The Journey
Glenealy School, Samuel Riedel, Fiction: Group 2
Chapter One - Spying
Have you ever wondered what secrets the Gobi Desert holds? Well, I’ll tell you.
I was going on an exploration in Mongolia. When I boarded my flight to Mongolia, I thought
that I was being watched, like someone was following me. I veered around to see if anyone was
there but no-one was there. When I got to my seat there was no-one on either side of me. I had a
strange feeling there was.
When I arrived in Ulan Baator, I went through Immigration and Customs. I headed towards
the help desk and asked for directions to the camel hire area.
The lady at the desk answered “shuluun ergej züün.”
I asked “Do you speak English?”
She replied “Go straight and turn left.”
“Thank you.”
I hired a camel and headed on my exploration.
Chapter Two - The Gobi Desert
We started trudging through the sand dunes. I noticed there were patterns in the sand dunes. I
figured they were made by the wind when there were sandstorms. I whipped out my notepad and
jotted down this fact. The night was falling and I built myself a fire. I was about to cook some
food, when out of the corner of my eye I saw a gher. I jumped on my camel’s back and we hurried
towards the gher.
The gher was made of animal skins. I knocked on the door and a person came to the door.
I asked “May I please spend the night with you because I have no place to sleep?”
The man answered “Yes, you may stay. What brings you here?”
I replied “I am an explorer and I have come here to explore the Gobi Desert. Can you please
show me where I may sleep?”
The man replied “You can sleep on this mattress.”
Chapter Three - The Key
I spotted an old mattress in the corner of the gher and walked over to it and laid down. Even
though it was stuffed with sand, it was still comfortable. I began to doze. I had a vision that I
would find a pit full of fortune.
When I woke up next morning, the man was already up and he had made breakfast. It seemed
like it was already 10 o’clock because it was so sunny. I ate my breakfast quickly, ran outside into
the blazing sun and jumped on my camel. We began to walk through the sand dunes. About 10 or
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