New Journeys to the West
Yaumati Catholic Primary School , Kwan , Zeu - 9
About 1400 years ago , after the Tang monk Xuanzang and his three disciples had retrieved the holy scriptures in the West , they traveled back to China on a Wukong ’ s cloud . It was a clear and sunny day . Suddenly , a violent storm blew up . Wukong ’ s cloud was rocked by powerful winds and a weird looking cloud straight headed for them . It whipped them inside a waterspout and they finally disappeared in the mysterious Devil ’ s Triange .
In China , there was great chaos and disorder in the Chinese Empire . The ruler of the heavens , Jade Emperor wanted to destroy the empire . Chinese Emperor grew increasingly desperate and was seriously ill . “ Without the Holy Scriptures , my empire will be ruined by the Jade Emperor . I must find someone brave and intelligent enough to fetch the Holy Scriptures !” He posted notices all over the world . The emperor asked his cleverest son to choose . After reading a million applications from all over the world , he found his favorite comic figures ’ application . He chose Snoopy , Garfield and Bart Simpson . They came to the palace immediately .
“ Your Majesty , my supper dish can turn into a sturdy force field and my silver spoons can turn into all kinds of weapons ,” Snoopy said . “ My giant fork can make fire and water ,” Garfield followed . “ My skateboard can appear into any kind of transport ,” Bart added .
The next day , three travelers made their way to the west to find the Tang monk and fetch the great scriptures . They were using Bart ’ s skateboard to cross China . When they came to the Himalayan mountains , a group of Yetis chased them up a mountain . One of the Yetis tried to step on them . “ Come and hide in my gigantic supper dish !” Snoopy yelled . The Yeti grabbed the dish and hurled them up at the sky . They saw that they were going to fall into one of the Yetis ’ mouth . The Yeti gobbled them up . When they fell into Yeti ’ s stomach , Garfield stuck out his fork and spray it with fire . The Yeti exploded and they flew out safely in Snoopy ’ s force field .
Some days later , they came upon a vast forest . Suddenly , they saw a Bigfoot behind the tree . It looked like a bear . “ Hey you come here , I heard you made my cousin explode last month ,” He walked over to them . Suddenly he threw a net made of vines over them . He bundled them over his back like a sack of potatoes . Snoopy turned one of his spoon into a knife and cut open the net . Then they put rocks into the Bigfoot ’ s net and ran away quietly .
One day , they came to a sea . Bart turned his skateboard into a boat and they used Snoopy ’ s spoons as oars . Garfield saw a sleek vessel flying a black flag with a skull and crossbones glided up behind them . Fierce looking men boarded their ship . They carried cutlasses . They even had daggers between their teeth ! The pirates dragged them onto their ship . They met the ship ’ s captain . He wore fancy clothes and a lot of jewellery . He took away their belongings and said “ Send the little brat to the kitchen to cook but leave the dog and fat cat to catch rats .”
At dinner time , Bart cooked a fabulous dinner . One of the pirates was so surprised he yelled out , “ Shiver Me Timbers !” After the meal , all of them fell asleep because Bart had put sleeping powder into their wine . Bart ran to the treasure room . He took back their belongings and also took some of their ill-gotten jewels before they left .
After several months of sailing , they nearly reached the Dragon King of the Western Sea . They dived into the sea . When they got to the bottom of the sea , they saw there were lobster and crab soldiers holding spears and tridents in front of the palace . The soldiers took them to the great hall . The King ’ s throne was made of gold and silk and studded with jewels . Then , the king came out . He was in the form of a human . He was dressed in rich silks and he wore a crown carved out of a diamond and a pearl necklace . “ My Highness , may I ask you where the Tang Monk is ?” Bart asked . “ They are trapped in the Bermuda Triangle .” The King answered . “ My Majesty , would you be so kind to lend us a magic weapon to drain the water of Bermuda triangle to save the Tang Monk and retrieve the Holy Scriptures ?” Snoopy asked . “ This magic bottle can help you . Good luck !” Dragon King said . After they gave the Dragon King some of their jewels , they left .