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Ankh Hints

That guy insists on a cocktail umbrella!

  • 1 of 10: This is a subtask of the "Get the 'Sun of Cairo' for the slave driver" task.
  • 2 of 10: You'll already know where to find a cocktail umbrella if you thoroughly explored everywhere in Chapter One.
  • 3 of 10: Otherwise, think about it. Who might sell such a trinket?
  • 4 of 10: How about a souvenir salesman?
  • 5 of 10: There's one out by the Sphinx in the desert.
  • 6 of 10: There's a red-and-yellow paper umbrella setting on the large brown basket that's a bit to the right of Bakshish.
  • 7 of 10: However, you can't talk to him about it, and you can't take it while he's there watching.
  • 8 of 10: To get rid of him, you'll have to complete the "Bring caravan leader Red Sea Aquarium back to his caravan" task.
  • 9 of 10: After Red-Sea-Aquarium is revived, you can go to Giza to verify that the caravan is gone and Bakshish is there, or you can just go straight to the Sphinx and snatch the paper umbrella.
  • 10 of 10: Use the paper umbrella on the drink in inventory to insert it.