Narrative Text

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Now, we’re going to talk about of Narrative Text

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 1. The definition of Narrative Text

Narrative text is a text that is used for the purpose of entertaining or amusing, creating, stimulating emotions, motivating, guiding  and teaching the readers or the listeners and it usually deals with actual or vicious experience.

 2. The purpose of Narrative Text

• To entertain, to gain and hold a readers interest. 
  (Taken from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

• To amuse or to entertain the readers or listeners about the story.

3. The Kind of Narrative Text 

1)  Fable 

A fable is a succinct fictional story, in prose or verse, that features animals, mythical creatures, plants, inanimate objects or forces of nature which are anthropomorphized (given human qualities), and that illustrates a moral lesson, which may at the end be expressed explicitly in a pithy maxim.(taken from: wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

The example of fable in Narrative text are:

• The three little pigs
• The Ugly Duckling
• The crocodiles and The Mouse Deer
• The Ants and Grasshopper
• The Lion and The Mouse
  
• etc..,

2)  Legend

• A legend is a narrative of human actions that are perceived both by teller and listeners to take place within human history and to possess certain qualities that give the tale verisimilitude. (taken from: wikipedia)

•  A legend is a true story primarily about human heroes in the recent past may feature some religious references.

The Example of Legend in Narrative Text are: 

• The Legend of lake Toba
• Sangkuriang
• Tangkuban Perahu
• The legend of Malin Kundang 
• etc..,,

3)  Fairy Tale

A fairy tale is a type of short story that typically features folkloric characters, such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, dwarves, giants or gnomes, and usually magic or enchantments.

The example of fairy tale in narrative text are:

• Cinderella 
• Beauty and the Beast
• Rapunzel
• Pinocchio
• Alice in Wonderland
• Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs
• Sleeping Beauty 
• etc..,

4)  Science Fiction

Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible (or at least non-supernatural) content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities.

Some examples of science fiction are:

 

etc..,

4.  The generic structures of Narrative text  

•  Orientation

It sets the scene and introduces the participants

(it answers the questions = who, when, what, where).

•   Complication

A crisis or a problem arises. It usually involves the main Characters.

•   Resolution

  A solution to the problem (for better or worse). Main characters find ways to solve the problem.

5.   Language features of Narrative Text

• Focus on specific and usually individualized participants, such as a Lion, A tiny Mouse ;
• Use of material processes (and in this text, behavioral and verbal processes);
• Use of relational processes and mental processes;
• Use of temporal conjunctions and temporal circumstances;
• Use of Past Tenses, such as a Lion slept in the jungle, The Lion fell into the trap, The tiny Mouse heard the Lion's roars;
• Direct and indirect speeches are often used
• Use of adverbs and adverbial phrases to locate the particular events, such as once upon a time,  long time ago,
• Use of time connectives and conjunctions, such as however, although, later, then, after that;
• Use action verbs to indicate the actions, such as opened, laughed;
• Use saying verbs and thinking verbs to indicate what characters are feeling, thinking or saying, such as told, said, decided, thought, felt

6.   The Example Of Narrative Text  

1) Fable

The Lion and the Mouse

One day a Lion slept in the jungle. A tiny Mouse, ran over the Lion's head and down his nose. The Lion awoke with a loud roar. He was very angry. His paw caught the little Mouse. 

The Lion opened his huge jaws to swallow the Mouse

 "Pardon me, O King, I beg of you," cried the frightened Mouse.

"If you forgive me this time, I will never forget your kindness. I meant no harm and I certainly didn't want to disturb Your Majesty. If you let me stay alive,  I can do you a good turn, too.“

The Lion began to laugh, and he laughed and laughed.

"How could a tiny creature like you ever do anything to help me? And he shook with laughter.

"Oh well," he shrugged, looking down at the frightened Mouse, “You're not so much of a meal anyway."

Then, he released his paw from the Mouse and the Mouse quickly ran away.

Some time after this, some hunters, trying to capture the Lion alive. They set up rope nets in the jungle. The Lion fell into the trap. He roared and thrashed.

The unhappy Lion feared he could never escape, and her roared pitifully. His thunderous bellows echoed through the Jungle. The tiny Mouse heard the Lion's roars.

"That may be there very Lion who once freed me," he said, remembering his promise. And he ran to see whether he could help.

Discovering the sad Lion was in, the Mouse said to him, "Stop, stop! You must not roar. If you make so much noise, the hunters will come and capture you . I'll get you out of this trap."

With his sharp little teeth the Mouse gnawed at the ropes until they broke. When the Lion stepped out of the net and was free, the Mouse said, "Now, was I not right?"

"Thank you, good Mouse," said the Lion gently. "You did help me even though I am big and you are so little. I see now that kindness is always worth while."

2)  Legend

The Legend of Malin Kundang

A long time ago on a small beach in Indonesia, lived a woman and her son, who was called Malin Kundang. They did not have very much money, but Malin Kundang was a healthy strong boy who was a good boats man and swimmer. He went to the sea to catch fish, which he and his mother ate or sold in the town.

One day, Malin Kundang saw a trader’s ship in trouble. It was being raided by a small band of pirates. Malin Kundang went to help the ship and fought off the pirates. The trader was very grateful to Malin Kundang, and very impressed by his strength and bravery. He asked Malin Kundang to work with him and Malin Kundang agreed.

Malin Kundang made lots of money. He bought a huge ship of his own and married a beautiful wife.

Many years later, Malin Kundang’s ship landed on the small beach where he grew up. People on the beach recognised him, and the news travelled around the village. His mother, who had been sad and lonely without him, heard the news and ran to the beach to meet her beloved son.

Malin Kundang, wearing his expensive clothes and standing with his beautiful wife, didn’t recognise his mother and refused to greet the poor old woman. His mother begged him to see her three times, but he declined. At last Malin Kundung shouted “Enough, old woman! I have never had a dirty and ugly peasant woman like you as a mother!” and he ordered his crews to set sail.

His mother was angry. She shouted that she would turn him into stone unless he apologised. Malin Kundung laughed and started to sail away into the calm sea.

Suddenly a thunderstorm descended. Malin Kundang’s ship was tossed to and fro on the huge waves, and sank. Malin Kundang was thrown from the ship onto a small island and turned into stone.

3) Fairy Tale

Pinnochio 

Once upon a time, Gepetto, an old woodsman, living in the great Italian pine forest, was lonely. He always dreamed about having a son.
Each day, he went cutting woods for the town’s people. One day, an idea illuminated his mind, the idea of crafting a puppet, which he will call it Pinocchio. He crafted that puppet and during the night, the puppet becomes alive!

One year of happiness and thriller passed, on a Sunday morning, Gepetto told Pinocchio:
‘’It’s my birthday soon, my little son! I hope you didn’t forget it!’’
‘’Euh, sure, I didn’t!’’
Pinocchio felt awkward. He didn’t thought about that. Gepetto’s birthday was coming in only three days, and he hadn’t even a present.

After a long night of reflecting, Pinocchio finally decided to offer a homemade chocolate cake to him as a present.

When the sun rose, Pinocchio was already ready to go outside find the ingredients. The main problem was he didn’t even known the in and the recipe.
So after school, he decided to go ask someone for the ingredients to bake a cake. During his walk, Pinocchio, the wooden puppet, met the town’s sorcerer.
‘’Hey, little boy, do you need some help for your chocolate cake?’’
‘’Hum…You can help me?’’, asked Pinocchio.
‘’Sure, I can. Follow me!’’
After walking few minutes so, Pinocchio saw a big, big, big candy house. They entered together and Pinocchio got caught by a big cage.
‘’Mouahahaha!!! I finally caught you! You’ll be mine, you’re gonna work for me!’’, said the evil sorcerer.

Pinocchio was so scared. When the guards came and took him out of the cage, he immediately ran away very fast and he succeeded to escape.
At the same time, the evil sorcerer, calling all his troops with him, ran after him and he took out his magic wand. The evil devil changed the little wooden puppet into a chocolate cake!

When he came back home, he told the entire story to his father and they went to find the god fairy.

After a long trip, they finally find the god fairy and they got the magical potion for Pinocchio.

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