Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction 1-2 | Page 269

The friar threatened to kill the talking pig so the pig went to dig the hole reluctantly. He dug a shallow
hole which was not deep enough to trap the dragon since he was really lazy. Xuanzang taught him a lesson
and told him that he wouldn’t come across success by hoping it. He should give his best effort and work
hard to save himself. Then, the talking pig started digging again.
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Their plan was a great success and the dragon was trapped. Before the friar killed the dragon, the dragon
begged, ‘My wife and my son are captured by the king. It’s not my intention to kill you. I promise I’ll help
you restore the world order if you need me. Please give me a chance to compensate my fault.’ The friar
then learnt that being mercy can also help him solve the problem.
At this moment, Xuanzang suddenly said, ‘this is the end of our journey. We’ve already find the most
valuable treasure.’
I am very sure you understand that he wants to tell us we all have our own strengths and weaknesses. We
should always make good use of our talents and try to overcome our weaknesses.