Fiction: Group 2
old, schools of happy fish and other river creatures swimming excitedly. I could hear dolphins chattering
clearly and the sound of a few fishing boats safe in the distance. I felt content knowing that the cities and
factories around us were no longer harming us, and I felt the clean water swirling all around me. When I
came up to the surface to breathe, I smelt flowers and grass along the riverbank again, and the air was no
longer polluted. It was even safe enough for us to swim down and visit our relatives in Shenzhen, Macau,
Zhuhai and Hong Kong. Living in the Pearl River Delta was even better than when my grandfather was
young!
Suddenly I heard a very familiar voice talking to me: “Wake up! Wake up!” it said. Both my eyes
fluttered open and I saw my brother swimming beside me. The sky above me was bright, but I was
struggling to breathe.
“I had such a wonderful dream!” I said to my brother. “Oh, how I wish it could come true.”
“Well let’s swim quickly to the surface then,” he urged. “Grandfather says he’s got a plan.”
We powered off with energy and enthusiasm and reached the surface in seconds. We were filled
with hope and excitement about how we could make the Pearl River Delta a safe home for dolphins and
other river creatures again; with the help of the humans, perhaps we can.
