Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction 4 - 7 2018 | Page 140

Believe in Yourself
SKH Tang Shiu Kin Secondary School, Tin, Tsz Kei - 15
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Chapter 1
am Shan Country Park is located in Sha Tin where monkeys are always found. As there was
somebody caught feeding the monkeys illegally before, the monkeys are not afraid of humans
anymore. However, there was a monkey which was unlike all the others. He could understand the
language of human beings. He would run away as fast as he could even the tourists were 10 metres away
from him. People thought that he might be just another monkey living in the forests which fears humans,
but the fact wasn’t like that.
This monkey was not only afraid of humans, but also a lot of other things such as climbing trees
and picking bananas, etc. The only food source was from his parents. All of these characteristics were due to
the horrible and unforgettable experience that he had in his childhood.
When he was a little monkey, he was much weaker than all his peers. Once he wanted to challenge
himself and climb up the tree, his peers teased him. The monkey was so upset and he couldn’t climb up the
tree at the end as all his peers didn’t believe in him, making him become reluctant to try anything new
afterwards. Moreover, he was once attacked by a merciless man. Fortunately, the monkey didn’t lose his life
as he could escape with his lightning speed at the end. But trauma was hard to avoid. That’s why he