Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction Group 1 | Page 6

New Tales of the Ming Treasure Voyages
Creative Primary School, Chan, Kavan - 8
In the Ming Dynasty, the Yong Le Emperor initiated the construction of the treasure fleet. He asked Zheng
He to lead the fleet to get treasures from different countries.
Zheng He first went to Vietnam and made friends with the king. The king welcomed Zheng He's treasure
fleet with elephants to ride to his kingdom. He gave them pearls and precious stones.
Next, Zheng He led the treasure fleet to India, but while going to India, they met large waves and nasty
pirates. They fought the pirates and won, but failed to catch the leader. When they arrived in India, the
ruler of India gave them a vase, baskets of pineapples, silk and ivory.
After their voyage to India, they went to Africa where they brought animals like leopards, ostriches, giraffes
and zebras.
On the sixth journey, they met those nasty pirates once again. However, this time it was not only a few
men, but an army. Zheng He was losing and just when all hope was gone......Bam! An elite team of heroes
came from another dimension to stop the fight. There was a knight named Blast Zone, Wash Buckler the
pirate, a tornado birdman who went after the name Wet Ranger, Magna Charge the robot, a wizard known
as Hoot Loop, a cowboy named Rattle Shake, 3 martial artists: Stink Bomb, Night Shift and Fire Kraken
and last but not least, a skier named Freeze Blade.
They fought side by side with Zheng He and captured the leader together.
They finished the seventh journey and went to China, where Zheng He said goodbye to the Swap Force.
When Zheng He sent the gifts to the Yong Le Emperor, he thanked them and the Swap Force and was very
impressed with their success on the voyages.