The creature of the desert
Good Hope Primary School cum Kindergarten, Chak Yan Lam, Fiction: Group 2
A
ccording to recent studies, the Gobi Desert was found to be …”, said the host. Doctor
James Hunt had brought his son, Shaun Hunt to an archaeology forum in China to
prepare for their seven-day trip to the Gobi Desert for a historical excavation. Their
mission was to find a missing bone from a dinosaur to complete a whole set of skeleton.
The team took a flight to Mongolia and rode on a 4×4 to enter the desert. It was Shaun’s first
adventure so he was very excited. They had the exact location of the bones, 4 miles away from the
car. They had to bear much caution as the Gobi Desert hides much dangers and its name bears the
meaning of “Endless Sea.” There are numerous dangerous animals such as the Gobi bear and the
poisonous snakes. The team was full of energy and was ready to go. They had bought everything
but the kitchen sink and were ready to face the challenges ahead.
They had to walk under that burning sun for two days to reach the specific location. They kept
pouring water in their throats to prevent dehydration. On the way they were all looking out foe
poisonous snakes and dangerous animals
On the third afternoon, they had discovered the missing bone of the dinosaur. Shaun was very
excited as his first adventure was a success and Dr. James was delighted as he knew he was going
to be paid a large amount of money when he got back to Miami.
The next morning the team did some research on the bone and bandaged it up. They had to
walk six miles to go to the pick-up point. That night the whole team sat down around the campfire
and James started telling the crew a story, “Every night the Mongolian Death worm, or the olgoi-
khorkhoi, would come out to kill explorers. It is no normal worm; it can grow up to a metre long.
They are red in colour and a bite from the worm can kill you. So watch out everyone as the next
one maybe you…” The crewmen were all ears and still felt excited although they have listened
to this legend for a million times. Shaun was trembling with fear though. He knew the story was
unlikely to be true, but the sentence ” The next one may be you…” was still pondering in his
mind. He closed his tent as tight as possible and worried all night and could hardly get any sleep.
The next morning the crew were excited to head out of the desert. They talked all the way and
didn’t notice anything crawling around and they were not worried in any way.
During the night, they found that they were a bit behind schedule so they walked all night
but still, they weren’t tired and kept on talking. Shaun joined in their conversation to keep away
the anxiety.
A little while after midnight, Shaun was feeling tired and fell a bit behind the rest of the
crew. He felt a bite on his left foot. He looked back and saw a huge red object crawling away. He
knew he was bitten by the Mongolian Death worm. He screamed and everyone looked at him. He
claimed that he was bitten by the Mongolian Death worm but nobody believed him. They said that
perhaps it was just a mosquito bite and it was no big deal.
The next morning, Shaun was feeling pain when he was walking and found a horrible wound
on his leg. He showed the crew and they were all shocked. His skin was rotting and it turned
black. Dr. James didn’t want to loss his beloved son and carried him with his crew and ran as fast
as he could. He had never seen a wound so bizarre.
On the way, Shaun was starting to pass out and was in danger. That night, they arrived at
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