"Once upon a time, in West Java, Indonesia lived a wise king who had beautiful daughter." (paragraph 1).

What is the function of the sentence above?

Once upon a time there lived three neighbours in a beautiful village. Three of them were diligent farmers. At one time the three neighbours were having trouble with their crops. All three fields had crops that were wilting and infested with pests. Each day they would try different ideas to help their crops. The first one tried using a scarecrow, the second used pesticides and the third built a fence on his field, all to no avail.

One day, the village head came by and called all three farmers. He gave them each a stick and asked them to break the sticks. The farmers could break them easily. He then gave them a bundle of three sticks and asked them to break it. This time, farmers struggled to break the sticks. The village head said, “Together you are stronger than when you work alone.” The farmers pooled their resources and got rid of the pests in their fields.

What is the conflict of the story?

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

4. The best arrangement is...

Tulip Fairy Story

Once upon a time, in a small village near the forest, there was a kind hearted old lady who lived in a small house. The old woman loved her garden and one flower she always loved is tulip. Because of it, she built a small garden full with colorful tulip.

Because of her love too, she made a small bed in the middle of the tulip garden and often spent the night there. One night, she slept in the middle of the garden. But there was something strange because unlike usual, she heard a sound from the garden. There was babies laughing and sweet singing. She tried to find out where the sound came from but she found nothing.

On the following night, she once again slept in the garden. And once again, she heard the sounds; babies laughing and sweet singing. She was curious. She walked along the garden quietly. She was surprised; there, somewhere in the garden, she found a little fairy mother rocking and humming the tulip flower like a cradle. There was a little fairy baby, laughing and playing in the tulip cup.

The old woman walked back to her house. From that moment, she never picked the tulip. She did not allow other people touch her beloved flowers.

she found a little fairy mother rocking and humming  ... (paragraph 3). Rocking  has the same meaning with ...

Once upon a time there was a prince. He was a good- looking and very rich. He lived in a beautiful castle together with staffs and servants.

One rainy dark night, an old and ugly woman came to his castle and the prince didn’t like her and sent her away. An old and ugly woman, turned into a beautiful fairy and she cast a spell over the prince and his castle. The prince became a beast and all his servants turned into furniture.

One day, an old man named Maurice was travelling passed the castle. He entered the castle and he was captured by the beast. Belle- Maurice’s daughter – looked for his father in the castle. The beast let Maurice go but Belle had to stay in the castle.

While Belle was staying at the castle, the beast slowly changed. He was not mean anymore. Belle began to like him and finally they fell in love with each other. Then, the beast and Belle got married. They lived happily ever after.

“….. she cast a spell …. “. (paragraph 2)

The word “ she” in the sentence refers to …

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Once upon a time there lived a little girl named Snow White. She lived with her aunt and uncle because her parents had died.

One day, she heard her uncle and aunt talking about leaving Snow White in the castle because they both wanted to go to America and they didn't have money to take Snow White with them.

Snow White didn't want her uncle and aunt to do this, so she decided to run away. The next day she ran away from home when her aunt and uncle were having breakfast. She ran away into the woods. She was very tired and hungry. Then, she saw a little cottage. She knocked out but no one answered. So, she want inside and fell asleep.

Meanwhile, the seven dwarfs were coming home from work. They went inside. There they found Snow White sleeping. Then Snow White woke up. She saw the dwarfs Doc, one of the dwarfs asked, “What is your name?” Snow White answered “My name is Snow White.”

The dwarf said, “if you wish, you may live here with us” Snow White said, “Oh, could I? Thank you.” Then, Snow White told the dwarfs the whole story about her. Snow White and the seven dwarfs lived happily ever after.

The third paragraph describes in detail ....

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.

What can we get from the story?

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.

“He advised me not to believe a false friend.” (Paragraph 3) The underlined word refers to …

Fairy tales usually have....

Once upon a time there was a poor widow who had an only son named Jack. They were so poor that they didn't have anything except a cow. When the cow had grown too old, his mother sent Jack to the market to sell it. On the way to the market, Jack met a butcher who had some beautiful beans in his hand. The butcher told the boy that the beans were of great value and persuaded the silly lad to sell the cow for the beans.

Jack brought them, happily. When he told his mother about this, his mother became so angry that she threw the beans out of the window.

When Jack woke up in the morning, he felt the sun shining into a pan of his room, but all the rest was quite dark and shady.

So he jumped to the window. What did he see? The beanstalk grew up quite close past Jack’s window. He opened the window and jumped to the beanstalk which ran up just like a big ladder

He climbed and climbed till at last he reached the sky. While looking around, he saw a very huge castle. He was very amazed.

Then Jack walked along the path leading to the castle. There was a big tail woman on the doorstep. Jack greeted her and asked for the giantess mercy to give him breakfast, because he fell very hungry. Although the giantess grumbled at first, finally she gave Jack a hunk of bread and cheese and a jug of milk.

Jack hadn't finished when the whole house began to tremble with the noise of someone's coming. "Oh! It's my husband!" cried the giantess. "What on earth shall I do?"

Hastily the giantess opened a very big cupboard and hid Jack there.

What is the story about?

Once upon a time, there was a kingdom in Java that was attacked by another kingdom. The king asked his Queen to save her life. Alas! In the middle of the jungle, the enemy killed all her guards. However, the Queen was lucky because she changed herself into a golden snail and survived.

One day, an old woman saw the snail and took it home. She looked after it. Whenever the old woman was not at home, the snail turned into a human being. She cooked and did the household chores. When the old woman got home, the Queen quickly changed into a snail again. It happened several times and made the old woman curious. One day, the old woman peeped and saw what was going on. She broke in, immediately. She asked, "Why did you change yourself into a snail?". The Queen told her what happened. The old woman was surprised to know that the snail was a Queen.

Later, from the head of the village they discovered that the king had won the battle and he was looking for his wife. Then the village head sent a message to the king telling him that his wife was safe.

Several days later, the King and his guards came for the queen. They thanked the villagers for their kindness and brought the old women to their palace.

What happened when the old woman found the snail?

Fairy tales are true stories that can actually happen.

What is the correct generic structure of a narrative text?

A/an _______ is when a problem or a dilemma disrupts the normal life or comfort of the characters.