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Alpha and the Ghost of the Great Wall
Alpha Tin Hei
hapter One - The Trip to the Great Wall
said
Alp
When Alp
Yuen, Group 2: Fiction, Bonham Road Government Primary School
“
Yeah!” Alpha said. “We can go to visit the Great Wall.” “Don’t be naughty when we get there,”
Alpha’s dad. They took a cab to the Great Wall, which was a very fantastic view in the eyes of
ha.
ha and his dad were walking along the Great Wall, Alpha slipped on a small piece of sheepskin
on the floor. Then, he picked it up. There was a message on the sheepskin:
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“
Invitation for a ghost party.
Dear Alpha,
Time: 7:00p.m.
Avenue: The door of Great Wall
By, The Emperor of the Ghosts”
When Alpha read the message, he felt very scared and weird. He showed the sheepskin to his dad.
“
My dear son, don’t be afraid. It’s just a joke. There are no ghosts in the world,” said his dad. Then they
continued their Great Wall tour.
In the evening, they went back home. When Alpha was doing his holiday homework, he always thought of
the message. Around 6:30p.m. Alpha entered the bedroom and locked the door. He climbed over the window
and took a cab to the Great Wall by himself.
When he reached the Great Wall, he thought “Oh! My brother and darnation! So many ghosts!” There were
many people around him, however only Alpha could see the ghosts. Although he was really scared, his curiosity
drove him to the door of the Great Wall.
He went near the door and the Ghost with a crown said, “I am the emperor of the Ghosts. I warmly invite
you to come here because I want to tell you the secret of the Great Wall. Nobody knows.”
Alpha thought that the ghosts were quite friendly. More importantly, Alpha was curious about the secret.
But the emperor of the Ghosts said, “First, you need to practice our ghost trick and go on two adventures. After
that, I will tell you the secret”.
“
Ok! When will you teach me the somewhat ghost trick?” said Alpha. “Now!” said the emperor. Then the
emperor taught him the ghost trick of going through a wall and said “You need to practice the ghost trick very
well. We will meet here again next Sunday”.
Alpha returned back to his bedroom. When he finished his homework, he started to play the ghost trick. He
found that it was very hard to play the ghost trick because he was not a ghost.
Everyday afterwards, he practiced the trick a lot. After a few days, he could go through a wall like a real
ghost. Alpha thought that the tricks were quite convenient because he could always find a short cut by going
through a wall.
First adventure
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Mengjiangnu
Next Sunday, Alpha went back to meet the emperor of the Ghost. The emperor said “You can start your first
journey now”. Then the emperor took him to the front door and said “Alpha, you need to save a girl called
Mengjiangnu”.
Alpha entered a room and found that he was in a kitchen and was wearing the costume of a home-helper. He
found a piece of sheepskin on the floor. He picked it up and read:
“
Alpha,
Now, you are a home-helper of Mengjiangnu. You need to sweep the floor everyday. Certainly, you need to
remember your own real duty.”
Alpha was very angry because he did not want to be a home-helper. Even he did not want to sweep the floor
everyday. In fact, he has never helped with the housework for his mother before. Nevertheless, he was willing to
go on the adventure because he was eager to know the secret.
Suddenly, a girl appeared and said “Alpha, I will go to the Great Wall tomorrow to find my husband. Please
come with me”. Alpha thought that she was the girl who needed to be saved.
Next morning, they set off to the Great Wall. When they arrived at the entrance of the Great Wall,
Mengjiangnu asked one of the builders about her husband.