Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction 1-2 | Page 311

The Last Three Monsters Before Nalanda
Hong Kong Baptist University Affiliated Secondary and Primary School , Lai , Joan – 11
The three monks have almost arrived Nalanda . They only has to pass a desert to reach it . Halfway across the desert , they met a girl and a cow , which is a cow-tiger-falcon-elephant .
“ I ’ m so hungry ” whined Pigsy ” can ’ t we just eat that cow ?” The girl somehow gave Monkey a bad feeling . But the blue eyes of the girl seemed to cast a spell on him .
“ No way !” shrieked the girl “ I love Lungsan ! Do you have any food ? I ’ m starving .” “ Are you crazy ?! We don ’ t have any food , girl ”
“ Don ’ t be rude , Pigsy . You can follow us out of this desert ?” said Xuanzang .
“ Lungsan can ’ t walk now . And because she is so old , there is no milk . I guess I ’ ll just follow you guys . My name is Lili ,” sighed Lili .
“ Ok ” said Sandy . “ Yay !” cheered Lili . They got out of that desert . “ Yay !” cheered Sandy “ Look ! There is a cottage ! There must be food !” shouted Pigsy . Indeed , there was a cottage . “ Let ’ s go in ” suggested Lili .
“ But there is something weird …” muttered Monkey . But the other monks followed Lili and went in already , so Monkey followed them .
“ Hello ?” Lili cried . “ Hi sweetie ” a man said . “ Did anyone want to buy that cow ?” asked a woman , which Xuan Tsang guessed is her mother . “ No , me and Lungsan got lost and got in a desert . We met these monks ” said Lili . “ Well done , Lili ,” praised the man . “ What do you mean ?” asked Sandy . “ Lili have lured you into a trap . Prepare to die !” sneered Lungsan .
“ Wait , what ? A talking cow ?!” shrieked Pigsy . “ Actually , I ’ m not a cow ” the cow began to change in front of Monkey ’ s very eyes . In three seconds , it has turned into a bloodthirsty half cow , half tiger , half falcon , and half elephant . Darkness surrounded it like poisonous gas . The man and woman began to change to , and they transformed into the creature Lungsan is now . The only difference is , the “ man ” has ice surrounding it , and the “ woman ” has fire surrounding it . Lili looks the same as she normally does , except she has turned into a teenager and everybody saw a strong lavender magical aura surrounding her . Lili looks ashamed of what she has done .