Adventure in the Gobi
Baptist (Sha Tin Wai) Lui Ming Choi Primary School, Phoebe Cheng On Wing, Fiction: Group 2
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ebecca Jones poured a can of baked beans into the pot. The copy of Morning Times was
laid on the kitchen table. Annie Smiths stared at the headlines ‘A Group of fossilists
went missing at the Gobi’. “I’m sorry for your brother, Rebecca,” said Annie, breaking the
silence. Rebecca grabbed the paper and threw it into the recycle bin. “It isn’t your fault,
accidents always happen,” said Rebecca. “Besides, it is the end of the semester. I will go home and
clean the house. I have had the ticket already.” Annie stood up and gave Rebecca a necklace. It was
made of many different types of jewels into one, the rope was made of fresh grass. “Your brother
gave me this. Go to the attic to find the answer.” Rebecca put on the necklace and headed home.
Rebecca boarded the train to China, Beijing. She thought of her house in her village. Rebecca
was born in the United States, but her family moved back to Beijing. Rebecca’s sister Mayline still
lived in the old house. Rebecca soon arrived at the village. A high wall surrounded the little village.
“Rebie! Over here!” shouted a voice. Mayline was grinding peanuts in the barn. “Madame Mayline,
permission to attic” Rebecca asked. “Permission granted!” said Mayline. Rebecca pushed and opened
the door. Her necklace glowed brightly when she touched the box of hope. Rebecca pulled out the
box. She loved the box when she was small. Rebecca opened the box and suddenly disappeared.
When Rebecca appeared, she was a bit dizzy and fainted. When she woke up, a boy was
staring at her. “Where am I?” asked Rebecca. “You are in the Gobi Desert,” said the boy. “My name
is Lynx.” “My name is Rebecca,” said Rebecca, sitting up straight, her necklace gleamed in the
tent. Lynx was in shock. “Let’s go out and have dinner, my dad is grilling a sheep tonight.” After
an awfully quiet dinner, Rebecca tucked herself under a sheepskin blanket. She was wearing an
enormous woolly jumper which covered her legs.
The next day, Lynx arranged a trip to a cave. When they arrived, Lynx pulled out a stone
which was wrapped in a piece of silk, he put the stone in a hole carved in the middle of a stone
wall. The wall suddenly moved away, revealing a gold statue of a queen. In the statue’s hand was
a gold ring which had a hole in it. It used to hold the Jade of Truth. But when a group of fossilists
came into this cave last week, a gang of robbers rushed in and took them away, taking the Jade of
Truth with them. “Please help me find the Jade of Truth!” said Lynx. “I will, as long as I could find
my brother,” said Rebecca. “Your necklace will guide us,” said Lynx.
The following day, Lynx had gotten permission to leave the yurt. “Hurry up, Lynx!” shouted
Rebecca. Lynx leapt on the horse which Rebecca was on and they took off. Lynx stopped in front
of a yurt near the Great Wall of China. “Who is there?” said a little voice. “The Lynx tribe is
near the Himalayas.” A little girl popped out, “The Hyena tribe, please to meet you. My name is
Etoile.” Rebecca gave Etoile the necklace, “Please give back the Jade of Truth! Please!” Etoile gave
Lynx the Jade. “My tribe went off to find something called ‘kelp’ in some place called Pacific
Ocean since great grandma Maize has been sick and only ‘kelp’ is able to cure her,” said Etoile.
Lynx looked at Rebecca. Rebecca explained,” ‘kelp’ is a kind of plant in the oceans.” Lynx looked
at Etoile and gave her a bottle full of disgusting and slimy green liquid. “This is what your great
grandma Maize needs, pleased also send her this letter,” said Lynx. Etoile thanked Lynx and went
back into the yurt.
“What did you give Etoile?” asked Rebecca on the way back to the yurt. “Kelphine, something
