Story of the Gobi Desert
St Margaret’s Co-educational English Secondary and Primary School, Daryl Rene Enerlan, Fiction:
Group 2
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here was a merchant from Mongolia who decided to travel to China to bring some spices
and foods to his friend. But then, there was the Gobi Desert between the two places,
so he prepared some stuff that can last for his travel and though in his calculation his
travel won’t be long if he rode the boat to cross the rivers. But unfortunately, he missed
the boat, and what’s worse is that the next sail is two days after. He checked his map and thought
of using the Silk Road to pass through the Gobi Dessert. But then, he remembered what he over-
heard that some merchants would steal others good. So he decided on going to another route and
thought that it was a short cut.
He started to travel using another route. On the edge of the Gobi Desert he saw some
merchants who were passing by with their cargos headed to the Silk Road but he wasn’t bothered
and just ignored it. He continued travelling using another route, through the Gobi Desert. He
never knew about the extreme weather and the storm. While he was travelling, he found out
what an extremely hot weather it was in the day time and how cold it was during the night, so he
started to struggle in passing through the Gobi Desert. After a few days without much food and
water left, the situation became worse and he became weak. Luckily he saw some tents nearby and
he started to walk even though he was at the verge of fainting. When he reached them and tried
to ask for some water, all of a sudden, he collapsed. After a few minutes later, he woke up feeling
confused and asked about what happened to him. A man named Nomad told him that he fainted
because of exhaustion and lack of food and water.
After a few hours, the merchant felt much better thanks to Nomad and left saying goodbye.
By then, he checked the map and he realized that he travelled halfway in his journey and still
had a long way ahead. Along his way he saw some people with their camels and seemed like they
were getting ready for something. He then noticed the huge dust storm ahead which made him
ask the people for a shelter. Later the dust storm was over and he continued with his journey. In
the distance, he saw some mountains and green grass. The moment he reach closer, he saw people
on a mountain excavating lots of rocks, so he went there to check it out. As soon as he got closer,
he started to see pieces of gold and copper on the ground and immediately realized that the place
was a mine ground which is very close to his destination. After a while of walking, he saw the
border gate of China. So he quickly ran to the gate so that he can be permitted to go through the
border. But then, at the last minute he realized that his bag containing his ID and passport was
lost during the dust storm. Then he remembered that his friend works as an immigration officer,
so the merchant got through with the help of his friend. The merchant told his friend about all
his journey, the struggle and the misery he had and learnt that it is better to get more information
about everything before you go.
