“I don’t know what I should think about this whole thing, Bolormaa. It seems to me that this
is just a legend or people are making rumours about it. I mean, seriously, you said so yourself, the
LEGENDARY canal.” I emphasize the ‘legendary’ word.
“Yeah, I know. That’s what everybody else thinks the last decade. But everything changed since
this guy called Ganbaatar claimed that he saw the canal and everybody still thinks that he was just
fooling around at that time. But then, another guy came along and also claimed that he saw the
canal. Eventually, more people said they saw it and we started to believe in it and even got scared of
it. Well, I know it all sounds ridiculous to you, but that’s what people said.” Bolormaa explained.
“Okay…” I tried to swallow what Bolormaa said.
“Hey, Sasha, you know what, how about this: let’s go to bed earlier since it’s going to be a
tough day tomorrow and we need enough rest to prepare us for this. We will talk about the canal
tomorrow.” Bolormaa suggested.
I nodded and did as she said.
We were both full of energy the next day and were ready to find the canal. We went out and
took a small helicopter to where the canal was said to be seen. As we stepped out of the helicopter,
a gentle breeze welcomed us and we walked into the sand of the Gobi Desert. The helicopter left
and we were alone in the endless view of the desert. Bolormaa led me to a small sand hill. We
walked to the top and Bolormaa said, “This is the place.”
“Aren’t you scared, Bolormaa?” I asked, trembling with fear.
“Not at all, Sasha.” She answered simply.
Bolormaa started to chant some words in Mongolian. Suddenly, a whirl of wind blew towards
us. And the legendary canal opened to us.
“Let’s start filming our documentary.” I said.
We filmed our documentary as we got through the canal. It was just like the legend.
We entered the prehistoric world and saw many prehistoric creatures. There were dinosaurs
everywhere and we had to hide when we saw them because we were afraid that they saw us and
attacked us. The prehistoric world was amazing and wondrous. After we finished filming, we
went back the way we came from. Since we used some tiny pebbles to mark the way we came, we
knew the way back to the canal. We got back to our world safe and sound. Bolormaa called the
helicopter to come. We rode the helicopter back to Inner Mongolia. And in the next day, Bolormaa
went to the airport with me. We bided farewells and I thanked her for helping me so much.
And just like that, I successfully completed my mission and earned my pay. My adventure
was being told everywhere now and I hope that this new tale of the Gobi Desert will be known by
everyone in the world by the end of this century.
