Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction Group 2 -1 2019 | Page 249

The Legendary Treasure
Pui Ching Primary School, Khong, Cassandra - 11
“Ahoy!” I said, “let’s pack our stuff and set sail.”
The pirates waved goodbye to their family and friends, as their ships began to sail away. You would think
that we would steal from villagers and kill innocent people. But no, in fact we did the opposite. We
searched for treasure and gave some to the sailors to bring back home. We were pirates, but of the good
kind.
As we got on the Imagistic, the sea was calm and peaceful like a sleeping infant. The sky was blue and the
sun was smiling up in the sky when all of a sudden the sky turned grey and lightning flashed across.
Suddenly, our ship was pulled towards a mysterious green mist. The mist awoke thunder and lightning. The
sailors were dizzy and everything went black. When we woke up, they were on an island that looked
interesting. On the island, a few children were playing in the pouring rain. We found a hotel in the small
but welcoming town.
We stayed in the hotel for a night and afterwards, the royal guards took us to see the king and
princess.at the palace. The palace was stunning; it took our breath away. It was made of pure jade, gold and
silver. We went in and bowed to the king. Suddenly, the princess next to him caught my eye. She had long
hair which trailed down to her feet and she had big brown eyes just like my old childhood friend. I wasn’t
sure that the princess was my old friend so I waited until someone called her and said her name. Then, the
king called her Jade! She was my friend. She recognized me as well!
Jade joined our crew of pirates and we went in search for the lost treasure that no pirate had been able to
find. But I was different: I had the legendary map! The map was passed down from generation to generation
in my family, but no member of my family thought that the treasure existed. So I had to show them that I
was right.
We sailed for days and days according to the map. I was started to feel like a failure, but when I
wanted to turn back, the island came in view! We found the entrance leading to the treasure! Some mean
looking goblins were guarding the door. We offered lots of things to them but they refused. One of the
goblins spoke to me.
“What has no eyes no feet and no hands but it can clean?” the goblin said.
It was a riddle, and he would only let me pass if I answered it correctly.
“Water,” I said.
The pesky goblins let us in but also reminded us of the dangers of what is lurking inside. We went
inside, going deeper in the cave, not aware of the dangers ahead. All of a sudden, a bunch of trolls found us.
They had slimy hair and tough claws. I wasn’t the least scared because I had learned about them in my
lessons at school. They were tough looking, but they were really scared at heart. The mean looks were just
to scare us away. I screamed at them and they ran away at once!
Jade was shocked by how I scared them away, I told her these were no ordinary trolls, they were the scared
cat’s trolls, and they are almost scared of everything. We went deeper in the cave and a glimpse of shimmer
caught my eye. A pile of golden coins was lying above a rusty chest. I thought to myself, this must be the
legendary treasure!
“Hooray!” I shouted. “We found it!’’
Exhilarated, we rushed towards the chest but suddenly a giant turtle stopped in the middle of our
path.
“It said that only a member of the Cheng family can take the treasure away,” spoke the giant turtle.
“I am Caroline Cheng,” I said “A member of the Cheng family.’’
The old turtle let us take the treasure and we went back to our boat. As we sailed along the peaceful sea. All
seemed calm, until The Creamy, another pirate ship attacked us. It ordered that we put down the treasure
and hand it over, but that was an impossible thing for me. The treasure was from my great grandfather. I
wouldn’t give it up for anything in the world.
I steered the ship away as they shot bullets and bombs at us. We were scared as we weren’t sure if we could
make it. Finally, we defeated them! We steered the ship back to our home on cheerful island. Our family
and friends held a great party for us. It had a lot of food and we all had a lot of fun. We promised each other
that we would have our next adventure soon. We told our parents that we would not hurt ourselves during
the adventure. I hope our next adventure will be just as exciting!
We were all starting to prepare for our next amazing adventure. I can’t wait!