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Narrative text
What is Narrative ?
Narrative is a text that tell story in
the past. It is an imagination/fiction
story.
Social Function
This text is purposed to entertain or to amuse the readers
or listeners about the story and we can find the moral
from the story
Generic Structure of Narrative
ORIENTATION Introducing the characters, time and place the
story happened.
COMPLICATION Tells the problems of the story and how the
main characters solve them.
RESOLUTION Ending of story –the problem is solved for
better or worse
Language Feature of Narrative
Focus on individualized participant
Use of past tense
Use of action verb
Use conjunction i.e. and, then, after that,
next, etc.
Use temporal conjunction; example once
upon a time, one day, a long time ago…
The Story of Lake Toba
Once upon a time, there was a man who was living in north Sumatra. He
lived in a simple hut in a farming field. He did some gardening and fishing for his
daily life.
One day, while the man was do fishing, he caught a big golden fish in his trap.
It was the biggest catch which he ever had in his life. Surprisingly, this fish turned
into a beautiful princess. He felt in love with her and proposed her to be his wife.
She said; "Yes, but you have to promise not to tell anyone about the secret that I
was once a fish, otherwise there will be a huge disaster". The man made the deal
and they got married, lived happily and had a daughter.
Few years later, this daughter would help bringing lunch to her father out in
the fields. One day, his daughter was so hungry and she ate his father’s lunch.
Unfortunately, he found out and got furious, and shouted; “You daughter of a fish”.
The daughter ran home and asked her mother. The mother started crying, felt sad
that her husband had broken his promise.
Then she told her daughter to run up the hills because a huge disaster was
about to come. When her daughter left, she prayed. Soon there was a big
earthquake followed by non-stop pouring rain. The whole area got flooded and
became Toba Lake. She turned into a fish again and the man became the island of
The Legend of A Crying Stone
On a hill in area of Borneo, there lived a poor widow and her daughter. The girl was really beautiful.
However, she was very lazy and spoiled. She loved to dress up every day, but never helped her mother.
One day, they went down to a village for shopping. A market was far away from their house. They
walked there. The girl got dressed very nice and walked in front of her mother. While the widow
walked behind, carried a basket, wore dirty clothes. Nobody knew they were mother and daughter.
While entering village, people looked at them. Young men were so fascinated by girl’s beauty.
However, she was in contrast to a woman walking behind her. It made people wonder. Some young
men asked her whether woman was her mother. But, the girl arrogantly replied that she was her maid.
More people asked her along the way to market. She gave a same answer that widow was her slave.
Eventually, mother’s heart hurt to hear her daughter’s answer. Mother prayed to God to punish her
ungodly daughter. Suddenly, girl stopped then slowly turned to be a stone. Daughter cried; she
apologized to his mother. But it was too late. A pretty girl was turned into a stone but continued to
tear; it’s called A Crying Stone.
Question!!
1. What is the story about?
Answer : :the story is about a couple that gave birth to a child named kelingking that as big as little finger.
2. What came into mind when you read the title of the story?
Answer : I thought the story is about little finger not a child.
3. How many characters are there in the story?
Answer : there are 3 characters, the poor man, the poor man wife and kelingking their child.
4. How did the parents feel when they had the baby?
Answer : happy and surprised because the baby really small.
5. Was Kelingking a nice son? Explain your answer
Answer : yes he is, he always obey his parents even they planned to leave him
Question!!
6. Did the father have the same attitude to Kelingking when Kelingking was just a little boy and when he started to grow up?
Answer : there’s a bit different, when Kelingking was a little boy, the father accept everything because the child was a gift
from God, but when he grow up, the father was annoyed by his appetite, he and his wife usually can’t eat because they
have to share their meal to Kelingking who has a big appetite.
7. Why did the parents want to abandon Kelingking?
Answer : because he eat too much.
8. Did Kelingking succeed in escaping from the parents trick?
Answer : yes, he did
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9. Why did the parents finally change their minds in the end?
Answer : because Kelingking was a nice child and they can work together so they can buy foods for them.
10. Do you like reading legends? Do you have any favorite ones?
Answer : yes, I like reading legends, my favorite is Keong Mas.
The Beginning
When did the stroy happen ? 1.
Who are the characters? In Bangka Belitung lived a poor man with his
Where did the story happen?
wife who have a child named Kelingking.
What Happened
2.
Are there any conflicts? They didn’t have any child and pray to God to have a
child, and then the wife gave a birth a really small
Climax son.
The main and most intense 3.
conflict(s)? The parent want to abandon Kelingking because he
eat too much.
Falling Action
4.
But, they plan failed, Kelingking can escaped and
The conflicts are decreasing come back again.
How did the stroy end
5.
In the end they still kept Kelingking and they work
together so they can buy foods.
The ending
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