A Magical Trip
St Stephen ' s College Preparatory School , Du , Clara - 11
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hristmas holiday finally started ! I wanted to decorate my house so I went up to the attic to look for some decorations . The path in the attic was really squeezed . I could see a big box far away , labelled “ Christmas things ” and ran to it when I accidentally pushed something next to me — “ ouch !” A book fell down and hit my head , and it was covered in dust . I got up rubbing my head , and the book title was “ The Crowns ”. I opened the first few pages . Suddenly , the words started flying out of the pages and they were spinning around me . They were shining so bright that they almost blinded my eyes .
A moment later , when I was able to open my eyes , I was in a village with Christmas decorations and songs everywhere and there was a huge palace in front of me . I noticed everybody was crowding around a lamppost like sardines in a can , and every one of them were dressed up nicely . I asked a lady at the back , and she said , “ Don ’ t you know ? The coronation day has been delayed ! Quick ! Go see !” I squeezed in to the crowd of people and saw a notice pinned to the lamppost . It said that the coronation day is delayed because the crowns have been stolen by the Evil Wizard of the West . I wasn ' t able to finish the last sentence when a tall guy pushed me back . Then I heard people saying , “ The person who finds them will be rewarded 5 billion dollars !” “ Is that even possible ?” Then I remembered everything ! This storybook has been my favourite when I was young . It was about a Wizard that stole the crowns for the king and queen , then he ruled over the whole kingdom . I wanted to change the ending into “ happily ever after .” , so I thought , “ why not try it out ?” The Royal Department handed out different kinds of tools to me , also some water and food . I took out the map and traced the route I had to go . First , I have to go through Mount Meverest . Then I have to go through the Wizard ’ s courtyard . Nobody ever succeeded going through , I was a bit nervous . After that I have to go through the Western Woods , then I ’ ll arrive there !
I started my journey after I prepared everything . It wasn ’ t far from the village to Mount Meverest , just around half an hour walk . The sky was already turning dark , so I found an empty cave , and took out my sleeping bag . When I was about to sleep , I saw a girl around the same age as me , standing by the door . “ May I come in ? The other caves are full …” she asked . “ Sure ! I ’ m Clara .” “ Oh , I ’ m Olivia . Are you planning to go on your own ? Or are you with someone ?” “ Oh , I actually come from another place . It ’ s called Hong Kong . We use all sorts of electronic devices to listen to music , play games , call , send messages . But I have no idea how I got here . It ’ s not early now , let ’ s talk tomorrow .”
The next morning , the familiar sound from my watch rang as usual , which frightened Olivia a bit . We talked about our family on the way to the Wizard ’ s courtyard . She told me that she has a sick mother at home , but her father spent all the money gambling , so she wanted the reward to bring her mother to see the doctor . It was a bit cold up here in the mountain , but it had a nice view . I was so mad that I didn ' t bring my phone — it ’ s still charging in my room . After a few hours , we finally on the other side of the mountain .
Next , it really was the most challenging part — the Wizard ’ s courtyard . We saw a lot of people holding their favourite things and they couldn ' t stop whatever they were doing . And skulls were lined up nicely on the side which frightened both of us . Suddenly there were cotton candy , chocolate , donuts , and all of my favourite food . My left hand was pulling Olivia ’ s arm and my right hand is trying to cover my whole face and resist the food in front of us . At last , I failed and I just went ahead and started to eat the cotton candy . It actually felt like I was in heaven . And when I was about the take another bite of the cotton candy — ‘ AHHHHHHHH !” I screamed so loudly . There was a bee on it ! I remembered every bad experience for me with insects , and the cotton candy reminded me of a bunch of earthworms , the chocolate was ants crawling on mud .