In a dark, long forgotten antechamber in the Temple of Harthor, an astonishing hieroglyphic discovery has been made!What have the hieroglyphs got to do with the legendary Transilient Sceptre of Rameses? Is it true that this dust-smothered ancient sceptre could possibly have the astounding powers attributed to it? Will this power once again see the light of day in this modern age?Cairo Jim, that well-known archaeologist and little-known poet, and his friends Doris the Macaw and Brenda the Wonder Camel find out that all that glitters is not gold.