The Magical Journey
Stewards Pooi Kei Primary School, Chan Hoi Tung Vivian, Fiction: Group 2
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o you think a 13 year old boy can be an archaeologist? Yes, he can. Jake is a genius.
Jake works at Harbour University and does research about dinosaurs in China.
When he was doing research one day, the computer next to him started beeping. That
meant that there was a possibility of finding dinosaur fossils. A gust of happiness rose
up inside Jake and he decided to go hunting. He packed his gadgets and headed for the helicopter.
Once he landed safely, he looked around and found that he was near the edge of the Gobi
Desert. He decided to go farther into the Gobi and search for materials to build a gher. There
weren’t too many trees or bushes in the Gobi but he tried to find as much wood as he could. He
also needed some cloth for the gher. Jake walked for a while and found a herd of camels all alone,
stranded in the desert. Some of the camels were carrying bags. Jake looked inside the bags and
found some cloth and food! He gathered them all together and rode the camel in front, leading the
other camels to follow them to a suitable place to build his gher. He was going farther and farther
into the Gobi.
Dusk was falling and Jake was exhausted. Suddenly, he saw something glinting in the
moonlight! He walked closer and saw an oasis, called Crescent Lake. Jake decided to stay there for
the night. He used the materials he found to build a magnificent gher. He lay down and prepared
to sleep. Suddenly, he heard a man and a woman’s voice. They were talking in a language that
Jake couldn’t understand. He wondered how he could find out what they were talking about.
Did it involve him? Jake thought for a while and… Got it! He took out his translator which had a
tiny microphone attached to it and placed it next to the wall of the gher. The translator showed
the words on its screen. To his surprise, it turned out that they were also talking about finding
dinosaur fossils. Jake blurted out “Can I join you?” There was silence. The man’s voice rang out.
“Who are you?” Jake replied. “My name is Jake and I am here to search for dinosaur fossils. I
think you were talking about the same topic. Can I join you?” The man said with his arms folded.
“What have you got?” Jake replied. “I have a shovel, some gadgets that can find dinosaur fossils...”
The man chuckled. “Well, we already know where they are. We are going there at sunrise. Feel
free to join us.” “Yes!”Jake whispered to himself.
Once the sun rose, they set off on their trip. They walked for mile after mile. Finally, they
arrived at their destination. Jake and the other people started digging with the spades they had
brought. They dug for half an hour. Nothing. They dug for one hour. Still nothing. All of them
started to wonder if this was the right spot. The leader called out. “Keep going! We can do it!”
They followed his orders. But after one more hour of digging, they decided to give up. Jake
shouted. “You took me out here for two hours and we found nothing! You’re a liar!” Jake went one
way and the others went the other way.
He went towards his gher but to his surprise, it had disappeared! There were only some magic
tools left. He gathered them up, afraid that they would get stolen. He could only wander off
aimlessly. After three days, Jake ran out of food and water and felt exhausted. He started to see
mirages. Slowly, he crawled to the mirage of the pond. After he crawled there, he fainted. When
he came back to his senses, he found that a little fairy had saved him. He asked. “Who are you?”
She replied. “My name is Priscilla. I come from The Fairy Kingdom. Can I help you in any way?”
