The Thief That Became Good
Harrow International School Hong Kong, Alexander O’Sullivan, Fiction: Group 1
F
ifty years ago, a Chinese bandit chief, called Ming, was searching for treasure maps in
the Gobi Desert. He was loud, rough and tough. He was desperate to find treasure because
he believed there must be gold under the golden sand!
Inside a yurt in the Gobi Desert, lived two Mongolian brothers called Danny and
Hans. Danny was a Mongolian chief who could make magic and Hans was a motorbike expert.
They found a treasure map from under some shiny sand.
One month back, Ming and his gang set off from China to Gobi Desert by horse. They snuck
into every yurt to search for treasure maps. One night, Ming found a wonky treasure map on the
table inside Danny’s and Han’s yurt. He took it and jumped onto his horse. He had lost his gang
and it was too dark to find them!
Next morning, Ming went on top of a sand dune searching for his gang. Instead of finding
them, he saw Danny and Hans riding a motorbike towards him. They recognized the map Ming
was holding. Ming rode for his life. He came to a cave, left his horse and ran deeper and deeper
into the cave to hide. As he went deeper, it got darker and colder!
Danny and Hans left their motorbike and went into the cave but could not find Ming. They
were furious. They then went to the Chinese border. Danny cast a spell, ”Make the Gobi Desert
spread into China for a hundred years!”
Ming was still in the cave. He came up to a passage that went on, on, on and so on. He was
cold, hungry, tired and wished he was home. He came to a dead end with a sign that said, “You
May Make A Wish!” He was so thrilled that he could go back home. Suddenly, he saw something
sparkling from the stone. He turned around and found himself surrounded with gold. This was the
treasure the map showed! Then he closed his eyes to make a wish to go home. When he opened his
eyes, he was still in the cave. Nothing had happened. He tried ten more times, he was still in the
cave. Suddenly, he saw some golden stairs. He followed them up to a house that looked familiar.
He thought he was home but he was wrong. He found a Canadian called Ivan in the house. Ming
was disappointed and sick. Ming begged Ivan to bring him home and give him food. Ivan said to
Ming, “Give me your treasure map first.” Ming said, “OK but you must give me food and bring me
home.” Ivan asked, “What do you want to eat?” “Dumplings!” said Ming. Afterwards, they set off
home.
After ten whole days, they arrived at Ming’s home. Ivan gave him money to buy some fields to
farm. Since that time, Ming has never wanted to be a thief again. Many years later, Ivan started
to mine the treasure.
