Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction Group 2 -1 2019 | Page 19

Zheng He and his crew went to the pirates’ ship. It was ugly with scratched off paint and cracks in
the basement but it would get them to where they were going. They were sad with what had happened to
the two crew members, but knew that they had a good life. No one would ever forget what they did to
help other people.
All of a sudden, Zheng He saw a rainbow parrot. It was beautiful and even said HELLO. The
parrot travelled with them to Cape Town.
Zheng He messaged the emperor and said “We have given 100 pirates gold but we had to give
away our ship because we did not have enough gold left.. Sadly pirates shot two of the crew.”
The emperor proudly replied “It is fine. At least you are safe and you learned how to be kind.”
Zheng He and his crew went back to Nanjing. They had a funeral for the two crew men called
Tao and Yan. Zheng He had to explain what happened to all their friends and family. He kept the parrot for
company and taught it how to speak Chinese. Zheng He planned his next mission with his new friend, the
parrot.