The Golden Eagles
Shenzhen Yingcai Xingdi Education Training Center, Tiger, Fiction: Group 1
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hys spent a lot of time in the mountains trying to catch rabbits. His two children were
waiting him to them feed them, but the humans in the desert were over hunting and
cutting down too many trees, which greatly reduced the amount of animals and food to
eat.
The Gobi Desert’s weather is hot but at night it is cold, it didn’t matter for Rhys. He could
catch rabbits, foxes, wolves, snakes and many other animals. If he was lucky, he might catch a
small Gobi Bear too. When the sandstorms came, he could fly to the mountains. However, there
was only a little bit of water in the Gobi Desert, so they needed to find it.
One day, Rhys’ wife Esther laid two eggs. The eggs hatched and an eagle got out. Rhys was
very happy. He gave them names. The boy’s name was Zoda and the girl’s name was Mukana.
They needed a lot of food every day. Rhys spent a lot of time hunting and bringing food for his
children. The Golden Eagle’s wings are about two meters long and they can carry almost 1 KG
food. Rhys made a nice, big home from branches, leaves and feathers so they were happy to grow
up.
Unfortunately a bad thing happened.
When Rhys and Esther had gone out to hunt, a man found his house. He took Zoda and put him
into a cage. Esther didn’t look strong, so he didn’t want her. The man took the cage far far away.
The man always gave Zoda food and trained him how to catch animals and protect sheep. He
was young but he was growing each day.
Later, the man sold Zoda. A hunter bought the golden eagle and carried him to a village. The
hunter was nice to Zoda. He became an adult and became a strong golden eagle. He protected the
sheep and was a wise master.
His claws could catch broken animal skulls like his father could. One day, the hunter rode his
horse and took the eagle to hunt. He was looking for animals when suddenly, two Golden Eagles
flew across the sky. They were trying to kill the horse and the hunter. Zoda spread his wings and
flew up into the sky immediately, preparing to fight with the two Golden Eagles.
It didn’t take long before they all recognized each other. It was their long lost son. They were
so surprised. Zoda and Esther wanted to attack the hunter, Rhys dived to the hunter and scratched
him with his claws. Zoda stopped his father. The hunter was injured and fell from his horse. The
horse returned to the village to call someone to help his master.
Zoda guarded at his side until the horse come back. The people in the village saw that the
horse came back alone. They didn’t know what happened to the hunter. So the people followed
the horse to find the hunter. Zoda saw that they were coming. He flew above the hunter’s head
making three circles and then flew away with his parents. They flew home in the direction of
their daughter waiting for them!
