The Six Pools of The Gobi Desert
Pui Kiu College, Charmaine Wong, Fiction: Group 2
At College
“Charmaine, Selena, Jessie, please report to the principal’s office!”
This is Pui Pui Magic College, a place where girls learn magic and go through quests to build
up their confidence and team spirit. When the students are told to enter the principal’s office, it
means that there is a quest awaiting them.
“Come in, girls,” the headmistress called them in.
“Good morning, Headmistress,” the girls greeted her.
“Take a seat, girls. Have you heard about the Gobi desert before?”
“Yes, we have,” they replied simultaneously.
“I suppose you don’t know that there are six pools at the very center of the Gobi desert.”
The girls shook their heads, looking puzzled.
“The six pools are called : Desire, Kindness, Happiness, Peace, Beauty and Money. Since bullying
is quite common in this school lately, we’ll need the water from the Kindness, Happiness and Peace
pools to help us. However, the other pools will try to stop you and lure you to them instead.”
“How?” Charmaine asked.
“They’ll show images of whatever you desire. Among them, the Desire pool is the hardest to resist.”
“What would happen in case I touch the water from the forbidden pools?” asked Jessie.
“They would drown you.”
“Oh! It’s ghastly!” Selena exclaimed.
The headmistress then murmured a spell. A portal soon appeared.
“This is the portal to the Gobi Desert. You have one hour to complete the mission. Are you all
ready?” she asked.
“Yes, we’re!” answered the girls.
“Good luck!”
The girls nodded, then walked into the portal.
In the Gobi Desert
“Where are we?”
“Look! A fennec fox!” Selena exclaimed as a fennec fox dashed by on a sand dune.
“Does that mean...we’re at the Gobi desert?” Jessie looked around.
“Okay! Let’s get going!” Charmaine suggested.
The sun shone vigorously in the air, scorching the earth with its rays. “I’m exhausted. I…
need…wa…ter!” Selena said impatiently because they had been walking for thirty minutes already,
and there was still no sign of the pools.
“Be patient!” said Charmaine. “I’m tired too!”
“Hey, stop complaining!” chided Jessie. “Remember last time when we went to a cave to find
the life gem?
We sang ‘Count On Me’ to beat our fears? Let’s sing ‘Count On Me’ to beat the heat!”
