Inspired by watching the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra's New Years Concert on PBS on New Years Day, I decided to write this Sagwa fanfiction I had in my head since last year. I don't own Sagwa. She belongs to Amy Tan and Sesame Workshop. Happy reading!

It was a beautiful day at the palace of the Foolish Magistrate. Sagwa, Sheegwa and Dongwa were outside near the pond playing with a red ball.

"I got it!" said Sagwa.

"No! I got it!" said Dongwa before it slipped out of his paws. Sheegwa ran towards it. By the time she caught it, she almost fell in the pond.

"Whoa!" said Sheegwa as she almost lost her balance. "I did it!" she yelled. "I got the ball."

"Yeah! Nice job Sheegwa" said Dongwa. However their attention turned towards Sagwa. For some reason, she was feeling listless. As she began to walk away, Dongwa and Sheegwa decided to follow her. It was clear that something was not right with their sister. They followed her up to the pagoda. As they sat, Sagwa looked towards the ocean.

"What's wrong, Sagwa?" Sheegwa asked. "Are you upset because you didn't catch the ball?"

"No, Sheegwa," replied Sagwa. "It's just that I'm feeling boared today. Nothing new and exciting has happened recently."

"Why?" asked Sheegwa.

"Because I want to go on an adventure Sheegwa," she answered.

"But, Sagwa," said Dongwa. "We've been on plenty of adventures."

"I know Dongwa," said Sagwa. "What I mean is that I want to go on a REAL adventure. One that will that will take me to a far away place. Even if it's outside of China."

Meanwhile, the Foolish Magistrate was having Mama Maio and Baba Miao write the day's new rule, which was not to fish for a lot of fish. As he rolled up the scroll, the Reader entered the room. As he did, the magistrate noticed that he held a scroll in his hand that looked like it was from someone very important.

"Your Magistrate," said the reader. "I just received this letter today. It is from the Emperor."

"The Emperor?" said the Magistrate, "What would he want with me? I hope I didn't do anything that displeased him!"

"No, your Magistrate," replied the Reader. "It's far more interesting."

"Please read it to me anyway!" said the panicked Magistrate. "I'm too scared to read it!"

The reader nodded, then began to read what followed.

To the Foolish Magistrate,

I was invited to witness a talent competition in Vienna, the capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The whole world will be there to witness the talents of many people. Unfortunately, I am extremely busy, so I won't be able to attend. That's why I decided to have you and your family go in my place. Perhaps a member of your house hold has a talent that they would like to share with the world. My invitation is in this letter

The Emperor

After reading the letter, the reader took out an envelope that was tied to the scroll and gave it to the magistrate.

"This must be the invitation," he said.

As he read the invitation, the Magistrate gasped as his emotions went from fear to amazement. The honor of representing China at an international event was an opportunity he just can not pass. He would make the announcement during dinner.

In another room, Tai Tai was watching her eldest daughter, Ba-do, practice a traditional fan dance. Luk-Do and Huang-Do, her sisters, were watching as well. Ba-do had been practicing for weeks. Now, she was getting used to it.

"You've done very well Ba-Do," said Tai Tai as she complimented her daughter. "You definitely did better than your performance at the annual talent competition."

After Tai Tai left the room, Ba-Do sat down on a nearby chair. The thought of the talent competition brought back a memory she wished to forget.

"What's wrong Ba-do," asked Luk-Do.

"Nothing," said Ba-Do.

"Come on. Tell us," said Huang-Do

Ba-do sighed, then began to talk. "You see, on the night of the talent competition, I was performing very well. However, at some point, the kittens and Mama's sleeve dogs ran across the stage I was dancing on. Since they ran so close to me, I accidentally fell off the stage and onto Cook, who was carrying a tray of egg tarts. I was such a mess, that everyone in the village laughed at me. Ever since then, Mama has been wanting me to keep working on my dancing until a new opportunity to present my talent comes."

"I remember that," said Luk-Do

"Yeah!" laughed Huang-Do. "You were such a mess!" Her sisters looked at her with disappointed looks on their faces. "Whoops," she said. "Sorry."

"Come on Ba-do," said Luk-Do. "It's almost time for dinner."

"Come daughters," said Tai Tai. "You're father has an important announcement to make while we eat."

Later, while Sagwa, Sheegwa, and Dongwa were eating dinner, Mama and Baba told them the news they heard from the Magistrate.

"The Foolish Magistrate will be taking the Emperor's place to represent China at a talent show in Vienna," said Mama.

"Where's Vienna?" asked Sheegwa.

"Vienna is in the Austro-Hungarian Empire," answered Baba. "It serves as the capital city of that country."

"The Magistrate is even thinking about having Ba-do participate in the competition." said Mama.

"Wow!" said the Kittens

"And that's not all," said Baba. "The invitation also said that anyone who brings their pets will have them on display for the judges to see as there will also be a pet competition."

"Wow!" said Dongwa. "I definitely need to start practicing my Tai Chi!"

"Or we could demonstrate how we can write with our tales," said Sheegwa.

Sagwa was excited. "I can't belive it!" she said. "My wish is finnaly coming true! We get to go on a big adventure! One that will take us outside of China! I can't wait! When do we go?!"

"We will leave tommarow around sunrise," answered Mama. "So we better get plenty of rest. We don't want to miss our boat."

As they went to bed that night, Sagwa dreamt about what it would be like to explore the city of Vienna. Ba-Do on the other hand couldn't sleep. She was feeling nervous about messing up as well as having to perform in front of people in another country.

Thank you for reading. Please review. I hope to work on Chapter 2 soon.