Gobi Desert and the Magic Seed
Dulwich College Beijing, Brooke Estes, Fiction: Group 2
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n a hot sunny spring afternoon, Jack and his little sister Lucy went to a very old Beijing
courtyard restaurant to celebrate their friend’s grandfather’s 100 years old birthday.
During the celebration, one of the waitresses gave them a one thousand year old seed.
“Here is a seed that has been in my pocket for all my life. I want to give it to you because
I know that you guys are the only ones that I can trust and just to be careful, the seed is very
powerful. It could make your dreams come true!” she said in a very delightful voice. “Thank you
for the seed we will take good care of it” replied Jack and Lucy.
When they got back home with their seed, they are both motivated to fall into a deep sleep
because they are eagerly to know how magical the seed will be. In the dream they both heard a
cheerful voice saying “Come on! Come on! I will take you to the Gobi desert where you always
dreamed of going.”
Right away, Jack and Lucy found themselves between two hills that were made out of sand. In
the distance, they could barely see a living thing! The sun shone on the brother and sister backs.
It is burning hot. Jack and Lucy felt really thirsty. “Lucy, come on, let’s try to walk to a place that
we can plant the seed!” he said very excitedly.
Jack took the seed out of his pocket and planted in a very sandy hill. Only after few hours, it
grew into a humongous tree, its leaves are so big which covered a full football pitch, amazingly,
the leaves are full of very juicy drink that when anybody comes passed, they can pick up one to
drink and rest underneath.
Overjoyed Jack and Lucy ran over to pick one down to drink. The juice tasted very cold, they
felt so much better after five cups of apple flavored cold and tasty drink. “How wonderful was
that drink! I am full of energy again!” Suddenly they saw two groups of business men on their
way to travel across the Gobi desert, to go to china to do their trading. As soon as Jack and Lucy
saw those business men they were too happy to find just a person! “Hello! Hello!” Jack and Lucy
waved to the business men. All of a sudden the exhausted group turned around and was surprised
to see water and green leaves in the middle of a desert. They shouted in their loudest voice they
still have and said “We would like to buy some of your cold juice!” “Of course you may since we
can see you are very tired and thirsty, you may stay and rest underneath our tree if you wish.”
cried Jack. They said thank you and gave the children some money. Jack thought with this money,
he could buy a present for their mother’s birthday.
By now Jack and Lucy wanted to go home, the cold misty wind blew on their faces and woke
them up from their deep dream. They looked at each other and thought they were both in the
same dream. Jack checked everywhere in his room but could not find the seed.
