Legends of the Gobi
PLK HKTA Yuen Yuen Primary School, Crystal Lo, Fiction: Group 2
I
was almost frozen in the freezing wind. I was starving, with no shelter and no connection to
the modern world. I was stuck in the middle of Asia’s Largest Desert-The Gobi Desert.
On October first, the World-wide Nature Fossil Fund sent me and my exploration team
on a search for the fossils of an ostrich-like dinosaur. This rare type of dinosaur was not
found anywhere, but rumor has it that there were fossils of it in the Gobi Desert.We were provided
helicopters, camels, food and supplies we would need. We prepared ourselves for the quest and
hoped that we could really bring back information for scientific researches.
The helicopter was getting close to the desert. Below us were unlimited land filled with sand
and rock. I tried to imagine that millions of years ago,dinosaurs roamed there.How terrifying it
would be if a dinosaur was down there that moment. I shuddered at the thought and focused on
how to find the fossils
We set foot on the path to find fossils. I took out my Fossil Finder-an electronic machine which
can detect fossils underground. After one day of nonstop walking,we set up our tents and rested
Though I was very tired,I couldn’t fall asleep.I was certain that something was troubling me.
The next day,some locals took us on camels.It was much better than walking.All we saw were
sand,rocks and the bright sun.The Fossil Finder was hung by the camel’s tail and it didn’t ring
even once.I felt a bit down,as we haven’t discovered anything yet.I stared at the horizon and was
day-dreaming when my camel suddenly went nuts and ran away from the rest of the group! I
scream,“Help!” My team tried to reach me but the camel was too fast.Soon,I lost sight of my team.
I was desperate , nervous, scared and any adjectives you can think of. Should I settle down?
Find my team? Kill the camel? I have no idea. The camel was starting to get tired and soon it laid
down. I looked at the supplies I had:A bottle of water and three energy bars ,plus the clothes I was
wearing. I thought that was better than nothing. I have watched plenty of desert surviving videos,
but none of them came into my mind.I just sat next to the camel and did nothing. Finally, I fell
asleep under the starry night of the Gobi Desert.
The next morning, I woke up with an empty stomach and a thirsty throat. How I wished I was
with my crew, the reinforcement team would be arriving today. I hoped they would somehow send
a rescue team to rescue me. I thought of our trip’s mission: Finding the fossils of the dinosaur.
I didn’t have much luck to that without my fossil finder, which got lost,thanks to the camel.
Speaking of that camel, I couldn’t describe how much hatred I got for it, getting me into so much
trouble. Still, I forced myself to continue my journey on the camel.
The dry climate made me drink my whole bottle of water. If I don’t find water source soon, I’d
die of dehydration. I imgained someday the news headline would say : Fossil explorer found dead
in the Gobi desert. No,that couldn’t happen. As long as I lived on, that headline won’t appear.
Was it just an illusion? Or was that real? I saw water! Water infront of me! I knew that deserts
are famous for creating illusions.But why not go see it ?I urged the camel to run faster. In return,
it snorted at me. My anger bursted, I kicked it real hard. All of a sudden, I was dropped onto the
sand. The camel ran away as fast as lightning. Again, I got myself into trouble. If I had controlled
my temper, my supplies won’t be gone with that camel. It was still mid afternoon and the heat
was burning my head off.I looked at the water again. Though I felt exhausted, I still walked. I was
