In Our hands
Ying Wa Primary School, Chan Sze Hang Ethan, Fiction: Group 1
O
ur fate is not in our hands, my dear! It has been six months and we found no trace of
dinosaur fossil. We are running out of funding and this could be our last chance. Make
sure you stay away from the vipers and the bears, okay?” Mom said.
“Don’t worry! See you soon!” Bataar and his dad nodded with determination.
Bataar and his dad were riding the camels. A gust of wind blew across the sand dunes. It was
late in the afternoon but the sky suddenly became as dark as night. The sand came faster than
they expected. The sunlight was blocked and sand whipped them hard on their faces. They could
barely open their eyes and he heard muffled shouts of his dad but the wind was howling until he
lost his direction in the chaos and Bataar fell down from the back of the camel.
When he woke up, it was already night. He shivered and rushed to a cave nearby as shelter.
Suddenly, he heard a rumbling roar. A bulky figure was getting closer and closer. In the dark,
Bataar saw a pair of cruel big eyes, an open enormous mouth with sharp teeth, and a furry brown
body edging near the cave. A bear was returning to its den! He immediately dashed out of the
cave. He heard the bear roaring fiercely behind him. He ran fast but the roar got even louder. He
trampled over cacti and scratched his clothes, jumping like a cat on hot bricks. Ouch!
Bataar came up with an idea and picked up some stones to fill up his pocket. He then saw a
big rock in front of him and quickly climbed up it. The bear followed but every time it tried to
climb up, Bataar hit it with stones and it fell to the ground. They kept toiling until Bataar threw
out a heavy stone and gave a big strike on its head. The bear finally left.
Bataar was panting with relief though he was hungry and thirsty. He kept flashing his torch
hoping that someone could notice. Suddenly, an approaching spotlight appeared in the dark sky. It
was a helicopter! His parents along with the rescue team found him shivering on the top of a rock
at a tree oasis.
When they were traveling back, there was an enchanting scene like a sea of gold when the
bright sun ray shed over the sand dunes at dawn. The breeze was gentle and the sunshine was
warm. “Maybe we have to end this exploration as there are no fossils in this desert!” Bataar
sighed and took out the last piece of stone from his pocket. “What is it? A stone in weird shape?”
Wait! It was a dinosaur bone fossil! Bataar was overwhelmed with joy. Although he had been
through a really scary night in Gobi, he was longing for his next dinosaur fossil hunt because he
knew that his fate was in his hands!
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