New Journey to The West
Yew Chung International School Chongqing , Yoon , Hyunseo - 11
Whoosh- the wind blew through the window as I shivered inside my bedroom . It was midnight . I ’ ve never been awake at this time ! Today is an exception , my grandfather said . Worried , I asked “ Um ... what are we doing ?” On the other hand , though , I was curious . “ SHHH … quiet .” Grandfather whispered slightly , “ Okay , now let me talk .” I nodded . “ Now , I don ’ t want to waste our time because I know that we will need a lot of time . It is just that I am here to tell you a brief story . Long , long one . Do you know the Chinese traditional story , ‘ Journey to The West ’?” “ Yes .” I replied , “ In fact , you were the one who told me , weren ’ t you ?” “ Oh . Right . If you listened well , you would know that they had 81 difficulties . Sorry , but you are wrong . They had 82 , instead . After telling all 81 stories , they were so humble that they didn ’ t want more reputation , and they think nobody knows … but I do . And you will do too after 10 minutes or so .” Grandpa explained . “ Covered in a deep darkness caused by a horrible storm , I was hiding in my hut when the master and his four faithful friends were dashing through Forest Woody , towards and towards the South . ‘ OH NO !’ I thought . I ’ ve lived there for decades , and I know almost everything while growing up and living in this forest . At the end of Forest Woody , where nobody dares to go , lives a heartless , ruthless monster with ten dirty , sharp claws which will destroy everything but nothing . His enormous body was covered in navy-blue furs , and the only thing we could see from his body was his big yellow eyes , gleaming with light even when it was extremely dark . His name was … Bunny .” Grandpa told me . “ bunny … B-U-N-N-Y ?” I questioned in disbelief . “ Oh , yes , I know it is a totally dumb name for such a monstrous creature , but you won ’ t be able to laugh after I tell you that it stands for … B : bloodcurdling one , U : uncivilized one ! N : nobody survived from this N : never seen creature … and Y : you should be aware of it !” grandpa singed . “ Oh no !” I cried sadly . “ Oh yes ,” grandpa said , “ and I think you might have to lower your voice . Now may I continue ?” he sounded a little bit interrupted . Then he continued … “ They , the master and his four friends , didn ’ t know anything . At the just right time , or should I say the just wrong time , BUNNY was hungry . It would have sounded more alike if I said ‘ starving to death ’ actually . RROOAAARRRRRRRR ! A huge , enormous roar filled the whole forest with silence . And when this giant monster appeared , the travelers just could stare at him , at loss of words . BUNNY lifted up his foot over the master and let go of his foot . THUMP ! Frightened , the master ran away screaming , leaving a single inch between himself and the giant monster . The monkey king realized that his master was in danger , so he quickly stretched his stick aiming at the monster ., ready to defeat him . Unexpectedly , BUNNY swiped at the long-stretched stick . With a swipe of his claws , the magic stick was broken in half ! Monkey King stared at his broken stick , unable to believe that someone had broken it … in half . Then in no time , one monkey , one pig , and plus a horse was kicked far away by the monster . He was hungry , but he was more eager to eat quickly without being disturbed . Now there were two people left , frightened and horrified . But they knew they weren ’ t supposed to stay there forever , waiting for the monster to stomp all over them and get his vacant tummy full . They had to do something . First , the master attracted BUNNY ’ s attention , bold and daring . ‘ Please , please turn around .’ He thought . The master yelled and yelled , as loud as possible to get his attention . Finally , the giant monster slowly turned his head backwards . I could see his anger just from his eyes . Second , the master bravely screamed out loud , ‘ You weird , overgrown creature ! Catch me if you can !’ Now that was when BUNNY totally lost his temper and started chasing an itsy-bitsy tiny creature he never even met before . What BUNNY didn ’ t know is that it all was part of their plan ! Fortunately , a vine was seen in a distance . ‘ AAA !!!!’ Swinging , Sha He Shang screamed . He had come to save the master ! He swung from the longest vine I ’ ve ever seen , and then kicked the middle of BUNNY ’ s eyes . He was daring , wasn ’ t he ?” grandpa exclaimed delightfully . “ But ,” grandpa became serious , “ something happened , something nobody expected . BUNNY grabbed the vine , ripped it from the tree , and started to eat it ! Gobble , gobble . Before Sha He Shang could just jump down letting go of the vine , BUNNY ate half of the vine , leaving twelve feet between him and the ground .