Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922. The subject is briefly introduced here, with a quiz at the end. Use as a stand-alone or as an introduction to the topic.

1. THE CURSE OF THE MUMMY

2. For thousands of years the dead body of the young King
Tutankhamun slept under the sands of Egypt. Then, in 1922,
Howard Carter and his friends find and open his tomb door.
These are exciting times…

3. Something wonderful happened today! We found a step in the
sand. Under the first step we found a second one. And another.
And another. We were all very tired, but very excited.

4. We found a door. Nobody spoke. Everybody thought of all the
gold and treasures we hoped to find there. We may find pictures
on the walls or mummies or other beautiful things.

5. We went inside. Slowly we began to see strange animals and
golden statues and chairs. We looked at everything without
speaking. All those beautiful things!

6. Today, at last, we found the mummy of Tutankhamun. It is only a
young boy’s body inside all that gold and treasure.

7. I know his face well from all the pictures on the walls of the
tomb. His head is blue and gold, and he has a golden snake and a
bird’s head over his big, dark eyes. Here is Tutankhamun.

11. THE END