Fiction: Group 3
New Tales of the Pearl River Delta
HKUGA College, Leung, Brioni - 13, Fiction: Group 3
i, guys. I am Jessie and I am the boss of the world’s most famous company-----
Environmental Friendly. I’m sure you have heard of this before, but do you know why
I
established this office? Let me tell you my secret, but don’t tell anyone else.
When I was 12 years old, I lived in Guang Zhou. It was modern but it has been polluted. When I sneezed,
my pure white tempo tissue turned coal black. One day, when I left school, I walked pass a garden and saw
a small box in the grassland. I picked it up and opened the box as my curiosity got the better of me.
Suddenly, something was pulling me into the box. I was so scared that I closed my eyes and I felt myself
sliding down really quickly. I screamed and screamed. It was even scarier than riding a roller coaster. After
a few seconds, I landed on something soft.
I slowly opened my eyes and found myself lying on a flowerbed. I stood up and looked around. I had
never been to this place before. It was a really beautiful place, with a blue sky and birds singing merrily. Far
away, I saw a woman sitting on a bench, so I ran towards her. She might know where I was. The woman
seemed to be gorgeous originally, but her flowing white hair made her face seemed dull and dim. She was
weeping sadly as I approached her, so I sat next to her and asked, “Madam, why are you crying?” I offered
her a tissue which was tucked in my pocket.
“Thank you, dear,” she sobbed.
“Where are you come from? I don’t think I’ve seen you before.”
“I am Jessie and I am from Guang Zhou. What’s your name, madam?” I asked.
“You are from Pearl River Delta. It has been seriously polluted, isn’t it?” she asked, crying even harder.
“Well, it’s not really serious…” I began.
“You don’t have to comfort me. I know everyone in Pearl River Delta is having a hard time. I am Pearl,
the goddess of Pearl River Delta,” she interrupted.
“I am so sorry… your majesty. I don’t know you are a goddess,” I said nervously, bowing to Pearl
immediately.
“It’s okay, sit next to me and you can call me Pearl. You made me feel much better by listening to me,”
Pearl said, so I sat next to the goddess and asked her why she was crying.
“Well, let me tell you what happened, my friend. My father was the god of Pearl River Delta, but he died
a year ago…” she said.
“Wait a moment, gods actually die?” I asked, “A lot of myths declared that gods and goddess are mortal.”
“That is what they say in stories. However, in reality, gods and goddess die,” she replied calmly.
“Therefore, as I am the eldest child of his, I became the goddess of Pearl River Delta. For a long time, I
tried to make this place a non-polluted place. Everyone can farm and have fresh air to breathe every day.”
“However, a few weeks ago, I went on a vacation. I gave my brother the authority to rule the Pearl River
Delta while I was away.”
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