Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction 1-2 | Page 24

New Journey to the West
Korean International School, Han, Jiyoo - 6
O
nce upon a time, there was a giant cave and inside there was an egg. No one even knows what
would happen inside the cave. One day, when the monkey was born from the egg, everyone
was suprised and called him Brave Monkey. Suddenly an old monkey said, "The one who can
catch a tiger can be the king".
The old monkey chose Brave Monkey, then only Brave Monkey could catch a tiger by himself! He became
a real brave king. They had a feast and ate their favourite food, bananas. They laughed and giggled very
loud. And Brave Monkey found gold! He used all the gold he found as a collection. He even put them on
the floor because he might get lost and he could use the gold as a trail. One day the tiger escaped from it's
cage. The Brave Monkey said, "Leave him alone" and the tiger ran away. After that they had a celebration
for Brave Monkey. He got ten awards and medals for being brave and saving them.
Years to years, days to days, Brave Monkey grew bigger and stronger. Then Brave Monkey came back to his
home. Then Brave Monkey heard a very scary voice from under his bed. It was a dragon! But the dragon
was very friendly. Then Brave Monkey felt a little tingle in his body. His fur was all grey. And it was
because the dragon had put a spell on him. But still he was king. Plus everyone still loved him. Then one
day his friend suddenly died. He hadn't been feeling well for the past two weeks. Brave Monkey was very
lonely and sad. Then one day Brave Monkey died in his sleep. Because when Brave Monkey was sleeping,
the released tiger had eaten him.