How Camels exist to
Make Better Weather in Gobi Desert
Good Hope Primary School cum Kindergarten, Kwok Oi Shun, Fiction: Group 1
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he sun was shining so brightly, that if anyone dared to go to the Gobi Desert, it would
nearly blind him and he would have dark, tanned skin. But Traveller Wang and his
daughter, Si Mei dared to go. They were the only humans who dared to “fight” against
this hot weather.
One day, Si Mei said to her father, “This hot weather must be stopped.” Her father laughed.
“Oh, only in your dream! Deserts are supposed to be hot! Not cold!”
The days went by as the father and daughter headed on with their difficult journey but Si
Mei’s “dream” was always there. She prayed and prayed continuously. Then one day, the Desert
God that lived in heaven began to hear her prayer and understand about Si Mei’s determination.
So they sent Mugo, a desert spirit, to Gobi Desert to find Si Mei.
Si Mei was very frightened when she saw Mugo. “Don’t be afraid. I’m here to help you!” Mugo
reassured her. Si Mei immediately felt that she wanted to run away but she had a feeling that
Mugo could help her. Mugo gave her an animal that looked strange and she had never seen before.
It was an animal with a hunch back and long legs. “This is a camel. We are sending it here to
realize your dream!” he said. Then he vanished from sight.
Si Mei blinked, as if she thought she was in a dream, but she wasn’t. The strange-looking
animal was still looking at her. So she tamed it and tamed it. Until one day, she decided to ride
on it. Just when the camel started to move, a swirl of sand was generated. The next moment, the
camel’s footsteps caused a very strong wind. In no time, the magical wind blew the rain to the
Gobi Desert. Si Mei and her father were overjoyed with tears.
Soon, this news was spread out to the nearest village of the Gobi Desert. The villagers were
very happy. Now they did not have to worry about the Gobi Desert’s eye-blinding and skin-
burning weather. “Let’s have a big celebration!” a villager declared. All the villagers immediately
agreed at that wonderful idea. They ate, drank and danced. It was fun. Everybody enjoyed the
party!
After the party, Mugo appeared. “It’s time for the camel to be returned to us.” He smiled to
Si Mei. “Because of your whole-hearted determination, camels will be sent to the middle of the
Gobi Desert once a year to bring wind and rain to the vast hot dry land. With camels in the Gobi
Desert, the sun will be weaker but you will still sweat.” Then Mugo nodded at the camel. All of a
sudden Mugo and the camel both disappeared.
Traveller Wang was very proud of his daughter because he thought that Si Mei had discovered
camels. Today, everybody still thinks that Si Mei discovered the camels, but only Si Mei and I
know the truth!
