Gobi Pirates
Queen Elizabeth School Old Students’ Association Primary School, Enson Lam, Fiction: Group 2
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ast month, my family and I went to the Gobi Desert. I was feeling excited because I had
never been to a desert before. I had always wanted to go to the Gobi because I knew it
would be very beautiful. I arrived there by an old, ugly and non-air-conditioned plane.
The plane ride was boring and hot. I couldn’t believe it reached fifty degrees Celsius. The
Gobi had the most wonderful night scenery I had ever seen. Walking under the hot sun, I saw lots
of snakes and many cactuses. As I was enjoying the view, all of a sudden, a big scary Mongolian
desert worm came up from the sand and bit me on the toe. It was painful and scary. Luckily, I had
remembered to bring a band-aid. I felt so thankful for my smart packing.
My family and I were walking around in the middle of the desert looking for more water before
the sunrise, when all of a sudden, a very frightening desert pirate came walking towards us fast.
He looked scary as he was getting closer. He had a scar on his face and his clothes were ugly and
worn to tatters. I was very scared. I had never seen anything that frightening before in my life. I
turned to my family whose faces were white in fear. Our hearts were beating fast and our legs were
shaking. Suddenly, the desert pirate came right up to me and looked at my face. At that moment, I
knew I was going to die. I knew the desert pirate was going to kill me and my family.
Just when I was about to give up all hope of living to see my friends ever again, the most
amazing thing happened. The scary pirate held out his hand and asked to be my friend. I was
amazed to make friends with the scary pirate. I couldn’t believe my eyes when the pirate held out
his hand. We travelled around the desert together. He showed me his hidden treasure map and I
met his pirate friends. However, the pirate was really a cruel and awful man. He wanted to trick
me. While I was looking at his treasure map, he tried to grab me. Luckily, I saw him and was able
to get away. He yelled angrily. At that moment, I knew I needed to stop believing everyone is good
and I must be careful when making friends.
I woke up with a start. At that moment, I realized it was all just a dream. I am so glad I got to
have this adventure, but I would never go back there again. I will never forget this exciting and
scary journey for as long as I live.
