City World
Queen Elizabeth School Old Students’ Association Primary School, Raymond Li, Fiction: Group 2
I
went to the Gobi Desert by myself last month. I was feeling excited about my first trip into
the mysterious desert. I had always wanted to go there to see the amazing creatures of the
desert. I couldn’t wait to see camels, lizards and desert snakes. I also wanted to take photos
to share with my parents and friends.
First, I took a plane from Hong Kong to China and then drove the rest of the way to the desert
in my jeep. On arrival, I threw up my hands and jumped around like a monkey. I couldn’t believe
I was finally in the desert. It was the largest and most beautiful place I had ever seen. Travelling
around in my jeep, I saw cactuses, camels, lizards and of course many sand dunes.
I had just climbed to the top of a large sand dune to admire the amazing view, when suddenly
a scary snake came slithering towards me. I was so scared. Luckily, I had a long walking stick
with me. I thanked my lucky stars because no one told me what I should bring. I held up the stick
and waved it back and forth as quick I could until I scared the snake away. I set off again, ready
to begin my amazing adventure into the Gobi Desert.
I was walking blindly into the middle of the desert trying to find the way back in which I
had come when the sun started to rise. Just then, I heard a strange beeping sound when all of
a sudden, I slipped and fell. There was a picture in front of me. It was a strange, large picture.
There were also some old pictures of different cities from around the world. London, New York,
Madrid, Beijing and Hong Kong were all there. I was confused because there was also a picture of
somewhere in the desert. I walked around it and found a gold button in the middle of the desert
picture. I pressed the button and the desert picture burst into a large desert city. I was amazed and
walked into this new city world. Tall buildings and shopping centers were everywhere. I could
also see the London Bridge, the Statue of Liberty and the Great Wall of China. I travelled around
the entire day. Yet there was something very strange about this place. There was no way to leave
this strange new city world.
At that moment, I knew if I didn’t find anyone to get me out of this city world, I would be
trapped forever and never see home again. I looked around for someone to ask, but it was just
another nail in my coffin, the city was totally empty.
Just when I was about to give up all hope of ever escaping from this alien world, the most
amazing thing happened. I saw a shadow of a human coming towards me. It was my smart friend
from my class. I couldn’t believe my eyes because he was the only person I had seen in this entire
place. I was very surprised to see him and he was just as surprised to see me. We greeted and
hugged. I asked him if he had found the way out of this strange city. He told me I had to stand
in the middle of the city for one minute. I asked him how and why he was in this alien city, but
before he could answer, he disappeared.
I was even more confused now, but I started to make my way into the middle of the city as he had
told me. After a while, a strange light appeared and took me out of the city. I found a letter addressed
to me on the ground. As I read it, I came to understand that my ‘friend’ was really the guardian of
the alien city world. The being could turn into anyone and helped people who got lost. The letter was
attached to a magic flying carpet which I used to get out of the desert and fly back home.
Going to the Gobi Desert was the most exciting journey I have ever been on. Although there
was a lot of danger, I want to go back again to find out more about my alien friend. Next time, I
think I’ll bring my family along. I truly won’t forget this trip for as long as I live.
