Narrative Text 2

The king of the mice lived inside a banyan tree in a forest. One day, a poor man was cutting down some trees. As he started to cut down the banyan tree, the king of the mice grew frightened. "Please, leave the tree standing," he said to the woodcutter, "and I'll give you a piece of gold every day."

The woodcutter agreed. So, every evening the king of the mice took out a piece of gold from under the roots of the tree and gave it to the woodcutter. The woodcutter took the pieces of gold home and showed them to his wife.

After a few days, his wife asked him, "Where does the gold come from?" "Don't worry about that," he said, "just keep it."

A few days later she asked him again, but he did not tell her. "If you don't tell me," she said, "I'll go and tell the government or even the king that you're a robber."

The woodcutter was frightened of his wife when she was angry. So he said, "Every evening the king of the mice gives me a piece of gold from under the roots of the tree."

"Oh; you are stupid!" his wife said. "You've been tricked by a mouse. He gives you one piece of gold every evening but the rest of the gold is under the tree all the time! Why don't you cut down the tree and take it all away?"

The woodcutter did as he was told. He cut down the tree. But when he looked under the roots, the gold was not there. The king of the mice had run away too.

That night, the king of the mice crept up to the woodcutter's house and took back all the gold. So the woodcutter was as poor as before.

(source: Unit 5, Narrative Text. PKP 2019)

What is the purpose of the text?

• To describe the king of mice who lived inside a banyan tree in a forest.

• To present information about the woodcutter and the king of mice

• To entertain readers about the story of the woodcutter and the king of the mice.

• To tell readers that the woodcutter was a poor man at the end of the story.

The king of the mice lived inside a banyan tree in a forest. One day, a poor man was cutting down some trees. As he started to cut down the banyan tree, the king of the mice grew frightened. "Please, leave the tree standing," he said to the woodcutter, "and I'll give you a piece of gold every day."

The woodcutter agreed. So, every evening the king of the mice took out a piece of gold from under the roots of the tree and gave it to the woodcutter. The woodcutter took the pieces of gold home and showed them to his wife.

After a few days, his wife asked him, "Where does the gold come from?" "Don't worry about that," he said, "just keep it."

A few days later she asked him again, but he did not tell her. "If you don't tell me," she said, "I'll go and tell the government or even the king that you're a robber."

The woodcutter was frightened of his wife when she was angry. So he said, "Every evening the king of the mice gives me a piece of gold from under the roots of the tree."

"Oh; you are stupid!" his wife said. "You've been tricked by a mouse. He gives you one piece of gold every evening but the rest of the gold is under the tree all the time! Why don't you cut down the tree and take it all away?"

The woodcutter did as he was told. He cut down the tree. But when he looked under the roots, the gold was not there. The king of the mice had run away too.

That night, the king of the mice crept up to the woodcutter's house and took back all the gold. So the woodcutter was as poor as before.

(source: Unit 5, Narrative Text. PKP 2019)

Why did the woodcutter cut down the tree?

• He wanted to get more gold.

• He was afraid of the king of mice.

• The king of the mice lived inside a banyan tree.

• The king of the mice never gave the gold to the poor.

The king of the mice lived inside a banyan tree in a forest. One day, a poor man was cutting down some trees. As he started to cut down the banyan tree, the king of the mice grew frightened. "Please, leave the tree standing," he said to the woodcutter, "and I'll give you a piece of gold every day."

The woodcutter agreed. So, every evening the king of the mice took out a piece of gold from under the roots of the tree and gave it to the woodcutter. The woodcutter took the pieces of gold home and showed them to his wife.

After a few days, his wife asked him, "Where does the gold come from?" "Don't worry about that," he said, "just keep it."

A few days later she asked him again, but he did not tell her. "If you don't tell me," she said, "I'll go and tell the government or even the king that you're a robber."

The woodcutter was frightened of his wife when she was angry. So he said, "Every evening the king of the mice gives me a piece of gold from under the roots of the tree."

"Oh; you are stupid!" his wife said. "You've been tricked by a mouse. He gives you one piece of gold every evening but the rest of the gold is under the tree all the time! Why don't you cut down the tree and take it all away?"

The woodcutter did as he was told. He cut down the tree. But when he looked under the roots, the gold was not there. The king of the mice had run away too.

That night, the king of the mice crept up to the woodcutter's house and took back all the gold. So the woodcutter was as poor as before.

(source: Unit 5, Narrative Text. PKP 2019)

What can we learn from the story above?

• The greedy person would never satisfy himself.

• The tricky person will get a problem.

• The lazy person will never success.

• The poor person must work hard.

Once upon a time, there lived a Clouds family. Papa Cloud, Mama Cloud, and children Cloud lived quietly in the sky.

Every morning, the children cloud went to the sky playground to play with the slide. But since there was only one slide, they had to take turns on the slide. Lody, the youngest cloud, looked impatient. He could not wait for his turn to come. His brother, Tody, didn't like his attitude.

Suddenly, they were quarrelling. Their white bodies became grey. It meant they were very angry. When the clouds were angry, water usually came out of their bodies. It mean train for the people on earth.

"Stop it, children! Stop fighting!" Papa cloud said.

"You can play with the slide in turns. Now, shake hands. Both of you!" order Papa Cloud.

Lody and Tody shake hands and slowly their colours changed. Their bodies became fair white again. The rain stopped and people on earth could go on their activities again.

(Adapted from: FUN English Magazine, edisi 4, VIII)

The text mainly tells about ....

• the cloud family

• using slide to play

• playing slide in sky

• struggling to get the slide

Once upon a time, there lived a Clouds family. Papa Cloud, Mama Cloud, and children Cloud lived quietly in the sky.

Every morning, the children cloud went to the sky playground to play with the slide. But since there was only one slide, they had to take turns on the slide. Lody, the youngest cloud, looked impatient. He could not wait for his turn to come. His brother, Tody, didn't like his attitude.

Suddenly, they were quarrelling. Their white bodies became grey. It meant they were very angry. When the clouds were angry, water usually came out of their bodies. It mean train for the people on earth.

"Stop it, children! Stop fighting!" Papa cloud said.

"You can play with the slide in turns. Now, shake hands. Both of you!" order Papa Cloud.

Lody and Tody shake hands and slowly their colours changed. Their bodies became fair white again. The rain stopped and people on earth could go on their activities again.

(Adapted from: FUN English Magazine, edisi 4, VIII)

What is the main idea of last paragraph?


• Lody and Tody was fighting.


• Lody is angry with his brother.


• Lody and Tody could stop raining.

• Lody and Tody stopped their fighting.

Once upon a time, there lived a Clouds family. Papa Cloud, Mama Cloud, and children Cloud lived quietly in the sky.

Every morning, the children cloud went to the sky playground to play with the slide. But since there was only one slide, they had to take turns on the slide. Lody, the youngest cloud, looked impatient. He could not wait for his turn to come. His brother, Tody, didn't like his attitude.

Suddenly, they were quarrelling. Their white bodies became grey. It meant they were very angry. When the clouds were angry, water usually came out of their bodies. It mean train for the people on earth.

"Stop it, children! Stop fighting!" Papa cloud said.

"You can play with the slide in turns. Now, shake hands. Both of you!" order Papa Cloud.

Lody and Tody shake hands and slowly their colours changed. Their bodies became fair white again. The rain stopped and people on earth could go on their activities again.

(Adapted from: FUN English Magazine, edisi 4, VIII)

What happened when the children cloud got angry?

• The slide was broken.

• There was rain on earth.

• The sun shined brightly.

• The cloud became grey.

Once upon a time, there lived a Clouds family. Papa Cloud, Mama Cloud, and children Cloud lived quietly in the sky.

Every morning, the children cloud went to the sky playground to play with the slide. But since there was only one slide, they had to take turns on the slide. Lody, the youngest cloud, looked impatient. He could not wait for his turn to come. His brother, Tody, didn't like his attitude.

Suddenly, they were quarrelling. Their white bodies became grey. It meant they were very angry. When the clouds were angry, water usually came out of their bodies. It mean train for the people on earth.

"Stop it, children! Stop fighting!" Papa cloud said.

"You can play with the slide in turns. Now, shake hands. Both of you!" order Papa Cloud.

Lody and Tody shake hands and slowly their colours changed. Their bodies became fair white again. The rain stopped and people on earth could go on their activities again.

(Adapted from: FUN English Magazine, edisi 4, VIII)

From the text, we can learn that ones have to be ....

• cool 


• patient

• impolite

• annoyed

Once, a hunter lived in a village. He used to boast about his brave hunting trips to the Villagers. The villagers respected him a lot. He mostly told everyone how he had fought a lion bare handed or killed an elephant with a single bullet. He said that the tiny animals used to get scared even at the sight of him.

One day, the hunter was passing through a forest. A woodcutter from the same village was busy cutting trees.

The boastful hunter approached him and said, "How are you? It's a fine day, isn't it?"

"Yes, Yes, indeed!" the woodcutter replied.

"Well, can you tell me if you have seen some footprints of the lion nearby? It’s been months since I killed any."

The woodcutter knew that the hunter only boasted. So he said, "Yes, a lion is in a nearby den. Can I take you there?"

But the scared hunter said, "No... No... I only just wanted to see his footprints."

Finally, the boastful hunter ran away from the spot.

(Adopted from: http://www.english-for-students.com/The-Brave-Hunter.html)

What does the text tell us about?

• Boastful Hunter.

• Brave lion.

• Brave hunter

• Lonely lion.

Once, a hunter lived in a village. He used to boast about his brave hunting trips to the Villagers. The villagers respected him a lot. He mostly told everyone how he had fought a lion bare handed or killed an elephant with a single bullet. He said that the tiny animals used to get scared even at the sight of him.

One day, the hunter was passing through a forest. A woodcutter from the same village was busy cutting trees.

The boastful hunter approached him and said, "How are you? It's a fine day, isn't it?"

"Yes, Yes, indeed!" the woodcutter replied.

"Well, can you tell me if you have seen some footprints of the lion nearby? It’s been months since I killed any."

The woodcutter knew that the hunter only boasted. So he said, "Yes, a lion is in a nearby den. Can I take you there?"

But the scared hunter said, "No... No... I only just wanted to see his footprints."

Finally, the boastful hunter ran away from the spot.

(Adopted from: http://www.english-for-students.com/The-Brave-Hunter.html)

What is the main idea of last paragraph?

• The hunter killed the lion.

• The hunter escaped from the spot.

• The hunter hunted to woodcutter.

• The hunter faced the lion.

Once, a hunter lived in a village. He used to boast about his brave hunting trips to the Villagers. The villagers respected him a lot. He mostly told everyone how he had fought a lion bare handed or killed an elephant with a single bullet. He said that the tiny animals used to get scared even at the sight of him.

One day, the hunter was passing through a forest. A woodcutter from the same village was busy cutting trees.

The boastful hunter approached him and said, "How are you? It's a fine day, isn't it?"

"Yes, Yes, indeed!" the woodcutter replied.

"Well, can you tell me if you have seen some footprints of the lion nearby? It’s been months since I killed any."

The woodcutter knew that the hunter only boasted. So he said, "Yes, a lion is in a nearby den. Can I take you there?"

But the scared hunter said, "No... No... I only just wanted to see his footprints."

Finally, the boastful hunter ran away from the spot.

(Adopted from: http://www.english-for-students.com/The-Brave-Hunter.html)

What did hunter feel when the woodcutter said that there was a lion in a nearby den?

• Fear

• Sad

• Glad

• Enthusiastic