Hua Mulan
Chapter1
Our story begins with a young girl in ancient China. Her name is Hua Mulan.
She lives with her
parents, her older sister, and her younger brother in a little village.
One morning, Mulan is
working in her room. She is making cloth to sell at the market.
Suddenly, she hears a
noise. She goes to the window and look out. A lot of people are running down
the street.
Mulan sees her
friend, Sun Ying. “what‘s the matter?” asks Mulan. “Quick! Come and see” says
Sun Ying.
Mulan follows Sun Ying through the
village. “Wait for me!” shouts Mulan. They soon see a big crowd of people in
front of them.
Everybody is looking at a long list on a tree.
“Move I can’t see!” says an old woman at the back. “Stop that!” shouts a man at
the front angrily.
“What’s on the list?” Mulan asks Sun
Ying. “The enemy are now here in our country” says Sun Ying. “And we must fight
them. The Emperor needs a very big army”.
“One man from every family must join
the army tomorrow”. Says Sun Ying. “The names of all the men in the village are
on the list.”
Mulan goes to the front of the crowd. She
quickly read the list.
“Oh, no!” cries
Mulan. “Look! My father’s name is the first on the list.”
‘My father can’t fight.’ says Mulan.
He’s old and ill. And my brother, Xiong, is a young child. He can’t join the
army.
‘What can I do?’ cries Mulan. ‘You must think
of a plan.’ Says Sun Ying.
