A Deadly Desert
Shenzhen Yingcai Xingdi Education Training Center, William Li, Fiction: Group 2
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n a very poor village in Mongolia, there was a boy called Pedro and his father Mr. Ringrose.
Pedro was very handsome and caring but Mr. Ringrose was mean, selfish and did not like to
listen to others.
Mr. Ringrose had a little factory selling wood. Pedro didn’t like cutting wood. His
company was named “Woodcutter”.
Mr. Ringrose decided to make a new factory in the Gobi desert to cut down more trees and
to make more money. When they arrived in the dessert, Mr. Ringrose started to organize the
workers. They put out tents and started putting things in order. After a long time night fell and all
the people went to the tent and got into bed.
That night it was freezing cold. The next morning the hot sun beamed into the camp and it
was very hot. Pedro got dressed quickly and ate his breakfast.
Suddenly, there was a loud crash. Pedro gazed outside. Yesterday he could look at all the trees
but today lots of trees had been cut down. He tried to warn his father not to cut many more trees.
Every day he tried to warn him but his father never listened.
Everyday Pedro visited the animals and sometimes gave them food. Soon Pedro and the
animals became friends.
Every day he saw awful things happening; trees crashing down, animals running away and
dust pouring into the sky .The environment was getting worse and worse.
One day Pedro made a decision. This time he stomped to his father’s camp angrily.
“Father!”cried Pedro, “You must stop cutting trees! This is the last time I am going to warn you!”
His father was getting angry. “Son!” he shouted, “I talked to you before, we are poor we
almost can’t afford anything, everyone thinks we are rich but we have no money!”
“You can get a new job” suggested Pedro still flushing with anger. “The animals will die! And
now there is no food and there are no trees to protect you from the sandstorms! ”
“I don’t care!” screamed Pedro’s father. Pedro had only one choice. “Father”, he said calmly, “If
you still cut down trees I will go to live with my animal friends.”
His father still wanted to make money and thought that Pedro would not leave so he decided
to still cut trees.
Pedro packed his belongings and left. He found his animal friends and lived with them. Living
with animals is hard. Pedro could only eat fruit or vegetables. Sometimes he would meet Nomads
who would give him food.
One day Pedro saw a gargantuan sandstorm, Pedro hurried to his father’s factory. Pedro’s
animal friends followed him. When they arrived, it was too late. The factory had already been
buried. Pedro cried and cried. His tears wet his clothes but that was no use, his father was buried
alive. Pedro wanted to die. He was heartbroken.
That night he dreamt that everything could have a new start. He dreamt that in the Gobi
desert there were trees all around to stop the sandstorms. He dreamt there was food and water
everywhere and that his father treated him nicely. It was only a dream.
