Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction Group 2 -1 2019 | Page 20

The Generous Pirate
Chinese International School, Lau, Isabelle - 8
Kapow! came from the wooden ship, floating close to shore.
What was that? I wondered, almost dropping my fishing line in shock.
“Arrr, matey!’’a man yelled across. It was a pirate! I felt a little scared - although he seemed friendly
enough.
“This is the most exciting part of my life’’ the pirate screamed.“Today is my seventh journey!’’
I wondered where they were going and what he meant by the seventh journey.
“We are going to India” the pirate told me. “The people there use all their gold to buy things they need.
But they have so little and need more!’’
While they were in India, when the pirates were walking…..
“Wahhhhh!!!!!!! Mommy doesn’t have enough gold!’’ a baby suddenly cried out.
“Oh, you poor little baby! I will give you some gold. Well, maybe even some silk!’’ the kind captain said.
“Thankyou! Thankyou! We don’t have enough silk to make shirts!’’ the baby’s mommy said, suddenly
feeling relieved.
The pirate gave the woman gold and silk and said “You’re welcome!”
She felt so happy when she heard those words and wanted to thank him again.
The pirate went to more houses to give gold and silk to the villagers. Now they could buy whatever they
wanted.
“All right, everybody who is with me….. let’s go back on our ship and celebrate!’’
There was cake and fruit for everyone to eat. Everyone felt so happy and free to FINALLY have a party on
a pirate ship.
Suddenly, in the middle of the celebration, somebody accidentally pressed the “Explode” button and there
were colorful things flying through the air. They were curly and wavy, with many different colors on them.
The captain stopped. He looked angry but curious. His face was red but his eyes were wide open.
“Why did you press that button?’’ the captain asked.
“Uhhh….., it was an accident sir! I accidentally pressed that button and now things are floating in the air’’
the crew member who had pressed the button answered.
“I LOVE IT!!!!!! It is AMAZING!’’ the captain yelled out to his crew. “THIS IS THE BEST DAY OF MY
LIFE!’’
The captain became known as “THE SEVENTH JOURNEY CAPTAIN.’’ When he passed away, his
crew would put flowers next to his grave. They missed him very much.