New Tales of the Gobi Desert
Po Leung Kuk Camoes Tan Siu Lin Primary School, Lai Cheuk Lam, Fiction: Group 1
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ne day, the Owens went to the Gobi Desert by Mum’s invented Flying Machine.
“I am so hungry!” The youngest boy in the Owens, Tom told everyone.
”Let’s have a picnic on the Flying Machine,” Mum was rolling her eyes and said
gently. “Mum, do you forget the rules? No eating on the Flying Machine,” Dad said.
”Tom, do not stand on the Flying Machine!” Tom’s elder sister, Judy, shouted. Tom jumped out
of the Flying Machine and ran away. Suddenly, he found some plants look delicious. So he ate
some plants but he spilt it out on the sand. “I hate it very much!” He shouted.
“It is winterfat, Tom,” said Mum.
“There is a big cat!” Judy screamed.
“What big cat?” Tom asked.
“SNOW LEOPARD!” Judy shouted. Tom ran as fast as he could, the snow leopard watched Tom.
“Dad, please help me?” Tom said in freezing voice.
“Ok, I mean no,” Dad shouted. “Judy, fetch my ball!”
Tom screamed and Judy fetched the ball, but the leopard fetched it to Tom.
“What a kind leopard!” Tom said. He took the leopard up in his arms and said “I love the Gobi
Desert!” The snow leopard roared anxiously.
“Put that snow leopard down! “Judy shouted.
Tom put the snow leopard down. “Can I have that cute leopard?” Tom asked.
“Yes,” answered Mum.
“Let‘s go back to the ger,” Dad, Judy and Tom said. They went back to their ger. Tom put the
snow leopard on his bed and Tom thought “This is a super good day!”
A day after, Judy walked outside the ger and saw a golden eagle chick was finding food on the
ground. Judy picked the chick and ran to ask Dad. “Can I have this golden eagle?”
“Ok,” said Dad.
Tom thought, “I hate Judy‘s golden eagle.”
“I am going to destroy Judy’s golden eagle!” Tom rubbed his bony hand and shouted.
“Oh my god,” Mum whispered. “That is a problem. How could Tom say that?”
“ROAR! ROAR!” Tom’s snow leopard roared. Judy’s golden eagle flapped its wings.
“Stop it, my cute leopard.” Tom said
“Thank you, Tom you are my hero.” Judy said quickly.
Tom thought “Heroes always do that, princess can’t do anything.”
Dad saw a Gobi Bear chasing some black–tailed gazelles outside the ger. The Gobi bear caught
one of them and had a big meal. Dad took a picture of it and he showed the picture to Tom and
Judy. “What is that monster?” Tom asked.
“It is a Gobi bear, it is endangered.” Dad answered.
“Is it a male?” Mum asked. “You are correct, it is a male.” Dad answered.
“How do you know that?” Judy and Mum asked.
“See whether it is fat or thin. The fat one is male, the thin one is female.” Dad answered. They
had a nice trip and loads of fun in the Gobi Desert!
