The Jewel of China
Naomi K
t was a lovely evening, my friend Jessica and I were walking home from our dizi (Chinese flute) class. It
was quite late and there was nobody around.
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Isn’t it peacef—” Jessica started, but her voice was interrupted by a thunderous CRASH! We both
to the ground.
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What’s that?” I heard Jessica’s loud cry. I wiped the dust from my eyes and saw an enormous red
dragon in front of us! It was flapping its strong, powerful wings and staring at us with its fiery eyes.
I
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Aaaaah!” I screamed in terror.
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Don’t be afraid,” boomed the loud voice of the dragon. “My name is Ming, I do not mean to harm you. I
need your help!”
Before we could say anything, Ming took us up with its long, sharp claws, put us on its back and flew to
China. I glanced down and saw the beautiful landscape of China spread below us like a map.
“
What do you want us to do?” Jessica asked Ming.
“
China is in danger!” Ming exclaimed. “The Evil Lord of the Dragons wants to destroy China and become
its new ruler, but his magic is not strong enough, so he needs the Jewel of China, which is hidden underneath the
Great Wall. I want you to find it first, so China can be saved.”
“
But why did you choose us?” I asked Ming, trying not to sound scared.
“
I know you are brave, kind and clever, and most importantly, you can play dizi well. The music of
dizi can break the Evil Lord’s power.” Ming explained. “But you will need help. Here, take it, this is a magic
dizi.”
I took the magic dizi with my trembling hands. Ming continued, “This magic dizi is very powerful. When
you are in danger, play it, and help will come to you. You must be brave, because you need to fight for the
safety of China. Now, we are nearly there!”
I looked down and saw the Great Wall which extended from mountain to mountain, as if it had no beginning
or no end. I was excited, nervous and scared at the same time. We landed by an ancient watch tower, Ming
removed some bushes by the wall and a dark cave was revealed.
“
Wow!” Jessica and I cried. We tiptoed in through the narrow opening. It was very dark, but luckily I got
a torch. I switched it on, and Ming led the way. Suddenly, we heard some noises.
“
What’s that?” Jessica whispered.
“
Shh!” I uttered.
We heard someone murmured, “I bet the Jewel of China is here.”
“
Yes, master, it must be here somewhere.” responded someone else.
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It’s the Evil Lord of the Dragons!” whispered Ming.
Suddenly, a light shone on us. “Aha, there you are!” an icy voice cackled and made my bones trembled
with fear.
The Evil Lord of the Dragons shot an arrow towards us, and Ming was shot and fell down! Jessica and I
were frightened and helpless. What should we do?
Just then, I remembered the magic dizi. I quickly took it out from my bag and played a lovely tune. The
music notes echoed all around the dark cave. The sound became louder and louder, it made the cave shattered
and rocks began to tumble down. Ming protected us with his gigantic wings and bounced off the rocks. The
Evil Lord and his servant were squashed by the huge rocks. They fell deep into the cave and disappeared
forever. We were saved!
The magic tune of the dizi also healed Ming’s wound magically and it felt much better now. Ming led us to
a secret hole in the narrowest part of the cave and pointed to us, “The Jewel of China is hidden in this hole.
However, this hole is too small, only you can go inside to dig up the Jewel. Please help!”
So we crawled into the hole and dug and dug with our hands. Suddenly, my hands felt something hard. It
had to be the Jewel! I brushed the dirt off and there it was, the Jewel of China! It was sparkling red and
glittering like a giant diamond.
Ming took the Jewel happily and pronounced, “Thank you, now China is safe! I will put the Jewel in a safe
place on top of the highest mountain where nobody can find it. Now, I must send you home.”
We climbed on Ming’s back and it flew us back home. I was so tired I fell asleep on its back.