Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction 1-2 | Page 399

Journey to the East
Quarry Bay School, Hung, Giselle - 8
“I
will send you away from my temple if you behave so mischievously, monk! Then, you will have
no training!”The sound of the desperate yelling of the temple leader made the monk cover his
ears.The badly behaved monk sighed, annoyed.
Meanwhile, on a mountain, a monkey burst out of a rock, made of the sun and stars. He was brave and
strong but polite and gentle. Soon, he was well known by other monkeys that lived around the peak.
Late at night, the naughty monk sneaked up on his master and nearly shocked him to death! The master was
furious! He sent the monk and his companions out of his training temple. Before they stepped outside, the
master added “ If you take these scrolls for me to return to China, I will keep training you.
Then, the monk decided to take the scrolls but not have training. The master was amazed by what he chose.
He said “ Find a person that will accompany you.The master took a glance at the woods. A talking monkey
was coming out and he said “ I heard you talking earlier. I have decided to join the monk on his journey to
China.”
The group soon set off to China. The monk decided to call himself the Monk King.
Soon, the monkey realised how impolite the monk was and suggested to dump him. The Monk King
laughed rudely and agreed, sniggering whilst he was talking.
During the time when the monkey was absent, Monk King and his clan did lots of mischievous
things.Things like stealing the sea dragon’s mighty weapon and scaring away the villagers and taking away
their soft silk clothing.
When they started to exit India, they passed the mighty buddha. The master had sent him a message to be
careful of the naughty monk.
When the monk finally tried to steal the buddha’s crown, he got angry and pressed him down to the ground
with his hand. He replaced it with a heavy mountain and put a magic flower so the mountain would not
crack over time. The monk pushed and pushed, but the rock would not budge.
One day, the monkey passed by. He saw the monk and said “ What happened? I can see that you are under
a big rock.” The monkey saw the flower and took it off. Suddenly, the monk exploded out of the rock.
The monkey said “ Since I saved you, you have to come with me to India.” The monk reluctantly agreed.
Monk King said goodbye to his friends and started off on the journey. Suddenly, the monkey stuck his
fingers into his mouth. A sharp sound came out through the sides of his mouth.
“Hey!”The monk grimaced at the loud voice. Without being noticed, a horse as white as a dove raced out
of the forest. “You first.” The monkey said politely “You first.”Without thanking him the monk pushed the
monkey away and jumped onto the horse.
They arrived at a long river. The monkey said “ Follow the river, I know the way.It takes a few months to
get to the end.” The monk tugged the horse in the direction and they started walking. “Careful, there are
gigantic water dragons here,” The monk replied “I can keep you safe.”
They walked and walked and walked for a long time. The monk complained a lot about the uncomfortable
saddle and his heavy backpack. The monkey sighed, annoyed and impatient. He was a little gloomy that he
had to go on the trip with this monk. Now he regretted he choice of asking the monk to come with him.
What a shame that this monk had such terrible behaviour!
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