Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction 1-2 | Page 380
New Journeys to the West
Kowloon Tong School (Primary Section), Wong, Dresden Yu Hon - 10
“H
old your horses!” I hollered. “You don't need me to be the Monkey King. Just let
the Monk, Xuanzang carries a few bombs. When he sees a monster,...........
BOOM!”
“That's correct!” Hubert snickered. “You don't need me to be the Talking Pig either. Just let
Xuanzang carry canned food to eat.”
Other comments burst out within the group. “Yeah, you don't need me to be the Sha Monk.
Xuanzang can just use UPS....” “Exactly, you don't need me to be the White Horse. Xuanzang
can take the plane....” Before long, the whole group erupted with laughter.
Actually, we were preparing for an exciting drama on the Open Day of our school. My English
teacher, Mr. Leung, selected a number of students who are talented in English to organize and
participate in the drame. The group came together to discuss the drama details and start to put the
main parts of the script together.
“Calm down! Calm down!” I eventually managed to silence the group. “The drama is about New
Journeys to the West, right? Then, how can the main characters just disappear into the thin air?
Let's change the characteristic of the main characters and put together a brand new story with
exhilarating and remarkable twists and turns not to mention a meaningful moral!”
“Certainly!” Hubert agreed. “How about having the Monkey King be very proficient in Kung Fu,
but is stupid at the same time? We can add some hilarious moments on him doing silly things!”
“Hmm..,” Jefferson pondered, “perhaps the Talking Pig is as smart as Stephen Hawking. He
would rather have brains over brawn, although he is still very lazy and loves eating. ”
“Besides,” James suggested, “the Sha Monk can tunnel into the ground and reappear somewhere
far away. He is a spy who can travel quickly over long distances.”
“Moreover,” Gordon continued, “the White Horse can glide in the sky!”
“Last but not the least, Xuanzang is a very benevolent person, but he is a stubborn army general
too! His pet pharse is: The law is everything!” I cried out.
After that, we split the workload. Hubert was repsonsible for designing the costumes while I wrote
the script. Everyone had a responsibility to do something for the play. I went home and started
writing the script. I put all my effort on it and did it diligently and patiently. My team mates were
very impressed with my efforts. We then held more meetings to make sure everything was
running smoothly.
Soon, the day of the play arrived. We stepped onto the stage and the drama began. Everything else
happened in a flash. I remembered the crowd drawing their breaths at the exhilarating scenes,
laughing at the hilarious scenes as we played. Before I knew it, the drama was over, and everyone
was giving us a standing ovation.