NARRATIVE TEXT
Teks narative adalah teks yang menceritakan cerita yang terjadi pada waktu yang lalu dengan
menekankankan adanya permasalahan yang dihadapi tokoh cerita dalam teks
tersebut.
Ciri-ciri teks narrative :
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Orientation
Yaitu bagian yang menceritakan siapa, dimana, dan kapan
peristiwa terjadi.
Evalution
Tidak harus ada dalam teks narasi, menerangkan
kejadian-kejadian yang dialami sebelum tokoh cerita mengalami permasalahan.
Complication
Yaitu bagian yang menceritakan permasalahan yang dihadapi
oleh tokoh cerita.
Resolution
Yaitu bagian yang menceritakan penyelesaian permasalahan.
Tujuan
menulis teks (the purpose of the text / social function)
The elements of narrative text :
1.
Orientation
2.
Complication
3.
Resolution
The examples of narrative text :
The boy who
cried “wolf”
A shepherd boy was looking after his sheep on a hill. He felt bored being
alone on a hill. Then, he thought of a way to make some fun.
While the villagers were busy working, they heard a boy shouting, “Help!
Help! Help! A wolf is attacking my sheep!”
“That sounds from the shepherd boy. He is in trouble. Let’s go and help
him,” said the villagers and rushed towards the hill. They were very surprised
when they did not see any wolves on the hill.
“Were’s the wolf?” they asked.
The boy fell back and started laughing. The villagers realized that the boy
had played a trick. They were angry and went back to work.
The next day, the villagers heard the shepherd boy shouting for help again.
They rushed towards the hill, and again the boy laughed at them.
On the third day, a wolf really came and attacked the sheep.
“Help! Help! A wolf is attacking my sheep!” shouted the boy at the top of
his voice.
But nobody bothered him this time. The villagers thought that the boy was
trying to fool them again. The boy watched sadly as the wolf killed all his
sheep.
(Source: The Boy Who Cried Wolf
and other stories,
Words and Wisdom Sdn. Bhd)
The Fox and
the Crow
One bright, sunny morning, an ugly black crow
perched on the branch of a tree. She had just stolen a tasty piece of cheese
and was about to enjoy it.
Just then a dark brown fox passed by. He was very
hungry. Then he saw the food in the crow’s beak. His mouth watered, so he
thought of a clever plan to get the cheese.
The fox looked up at the crow, he said, “I have always admired your beauty,
with your soft, shiny feathers and nice beak. If your voice is as fine as your
looks, you could be Queen of the Birds!”
The crow wanted to be the queen. So, to prove that she could sing, she
opened her beak and made a loud “Caw!” Of course, when she opened her beak, the
piece of cheese fell to ground.
The fox hapilly snatched up the cheese and laughed. He said,” My dear crow,
your voice is fine but your opinion is not. You shouldn’t believe everything
you hear! Thanks for the cheese!”
(Taken from the fox and The Crow
in The Grasshopper and
The Ants and other stories, Kohwai and Young,
2003)
The Fox and
the Stork
A fox and a stork lived as nighbours. The fox were wild and clever. He
thought that the stork was dull because he never spoke much. “You look so odd,”
he would always tell the stork who would listen quietly and not say a word.
One day, the fox suddenly told the stork, “You must come and dine with me
today,” smiling to himself at the trick he was going to play on the stork.
The stork was happy to accept the invitation and arrived in time to have a
delicious dinner. He was hungry and was sure that the fox had prepared a god
meal for him.
For dinner, the fox srved sup, and it was served to the stork in a very
shallow bowl. The stork could only wet the tip of his bill. He could not eat a
drop of the soup. But the fox enjoyed the soup and finish it all.
The hungry stork go home really angry. Yet, he did not show his anger to the fox. He kept stay calm.
A few days later, the stork inviter the fox over to dinner.......
The Clever
Judge
Once upon time, a lion, a fox, a
donkey set off for a day’s hunting. They made an agreement to have an equal
share of what was caught. After a time, they were able to kill a fat buck. The
lion asked the donkey to divide the prize. The obliging donkey cut up the buck
into three equal parts then invited the lion to take his choice.
This made the lion so furious and
killed the donkey with his powerful blow.
Then the lion
told the fox to divide the meat. The fox was cunning. He put a side a big heap
to the lions share, and kept only a small piece for himself.
On seeing this, the Lion looked very
pleased and said “Master fox, this needs the most satisfactory divisor. Who
taught you to be so clever?
“The dead donkey has been my
teacher,” replied the fox. From his foolish conduct I have learned to be wise.
The Goose that
Laid Golden Eggs
Once upon a time, there lived a
happy family in a village : A man and his wife lived happily on a tittle farm,
tending their flock of geese and selling their eggs at the market. They were
not rich, but they were happy with their life together.
Then, one day a new goose flew in
among their flock. The couple was surprised to find a shiny golden egg in her
nest. Each and every day after that, the goose laid another egg of solid gold!
The couple was soon richer than
they had ever dreamed of, but they were not happy. They grew impatient with
only one golden egg a day. The farmer said to his wife, “Our goose must be full
of gold. Why should we wait to have more eggs?”
“If we cut her open,” his wife
agreeed, “we can get all the eggs at once.” So they killed the goose! They were
very surpised to find that it was just like any other goose inside. Even worse,
there would never be any more golden eggs!
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