Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction 12 | Page 21

The New Tales of Old Shanghai
Hong Kong Baptist University Affiliated School Wong Kam Fai Secondary & Primary School, Wong, Tse Chai
Bosco - 8
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ne day, there was Typhoon number8. Tsz Chai was at school and he couldn’t go back home. Tsz Chai was very
upset, Tsz Chai went to washroom to blow his nose, When Tsz Chai was flushing the toilet, he was flushed too.
When he woke up, he was backed to Old Shanghai.
Tse Chai walked around, everybody looked at him and laughed at him. They thought Tsz Chai was an
American because his clothes were really different. Suddenly, an American women walked out and asked, ‘Who are
you?’ Tsz Chai said, “I am Tsz Chai.” The women said, “Oh! Nice to meet you, I am Linda and why are your clothes
so different?” Tsz Chai said, “These clothes are popular in Hong Kong.” Then they became friends, Linda shown Tsz
Chai around the Old Shanghai City. Linda was Tsz Chai’s best friends.
Linda brought Tsz Chai to many different places. They went to the shopping street, they saw a variety of
traditional Chinese costumes like Qi Pao. Moreover, they ate the authentic Shanghai food -- Xiaolongbao. Linda
told Tsz Chai that XiaoLongbao was a famous food in Old Shanghai, XaoLongbao was a dumpling with soup and
pork inside. It was yummy and juicy. They walked for half a day and they felt really tired.
On the way backed to Linda’s home, all of a sudden, robber rushed out and snatched a diamond necklace from
an old lady. The robber was running as fast as he could. When Linda saw him, she ran to the robber. However, Linda
was too weak, she was caught. The robber took out a knife and shouted, “Don’t move everyone. Stay where you are!”
The robber took backed the necklace from the floor and ran away.
Tsz Chai was chasing the robber. They ran into an abandon warehouse. The robber and Tsz Chai had a serious fight.
When Tsz Chai took backed the necklace, he fell and hit his head, then he fainted out.
When Tsz Chai fainted out, Linda arrived the warehouse. However, Linda couldn’t find Tsz Chai, because Tsz
Chai had disappeared. When Tsz Chai wake up, he was in the school’s washroom.