Narrative Text

What is the purpose of narrative text?

• To describe particular thing

• To entertain the readers

• To tell the past event

• To notice someone

A Story From The Farm Yard

Two roosters were fighting fiercely to be the king of the farm yard. One finally gained advantage and the other surrendered.

The loosing rooster slunk away and hid itself in a quiet corner. The winner flew up to a high wall, flapped its wings and crowed its victory, as loud as it could.

Suddenly, an eagle came sailing through the air and carried it off, with its talons. The loosing rooster immediately came out of its corner and ruled the farm yard from then on.

What can we learn from the story?

• There's always a bigger enemy in this life

• Your friend can be your enemy

• Always grab an opportunity before you

• Don't be cocky when we have achieved our goal

The Bear and the Two Friends

Once, two friends were walking through the forest. They knew that anything dangerous can happen to them at any time in the forest. So they promised each other that they would remain united in case of danger.

Suddenly, they saw a large bear approaching tern. One of the friends at once climbed a nearby tree. But the other one did not know how to climb. So being led by his common sense, he lay down on the ground breathless, pretending to be a dead man.

The bear came near the man lying on the ground. It smelt his ears and slowly left the place. Because the bear did not touch him, the friend on the tree came down and asked his friend on the ground, "Friend, what did the bear tell you into your ears?"The other friend replied, "He advised me not to believe a false friend.

Where do you think the story happened?

• In the river

• In the park

• In the woods

• In the zoo

The Rabbit and the Turtle

One day a rabbit was boasting about how fast he could run. He was laughing at the turtle for being so slow.

Much to the rabbit’s surprise, the turtle challenged him to a race. The rabbit thought this was a good joke and accepted the challenge. The fox was to be the umpire of the race. As the race began, the rabbit raced way ahead of the turtle, just like everyone thought.

The rabbit got to the halfway point and could not see the turtle anywhere. He was hot and tired and decided to stop and take a short nap. All this time the turtle kept walking step by step by step. He never quit no matter how hot or tired he got. He just kept going.

However, the rabbit slept longer than he had thought and woke up. He could not see the turtle anywhere! He went at full-speed to the finish line but found the turtle there waiting for him.

Who was to be the umpire race?

• A rabbit

• A turtle

• A fox

• A cat

The generic structure of narrative text are...

• Orientation, Complication, and Resolution.

• Orientation, Resolution, and Complication.

• Resolution, Orientation, and Complication.

• Complication, Resolution, and Orientation.

From these Narrative Stories, which one IS NOT a legend?

• Rapunzel

• Malin Kundang

• Batu Menangis

• Tangkuban Parahu

Long time ago a rabbit and a lion were neighbors. The lion was very proud, and was fond of boasting about his strength. And though they were such close neighbors, lion looked down upon the rabbit, and used to bully and frighten her. Finally, the rabbit could stand it no longer and wanted to get her own back.

One day, she went to the lion and said, “Good day”, respected elder brother. Imagine it, I met an animal over there who looked exactly like you, and he said to me, “Is there anyone in the world who dares stand up to me? If there is, let him come and have a duel with me. If there is no, all of you have to submit to my rule and be my servants!” “oh, he can’t even light on anyone!”, added the rabbit.

What are the rabbit and the lion…

(source : Ratna Sari, 2014)

• a. They were neighbor

• b. They were friend

• c. They were family

• d. They were enemy

1. Arrange the sentences below into a correct narrative!

(1) At the further of the wood was another pretty cottage

(2) There was once a sweet maid who lived in a pretty cottage

(3) She gave her a red clock with a hood which she always wear

(4) Where grandmother lived in

(5) Everybody loved this little girl, her grandmother loved her most of all

(6) So, people called her Red Riding Hood

The best arrangement is...

• 2-1-3-4-5-6

• 2-3-1-4-5-6

• 1-2-4-3-5-6

• 2-1-4-5-3-6

What is the picture telling about?

• Malin Kundang

• Timun Mas

• Beauty and the Beast

• The Legend of Toba Lake

Tangkuban Parah

One day Sangkuriang went hunting with his dog, si Tumang. In the bush he saw a deer. Sangkuriang wanted to shoot but si Tumang hindered him. He was angry at it and killed it, and then took its heart home. When he told that it was si Tumang’s heart, Dayang Sumbi was very angry and hit Sangkuriang’s head with a spoon. And he ran away and left his mother to the east. He did not know himself and forgot his name. He was about 16 years of age.

After along time Sangkuriang came back to the jungle where his mother lived. She looked younger than her age, so Sangkuriang fell in love with her. “Will you marry me?’’ one day he asked her. But Dayang Sumbi refused because she recognized that he was her son. He insisted to marry her and Dayang Sumbi asked two marriage settlements. One, he had to dammed Citarum river, and two, had to make a boat in one night

Sangkuriang almost finished his work but Dayang Sumbi cheated him. He was angry and kicked the boat. The boat fell upside down on the peak of mountain. It was known Tangkuban Parahu, at the northern of Bandung, West Java.

Why did Dayang Sumbi refuse sangkuriang proposal?

• Because she recognized that he was her son

• Because sangkuriang was ugly

• Because sangkuriang was not rich

• because she angry with sangkuriang