Complex sentence: The series follows Max, an adventurous preteen boy who receives in the mail a small statue of a fowl, inscribed with Egyptian hieroglyphs whereof the translation states: You have been chosen to be the cap-bearer.
Split into simpler sentences: The series follows Max, an adventurous preteen boy who receives a package in the mail. The translation reveals a message that reads: You have been chosen to be the cap-bearer.