If I were a Panda

When discussing endangered species this week, we talked about panda which is on the edge of extinction. Somehow, it reminded me of my nickname in primary school which was also panda. Then my mind began wandering and an interesting idea occurred to me: what if I were a real panda?

After waking up, I found myself in a strange place without bamboo, soil or sky but huge white stones around me and one above my head. I was lying on something soft and a bit high from the ground. I had never been to this place and I was scared and wanted to run away. But I cannot move at all. It seemed my whole body did not listen to me no matter how hard I tried. After some time of struggle, I was exhausted when I heard something walking to me. It was not one but a group. They stared at me, opened their mouth and showed their teeth. Are they going to eat me? I held my breath.

Surprisingly, they did not tear me up for a big meal though I was sure my body could feed these little things for at least a week. Instead, they pushed the thing I was lying on to another place which made me happy because this place was familiar to me. It had soil, sky and most importantly, my favourite bamboo! Suddenly I realized I had not eaten anything for almost two weeks because I could not find this bamboo everywhere and I was starving. I used to live on the mountain full of bamboo but recently it became less and less. It seemed that the bamboo could not survive on the mountain anymore.

Those little creatures left me alone at this nice place after arriving. I was glad not only for the abundant food but also my strength came back little by little. I crawled to the fresh bamboo and had a big meal. Then I noticed that there was another panda sleeping few meters away, and she was gorgeous! I seldom met my species after I left mom because the mountain was so big and only few of us living there, let alone a beautiful girl like her.

We lived happily for a few months. Everyday fresh bamboo was sent to us. And one day I found she was pregnant. At the day she was about to deliver our baby, those little creatures came again and helped her with the process. I watched besides in silence because I trusted these little things now. They just wanted to help us.

I was happy and enjoyed my life now. However, I still wanted to go back to the mountain where I grew up if possible. After all, it was my home.