The New Tale of the Great Wall
Sima Limbu,
ike many fairytale, this is a story about a king and a queen’s unconditional love for each other. They
talk like best friends, support one another like siblings and care and understand one another like a
mother. They are the talk of the town and every girls’ dream marriage. However, everyone has to die
one day. What if you find out that you will no longer be able to stand beside the love of your life and
you don’t want to see them miserable without you. What will we do to show that love never dies? Well,
this is how it will be…..
Group 3: Fiction, HKMA David Li Kwok Po College
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A long long time ago, there lived a King and a Queen in China. The King was quite arrogant and
rebellious, in fact, this was the reason they met. When he used to be the prince, he would spent all day studying
the country’s policies and rules and how to rule China when he became king. Of course, like every young
person, he never enjoyed studying. One day, he decided to leave the palace secretly without any guards noticing
him. He packed a bag with a map, a bottle of water, some traditional Chinese snacks, a little money and a fan.
He dressed casually so no one would recognize him and managed to escape successfully. As soon as he stepped
out of the palace, he took a deep breath, “ Now this is the real beginning for the rest of my life,” he said to show
his happiness and satisfaction. He began running, walking, playing around the town and feeling free. He was so
terribly happy that he accidentally bumped into a young girl who was near his age. He apologized but did not lift
his head up because he didn’t wanted to be recognized as the prince. Though he tried his best not to lift up his
head, he ended up looking straight into her eyes. He was totally amazed: she was so beautiful that he felt
butterflies in his stomach. However, the girl did not recognize him since the prince rarely made an appearance to
the people of the country. She also apologized and walked away. He followed her carefully so he wouldn’t scare
her. He found out that her family was not rich yet not poor. He had never been so attached to a girl. He spent
the whole day watching her from afar. He saw her father and her mother. He thought they looked very nice and
kind. It was getting late and he returned to the palace.
Later that night, he was called by his mother the queen. By some intuition, he was asked if he had a
girl in his mind that he wanted to marry. Excitedly, he said “ Yes!” . The queen was surprised by her
son’s reaction and asked him who that girl was. He told her everything about the girl, how he met her,
what she looked like and also about her family. The next morning, the queen told her servants to
bring the girl to the palace so she could see her. In less than an hour, they brought her. Hearing
about the news, t he prince peeked through the room. He was thrilled to see her but also worried that
the queen would not accept her. Inside, the queen looked at the girl deeply. The girl, who was brought
to the palace without being told why was nervous. The queen asked her “ What do you think about e
ntering this palace?”. “ It is a complete honour to be here. As a little girl, I dreamed of coming to such a
big place. All my life, I thought my home was the biggest place I could ever go to or have been to. I
don’t know why I’m here but I hope I haven’t done anything wrong.” she replied. “ Haha! Of course
you haven’t. Tell me your name first and a little about yourself.” asked the queen. “ My name is Xiao
Xue, It means little snow since I was born on a cold winter morning while it was snowing. I like to
read books and walk around the town.”. The queen seemed impressed with the girl and finally asked
her the most important question, “ Would you like to marry my son? ”. Confused and terrified, she
asked why. The prince came into the room and as soon as Xiao Xue saw him, she knew why. Little
did they know that Xioa Xue had liked him too when she first saw him. The very next week, they
were married.
Twenty years passed, the prince was now the King and Xioa Xue was the Queen. They still
loved each other even after so long. As the King, he now had a lot of stress and huge responsibilities.
Every day, he tried his best to keep the people happy. He was a good king that was not greedy, he
would visit the town once a week and help the people in need. However, his health weakened day by
day. Being a king wasn’t easy as the country had many problems. They were at war between the
Mongolians too.
Finally, his body decided to give up slowly and got more sick. Sometimes, he didn’t feel like
eating and skipped meals. He didn’t want Xiao Xue to be worried so he told her it was just a cold.
He asked his personal doctor who was known as the best doctor about his health. The doctor told
him that he would only have about two to three years to live. The King was devastated to hear about