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WRITERS' GALLERY
WRITERS' GALLERY

A Letter to a Friend A Trip to Hong Kong Wetland Park
3A Wong Wai Hei Betty 4C Yin Aiyi
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Monday, 20 September 2021 Helen and her family visited Hong Kong Wetland Park in Mai Po last Saturday.
Hi Anna, The weather was good. It was a very hot summer day. Helen was excited because it
How are you? I am very happy to be your penfriend. Let me tell was her first visit to Hong Kong Wetland Park.
you about my school life. First, Helen and her parents went to a floating bridge. They watched the birds
My favourite subjects are Chinese and Putonghua. I like reading with a pair of binoculars. They could see the black-faced spoonbills flying in the sky.
Chinese stories to my friends in Chinese lessons. In Putonghua Helen said, ‘Mum, the black-faced spoonbills’ beaks look like spoons!’ ‘Yes, they are
lessons, I like playing Putonghua games. I find them very interesting. special birds!’ her mum replied.
Miss Cheng is my Chinese teacher. She likes playing games Next, Helen and her family visited Pui Pui’s home. They could see Pui Pui swim
with us. She is my favourite teacher because she is kind and helpful. and sleep. There was a board next to her home. These were the words on it: ‘Pui Pui is
She was my Chinese teacher when I was in P.2 as well! a crocodile. It is two metres long. It is green.’ Helen’s father took a lot of photos of Pui
What subjects are you good at? I am good at Putonghua. I have Pui. It was cute.
a friend. She only knows how to speak Putonghua. She is kind. She After that, Helen and her parents went to Butterfly Garden. They could see a garden
teaches me Putonghua. On the other hand, I am not good at Maths. I and some beautiful butterflies. The butterflies were colourful. There were different kinds of
don’t like doing sums. butterflies in the garden. Helen had never seen so many lovely butterflies.
My favourite sport is tennis. I can play tennis but I cannot play Finally, Helen and her family went to the souvenir shop near Butterfly Garden to
volleyball. Can you tell me what sports you are good at? buy some gifts. She could see many souvenirs, such as keyholders and badges. Then,
During recess, I like drawing pictures in my classroom. she walked to the clothes area. She saw a nice T-shirt. She went to the fitting room and
Sometimes, I play ball games with my classmates in the playground tried it on, but it was too big for her.
too. After school, I do homework at home. Then, I play with my Luckily, the salesman took Helen to the children’s wear area. She found the same
goldfish. Its name is Gigi. Do you have a pet too? T-shirt in a smaller size there. She went to the fitting room again and tried the T-shirt
I attend many classes every week. On Mondays, I have on. It fit her well this time. Helen was satisfied.
swimming lessons. On Tuesdays, I have drawing lessons. I also have In the end, Helen bought the T-shirt. They took a bus and went home. They had a
dancing lessons on Wednesdays. How about you? good time in Hong Kong Wetland Park. It was a nice day for Helen and her family.
I like my school life! I hope you like your school life too!
Write to me soon.
Best, Hard-working Cindy
Wendy 6A Li Jia Jia
Last month, Cindy’s mum told Cindy a story called ‘The Ant and the
My New Classmate Grasshopper’. Cindy said, ‘If I were the grasshopper, I’d store up enough food for
winter.’ The story gave her a message that people should not be lazy but should be
5B Chan Ngai Hang hard-working. People should strike a balance between work and play.
Ryan has a new classmate who is called Alisha. She is ten years Last week, Cindy got a present from her dad. She could not believe her eyes when
old. Ryan comes from China, so his mother tongue is Chinese. Alisha she opened the present. She was surprised and excited because it was a video game
comes from India, so her mother tongue is Hindi. Although their console. She had wanted a video game console for a long time. She was grateful and
mother tongues are different, they can communicate with each other gave her dad a big hug.
in English. They greeted and chatted excitedly. They felt exhilarated. Then Cindy wanted to play some video games, but she remembered that she would have
Ryan asked, “What traditional costumes do people wear in your a three-day test next week. She had to revise for her tests. She was confused.
country?” “In India, people usually wear saris. I think saris are more Suddenly, the grasshopper in the story came into her mind. After that. she thought
beautiful than kimonos. How about yours?” Alisha asked. “Emm… of a way to solve her confusion. She made a timetable to
I don’t think saris are more beautiful than kimonos or Chinese help her manage her time efficiently. She decided to study
costumes like tangzhuang. I think kimonos and tangzhuang are hard for her tests on Saturday and play video games on
similar,” Ryan replied. Their opinions were different. Sunday. She tried to strike a balance between study and play.
One day, Alisha and Ryan had lunch together. Ryan ate a bowl In the end, Cindy got high marks for her tests. She was
of rice and some fish balls. Alisha ate a bowl of curry and four naans. happy. Her parents were proud of her. After this experience,
Their food was different. Ryan was interested in Alisha’s food. He she has learnt that striking a balance between study and play
asked, “What are you eating? Is that pork curry?” “No, this is Indian is very important.
shrimp curry. I cannot eat pork or beef because of my religion. This
curry is my favourite food!” Alisha replied, “That sounds great! May It’s Time for a Change
I try some?” Ryan asked expectantly. “Sure! I want to try some fish
balls too. Let’s try each other’s food,” Alisha suggested. After a short 6A Ting Xi Lan
while, they tried all the food they wanted. Both of them thought the A year ago, Jamie often felt unwell. One day, he was not feeling well again. He
food was delicious. Alisha said, “Terrific! These fish balls taste great. had a high temperature. So, his mum called his teacher, Mr Smith, to ask for sick leave
I think they are the most delicious food in the world!” “Your shrimp for him. Mr Smith was worried and said, ‘Again? Jamie has taken sick leave many
curry is also mouth-watering. I like it!” Ryan said. times. He gets sick easily. I think I need to teach him how to prevent illnesses, OK?’
The next week, Ryan invited Alisha to his home. Ryan and his ‘Sure,’ Jamie’s mum replied.
mum prepared a lot of food for her. He wore a tangzhung and Alisha When Jamie recovered from his illness, Mr Smith talked to him and gave him
wore a pretty sari. “Wow! You are as beautiful as a fairy!” Ryan some advice. Mr Smith asked, ‘Do you do exercise regularly?’ Jamie shook his head
exclaimed. “You look smart,” Alisha whispered in embarrassment. and said, ‘No’. Mr Smith asked, ‘And do you eat plenty of vegetables and fruit?’ Jamie
Then they all laughed. They introduced their costumes to each other. shook his head again and said, ‘They taste bad.’ Mr Smith said, ‘You ought to do
After that, they ate the food which was prepared by Ryan’s exercise regularly. You should go running at least three times a week. And you ought to
mum. “What is this?” Alisha asked. “Haha! This is stinky tofu. I like eat plenty of vegetables and fruit in order to have a healthy diet.’ ‘OK,’ Jamie replied.
Mum’s best.” Ryan was explaining while he was eating. They also The next day, Mr Smith saw Jamie biting his fingernails. Jamie’s fingernails were
tried other food, for instance, fried stuffed sambo, waffles and sticky dirty. Mr Smith felt disgusted and shocked. He said, ‘Stop! Don’t bite your fingernails.
rice cakes. Do you know that biting your fingernails causes germs to enter your body? That’s
And then, Ryan told Alisha a lot about Chinese culture. They the reason why you are sick so often. You should stop this bad habit and cut your
skipped, played with bean bags, and a slingshot together in the park. fingernails more often.’ Jamie nodded his head in agreement.
Next, Ryan told Alisha the history of these toys. Alisha learnt a lot In the end, Jamie changed his bad habit of biting his fingernails. He is strong and
about Chinese culture. They felt satisfied and delighted. This was healthy now. Mr Smith is proud of Jamie for changing his bad habit. We should pay
a memorable and meaningful day for them. They had a great time more attention to our appearance and habits and make changes so that we will
together. have a healthy life.

「凡事包容，凡事相信，凡事盼望。」（格 13:7） 9