Bast has lost her cat! She is frantic! The poor puss ran after a locust and into the cat netherworld. Bast has appointed you to retrieve her precious feline before it's too late! This is a writing contest to see who can write their Bast-Cat adventure the best. You can write a serious tale, a drama, an action-adventure or a comedy; whatever your favorite style is, you can write it! There are certain words you must use in your tale, they are listed below. You only have to use ten of them, but please highlight the words in your post somehow; either by making them bold, underlined or italicized. You can change them, depending on what tense you use, but please do not change the word completely. Here are the words: Acacia Ankh Barge Bread Dom Palm Gate Hippo Ibis Obelisk Papyrus Per Pylon River Sand Scepter Shrike Sphinx Sycamore Temple If you are unsure about a cat's journey to the afterlife, then a good source can be found here. Plaques by Sementawy: image 136579 image 136580