Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction Group 2 - 2 | Page 31

The Tale of How China Became Famous.
Sha Tin Junior School, Chu, Cyrus - 9
There once ruled an emperor named Yong Lee. He was always dressed in an irreplaceable, flaming red
cloak, passed down from many generations of emperors and a spotless, shiny, sparkling golden crown. He
was a fine man and a loyal leader to his citizens.
One day, when he was scoffing down a delicious feast, without warning a war raged over his palace and the
villages. BOOM! A enormous cannon ball exploded in front of the palace. It shook the entire village! As the
Mongols continued attacking, fighting for pride and power, Yong Lee and his guards escaped just in time
before the palace collapsed behind him. He ran through the burning villages until finding an underground
bunker to hide in with some other villagers. They all waited patiently with a heavy heart, as they listened to
the war raging loudly outside.
The next morning, the war had already finished plowing through the innocent village. Yong lee strolled
cautiously outside, searching for survivors throughout the barren villages. Sadly, he only found some
workers and homeless citizens hidden inside a small makeshift bunker. He tried to see if there were any
other survivors inwards of the area, none unfortunately. However, he found a secret vault room full of loads
of treasure and gold in a connecting tunnel to a sewage system. That suddenly sparked an idea for the
emperor. He realized China needed to form powerful alliances with other countries, extending its influence
beyond its borders, nations all protecting each other.
The next day, the emperor raised the plan of sharing his wealth and commodities with other nations,
forming a trusting relationship to the army and his men. The surviving men and soldiers all obeyed in
agreement. Getting to work swiftly, a factory was being built next to the coast and a dock was constructed
for the fleet to be. All seemed to be going well, little did everyone know, while the emperor explained the
rest of the plan to the workers and soldiers, an unnoticed crew of pirates were spying on them. The leader,
Peng Chen and his filthy men over heard about priceless goods that were to board the ships. They wanted
to steal it for themselves. Soon, Peng and his crew were devising their own plan to conquer the emperor’s
fleet.
Months later, the ships were finally complete, the emperor sent Admiral Zheng He, a brave and mighty
man, to lead the crew out at sea. While other ships of the fleet were touring the closer, neighboring
countries, the leading ship with Zheng He was set to venture out to further nations. Suddenly out of
nowhere, two pirate ships collided with the admiral’s declaring a battle. “Arrrrrgh! Get ‘em boys!” bellowed
Peng Chen. “Aye cap!” followed Ho Chan, the first mate. An enormous battle broke out between the ships
and although the emperor’s ship was heavily armed, they were no match for the cunning pirates. “We won't
make it through this!” yelled Zheng He as his men began to fall one by one. But it seemed as if fate was on
their side; a terrifying storm began to rage ahead of both pirate ships. Peng Chen and his crew started to drift
into the enormous storm, their efforts to change direction were futile, the winds were too powerful. “Call
for backup!” commanded Peng Chen, but it was no use. The crew tried to blow their horn, summoning the
rest of the fleet, but the desperate call was drowned out by the booming thunder. “We will be back!” yelled
Peng Chen, their boats disappearing in the blazing storm. They were never to be heard or seen again.
Not long after, Zheng He’s ship arrived at the villages of India, the admiral was relieved that they had all
survived, “We are our country’s pride and finest, the emperor would be proud of us too.” They pressed on
and headed for the capital of the country, offering their gifts to India’s royal family. “We thank your
emperor for his generous gifts, please accept some of our very own rare native spices and fine materials. I
hope this is the start of a wonderful alliance.” Spoke the Indian Emperor. “You’re welcome your majesty. It
has been a pleasure. And it’s all a good deed.” the admiral and his crew returned back to their ships and
stayed there for the night. In the morning, the crew began their journey to return to China.