The Family Reunion
Stewards Pooi Kei Primary School, Lai Ka Yuet Belle, Fiction: Group 2
I
lost my parents at a very young age. Since I was a kid, I’ve been living with my wealthy
aunt. She used to tell me tales about the Gobi Desert. One day, she was telling me a story of
people finding treasure in the Gobi. ” Your mum and dad were brave adventurers like…”then
she stopped. She looked ashamed and a bit blue. I was confused, “What father and mother?
I thought you told me they died a few days after I…I was born.” I had to pause. My eyes were
filled with tears, my heart was filled with sadness and grief. I feared if I said more, I would have
broken down. There was a period of tense silence before my aunt spoke again, she was sorry that
she accidentally told me her sister’s long –time secret. She went to the forbidden room and got a
portrait of my parents holding me in their arms. She was sobbing as she handed me a map, “Go”
she said, “Go and find them.”
A few days later, I was packed up and ready to go. My aunt howled as I left. The shame had
left her but she was worried about me, she was concerned if I would ever return.
It was a long journey to the Gobi. All I had was a few pieces of clothes, a little water and
some food. In the desert, there was sand, sand and more sand. I had been walking in the desert
for several hours without eating or drinking, suddenly CRACK! I fell into a trap. The sand was
burning hot, I felt like an ant on a frying pan. It was noon, the sun was directly above my head.,
I yelled for help but no one came to my aid. My world was spinning as if I was under a spell.
Suddenly, everything became dark. I fell in the sand senselessly! When I woke up, the walls of
sand were as cold as ice, I checked my thermometer. Wow! It was minus two degrees Celsius! With
all my might, I used my grappling hook to climb out of the pit.
After I got out, I saw a spark out of the night. A shooting star flew out of the sky and landed
on one of the dunes. I sprinted as fast as the wind. When I got there, I found the shooting star
circling around the dunes. As the last sparkle vanished, a spell book appeared my arms. A note
was stuck to it, it said: use the spells wisely, remember you can only use each spell once. As if the
note had read my mind, it disappeared just after I read it. I was astonished. I picked up the book
and tried to sleep. The next day, I continued on my journey. Walking for eight hours straight was
a terrible experience. So I sat on the burning hot sand and started to read the magic book. It was
hard to read because the sun was always getting in my eyes. Instantly, the book started to flash. I
thought I was seeing things but I still gave it a try. After I said transportation, the book gave me
a weird spell. It said ‘with power in my hand, ship of the dessert I demand.’ Suddenly two camels
appeared out of nowhere. One of them carried my luggage, and the other made me ride on it.
Suddenly, out of nowhere a tiny fairy appeared. She was the most beautiful fairy I had seen in
my life. She had light brown skin and sapphire eyes and brownish gold colored locks. She had on
a pale pink dress with shimmering gold wings. “My name is Penelope. Since you found me, I am
now your personal fairy assistant,” she said with a gentle silvery voice”. I will grant your wishes
but you can only use three wishes, so what is your first wish? “I want to go to Crescent Lake,
please.” At first some blue shiny sparkles started to surround me, and then. I was teleported to
Crescent Lake. I let out a sign of relief.
After a little rest, I was finally ready to continue on my journey. It wasn’t long until I started
thinking that I needed a place to get a proper sleep. I needed a home, so I asked Penelope what to
