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Lost

Alphonso loved to travel. He had gone to many places with extreme conditions, like the North Pole and

Mount Everest. Unfortunately, this adventure was not as easy—he was lost in the desert. All he could see

was sand in every direction. As time passed, he felt more thirsty than he ever had.

By the time he started to lose consciousness, an unknown group of people, with unusual symbols on their

faces, approached him. Alphonso did not understand a thing because the tribe was communicating with

each other using their unique language. He felt scared but still tried to ask for help. He showed that he
wanted to drink water with gestures, but they smiled at each other and gave him a shovel. Then they

pointed downwards, so he started digging as fast as he could.

It took hours and hours, but then he started to hear something. Then water started flowing and he rushed

into it. Finally, he felt alive. At that moment, somebody from the tribe started speaking in English. He

said that Alphonso had done challenge number one, but there were two more left to reveal the secret to
find water. The tribe carried him past the wooden fence without giving any chance for him to say a word.

He had been given a spear and some type of animal came towards him.

He didn’t know what it was but he knew that he had to kill it. Thanks to his strong physique, he managed
to kill it with a single strike. He wasn’t feeling happy, because he knew the worst was yet to come. They

said something about the third and final challenge with an evil laugh, and he realized it was worse than he

expected. He had to survive twelve hours inside the sand. It felt impossible, but he remembered the tough

times when he used to survive to see his two cute children.

The challenge had just begun, but he had lost his consciousness. When he opened his eyes, he was on the

bed with a wet towel on his forehead. The people from the tribe were smiling around him and gave him
food. Alphonso thought, “I made it!” until someone with the biggest hat on his head said, “You’ve passed

the trials, but the greatest test is yet to come”.

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B. Munkhjin 11A