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Where can I get crocodile skin?

  • 1 of 11: This can be gotten in Cairo.
  • 2 of 11: NOTE: The first time you want to return to Cairo after getting the crocodile teeth, you'll have to figure out how to get that tightwad ferry man to give you free rides.
  • 3 of 11: Why not check out the tailor's stall in the bazaar area near your home? Maybe he makes stuff out of crocodile skin.
  • 4 of 11: Examine the crocodile sign to the right of the tailor to learn that the last crocodile handbag has been sold.
  • 5 of 11: Ask the tailor about leather goods to learn that he sold the last croc handbag to an older gentleman.
  • 6 of 11: But remember that he thinks you and the Pharaoh are female.
  • 7 of 11: Women usually want handbags more than men do, anyway, so he probably sold it to an old lady.
  • 8 of 11: One of those is wandering around in the bazaar area between the tailor's stall and Fatima's.
  • 9 of 11: Notice that the crocodile handbag that the old lady's carrying is separately clickable.
  • 10 of 11: Try to take it by right-clicking on it.
  • 11 of 11: Keep trying to take it and choosing dialogue options until she lets you have it.