Ok, now all the sad good bye parts are over. Can't wait to find out what happens next. Dongwa is finally leaving the palace.
The next day, Dongwa was ready to leave. Baba, Mama, Sagwa, Sheegwa and Fufu were all there in the alley. Han Han was the last to show up. Dongwa with a big smile, hugged his parents and his sisters. He also gave Han Han a hug too of course. After a day of fun and thinking, everyone was better prepared for Dongwa's departure.
"Some family you got there, kid" said Master Wong, the Monkey.
"I know" replied Dongwa.
Dongwa and the others exchanged good byes as he left. Han Han decided to walk with them a little ways, so they could talk a little bit before he left.
"Well, buddy, looks like you will have a good story to tell us when you come home next month" said Han Han.
"Yeah, I hope so" said Dongwa. "I know I'm going to learn a lot. I've been waiting for something like this my entire life!"
Han Han smiled. She thought it was cool for him.
"I bet you will see a lot of landmarks, and scenery" said Han Han.
"Yeah" said Dongwa. That had never came into his mind before. He took a minute to marvel at the possibilities.
"Dongwa, this is where I go back" said Han Han. She then gives him a kiss on the cheek. "That is for good luck"
"Thanks Han Han" said Dongwa. Han Han smiled again and then turned around and walked away.
The Masters and Dongwa walked for about a half a day up the mountain, before finally reaching their dojo. Dongwa's face lit up even more with excitement! It was even more awesome than he had initially planned. Qing Wa showed Dongwa around. He even showed him to his class. Dongwa would be in a class with two other cats, who went by the names Tofu and Sushi.
"Tofu, Sushi! Get up!" said Master Qing Wa.
Tofu was a black cat who was a bit bigger than Dongwa, he had a scar above his eye from a fight with his brother Sushi. Sushi was a Yellow cat, he was just a little bit smaller than Tofu; he was also the younger of the two. Sushi wasn't very bright either.
"Come on, Master Toad why can't we sleep a little longer?" said Tofu.
"Because you have a new class mate, and a new room mate" said Qing Wa.
"Who?" said Tofu, as he looked straight ahead, then looked down a ways.
"Hey Tofu, I'm Dongwa" said Dongwa.
"Hey shorty! Guess you are going to be our new class mate huh?" said Tofu.
"Dongwa is from the Village of the Foolish Magistrate" said Master Qing Wa.
"Ok, so if he's our new class mate, who's our new room mate?" said Sushi.
Tofu slapped his forhead. "Sushi, you block head! He is our new class mate AND room mate!" said Tofu.
"Oh… hey lil guy" said Sushi.
Dongwa's expression went blank. "Little guy?" he thought. He didn't really want to get in a fight or make his older and bigger class mates mad, so he dropped the "little" comment issue.
Later on in the night, before they went to bed. Dongwa, Tofu and Sushi were talking to get to know each other better.
"So what was life like in a palace, Dongwa?" said Tofu.
"It was great! We had good food, great beds, everyone was so nice. My little sister always got her self in the weirdest of messes. We also had to be scribe cats. That was kind of our job" said Dongwa.
"You mean, you can actually read and write?" said Sushi.
"Yes" said Dongwa. "We usually wrote what the Magistrate told us to. It was ok, I guess."
"Got a girlfriend back home, squirt?" said Tofu.
"Uh… yeah, her name is Han Han. She is the best" said Dongwa.
"I don't have time for a girlfriend. I am far too busy" said Tofu.
"Hey Dongwa, what is your favorite food?" said Sushi.
"Shrimp, most definitely" said Dongwa.
"Yum!" said Sushi.
Master Qing Wa then entered the room that they were in. "Time for sleep. We have big lessons planned for tomorrow" said Qing Wa.
"Yes sir" said all three of the cats.
The next morning, the cats all woke up early and went to meet master Qing Wa at their training place. The place was a huge flat rock, that could easily support all four of them, and give them enugh room to move around. Qing Wa, stood there in one pose for about 30 seconds before sticking his tongue out to catch a fly that was flying by.
"Today, our first lesson is patience" said Master Qing Wa. "Sushi, come here."
Sushi walked over to the Qing Wa.
"Sushi, I want you to put this dumpling in your mouth. Then when I get the signal, you may chew and swallow" said Qing Wa.
Sushi stuck the dumpling in his mouth and stood there and watched the Frog's hands, so he could know when the signal was given. About five minutes passed and Sushi was already getting a good taste for that dumpling, and he wanted to chew and swallow, and on top of that his jaws were getting sore. Sushi then tried to sneak a chew, but was caught by Qing Wa.
"Not yet, Sushi" said Qing Wa.
Sushi continued to wait until, after almost ten minutes. Qing Wa then gave him the signal. Sushi chewed that dumpling up good, then swallowed.
"Yum!" said Sushi.
Master Qing Wa, then spoke again, "You see, patience is a hard thing to come by. It can only be possible with self discipline and control. Sushi obviously lacks self control. Today I want you three to practice patience" said Qing Wa. "You are free to go, now."
Dongwa sought out Master Wong, the Monkey. He found him standing by a tree. "Master Wong, I have a question for you, am I allowed to write my family" said Dongwa.
"Of course, if you can" said Wong. "Oh yeah, you are a scribe aren't you?" Wong showed him to a room full of paper and ink. "No one ever uses this room, but I hope that you can get some use for it" said Wong.
"And I can relay whatever you need to your family" said a bat. "I am Yo Fu by the way."
"Do you know Fufu?" said Dongwa.
"Do I ever know Fufu?" said Yo Fu. "He is so clumsy, it isn't even funny."
"Fufu is a friend of my family, if you could take this message to him, that would be great!" said Dongwa.
"Sure can" said Yo Fu.
Dongwa then got the scroll written and fixed up so he could send it to his family. Yo Fu, then took off to take the message to Fufu. Yo Fu met Fufu on a pagoda and handed him the scroll.
"Here you go Fufu, it's from your friend Dongwa, it is meant for his family" said Yo Fu.
"Thank you, Yo Fu" said Fufu as he received the scroll and took it to the Miao family. Fufu crash landed into the palace garden again, this time landing on a statue.
"Fufu, what are you doing?" said Sagwa.
"I brought a scroll from Dongwa" said Fufu.
"Thanks Fufu!" she said as he took it into the palace to show it to the others. Mama, Baba, Sheegwa and Fufu, then joined Fufu as Sagwa opened the scroll and Baba read the scroll aloud.
"Dear, Mama, Baba, and everyone
I am doing great! The Masters here are really friendly, I love my roommates. They are funny guys, and their names are Tofu and Sushi, no lie.
So far, Master Qing Wa is the one, I am learning from the most. Not a bad lesson for my first day. Sagwa, tell Han Han I said hello, and I will see you all in a month,
Signed, Dongwa"
"I knew he would be having fun" said Baba.
"With Dongwa, everything is fun" said Sagwa, as she laughed.
"I wish he was here, I miss having him around to tease us" said Sheegwa.
"Don't worry Sheegwa, Dongwa will be back" said Mama.
"These Tofu and Sushi characters, make me hungry" said Fufu.
Everyone began to laugh at Fufu's observation, but soon they realized that it was lunch time for them. The cook had made them their favorite, shrimp.
So far so good for Dongwa. His family doesn't seem too bothered either. Sounds like so far, everything is going good for them.
I would like feed back on Tofu and Sushi. What do you think about them? Thank you, AnthonyAngryWolf for your feed back, thus far.
