Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Poetry 2018 | Page 53

Nalanda
St. Paul's Co-educational College Primary School, Hui, Raphael Yun Fung – 11
A long time ago,
A young monk, named Xuanzang
Went with three friends –
The Monkey King, the talking pig and the friar
Went on a quest
To search for the “Western scripture”
In a place called Nalanda
The first place they went
Was a hot fiery volcano
Hot as hell, spitting lava all over
“What shall we do?” cried Xuanzang
His magical friends had an idea
The Monkey King produced a large fan
Which cooled the lava
Then the friar poured sand
Over the molten lava
And the talking pig volunteered
To walk over the hardened magma
“I am not roasted!”
The talking pig boasted
So Xuanzang and his friends
Walked through the volcano and continued their quest
The second obstacle
Was a long green river
With hungry alligators
Tossing and rolling with gaping mouths
“What shall we do?” cried Xuanzang
His magical friends had an idea
The Monkey King murmured and chanted
Turning the river into ice
The alligators got stuck like helpless mice
Then the talking pig volunteered
To tiptoe through the frozen river
“I am not eaten!” laughed the talking pig
So Xuanzang and his friends
Hopped through the river and continued their quest
The third challenge
Was a huge dark cave
And a big black monster
That smells of rotten sulphur
“What shall we do?” cried Xuanzang
His magical friends had an idea
The Monkey King produced a pistol
But failed to hit the blood-thirsty devil
So the friar threw grenades
At the monster’s face
The ceiling of the cave suddenly collapsed
Burying the monster at last
Finally the talking pig volunteered
To walk through the rubbles
“I am so brave” raved the talking pig
So Xuanzang and his friends
Stumbled through the cave and continued their quest