New Tales of the Gobi Desert
Regents Primary School of Shenzhen, Treasa Jiang, Fiction: Group 2
T
he Gobi Desert is the fifth largest desert in the world and occupies an area of 1,300,000
km2. It is indeed, a magnificent wonder and a notable part in history.
However, the Gobi Desert was once a fascinating city. It used to be one of the biggest
and most beautiful cities of China. People from all over the world came to visit the Gobi
city. Dealers traded they’re goods. The people danced and sang from day to night. The city was
always filled with laughter.
The people were overjoyed with their new found wealth. They did not realize that they were
trapped in the city, and as soon as they tried to get out, something terrible would happen.
And this is how it started.
It was a hot summer’s day, and the sun was shining brightly in the sky. Jasmine, a pretty
little girl who just moved to the Gobi city with her parents, was wandering around a small village
on the edge of the city. Her parents were doing business on the market, far too busy to take any
notice of her. Jasmine didn’t mind. She picked a bunch of daisies and tulips, trying to decide
which one were the prettiest. She ran across the wooden bridge, chasing the butterflies. She sat
down beside the small pond dipping her feet into the water, or sometimes playing with the ducks.
She was quite happy by herself.
Suddenly, a small figure dashed across, caught Jasmine’s eye. She followed it, and soon
spotted a furry little rabbit looking up at her. The rabbit was brown with grey patches. When
Jasmine kneeled down to pet the rabbit, it turned and ran away immediately. Jasmine knew her
mother warned her not to run away, for it was dangerous and she could get lost or tricked easily.
But Jasmine wanted to catch that rabbit.
The rabbit ran down a sandy path that led into a forest. Jasmine followed it. The rabbit hopped
over a tree stump, crawled into a log and ran down a grassy hill. At one point, the rabbit slowed
down to sniff some wild flowers. Jasmine saw her chance, but the rabbit was too fast. Jasmine fell
down and hurt herself.
With a big purple-green bruise on her left leg, Jasmine could no longer catch up with the
rabbit. She looked around---and surprisingly realized that she was lost.
Nothing looked familiar. Jasmine began to panic. Why hadn’t she listened to her mother?
What will she do? She should have listened to her mother. As these different thoughts ran through
Jasmine’s mind, she sat down on a rock and began to cry.
Jasmine felt lonely, desperate and helpless. She leaned on the rock and closed her eyes. A
strange growling sound made her reopen them again. There was that sound again. Jasmine
jumped up. A big, angry looking brown bear emerged from the shadows. Jasmine stepped back
and ran away as fast as she could. When the bear was finally out of sight, Jasmine stopped to
catch her breath. She was exhausted, hungry and tired. She lay her hand on her head and soon
fell asleep.
Jasmine woke up with a start. The rabbit that she had been chasing earlier was rubbing its
wet nose against her cheek. Jasmine stood up slowly. The rabbit didn’t run away, it took a step
forward. It wanted Jasmine to follow it.
Jasmine followed the rabbit and soon found herself standing on the sandy path that she had
