Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction 4-7 2019 | Page 314

New tales of the Ming Voyages
Korean International School Springboard, Lin, Adrian - 13
A long time ago in Shanghai, there was a 13 year old girl named Mei Mei who lived with her parents Ama
and Apa. One day, she met Zheng He the famous Admiral for the emperor. When she met Zheng He, she
asked him to take her to Thailand to explore.
When they arrived in Thailand, they went to a pirate ship to explore. She saw a lot of golden coins in the
treasure chests! She then stole the coins so that she could give them to the poor people. But, the pirates
stopped Mei Mei because she was stealing the coins. Mei Mei gave back the coins and she felt sorry, and
explained to the pirates that she was trying to give coins to the poor people. After Mei Mei gave the money
back, she travelled back to China with Zheng He.
When Mei Mei travelled back to China, she told her parents about what happened in Thailand. Her parents
said “You can’t steal money! You need to work hard to make money for yourself!” Mei Mei then studied
hard to become an Admiral. After she became an Admiral, she made money for herself so that she could
give it to the poor people. She felt very happy to give money to the poor people. She was also excited to
become an Admiral so she could explore different countries. She went to Japan, Korea, Singapore, India and
Africa to learn about their cultures.
New Stories of the Ming Treasure Voyages
Korean International School Springboard, Lowther, Jessica - 12
Once upon a time, there was a young man named Zheng He. He was clever, brave, strong and tall. He
wanted to go on a journey and explore new places. He travelled to the South to find the treasures with his
big ship. He made a big ship made out of wood and inside it had a kitchen for food. There was also a toilet,
bedroom, nurse’s room and some treasure. He started taking the boat to the south. It was a long journey. He
took two months to sail south. He stopped at an island. He saw a lot of people. A lot of people looked at
him because he was tall and had a very big ship. The people kept looking at him. The island was beautiful.
There were flowers, trees and a mountain.
He kept on walking for four hours and he found some treasure. The treasure was diamond rings, gold,
diamond necklaces and money. Suddenly, he saw a bad guy called Cotton Chicken. He stole the treasure
away. Zheng He was not afraid of Cotton Chicken because he thought that he didn’t had any power. Then
Zheng He found out that he DID have a lot of power so he was very scared, but he chose to be brave.
Then Zheng He started to try to get the treasure away from him. Zheng He had a magic guitar that could
blow people away, so he used his blowing guitar and blew Cotton Chicken away. He was proud of himself
and he walked back down for four hours and he was still not tired. Then he went to the boat and went back
to China for two months. The people were proud of him and they celebrated Zheng He because he found
the special and hard to find treasure.