Discovering The Gobi Desert
American International School, Kristi Lam, Fiction: Group 1
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here am I?” I asked myself, “What happened?” It all started when Lily, Emily and
I were surfing when a big wave came and brought us here. “This place is so cool,
and all we see are hills of sand!” Lily screamed. All of a sudden, I saw a teenage
tour guide coming to us. She invited us to stay in her gigantic tent. Her name was
Rosie De Cloo and she was from Mongolia. Rosie told us some facts about this place called the
Gobi Desert. The first fact is that Gobi means waterless. The next fact is that the Gobi Desert is
the fifth biggest desert in the world, but is the biggest desert in Asia. Finally, she said this is the
coldest desert in the world.
The next morning, I saw Rosie reading a book and asked “What are you reading?” Rosie
answered, “I am reading my travel book that I brought here. I thought we could have a cool
adventure together!” “Oh! What a great idea! By the way, I have one more question. Does that
guide book have any more facts about the Gobi Desert?” I asked. “Of course!” answered Rosie.
Meanwhile, Lily and Emily woke up. Rosie and I had changed into our hiking clothes so that we
can start our adventure. The two other girls asked what we were doing, and decided to join us.
Later, Rosie checked her book again and said, “Do you know that camel riding is a popular
event in the Gobi Desert?” “What other animals are inside the Gobi Desert?” asked Emily. “Good
question, Emily. There are a lot, including snow leopards, takhis, jerboas, and much more.” Rosie
explained. Just then, Rosie’s eyes lit up. She told us that she saw a camel nearby. “When I was
young, my mother taught me how to talk to animals. I think I still remember how to do that.”
exclaimed Rosie. She took a deep breath and started begging the camel to let them ride on him.
Initially, the camel couldn’t get what Rosie meant, but at last he figured it out. “Yeah! You are so
good, Rosie.” Lily said enthusiastically, and we all climbed on the camel one after another.
That afternoon, the camel stopped to get some water. “Why don’t we also drink some water
from the stream together?” Rosie suggested. Finally, after our fun camel ride and a refreshing
drink from the oasis, Rosie told us she is going to call a helicopter to bring us back home! Within
a few minutes, I heard a loud sound. It was the helicopter! When the helicopter landed, we jumped
in and it started moving up. “Hurray! We can finally get back home!” Lily yelled excitedly.
The next day, we were back to the beach and we started surfing again, wondering where the
next big wave will take us...
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