There once was a tale that dated back to the days of early Egypt when production on the pyramids had just begun. As the story goes, there were these two twins that were rather disjoint from the community in many aspects of traditional Egyptian life. For starters, the girls had this fascination with their pet dog. He was their best friend, their companion watching over them always by their side. This may not seem so uncommon but cats were the preferred pets as they were thought to have mystical powers. When they walked through town, they would stop as the stalls but would not say a word to the shopkeeper or any passersby. Yet the locals noticed their interest in the jewelry available, always picking up and examining any piece they came across, handing it each other, as if they were feeling for something. One day they came across this pair of earrings that must have had some special meaning to them for it was the only thing they had ever bought. Several days past without seeing the twins in the marketplace until one day someone spotted them walking off into the desert up and over the sand dunes with their dog by side. A year or so later, their dog returned to the city with a letter around it’s neck. The girls were nowhere to be found. One of the locals recognized the dog and took the letter off and read it. It claimed that they had found wonderful paradise in many places throughout their travels and that they would be returning soon to share their knowledge of the surrounding world. No more than a week later, they returned in some sort of flying machine no one had ever seen before. Everyone in shock naturally ran up to greet them but upon exiting the machine, there was only one person. This young woman was far older than either of the two girls, yet looked eerily similar to them and was wearing the earrings the girls bought before they left. She came bearing fruit, large basketfuls of these oranges, which she handed over to the people. Naturally many questions came pouring out towards this woman. “What is this machine you travelled in?” “Where did you get this fruit?” “What is that thing on the side of the flying machine?” “Where is your twin?” With a smile on her face she replied, “I’m right here, we traveled to the bottom tip of the land with the aid of this transportation and were kept safe by that weapon on the side there.” All of the people were still speechless and in awe. There was a great deal of respect for her after her after the return in part due the intense amount of mystery behind the entire thing. No one had a sure explanation of the events that went on with those two twins but when the woman died, she was buried alongside others of high status with a proper mummification in preparation for the afterlife.
