Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction Group 1 | Page 7

New Tales of the Ming Treasure Voyages
Creative Primary School, Fung, Michelle - 8
I am Captain Ariana, a graceful voyager aged 23. I especially like hunting for treasure and sharing it with my
crew. Everyone called us ‘Ming Treasure Voyages Fleet’.
One day, I was ordered to see Emperor Shan with my assistant, Cora. Shan said, “Good day, Captain
Ariana. I have a little mission for you.”
“What kind of mission?” I asked.
“Last time I dreamt of my father who told me to get the rainbow seashell from the sea world
‘AQUARALL’. The rainbow seashell has the technology to show how to make ships, speedboats and even
submarines. Once you know the technology, I will promote you to be the leader and give you more people
to build bigger teams. To enter the sea world, you have to get three keys from Africa, India and Arabia.”
We set off to the first stop, Africa. The African people greeted us gracefully. We explained to them the
purpose of our voyage. “Good day, young lady! Let me bring you to our village where the Drum Dance
Challenge is held.” an old man replied. We followed him and found other teams there too. “These are the
rivals you must defeat to be prized the key.” the old man reminded us. After all drum dances ended, the
results came out and…..we won! We got the heart-shaped key.
We sailed off to the second stop, India. There, we saw women in pretty dresses. One of them spoke, “Hello
my dears, I bet you are here for the Silk Embroidery Competition to win the special key.” We nodded then
followed her. All rivals started sewing when the bell rang. Luckily, we won again and got the star-shaped
key. Off we went to the last stop, Arabia.
We followed the town’s people to the Coffee Making Race. I told my crew that I did not know how to
make coffee. Cora spoke up, “Captain, I have been studying how to make coffee for years. I can make it if
you allow me.” When the race ended, we all smelled aroma from Cora’s cup. The judge announced, “The
winner is…..Cora!” We were given the seashell-shaped key.
Finally, we could enter the sea world ‘AQUARALL’ with three keys. There we saw a sea turtle guarding
the rainbow seashell. It said, “Hi, I am the wise lord turtle. I know you want the rainbow seashell, but to
trade, you must turn in the three keys.” The wise lord turtle put three keys together which magically turned
into one big shining pink pearl.
The wise lord turtle continued, “A creature in our kingdom had stolen the pink pearl and broken it into
three keys. Now we can save our kingdom. Thank you!”
Back at Emperor Shan’s palace, we reported, “Your Majesty, we accomplished the mission successfully.
“Well done! I will carry out my promise” Shan said.
Being a leader, I was ready to learn the technology to make different transportations to build the strongest
‘Ming Treasure Voyages Fleet’ ever.