Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction Group 1 | Page 69

Molly and Zheng
St Stephen's College Preparatory School, Lai, Hailey - 6
Once upon a time, a mermaid named Molly was living on the coastline near Thailand. She was only 16
years old. One day, Molly looks out of the window of her dolphin house when she hears a huge sound,
‘BANG!’ After a while, a sailor looking man sailing on a small boat containing many shimmering jewels and
gems approaches. Molly is afraid this man is a pirate who wants to take away her treasures, so she swims
quickly to find her best friend, the little penguin, Snowflake.
Snowflake is a very clever boy who loves to help other to solve problems. He is very familiar with
all the dangers that appear in the sea, he is a good helper to all the sailing ships, that is why he is so well
known to all the sailors when their ships are having trouble.
When Snowflake gets to Molly’s dolphin house, he was so amazed. “Admiral Zheng! Is that you?
Am I dreaming?” said Snowflake.
“Hello Snowflake! It is nice to see you again. I am coming to say thank you for helping my sailing
team many years ago. Remember, you helped us escape from the gigantic tsunami? You helped us survive!”
said Zheng.
Snowflake felt astounded that he could see Admiral Zheng again. When Molly and Snowflake
looked out from the coastline, Zheng was leading his tremendous sailing fleet to bring food, valuables and
most of all, love to them. Zheng’s biggest dream is to make friends with everyone in the world.
Molly and Snowflake invited Admiral Zheng and his fleet, Land of Paradise to have a party before
they set sail to other places. At the party, Molly’s best friends, the three monkeys – Do, Re and Me, did
their favourite tricks for the sailors. All the sailors enjoyed the tricks and were very willing to give the
moneys bananas as rewards. After the monkeys show, Admiral Zheng showed them all how to design their
ships in a clever way to avoid sinking. He told tales of of all the funny things that happened in their sailing
adventures. All people on the Land of Paradise were having a great time, telling to stories, watching tricks
and listening to the seagulls sing.
When the sun rose the next day, Molly was the first one up. She felt a little bit different and felt her
tail that was heavier than usual. She heard a voice telling her to get up and walk. She looked down and her
tail had disappeared. With her two new gifts, she was able to marry Zheng He and sail around the world
with him, bringing love and hope to the world.