Fiction: Group 3
The Three Cities
Renaissance College, Chow, Theodore - 13, Fiction: Group 3
nce upon a time, there were three cities - Guangzhou, Macau and Hong Kong, where their
people lived harmoniously together. There was no conflict, no argument and no war among
them, for they shared the great power of the Pearl, which allowed their people to have riches
beyond their wildest dreams. This precious pearl was located in a vault on a deserted island in between the
three cities. Surrounding the vault was a magnificent bridge, which connected the three places.
Although they had benefited from the power of the Pearl for nearly 100 years, each of these cities began to
see their own problems. The Macanese gambled all the time; Guangzhou people played tricks on others in
order to make more profits; and Hong Kongers were never happy with what they had. Although they got
all the riches in the world, their greed had cast a spell on their land. No flowers could blossom in the land
of greed. The people of Guangzhou thought that if they could have the Pearl to themselves, all their
problems would be gone. But so did the other two cities.
The ruling party of Guangzhou came up with a plan to steal the Pearl, at the celebration of the 100th Year
of Peace. While they were planning how to steal the Pearl from the high security vault, Hong Kong was
organizing a huge feast for the celebration, and Macau was preparing for a big show of fireworks. Down
below, the Pearl God, in the depths of the bay, had been listening with keen ears.
“Chairman Jiang, you will greet the people of Guangzhou and the other cities, while I will sneak into the
vault and steal the Pearl,” explained General Xi. “It will be a perfect plan!” he added.
“They will never see it coming,” exclaimed Chairman Jiang.
Meanwhile, in Hong Kong, the generals were deciding what food to bring to the celebration. “What about
some pudding or fruit punch?” asked Secretary Lam.
“I was thinking more down the lines of glass noodles and dumplings,” replied Governor Leung.
“Actually, I think that we should make deserts and pastries!”
“This conversation is getting us nowhere!” exclaimed Governor Leung. “We should focus on the security of
the Pearl instead of what we are going to eat!”
In Macau, the fireworks were being shipped to the island, ready to set off on the eve of the celebration. Big
boss Chui, from Macau, was fast asleep at his desk. He had already planned out the sequences and colors of
the fireworks, and choreographed 100 brilliant dancers to perfection. His day’s work was done.
On the night of the celebration of their 100th Year of Peace, the Guangzhou citizens were busy preparing
the food for the big party. Suddenly, the lights flickered and went off. Fireworks flew up into the night sky
and decorated the sky full of stars with a thousand shimmering colors. The Guangzhou people all clapped in
awe. “This is brilliant!” whispered Governor Leung to Secretary Lam.
“Yes, Chairman Chui has done it again.”
After the last firework, dancers came in and filled the bridges. They spun and jumped and leaped in unison
while streams of confetti tumbled down from the ceiling. Then, Chairman Jiang stepped onto the podium
and greeted everyone. “Welcome! Welcome all to the celebration of our 100th Year of Peace! ... ” The
citizens of Hong Kong, Macau and Guangzhou clapped in admiration.
Meanwhile, at the vault, everything went exactly as General Xi had planned. The citizens of Guangzhou,
Hong Kong and Macau were pre-occupied with the fireworks, the dancers, the food and Chairman Jiang’s
speech. General Xi had almost finished unlocking the vault when he heard footsteps approaching. He hid
behind a big pillar and watched as two Hong Kong governments officials walked past the vault. Suddenly,
Secretary Lam exclaimed “Look! Three of the vault’s locks are unlocked!”
“Someone must be trying to steal the Pearl!” said Governor Leung. “We must alert the guards
immediately!”
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