The Adventure of the Gobi Desert
The True Light Middle School of Hong Kong (Primary Section), Tam Hong Ching, Fiction: Group 1
W
ake up! Jack, wake up! Jack Smead!” Jack yawned. He stuck out his tongue at Ellie.
“Buzz off.” Ellie glared back. “We’re going to the Gobi Desert, right?” Jack groaned.
He slid off his bed and pulled on his special explorer’s suit. Then he made sure that
he had everything ready. “You get the first-aid box. I’ll get the map and compass.”
commanded Ellie.
Five minutes later, the two teenage explorers were seated in their plane, The Swan. The pilot,
Mick, grinned at Jack. “Ready?” “Yep.” Jack said, making a face. Within ten minutes, The Swan
was zooming in and out of the white clouds. “You’re fast, Mick!” exclaimed Jack in awe. Suddenly,
The Swan jerked and started to float about. Mick fiddled with the engine with an anxious look.
“We are in trouble! The Swan is going to crash! I can’t do anything.” “Oh no!” said Ellie, her eyes
wide. She started talking about how to survive in a plane crash in the desert. Jack thought “I can
manage, don’t worry!” All of a sudden, Mick cried “Grab your parachutes!” Jack and Ellie reached
for their parachutes and jumped out of the plane as quickly as they could.
“Wheeeeeee! What a jump!” Jack landed beside an oak tree. “Where are you, Mick and Ellie?”
“I’m here!” bellowed Mick from somewhere above. Jack looked up and saw Mick and The Swan
hanging on a branch. Mick frowned. “Oh Jack! It’s broken. What can I do?” Jack scrambled onto
the tree and helped Mick to climb down. “Thanks!” said Mick, brushing the dust off himself.
“Oh yeah, what about Ellie?” Jack looked around. He heard a scared scream. He ran towards
the sound, swinging his head as he ran. Ellie was behind a giant cactus, surrounded by five
hissing cobras! “Help!” yelled Ellie. She spotted Jack running by. “Save me!” shrieked Ellie, her
face white. Jack whipped out his penknife. He picked up a stick, dashing to the cobras. “Ssss-
ssssss-ss!” hissed Jack, pointing the stick at them. “Sssss-sss.” answered a cobra which bit Ellie’s
foot. “OWW!!!” screeched Ellie. Jack kept calm and said “Ssssss-ssss-a-saaaaaa!” The cobras
stopped moving around, like being hit by a magic spell. Jack killed them with his penknife.
“Phew! Mission over! Are you okay, little Ellie-phant?” Jack joked. “Stop laughing, idiot,
help me with my wound! I was almost swallowed!” Ellie complained. Jack shrugged. He opened
the first-aid box. He wrapped a bandage around her foot. “I won’t leave you alone, right? We are
partners! Luckily, the wound is not too serious.” “Okay, thank you, buddy!” beamed Ellie. They
went back to Mick and helped him fix The Swan.
Jack and Ellie sat back into The Swan, and continued their adventure. The three brave
youngsters crossed hundreds and hundreds of land. With their mutual help, they managed to keep
up. After their long journey, they learnt lots and lots about the Gobi Desert! But most of all, they
found out that cooperation makes the best.
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