Big Bird flew in to 33rd & Spruce Streets to pick his favorite writing tools from different cultures (reed pens and an ink stone from Egypt, an Etruscan bone stylus, a cuneiform tablet from Nippur) from the Museum's storerooms. March 2, 2000 "On Sesame Street we learn to read and write all of the time. Writing would be impossible without pens, pencils, or the objects I picked out. I am glad somebody invented writing tools, because if they did not, I could not write letters to all my friends. That would make me sad. Thank you Egyptians, Sumerians, and Etruscans for helping us all learn to write." next pair of eyes >