Little Lost Lizard
International Christian School, Janelle Lu, Fiction: Group 2
W
hen the moon was round and bright, a family of lizards prepared to go to bed.
In the hole, the lizard’s baby named Lucy started to feel uneasy and had trouble
sleeping. She sneaks out of the house and wanders around the Gobi Desert. Soon,
she found herself very far away from home. Lucy thought to herself, “What have
you done? Now you are lost and stuck in the middle of nowhere.” She decided to dig a whole and
camp overnight in the hole. When dawn came, Lucy’s mother woke up to make breakfast. She
rushed into Lucy’s room to make she woke up. Suddenly, she stopped in her tracks and she stared
into the bedroom. She called to her husband, “James, can you come into Lucy’s room please? I
need to show you something. ” Her husband quickly scurried over to his wife. “ Look! Lucy’s room
is empty!” “How is this possible?” James said. “I … I do not know, “Lucy’s mom stammered. “I
guess we need to find help from other animals,” James said. Lucy’s mom sighed, “Our dear poor
Lucy. Just think of her all alone in the desert.” “I know Bella, I know. I am worried about our
daughter as well,” James said.
Meanwhile, Lucy was startled from her dream. “What’s that noise?” Lucy poked her head out
of the hole. She looked up and stared at the two men hovering above her. The two men had thick
burly beards and weapons tucked in the belts of their clothes. Their clothes were torn and very
dirty. To Lucy, these men look very scary to her. But instead of leaving, the two men grabbed a
net and covered Lucy with the net. “Ha, ha, ha! We have caught an animal that we can sell back
home in Beijing,” said one man. “Right. We just need to find more of these creatures,” said the
other. “Smart idea,” Bob replied. Lucy managed to hear this conversation. “I must find a way to
escape and to warn my parents and my neighborhood,” Lucy whispered to herself. Meanwhile,
Lucy’s mother decided to go on a journey across the Gobi Desert. After two hours of searching,
she decided to take a rest after eating a snack. A rattlesnake named Ben came to Lucy’s mother
and asked, “What are you doing out here all by yourself?” “My daughter is lost. I am going on a
journey to search for her.” “May I come with you?” Ben asked. “Of course. I can always use some
help on a mission like this.” They set out on their journey to find Lucy.
Far out across the Gobi Desert, Lucy is struggling to free herself from the net but she could
not. Suddenly, the men stopped in front of a cave. They went inside, put Lucy inside a cage, and
locked her up. What the two men did not know that there were other animals secretly watching
them and getting ready to tell Lucy’s mother.
Lucy’s mother and Ben noticed a man and decided to follow him and while they were following
him, they thought about where Lucy was being kept and if this man is a person who captured
Lucy. As they approached the cave, the animal spies told them that Lucy is inside that cave. Lucy’s
mother thanked them and told Ben very urgently, “Hurry, let us go inside the cave.” When they
entered the cave, they saw Lucy in a cage with the two thieves beside her. Once the thieves saw
Lucy’s mother and Ben, they quickly hurried away. Lucy’s mother found the key to the cage and
unlocked the cage “Mom!” Lucy exclaimed. “I am so happy!” “Me too,” Bella said. Once Lucy
arrived home, her dad jumped with joy. The two thieves were eventually put in jail but Lucy will
never forget this experience. She promised her parents she will never wander away again, ever.
