The Small Parrot
Once upon time, a man had a wonderful parrot. There was no other parrot like it. The parrot could
say every word, except one word. The parrot would not say the name of the place where it was
born. The name of the place was Catano.
The man felt excited having the smartest parrot but he could not understand why the parrot would
not say Catano. The man tried to teach the bird to say Catano however the bird kept not saying
the word.
At the first, the man was very nice to the bird but then he got very angry. You stupid bird!
pointed the man to the parrot. Why cant you say the word? Say Catano! Or I will kill you the
man said angrily. Although he tried hard to teach, the parrot would not say it. Then the man got so
angry and shouted to the bird over and over; Say Catano or Ill kill you. The bird kept not to say
the word of Catano.
One day, after he had been trying so many times to make the bird say Catano, the man really got
very angry. He could not bear it. He picked the parrot and threw it into the chicken house. There
were four old chickens for next dinner You are as stupid as the chickens. Just stay with them
Said the man angrily. Then he continued to humble; You know, I will cut the chicken for my meal.
Next it will be your turn, I will eat you too, stupid parrot. After that he left the chicken house.
The next day, the man came back to the chicken house. He opened the door and was very
surprised. He could not believe what he saw at the chicken house. There were three death
chickens on the floor. At the moment, the parrot was standing proudly and screaming at the last
old chicken; Say Catano or Ill hit you.
The Story of Lutung Kasarung Contoh Text Narrative
Cerita rakyat Lutung kasarung dalam bahasa Inggris ebagai contoh text narrative
Prabu Tapa Agung was an old king. He had two daughters, Purbararang and Purbasari. Prabu Tapa
Agung planned to retire as a king. He wanted Purbasari to replace him as the leader of the kingdom.
Hearing this, Purbararang was angry. You cannot ask her to be the queen, Father. Im older than she is.
Its supposed to be me, not her! said Purbararang. But the king still chose Purbasari to be the next
queen. Purbararang then set a bad plan with her fiance, Indrajaya. Together they went to a witch and
asked her to put a spell on Purbasari. Later, Purbasari had bad skin. There were black dots all over her
body. You are not as beautiful as I am. You cannot be the queen. Instead, you have to leave this palace
and stay in a jungle, said Purbararang. Purbasari was very sad. Now she had to stay in the jungle.
Everyday she spent her time playing with some animals there.
There was one monkey that always tried to cheer her up. It was not just an ordinary monkey, he had
magical power. And he also could talk with humans. The monkeys name was Lutung Kasarung. He was
actually a god. His name was Sanghyang Gurumina.
Lutung Kasarung planned to help Purbasari. He made a small lake and asked her to take a bath there.
Amazingly, her bad skin was cured. Now she got her beautiful skin back. After that, she asked Lutung
Kasarung to accompany her to go back to the palace.
Purbararang was very shocked. She knew she had to come up with another bad idea. She then said,
Those who have longer hair will be the queen. The king then measured his daughters hair. Purbasari
had longer hair. But Purbararang did not give up. A queen must have a handsome husband. If my fiance
is more handsome than yours, then I will be the queen, said Purbararang.
Purbasari was sad. She knew Purbararangs fiance, Indrajaya, was handsome. And she did not have a
fiance yet. Here is my fianc, Indrajaya. Where is yours? asked Purbararang. Lutung Kasarung came
forward. Purbararang was laughing very hard. Your fiance is a monkey, ha ha ha. Suddenly, Lutung
Kasarung changed into a very a handsome man. He was even more handsome than Indrajaya.
Purbasari then became the queen. She forgave Purbararang and her fiance and let them stay in the
palace.
