“My Journey to the Gobi Desert”
Victoria Shanghai Academy, Jessie Wong, Fiction: Group 1
W
ow, what is that? They are dashing as fast as lightning!” I muttered. Can they be,
really be the black tailed gazelles?” I was stunned and started to run after them.
A few seconds later they were out of sight and all they left behind was a mass of
dust in the air.
I continued to search for fossils of dinosaur eggs. It was getting hotter and hotter, as the sun
was beaming down on me. I was beginning to steam up and felt warm droplets running down
my cheeks and into my eyes. I gently brushed them out of my eyes. Just then I caught a glimpse
of something very peculiar in the distance, so I decided to take a closer look. I crept forward
cautiously, making sure not to disturb it. As I was approaching closer I saw huge mountains. The
mountains started to move slowly, and I rubbed my eyes to make sure that I wasn’t dreaming.
They were humps, not mountains! They looked like brown carpet over hills. I reached out my
hand to the carpet and managed to touch it. It was fuzzy and furry and it felt really warm. As
I was stroking it, I felt something staring at me. I looked up and I saw two big balls with long,
long bristles and two dark, black holes in my face. I started to panic and stepped back quickly. I
examined carefully and realized that it was a Bactrian camel, because it had two humps. I was
surprised to see one because they are endangered. While I was admiring it, an awful stench
whiffed passed me. I decided to follow the odor to find out if the stench really came from the
marbled polecats.
As I was advancing forward, the stench was getting stronger and stronger, so I knew I was
on the right track. Not long after, I caught sight of a huge, rocky cave. I wanted to check it out; I
turned on my flash-light and walked quietly into the cave. It was cool and dark inside, but I could
still smell that awful stench. Then I heard a rustling sound, so I moved to the directions. In front
of me, there was a family of marbled polecats. They looked frightened showing teeth as they were
protecting one that was hurt. I approached them, but they became a bit more frightened. So I left
them alone and went out of the cave.
I continued with my search for fossils of dinosaur eggs, but no luck. The sun started to set
and it was getting cold. So I quickly made my way back to my tent, but I couldn’t find my way
– I was lost! I was looking around for things that I could recognize to help me find my way. As I
gazed into the dessert, I felt colder and colder and began to shiver. Finally, I spotted the humps
again in the distance, so I decided to head towards the direction. After a long tiring walk and
search, I found my tent! I grabbed my blanket and wrapped it around me. Not long after I fell
asleep under the warmth.
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