magic Globe!

How do you say thank you in Egyptian Arabic?

Magic Globe: "Shukran."

Andy/Carmen/Leo: Shukran Magic Globe!

Magic Globe:(Chuckles) You're welcome everyone!

Fabuloso: Andy!

Carmen!

Leo!

(Furious Marching) Fabuloso: WHAAAA!

Ooof!

Grrrr...

(DING!)

Ough!

Ough!

Ought!

Ough!

Owch!

Owch!

Owch!

Ey yaa!

Yaa!

Ha!

Ha!

Fabuloso: Andy are you okay Senor Fabuloso?

Fabuloso: Yes, yes I'm fine.

Fabuloso: However children, I am trying to sell tickets for the Circo tonight, and you seem to be digging holes everywhere!

(Clears Throat) making it very difficult.

Andy: Sorry Senor Fabuloso, we've just been digging for cool objects, and hopefully ancient artifacts!

Fabuloso: Then might I suggest taking your digging to the desert!

I hear there are many artifacts to be found.

And maybe Luna the Moon can help you as well.

Carmen: That sounds like a great idea.

Fabuloso: Wonderful!!

Fabuloso: Then if you don't mind, I am off to go sell tickets!

(happily humming) Andy: Well, what do you say everyone?

Let's go to the desert and find ancient artifacts!

Andy: This looks like a great place to find ancient artifacts!

Andy: Whoa!

I found something big!

Andy: Its a... toe!

Andy: Luna!

Luna: Well hello, Andy.

Welcome to Cairo!

Carmen: ♪ Luna, come and play!

♪ Leo: ♪ Luna's here, whadya say!

♪ Andy: ♪ Luna, bright as day!

♪ Carmen/Leo/Andy: ♪ Show us the world, lead the way!

♪ Luna: What brings you all to the sunny sands of the desert?

Andy: We're digging for ancient artifacts!

We've already found lots of cool stuff.

Luna: Ancient Artifacts, huh?

I know an archeologist in Cairo that loves ancient artifacts!

An archeologist is someone that digs for artifacts, then studies them to understand where they came from.

Maybe we should visit her and we can show her what you've found.

Andy: LETS DO IT!!!

Yeah!

Luna: This is the Cairo Museum, where my friend, Dr. Rana works.

Luna: (gasps) There she is!

Dr. Rana: I've been waiting for this Shawarma all day!

CHOMP!

Luna: Dr.

Rana!!

Dr. Rana:(mouth full) Luna's here!!

Dr. Rana: ♪ Luna, come and play-- ♪ Luna: Hold on -- wait, wait, wait.

My friends here already sang that song today.

Dr. Rana: Oh.

Luna: This is Carmen, Leo and Andy.

Andy: Hi, Dr. Rana.

We've been digging for ancient artifacts all day and Luna says you can tell us more about what we found?

Dr. Rana: Oh, excuse me a second.

(Gulp) Dr. Rana: Hi, Andy.

That's right!

I am an archeologist.

Come with me to my office.

Andy/Carmen/Leo: Yay!!

Dr. Rana: Oh, sorry about the mess.

Dr. Rana: Here, there's something I want to show you... Dr. Rana: This is a painting of what archeologists, like me, believe ancient Egypt might have looked like.

The ancient Egyptians, made giant statues of many of their Pharaohs, as well as pottery and tools.

Luna: And to us they become ancient artifacts!

And they tell lots of stories!

♪ Luna: ♪ Artifacts from ancient ti mes, discovered in the sand.

♪ ♪ Artifacts are hints and cl ues, that we can understand ,♪ ♪ Egyptian people long ago left many things behind, ♪ ♪ Artifacts of daily life, left for us to find .

♪ ♪ Here is a wooden bowl, what did people eat?

♪ ♪ Something hot or something cold ?

♪ ♪ Savory or sweet?

♪ ♪ Here is a reed, that they used to write .

♪ ♪ Here is a lamp ♪ ♪ that they lit for light, on the darkest night .

♪ ♪ Artifacts from long ago speak to us today, ♪ ♪ teaching us the things we know, news from far away, ♪ ♪ buried in the clay ♪ Carmen: Speaking of artifacts, maybe we can show you what we found now?

Dr. Rana: Oh, right!

Ha ha!

I forgot about the artifacts!

Oh quick everyone show me!

Show me!!

Dr. Rana: Ha ha!

This way everyone!

Dr. Rana: Let us take a look.

Dr. Rana: Oooooooh... Dr. Rana: Oooo... Look at this!

Soft bristles... Dr. Rana: Well everyone, you collected some fantastic things!

But I'm afraid they are not ancient artifacts.

Andy: They aren't ancient artifacts?

Why not??

Dr. Rana: Well Andy, these things are not very old, and people still use them today!

Ancient Artifacts are from a long time ago and can tell us things about how people used to live.

Dr. Rana: Here's your toothbrush back Andy!

Andy: Thanks, Dr. Rana... Carmen: Is there something else in your pocket there Andy??

Andy: Hmm... Andy: Oh yeah, just this old rock I found.

Nothing special.

I guess I'll just throw it out.

Dr. Rana: Huh?

Old rock?

Throw it out?!

Andy!

Waaaaait!!

Dr. Rana: Got it!!!

Dr. Rana: Hmm, oh?

Hmmm...yes, Uh-huh... Uh-huh, uh-ha ha yes!

Mmmhmm!

Yes!

YES AH!!!

Andy: Are you okay, Dr. Rana?

Dr. Rana: I'm better than okay Andy!

This rock you found looks like it may be a part of an ancient Egyptian artifact!

Dr. Rana: You see this design?

It looks like it is part of a carving!

Dr. Rana: Where did you find this Andy?

Andy: I found it back at the Circo!

Everyone kept tripping on it... Dr. Rana: Well then we better get back to the Circo friends, and uncover the rest of it!

Let us go!

Luna: To the Circo!

Fabuloso: Time is running out everyone!

Don't let this offer pass you by!

Fabuloso: Here comes an audience now!

Welcome lovely audience!

Andy: Come on everyone!

This way!!

Fabuloso: That was not an audience.

Andy: Now where was it?

Here it is!

Andy: Ooooh...

Ancient Artifaaaaaact!!

Dr, Rana: Wait Andy!!

Don't touch it!!

When you find an ancient artifact, it's very important to leave it just as you find it.

We don't want to damage or change it!

Dr. Rana: Okay everyone in order to EXCAVATE this artifact... Andy: What's ex-ca-vate?

Dr. Rana: An archeologist term for digging!

Andy: Hmm... ex-ca-vate... Dr. Rana: We need to rope off this area, so no one steps in and disturbs it!

Dr. Rana: Then we VERY CAREFULLY dig around it, and use special tools to clean it off!

Andy: But Senor Fabuloso doesn't want us digging in the Circo!

Fabuloso:(sad music) You can dig Mr. Hopper.

No one is coming to see the Circo tonight... Leo: EXCAVATE!!

All: EXCAVATE!!

♪ Luna: Look what we dug up everybody!

(crowd murmuring) Andy: This is fantastic, Dr. Rana!

What do you think all these ancient artifacts are?

Dr. Rana: It looks like parts of an old Pharaoh statue Andy!

Luna: What an amazing piece of history we've uncovered!

And we couldn't have done it without Andy's wonderful discovery!

Crowd: (Crowd Murmurs) Fabuloso: Hey everyone!

Well, we should go see the Circo while we're here!

Crowd: (cheers) Fabuloso: Thank you all so much for bringing so many wonderful people to my Circo with your wonderful excavation!

Now, to put on the most Fabuloso performance EVER!

HA HA HA HA!

Dr. Rana: I think it's time for me to leave as well, everyone!

I have more excavating to do!

Goodbye children!

Send Luna the Moon my best wishes!

Andy/Carmen/Leo: Goodbye Dr. Rana!

Carmen: Saayyy, where is Luna anyway?

Luna: Up here guys!

Luna: Did you have fun in Cairo today, Andy?

Andy: I sure did!

I loved finding important artifacts!

But, I feel like there's so much more to learn about Cairo, Egypt.

Luna: There's always more to learn about any place we visit... but remember, there's always tomorrow!

♪ Andy: Hi!

It's me, Andy!

Here's an old story from Egypt, about a time when Egypt's pyramids were being built, and Egypt had a king called a "Pharaoh".

Andy: Once, the Pharaoh needed someone to help solve problems for his kingdom.

So to find someone smart enough, he had a plan: he put out a puzzle-box for people to try and solve a really hard puzzle.

Only a smart guy could unlock this puzzle-box.

Whoever did it would be a good and dependable advisor to the Pharaoh.

Andy: But when no one could solve the puzzle-box, a small mouse gave it a try.

♪ Andy: To everyone's amazement, th e mouse solved the puzzle-box, proving he was a very wise mouse.

Andy: The Pharaoh named him "Advisor to the Pharaoh" and offered him a home in the palace and servants to do everything for him.

Andy: But for some reason, the Mouse did not want all this.

The Pharaoh didn't understand..

"Thanks!"

the mouse told the Pharaoh, "But although I solved the puzzle-box, I am also wise enough to know I couldn't be truly happy in the Pharaoh's palace.

I'm a mouse - not a "Pharaoh's advisor."

♪ Andy: The mouse moved out to th e fields to live as mice do.

And mice live there to this day, playing in the fields outside Cairo.

The End.

Andy: Amazing Man!

Carmen: Ah... today sure is relaxing.

Leo: Yeah!

It's nice, warm... without a care in the world.

Andy: Heeeelllo Friends!

Amazing Andy is here!

Andy: Whoops.

Sorry, Leo.

Carmen: Amazing Andy?

Is that what the costume's for?

Andy: Oh, I'm actually dressed up as my favorite superhero from my favorite comic... ...AMAZINGMAN!

Andy: AmazingMan is a superhero who gets his powers from the sun.

He solves all the mysteries in the world... Andy: I love AmazingMan because there's no mystery he can't solve!

Carmen: Sounds cool!

Which one are you reading today?

Andy: This issue is called AmazingMan in Cairo!

Though I'm not really sure where Cairo is... Carmen:(gasps) I think Cairo might be where WE are!

But I bet the Magic Globe knows more about it.

Magic Globe: I'll take it from here, Carmen!

Leo: Cool entrance, Magic Globe!

Andy: AND nice cape!

Magic Globe: Aw, thank you, Andy!

Magic Globe: But you're right, Carmen!

Just like AmazingMan, you're all in the city of Cairo... which is the capital of Egypt!

The people who live in Egypt are called Egyptians.

Back in the very, very old days, Egyptians built the pyramids and also created...hieroglyphs.

Magic Globe: Which some people say is the oldest way of writing in the world.

You can still find them today, ca rved into the walls of temples and pyramids throughout Egypt.

Magic Globe: The Egyptian Arabic way to say "Thank you" is Shukran.

Now, enjoy the AmazingMan comic everyone!

Magic Globe: Magic Globe...

AWAYYYY!!!

Andy/Leo/Carmen: Shukran, Magic Globe!

Leo: Wow, AmazingMan is in Cairo and it's such a cool city!

What's happening in the comic so far, Andy?

Andy: Actually, I've read almost all of it and I was just getting to the ending!

Let's read it together!

Andy: Its nighttime in Cairo, and with his mystery solving skills, AmazingMan has followed two of his enemies to a giant pyramid!

Andy: But once he gets there, he's tied up by the Bad Baboon Brothers, who want to steal all of the pyramid's treasures!

Baboon 1: At last, all the gold is ours!

Baboon 2: And with AmazingMan tied up in the pyramid and the sun now set, AmazingMan has lost all his powers!

He'll never solve another mystery again!

Both Baboons: HE HA HA HA!

AmazingMan: You Bad Baboon Brothers will NEVER get away with this!

Baboon 2: Oh, but we will.

(BEEP) (CLANG) Andy: Will our hero ever get his powers back and break free from the cage and ropes of the Bad Baboon Brothers?

Find out in the next issue.

Leo/Carmen: Wha?

Leo: Huh?

Carmen: That's it?

Leo: But -- what about the ending?

Andy: All comic books end on cliffhangers, Leo!

They don't tell you what's next.

You have to read it in the next issue.

Andy: But AmazingMan comics always give you a riddle to solve if you want to find out what happens before the next issue.

Seeeeee?

Leo: Hmmm, It looks like mysterious writing... Carmen: Some shapes, a slug?

Leo: And three arms holding a... spoon?

Andy: Don't worry, they're always a little confusing at first!

Andy: But I've solved every single one of their riddles so far... just like AmazingMan and his mysteries.

Let's see... Andy: This looks like blocks of some sort... ....AmazingMan got SLUG... (beat) ..THREE ARMS back?

Andy: Uh... Carmen: What's it mean, Andy?

Andy: I... don't... KNOW!

Leo: It's ok, Andy!

All you have to do is wait a week, and you'll find out what happens!

Andy: A whole week?

I can't wait that long!

I'll end up going...CRAZY!

Luna: Oh dear!

Luna: I can't believe it!

Luna: (Gasps) NO WAY!

Whoa!

(thud) Carmen: Are you okay, Luna?

Luna: I'm fine!

I just got distracted by reading the new AmazingMan comic!

Hi guys!

Carmen/Leo: Hi Luna!

Carmen: ♪ Luna come and play!

♪ Leo: ♪ Luna's here, what do ya say?

♪ Andy (crying): ♪ Luna... bright as day....♪ Andy/Carmen/Leo: ♪ Show us the world, lead the way!

♪ Luna: Um... what's wrong with Andy?

Carmen: Andy's also a huge fan of AmazingMan but there's a riddle he can't solve at the end of the comic!

The only clues we have are a bunch of mysterious pictures.

Luna: Mysterious pictures?

Luna: Hmmm.

Oh!

Those aren't mysterious pictures, they're Hieroglyphs!

Leo: Hieroglyphs?

Hmm,that sounds familiar... Andy: Yeah!

The Magic Globe told us all about Hieroglyphs.

She said they were an old way of writing.

Luna: That's right!

Hieroglyphics is the way of writing used by ancient Egyptians a loooooong time ago!

Instead of letters like we use today, they used pictures!

But nobody writes with hieroglyphs anymore.

That was way back when they built the pyramids.

But lucky for us this is a real place in Egypt!

It's the Pyramid of Unas, just outside of Cairo!

It has lots of Hieroglyphs!

Luna: If we go there, maybe we can learn how to read hieroglyphs!

Andy/Carmen/Leo: YEAH!

Andy: Amazing Team... All: AWAY!!!

(exciting music) Amazing Man Andy: ♪ Need a plan?

AmazingMan!

♪ ♪ No one's better than AmazingMan!

♪ Carmen: ♪ Can he do it?

♪ Andy: ♪ Sure he can !

♪ Leo: ♪ Did he walk here?

♪ Andy:♪ No he RAAAAN!

♪ Andy: ♪ He does amazing things- he 's AmazingMan!

♪ Leo: Uh, Andy?

Andy: Yeah?

Leo: There's a really long line to get into the Pyramid of Unas.

And I think it's about to close.

Andy: What?

Oh no!

But we are the amazing team.

Now I'll never figure out the AmazingMan mystery.

I bet AmazingMan never has to wait in line.

Luna: Andy, I'm sure there are other places we can go to solve the AmazingMan puzzle.

Carmen: Yeah, and I'm sure AmazingMan wouldn't quit because of a line.

Andy: But we walked all this way across town.

Solving this mystery seems so far away.

I just wanted to be like AmazingMan, that's all.

I just wanted to be amazing.

Luna: Andy, you don't have to be a super hero to be amazing.

And there are so many puzzles in life to be solved.

They are all around us!

Luna: ♪ Life's amazing mysteries ♪ ♪ Puzzles we try to solve ♪ ♪ Life's amazing mysteries, ♪ ♪ Hard to understand.

♪ ♪ Life's amazing mysteries, ♪ ♪ have amazing answers ♪ ♪ Amazing's all around us... ♪ ♪ See it if you can!

♪ ♪ Luna: ♪ Little carvings ♪ ♪ Hieroglyphs!

♪ ♪ Little stories ♪ ♪ little scenes.

♪ ♪ Try to look for hints and clues.

♪ ♪ Try and learn what each one means.

♪ ♪ Luna: ♪ Isn't it amazing, solving these mysteries?

♪ ♪ Isn't it amazing, traveling the world?

♪ Luna: ♪ Isn't it amazing?

♪ ♪ Being buddies with the moon?

♪ Luna : ♪ Amazing's all around you ♪ Luna: ♪ And you are AmazingMan!

♪ Andy: Hey!

Look!

We're at the front of the line!

Amazing team away!!

Andy: (yelling) WOW, LOOK!!

A GIANT COMIC BOOK!

Tourists: SHHHHH!

Andy: (whispers) Sorry.

Hakim: Excuse me, but visitors -- Oh, Hello Luna!

Luna: Hi Hakim!

Hakim: I am sorry Luna, but visitors must be quiet.

And for the record these are hieroglyphs, not comic books.

Although I suppose they have some similarities.

Andy: They do?

Hakim: Each symbol can represent a word, a letter, or a sound!

Hakim: So if you were to put these symbols together, they'll make a sentence!

But unlike comic books, hieroglyphic writing has been around for over five thousand years.

Andy: Hey, that's great!

Now can you help me read the hieroglyphs in my AmazingMan comic book Mr.

Hakim??

Hakim: I'm sorry little frog.

I'm a scholar of ancient Egyptian history.

I don't have time for comic books.

Luna/Leo/Carmen: Aww... Hakim: But I always have time for Hieroglyphs!

Luna/Leo/Carmen: YAY!!!

Tourist: Shh!

Luna/Leo/Carmen: (whispers) Yay!!!

Hakim: Now, hieroglyphs are still very mysterious to us and there's a lot we don't know.

Hakim: But let's see if I can decipher this riddle!

Hakim: Some people say the shape with the circle means "SUNRISE".

Hakim: And the horned viper snake means "HIS".

Andy: A horned viper snake?

That's so much cooler than a slug!

What's the last one mean?

Hakim: The three arms holding the scepter can mean POWERS.

Hakim: So the ending translates to... "At sunrise, AmazingMan got his powers back".

Andy: Ahh!

It all makes sense now!

Hakim: What do you mean?

Andy: Because AmazingMan gets his powers from the SUN!

I can see it now... in the next issue!

Baboon: Let's take our riches back home, Bad Baboon Brother.

Baboons: (Villainous laugh) Heh heh heh heh... AmazingMan: HALT!

AmazingMan: Don't think you've won, Bad Baboon Brothers!

Because my powers will always return at sunrise!

Baboons: Oh no!

AmazingMan: AAARRGH!

Baboons: AAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!

AmazingMan: Your days of monkey-ing around are over, little Baboon boys.

AmazingMan....Away!!

Hakim: Oh my goodness, that was one of the greatest stories I've ever heard!

Carmen: Thank you for translating the comic for us, Mr. Hakim!

Luna: And solving the mystery.

Hakim: And thank you all for such a wonderful story!

Here's your comic book back.

Andy: It's okay, you can keep it!

Now there's a NEW mystery I want to solve.

Andy: Hieroglyphs!

There's no mystery we can't solve if I'm with my Amazing Team... Andy: Carmen, Leo, and Luna?

Where's Luna?

Luna: Out here, Andy!

Andy: Luna?

Luna: Sorry Andy, but someone's got to light up these pyramids at night.

Andy: Today has been such a fun day!

AmazingMan is great, but along the way I got to learn about something even more amazing... hieroglyphs!

I feel like there's so much more to learn about Cairo, Egypt!

Luna: It's true Andy.

There's more to learn about any place we visit, but remember... there's always tomorrow!

(whistling theme song) ♪ (theme song) ♪