Fiction: Group 1
NewTales of the Pearl River Delta
Kingston International School, Ho, Shu Lin - 6, Fiction: Group 1
ravis heard about Pearl River Delta. He wanted to see the big pearl. One day, he woke up early in the
morning. He put on a cap and started the treasure hunt.
Travis flew up in the sky and opened his big eyes to look for the pearl. "Help me, help me!" cried out the
small fish. Travis saw a heap of fish caught in some broken sticks. Travis pulled out the sticks. He saw many
colorful fish.They have white pearls on their heads. "No, no, no, they are our bright eyes", said the fish.
Travis kept on flying to look for the big pearl. He flew to the farm and saw a mountain of white beads.
“There are so many people dancing happily around the beads. These must be pearls”, he thought. The baby
pig said, "No, no, no, it's a big heap of rice".
"Moo, moo, are you looking for something white in color and precious?" asked the cow. Travis nodded his
head and looked down. He saw a bottle full of milk.Travis thought it was a pearl.
"No!" all the chickens jumped up and shouted. "Please come and look behind us", they said. Travis found
something round and hard. He saw hundreds of chickens lining up. "Jig, jig", they were singing while they
were laying eggs. Travis found thousands of eggs. They looked like a long string of pearls. But the sister pig
said, "These are nice eggs, not pearls".Travis was unhappy but he wanted to continue his journey to look for
the pearl.
Travis flew and flew, he was getting tired. Suddenly, it rained.Travis flew faster and faster to hide himself in a
tree. Now he was all wet. He was resting on a branch and nearly fell asleep. He smelled something good. A
monkey was eating a banana, sitting next to him. He shared his fruit with Travis.The basket was full of fruits
from the field. Those were bananas, blueberries, oranges, pears, apples and cherries. When they were eating
fruits, the sun came out.
Monkey asked Travis, "What are you doing here?" Travis said, "I'm looking for the Pearl River Delta." "Look!
It's the Pearl River in front of you!" said the Monkey.Travis had a peep. Know what he saw? He saw the Pearl
River with glitters floating on the water! He was so surprised to see many streams, too.Travis asked, "Where is
the big pearl?" Clever Monkey replied, "All the things you have seen are the treasure from the Pearl River
Delta.They are as precious as a pearl!”
Travis laughed loudly, “Oh! All the friends I have met today, they are the treasure of the Delta. They are
pearls.”Then, he said goodbye to the Monkey. He flew happily back home where there were tall buildings. He
thought these buildings were as precious as pearls, too.The sunset was very beautiful and Travis's journey was
very exciting!
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