Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction 1-2 | Page 34

Adventure in the Rain Forest
Shanghai Community International School, Au, Kelly - 8
M
olly and her sister, Stacy, were playing at the park. Molly saw a tree with a golden door and a
Silver Star pattern.
“Wow!” gasped Stacy.
“Maybe it’s some kind of secret door,” Molly guessed.
“Let’s go!” said Stacy as she headed toward the door.
“Wait! What if it’s a trap?” Molly said worried.
“Oh don’t be such a scardy-cat Molly!”
“Fine.” Molly said confidently.
As Stacy started to open the door, Molly’s feet began to wobble, her hands began sweating, and her
teeth began to chatter. Then, a bright flash of light hit their eyes! When it cleared, they were no longer in
the park, they were in a place with tall trees that seems to touch the sky.
“I told you this wasn’t a good idea!” screamed Molly, and as she said that her face started to turn
red.
“Calm down Molly, we can think of this as an adventure!” said Stacy excitedly.
“Are you crazy, an adventure in the rainforest?! We need to get home.” Molly said.
“Look, there’s a boat!” Molly pointed to a rusty boat, it was covered with wet seaweed, ripped
spider webs, and dead flies.
“EWWWW!” Stacy said with her nose pinched.
“Come on Stacy, it’s our only chance!” cried Molly.
“Fine, fine, I’m coming.” Stacy said rolling her eyes.
They got in the boat, and Molly started to row with dirty paddles. She stared at Stacy, who was
enjoying the ride.
“What!?” Stacy asked.
“Aren’t you going to help me?” Molly asked frustrated.
Stacy sighed, picked up her paddles, and started rowing.
They landed their boat on a field of grass and jumped out. Molly gasped. Stacy looked up, a huge
elephant was standing there with a small elephant.
“What can we do for you?” asked the big elephant.
“Did you talk?!” Stacy asked confused.
“Yes, we are magical flying elephants and we love helping,” replied the small elephant.
“Our names are Molly and Stacy,” Molly said.
“I’m Lucy and this is my mother Lilyana.”
“What can we help you with?” asked Lilyana politely.
“Well, we are looking for a door that has a Silver Star pattern around it.” Molly said.
“Ah, we know where it is!”
“But how can we get there?” asked Molly.
“You could ride on our backs and we can fly you there!” said Lilyana.
“Awesome!” Stacy gushed as Lucy used her soft grey trunk to lift her up onto her back.
“Whoa, Whoa, Whoa,” cried Molly, “I am not getting on that thing!”
“Well, it’s our only chance to get home,” said Stacy.
Before Molly could reply, Lilyana lifted her onto her back and took off. They flew across the sky
and then landed on a soft pile of grass. Stacy looked up, it was the exact same door. The elephants let them
down and said goodbye.
“Come and visit!” called Lucy.
“We will!” Molly called back, and opened the door with a flash. This time they landed in their
room.