Papyrus, a young boy in Ancient Egypt, heads off for Sakkarah, where a statue must be erected to give praise to the Pharaoh, with his friend Imhotep. En route, they save an old man threatened by a crocodile. The Pharaoh has been poisoned and his life hangs in the balance. So when the trio gets to Sakkarah, the old man impersonates the Pharaoh while Papyrus and Imhot must to find an antidote for the Pharaoh before it's too late. This series tells the tribulations of Papyrus and the princess Theti-Cheri in a precise reconstruction of Ancient Egypt.