In two days his body began to boil and his skin became transparent. It was so bad that Wai,
the other friend of Fu’s, was terrified by the look of Seng and ran away that day.
But then, Fu remembered something his teacher had said in Biology class. His teacher said
that the cure should be very close to the poison. So Fu tried to go near the poison to find the cure
and get it, but when he finally found it, he couldn’t go near it, a strange force pushed him away.
So Fu went outside to catch animals so they could still live there until he found the cure. Seng
begged Fu to leave him and continue the search for the treasure. But Fu wouldn’t do that, he had
seen too many people die of sickness already, so if he could help, he would help.
So he went hunting for food but there was no food to be found. So he decided to go back to
the cave and to see if Seng felt better. As time passed, his friend was healed and Seng was very
thankful to Fu for what he had done. Again, they decided to look for the treasure together, but
unfortunately, Seng, who never had luck, fell into a trap that Fu’s great grandfather had made and
a sign appeared, “Treasure or Friend, only one” and a stop watch screen appeared - “One Minute”
It marked.
Fu’s first thought was, “Get the treasure and just go away, leave Seng here, so my
descendants and my family could become wealthy and rich once again.” But if he took the
treasure and went away, then Seng would die, in a way which was really horrid. Which one is
better, friendship or wealth?
Then Fu remembered another story his mum had told him, “There was once a wealthy and
rich man, he was so rich that he could buy anything in the world, gold, diamonds, and jewels, but
he had no friends. One day, he finally felt bored, so he came to the town to buy a friend, but no
matter how many friends he bought, none of them was truly his friend, none of his friends loved
him and none of his friends cared about him. So, Fu, bear this in your mind: even a rich man
can’t buy friendship.”
So Fu pulled Seng out of the cave and together they realized that friendship was more
important than treasure. And together, they walked away from the treasure but at the same time.
Fu knew that it was a pity that the treasure was lost, but his mum would be proud of what he had
found - not gold, jewels and diamonds but friendship.
Seeing Fu and Seng again at school, Wai asked “Did you get the treasure?” Seng and Fu
looked at each other and gave a mysterious smile.
