New Journeys to the West
Singapore International School ( Hong Kong ), Yuen , Sherrie - 11
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Ev , it ’ s our turn to go on !” Zac whispered to his twin sister , he was dressed up as Xuanzang , the main character from Journey to the West , with a beetroot red robe , and a rounded , red and golden crown that hung long , vine-like ribbons to his waist . His sister Evelynn , was dressed as Wenqiao , the mother of Xuanzang , in a blue white robe with flower patterns and her long hair tied in loops .
“ Alright , Zac , I ’ m ready ,” Evelynn whispered back , as she stepped onto the stage , where millions of people stared at her . “ Oh , woe is me ! I am Wenqiao , my husband has died years ago , leaving my son Xuanzang and I to fend for ourselves ,” Evelynn slightly sobbed . Just as Zac emerged from the wings , the room abruptly darkened and ran in circles , making the twins dizzy with fright , they became at a loss for words at what they were witnessing .
Finally , the twins saw light , and they became mesmerized by the scene . The willows beckoned to them with their long leaves , swaying from side to side leisurely , there was a little dusty stone path in the middle , and mountains that reached to the heavens , with the same blanket of white on the peaks .
Trot , trot , there came a sound . They soon saw a monkey , a Buddhist monk with big ears , riding a snow-white horse , and with some strange creatures coming along . “ Who are you ?” The monk asked sternly , glaring at the twins with a penetrating X-ray gaze . “ Master , I think they are evil spirits , we must fight !” The monkey held up his weapon , glaring threateningly at the twins .
“ Calm down Sun , I have a way to test them ,” the monk said and he turned to the twins , “ you two have to bring me the Buddhist scriptures from Tianzhu , India in three days , just follow the stone path . I am Xuanzang , and here are my disciples : the monkey is Sun Wukong , the pig is Zhu Bajie , this demon is Sha Wujing , and the horse is Yulong ,” Xuanzang explained briefly . After that , the twins walked along the dusty stone path .
“ Zac !” Evelynn finally burst out , “ Zac , these are the characters from the famous Chinese story , the drama story that we were doing just now !” “ Now what do we do … Ahhhhh !” Zac screamed as he stood rooted to the ground . “ Huh … Ahhhhh !” Evelynn screamed , petrified at the sight of the humongous , green troll with the hugest ax in the world . The troll had flies flying all around him and a long pimpled nose . He wore nothing except a ragged , patched cover around his bottom , his hair was covered with gross remnants of food , over here there were few bones from a carcass and over there they saw some bits of a rotten and mouldy banana peel .
“ How dare you come !” The troll thundered in a foghorn deep voice , as he tied their hands using a chain and finally locked them a cave where the trolls lived . “ Zac ! What should we do ?” Evelynn panicked and sweat ran down her face . “ I don ’ t know ! All we have are walls of stone , bones from carcasses , a shriveled tree …” “ That ’ s it ! A shriveled tree !” Evelynn cried , as she edged closer to the tree , carefully , she bit on two of the twigs and spit them out on the floor . “ Zac , using your feet , rub your twig on my twig as hard as you can , go !” Evelynn instructed , and Zac rubbed with all his might , after what seemed like eternity , they saw a spark coming out between the two pieces of wood . “ Yes , that ’ s it ! Keep going Zac !” Evelynn encouraged . “ Ughh !” Zac grunted and finally they had a fire set up , “ So , do we burn the chains now ?” “ Yup ,” Evelynn replied , “ now we need to figure out how to get out of here .” The twins used the rest of the twigs to jimmy the lock , and soon , the door was pried open . Suddenly , Zac stuck his head out and shouted , “ hey !” The troll turned around and stared hard at him , then he charged for the prison door where Zac and Evelynn stood . Just when the troll reached the prison , Zac stuck out his leg , tripping the troll , slamming the door into the prison shut and running for his life .
“ Ev , run !” Zac cried . At those words , Evelynn seemed to become broken from the spell , and helplessly ran like there was no tomorrow . Soon , they were out of the troll cave and into the open , now they had to figure where to go .