Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction Group 2 -1 2019 | Page 192

1406 February 27th
5 Months Later
We’ve just had a shipwreck. I was just walking around the ship. But then, we hit
something. It was something cold! One of my crew members called “Cheung Sha”
yelled, “Iceberg!” The ship flipped, and went into the depths of the sea. I saved this diary
just in time! We all hopped into different lifeboats. We then made it to a island. I took
roll call. Thankfully, no one was missing. But there were 4 broken arms. I helped push
them back into place. We sent 4 crew members to get help. They went in our only
lifeboat. Meanwhile, we sent 5 crew members to look for food, and the rest of us got the
fire ready.
1406 March 01st
I found some animals on this island. They look like birds, but can’t fly. They are
grey, and have yellow beaks. I’m calling them “Penguin”s. We had to eat fish on this
island to survive. And it’s very cold here when it’s supposed to be spring. But somehow,
we’re surviving! I think I should call this place “Antarctica”. We found people living
here. We traded our leftover silk for food. They were very nice. They wore wool coats,
and spoke English. We had a crew member who was a translator, and he translated the
words for us. We talked about why we were here, what it was like in “China” and
“Antarctica”. This place was originally called “Icy”, but they liked our idea and changed
it to “Antarctica” instead. They also decided to call themselves the “Antarcticans”.
1406 March 02nd
Meanwhile, we decided to explore “Antarctica”, so the Antarcticans gave us a
tour. Later, they brought us to see their leader. He was called “Nick”. We told him our
story, and he told us theirs. The Antarcticans were originally explorers from “Frosty
Island”, but then on a trip to “Kinda Amazing Island”, their ship somehow hit a iceberg,
and the Antarcticans managed to survive with the help with some penguins (The penguins
made a little drawbridge with ice). Their lifeboat went missing, so they were stranded.
They had been living in “Antarctica” ever since. They were homesick. I said, :“When
our helpers came back with a ship, we could take you guys with us!’’ “ Sure!”
1406 September 03rd
6 Months Later
At last! Our 4 crew members who we sent to find help has came back! They
brought back:
- 1 new ship named Bing;
- 80 pieces of silk;
- Food;
They said they discovered a place called “Tasmania”. We said “Bye”, to the penguins, and
climbed aboard the ship with the Antarcticans.