Shortlisted
The Heart of the Great Wall
Gordon W
t was a cold stormy night, the wind blew harder and harder, until the rain stopped. Finally the sunrise came
only puddles of water were left on the floor. Until a young boy stepped on it, his name was Peter. Peter was
fearless and he had a heart of adventure which led him to a big quest…
Cha
u, 9, Sha Tin Junior School
pter 1:
The Vacation
I
Peter tapped his finger on the hotel window. He just travelled from Pennsylvania to Beijing, he wished he
was home. Until a voice broke into his thoughts, “Peter! Get dressed!” yelled Peter’s mother. “Alright mom!” he
shouted Peter.
“
Oh No!” thought Peter, tours were extremely boring but little did he know that this tour was different.
Very different! The tour this time was around the Great Wall, they walked miles and miles but they were all
exhausted. Finally the tour guide pointed to some benches nearby, and he said: “Have a rest while I explain
where we’re going today.” As the tour guide was talking, Peter spotted something on the floor, it looked like a
mirror, it was red and decorated with golden dragon shapes, and looked ancient. So Peter decided to keep it as a
souvenir. It looked dirty, so Peter washed it with some water, the things around him smelled weird. As he
looked up, he was amazed. Simply amazed!
Chapter 2
Ming
He time-travelled back to the past! When he looked into his mirror, he saw his past in reverse order, except
every creature surrounding him stood still. But he never realised what had happened. Then suddenly Peter felt
something on his back, then a voice said “Hello.”, Peter said “Hello.” Then Peter pulled out his English to
Chinese dictionary and began talking to the boy who said hello. At one point Peter asked: “What’s your name?”
“
Ming.” replied the boy.
“
Where are we?” Asked Peter “we are in China” said Ming, “your clothes look dirty.” Peter looked at his
clothes. He was surprised. He was wearing ancient Chinese clothing. He thought: “There’s only one reason, I
time-travelled back to ancient China!”
Chapter 3
The Core of China
Ming saw the mirror in Peter’s hands. He gasped. “Peter, you’re holding….the key to Beijing’s core.” Peter
stared at the mirror. “So Ming, tell me more about this Beijing’s core.” said Peter. “The mirror owns the power
to free Beijing’s core, and give life back to the great wall’s heart of peace.” Ming said. “You are Beijing’s only
hope.” “So, where is the core?” said Peter. “Nobody knows, the mirror contains the map” Ming said.
He looked at his map. Suddenly, a burst of light came out of the mirror. Ming and Peter were shocked. They
saw, the map.
Chapter 4
Ming’s House
Peter carefully traced the map, he saw a marking in the map. “WOW” thought Peter, “it’s Beijing’s core”.
“
But before we go on the quest, we must gather supplies.” said Peter. “YOU MEAN YOU’RE TAKING ME!?”
whispered Ming “yes, I am taking you.” replied Peter. “We will need food, map and the Mirror” said Peter.
“
First, let’s get some food.” said Peter. “Let’s go to my house.” said Ming while he began walking. So Peter
followed him.
Chapter 5
Supplies
When they reached Ming’s house, Ming began gathering the food, fruit, bread, and vegetables. Peter started
putting the supplies into his bag.
They sat down on the floor. Ming got some water and Peter stretched his legs and began reading his guide