The Story of Prince Qin
Sonja Wong,
ong time ago, Prince Qin led his army to fight their enemy, called Xiongnu. But the enemy was moving
in a lightening spend because they were very good horsemen. Not only moving fast, their arrows could
shoot very far away. Qin’s army could not even get close to the enemy.
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Oh no! What should we do?” cried his army leader.
in was losing the first battle. He decided to back-off and let his soldiers to have a rest but he was
worried. That night, when he fell asleep, he had a strange dream. A black dragon flew down from the sky. Its
long body and tail circled around Qin’s army. It became a protector so that no matter how fierce the enemy
attacked them, the army was still safe.
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The next day, when the Xiongnu enemies were coming to attack again, suddenly there was a thick fog
descending. No one could see the others so Prince Qin knew that it was a great opportunity. He ordered his army
to walk quietly towards the enemy. When they got close, they used their knives to stab their backs. Because of
the heavy fog, when the Xiongnu knew the Qin’s army arrived, it was too late. At last, Qin’s army killed almost
all the enemies.
When Prince Qin returned to the palace, he still remembered the dream. He believed that his army was
saved by the black dragon which was sent by Heaven.
Twenty years later, Prince Qin and his army attacked all the neighbouring states and united the whole China.
He thought he was the greatest king ever. Therefore, he changed his title to Qi Shi King which meant the first
emperor of the Qin Empire.
He remembered his dream of the first battle. A dragon flew down to save him so he decided to build a long,
long wall along his country. The wall could protect his country for thousands of years. However, his minister
came to the Emperor and said, “After many years of wars, our country doesn’t have enough working labour and
bricks. It is really difficult to build such an enormous wall. Can we just build a smaller one or build it in another
ten years?”
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No!” Emperor Qin cried, “You ask the soldiers to force the labour. They must work harder. If they can’t
build the Great Wall in time, their punishment will be death!”
So many, many workers were forced to make the bricks as well as to build the Great Wall. However, a lot of
them could not stand the hard work and died. Their wives and family were so sad that the crying could be heard
throughout the whole country.
At last, the inauguration ceremony arrived, Emperor Qin stepped up on the highest tower of the Great Wall.
He shouted, “I was chosen by God. I am the son of the dragon. I should receive the praise forever and ever.”
Suddenly, dark clouds covered the whole sky. Lightning and thunder followed. Everyone was scared. A
great lightning struck the Great Wall and it was cut into two halves.
From that day on, Emperor Qin fell sick. He could only lie in bed. Before he died, he still murmured, “I was
chosen by God, I am the son of the dragon…”
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