Fiction: Group 3
how to speak and was very skinny. She tried to bring him to her father, but the boy did not want to leave
the bear and its cubs behind. Therefore, the girl brought the bear family along with them.
The father, who was working as a doctor, asked the boy for his name and age, but he could not answer as he
was mute. The father provided the boy with nutritious food and medicine as well as taught him how to
speak and read. The boy also did not know how to put on his clothes because he never wore clothes before.
He would wear his pants on his head, wear his clothes on his legs, and then wander off to the park. He even
tripped over a rock as his pants blocked his eyes. Luckily, he only scraped his arm and knees. The father
named the boy “Leo” and taught him how to read his name and that of his daughter, who was named
“Sarah.” The father taught Leo different things every day and let him go to the nearby park to socialize with
the other children. As time went by, the children became close to Leo, who they thought was very cute and
sweet. The elders also liked Leo for his polite and respectful attitude. Sarah would also help Leo with his
talking or reading whenever he could not make any progress in his learning.
Aside from learning how to speak and read, Leo also had difficulty in adapting himself to modern life.
Luckily, Sarah helped him grow accustomed to his daily life. Similarly, adapting to a new life was not very
easy for the bears. The father fed them with meat or salmon three to four times a day and built a small hut
for the bear family.
After 10 years, Leo made great progress in his speaking and reading skills and was able to speak proper
English and Chinese. One day on the beach, Leo went down on his knees and asked Sarah if she wanted to
marry him. He also prepared a beautiful necklace made from the pearls that he had collected over the years
as a token of love to Sarah. A few days later, Sarah married Leo, and the cubs were invited as the page boy
and flower girl of the couple. The wedding was a sweet moment for the family. Leo and Sarah went to the
beach every day to collect pearls for making accessories. They would then sell these accessories to make
money. They also helped clean the river for the water to become clear, so that the river become a
wonderful place for diving again. They also frequently visited the dolphin that had become a mother of two.
Since then, Sarah, Leo, and the bear family lived happily in the estuary of the Pearl River Delta.
