New Tales of the Gobi Desert
PLK Lam Man Chan English Primary School, Peter Choi, Fiction: Group 2
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ne day, Mike’s grandpa visited Mike and his family. Mike’s grandpa is a journalist. He
wanted to tell Mike about a place called the Gobi Desert. He said the Gobi is a desert
region in Asia and it is also the fifth largest desert in the world. Mike’s grandpa said he
had travelled to almost every place except the Gobi Desert. And he said ‘Would you like
to go with me on a journey to the Gobi Desert? ‘. Mike knows a lot of information about deserts
and knows different kinds of desert, but he has never heard of the Gobi. Mike decided to go with
his grandpa on a journey to the Gobi. Mike’s grandpa said ‘We will ride on the Trans-Mongolian
train which goes to the Gobi at 7 in the morning from Moscow. It should take a few days to get
there. ‘Mike did not want to wake up early, but he knew the journey would be fun.
The next day, Mike’s grandpa woke up Mike. Mike forgot that today was the day he goes to the
Gobi Desert. After Mike remembers it, he quickly prepares his clothes and brushed his teeth. He
said goodbye to his parents and he left the house with his grandpa. First he needed to ride a plane
to Russia to ride the train to Gobi Desert. It took around 9 hours and 30 minutes to go to Russia.
After they arrived in Moscow, they quickly ran to the train stop. They took the train and were
happy that they could take a rest. They needed to spend 6 days inside the train so that they can
arrive in the Gobi Desert. Mike thought that being a journalist is really hard. They rode the Trans-
Siberian railway to Mongolia. The train stops for 20-30 minutes every 3-4 hours. Passengers can
get out of the train and have some fresh food to eat at the train stop. It was a long ride to the Gobi
Desert. They couldn’t wait to see the Gobi Desert.
After 5 tiring nights, they couldn’t believe that they had finally arrived in the Gobi Desert.
They quickly got off the train and they started taking photos. They were very excited to see
some interesting stuff that they have in the Gobi Desert. Before they went further, they double
checked to see if they had plenty of water to stay in the Gobi Desert for a long time. While they
were walking, Mike’s grandpa said ‘The first dinosaur eggs were first founded in the Gobi Desert.’.
Mike got more excited after hearing what Mike’s grandpa said. They saw some camels in the Gobi
Desert. Grandpa’s favorite animal was camels. He also knew how to ride a camel. There were
also some sand dunes which looked like mountains. The Gobi Desert was really warm. They were
always thirsty and they had to drink many water. While Mike was walking in the Gobi Desert,
he was very surprised. The reason was because there were no rubbish and air pollution. Mike told
this to his grandpa and grandpa said ‘You will see something really unique tonight while staying
in the Gobi Desert. While walking, they also saw some canyons. Mike was so happy because this
was his first time to visit the canyon.
The canyon was very huge. Mike was confused that why not many people come to visit the
Gobi Desert. He thinks this place is a very good place to visit although the Gobi doesn’t has tall
buildings, cars or shops. Grandpa saw a very nice view of the sunset. The sun was going down,
getting covered by the sand dunes. It was a very nice view. Mike thought he would never see a
sunset except watching it on TV. After 3 hours of exploring, it was 10 o’clock at night and they
saw the native Mongol tribes in a tent. They went to the tent and they greeted each other. They
also ate some food prepared by the Mongols. After having a late dinner, they saw something
really fantastic. There were stars above. Mike couldn’t believe that there were so many stars. It is
