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again. And sure enough, it was beaming happily. She knew somehow, they belonged together. Just then, the
manager of the fish market came stomping in, shouting clamorously. “Put that dolphin down!”
Ariel ran off with Alvina.
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Ariel and Alvina ran and camouflaged themselves in a hidden corridor. “Come on,” Ariel persuaded the
dolphin. “Alvina, just…um…give me a hand.” The girls had brought the rosy coloured dolphin and have
been stuffing it furiously into Ariel’s swimming bag ever since. “That’s your idea, not mine.” signed Alvina,
who was not in a helpful mood. “Just push her in.” Alvina said and gave the creature a hard squeeze.
Instantly, Ariel’s swimming bag popped. Ariel shrieked. “Nevermind that, AJ. You gotta get going.”
Ariel sheltered the dolphin safely in her bag and sat on the windowsill. She had dumped a little amount
of water in her swimming bag just to let the dolphin survive. Ariel took a deep breath and kicked off the
wall. She was desperately trying to obscure under the branches, but the dolphin kept letting out a highpitched
scream. This eventually gave her away, and she was regrettably found.
Chapter Five
Meanwhile, Alvina was getting into a fit with the manager. Alvina was desperately trying to allure the
manager with her designer dress, trying to get his attention off the dolphin, whilst the manager was trying to
get to Ariel. Ariel squeezed into a bush. She climbed down the walls and leaped on a branch of a tree. Ariel
was finally free, thanks to Alvina.
Ariel and the dolphin were rushing, going towards a library. Soon every book were checked. In one
book, it said:
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The pink dolphin, known as the Chinese white dolphin, were found in Greater Bay Area, GBA and mostly
around the smaller Peng Chau island, Lantau Island and the Soko islands in Hong Kong. After the
construction of the bridge to Macau, pink dolphins became one of the endangered animals. Recent studies
show that there are only about 100-140 pink dolphins left. The Pearl River estuary (around Lantau Island
and Peng Chau), is the best sightseeing place.You can see the creatures up close in Dolphinwatch.
Ariel opened her notebook and took some notes.
-Chinese white dolphin (an endangered species)
-Lantau Island
-100-140
-GBA
Ariel layed down and slumbered softly with the dolphin. They cuddled closely and finally drifted into
dreamland.
Chapter Six
The Metro station was a few miles away. Ariel and the dolphin took a trip from Lok Ma Chau to Lantau
Island, about half an hour after they arrived at Lantau Island. Ariel unloaded the dolphin as it was easier to
satisfy it to get out of the swimming bag rather than stuffing it in. She drained the water from her swimming
bag and sat on the shore. The sun shined down on Ariel’s face as tears flooded down her eyes. “Goodbye
dolphin, goodbye.” Ariel said, trying to fight back her tears. The dolphin squirmed, and gripped tightly on
Ariel. “The manager was wrong, we belong together. And we will now.” And so they did.