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SOYUZMULTFILM

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THE SPHINX'S RIDDLE

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Once, in Ancient Egypt, there
lived a man of royal blood

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who was called Amanekht

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Amanekht read in a secret papyrus

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that in Nephert Ptah's tomb
a book is hidden

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in which all that would happen
to Amanekht

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and everyone living under the
sun is written.

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And said Amanekht to himself

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"Those who sow and reap wheat

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and on having reaped their
harvest rejoice and dance

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do not know what is to
happen to them tomorrow.

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But I will know that and become
like the Gods!"

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To get into the tomb Amanekht
said the spell: "Get away, Ptah!
Disappear, Ptah!

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Mighty Ra is coming!

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Let me see the holy book!"

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Suddenly, the Sphinx's voice was heard

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saying: "when the black will
have become white

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and the white become gold

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and the one who asked will
have got the answer

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the tomb door will open

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and you will see the holy book again.

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If you solve the riddle, the
secret will reveal itself.

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Otherwise, do not dare even
approach Nephert Ptah's tomb!"

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Ra floated in his barque many times,

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casting His rays upon
the earth He created.

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Amanekht's father died, and
Amanekht became the Pharaoh.

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"The black Nubian priests were caught

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in the white net thrown by Isida

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I was crowned by the Gods with
a golden neckpiece put on me

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I've got the meaning of the ritual!"

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whispered the young Pharaoh
and rejoiced

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"I've made it! The riddle is solved!

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I just have to notify the Sphinx
of the answer!"

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Then Amanekht realized that he
was terribly mistaken

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and to divert himself he went hunting

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"The black tree branches
bloomed white in the Spring

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and in the Summer,
they were laden with golden fruit!"

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So concluded Amanekht and
thought with joy

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"I've made it! The riddle is solved!

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I just have to notify the Sphinx
of the answer!"

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The Pharaoh sat somber, trying
to solve the Sphinx's riddle

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People came and cried in despair:

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"A terrible plague has come!
The young and the old are dying!"

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"My black foe has been defeated,

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the white griffons
hasten to taste his blood

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and Ra himself, the Lord of Life
and the cause of the same

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is reaching out to me with his
golden hands and hailing my deed!"

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So concluded Amanekht and
joyfully acclaimed

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"I've made it!"

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In anger the Pharaoh galloped
away from the tomb.

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He was mistaken again,

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but his people, not knowing this,
were celebrating his victory.

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"Have you solved the riddle
of the Sphinx?"

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a disciple asked Amanekht.

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"Yes" answered the old man.

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"The Sphinx wanted me to live my life

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as a man should!"

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"My head has become white

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my three greatest deeds are
marked with gold in the book

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and the answer is now known to
that disciple

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whom I love with all my
heart", said Amanekht

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and added with grief

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"I've made it: I've lived my life
through..."

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Night came

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and Lord Ra invited Amanekht
to his golden barque for a talk.

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This is the end of the story

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of the man who solved the
Sphinx's riddle.

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THE END
subtitled by Noiseemitter (2011 or earlier),
trancribed & edited by Niffiwan (2021)