This week I am write about the book called The Cat of Bubastes. I am writing a 1-2 page summary of the book up to chapter 10. To the end of the essay I will try to guess what will happen to the main characters as a result of the death of the cat of Bubastes. So lets get into the first chapter.
The story begins in Rebu. Prince Amuba and his father the king, along with soldiers go into a battle with the Egyptians. Suddenly in a turn of events the king passes during the battle. Amuba was close to passing to, but luckily his loyal charioteer Jethro saved him. Eventually they make it make to the place. When the soldiers of Rebu get there they spend Several days waiting to see if the Egyptians would attack. The people of Rebu, had blocked all the wooden gates with rocks. For a while the people of Rebu think that they are going to win. Unfortunately they don’t, the Egyptians capture the people and take them back to Egypt to be slaves.
Amuba and Jethro are taken as well. They both decide that they better not tell the king that Amuba was the prince of Rebu. They did not know what they’d do to him if they revealed that he was a prince. They were both taken to Osiris to be slaves. Amuba then became the servant and companion to Chebron, the son of the priest. Jethro didn’t talk to much because he dos not really know the Egyptian language as well as Amuba does.
Ameres and Chebon found out that Amuba was the prince back in Rebu. They just like Jethro and Amuba agree not to tell anyone about this. Jethro and Amuba are shown around the house and showed the animals that they would have to take care of. Jethro and Amuba find out that their work isn’t hard, and they don’t suffer. Like they first thought they would when they were taken to Egypt. Ameres, Chebon, Amuba, and Jethro all go on a journey. On their way, Chebon, Amuba, Jethro, along with some others, save this girl from a crocodile. When they return her home, her grandfather was very grateful. He had said that he was getting old and he would have no one to take care of Ruth. So Chebon said that when the old man died his father would gladly take Ruth into their home. And so they did, after the old man died, Ruth went to the house of Ameres. Ruth was the companion and servant of Chebon’s little sister.
Later on, Chebon and Amuba notice that there were some waterfowl missing, so they hide in the bushes with their bows and arrows. A hawk swoops down and tries to take a waterfowl, but Amuba and Chebon shot at the hawk. Amuba killed the hawk and Chebon’s arrow hit a tree and landed in the cat’s house. It hit the cat and killed it. Chebon is freaking out because if you do that in Egypt there are serious consequences. And to make matters worse the cat was the successor to the Cat of Bubastes. To Amuba a cat is a cat, but they are worshipped here, but not in Rebu. However Amuba understood Chebon’s situation, so he buried the cat, and left the door of the cat house open so it looked like it might have wandered off. Then he told Chebon to tell his father what happened, Amuba knew that his father would understand that it was an accident. Now they are discussing what they should do. I don’t know what will happen next, but I think they will get in serious trouble for what happened.
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