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ENGLISH PAPERS

NARATIVE TEX
This paper is prepared to fulfill the english assigment

Arranged By:
Student's Name : Anggriani
Tutor : Nurlailatul Huriah,S.Pd
Class : XI IPA ⁴
Email : Anggrianimahendra@gmail.com

School Year : 2021-2022


PREFACE

Assalamualaikum warrahmatullahi wabarakatuh


Paese to be allah SWT for all His blessings so that this paper can be completed.I do not
forget
To say thank you for the assistance from those who have contributed by providing both
thought
And material assistance.
The author hopes that this paper can add knowedge and experience to readers .in fact,I
hope
That this paper can be used by readers in everyday life.
As a writer ,I feel that there are still many shortcomings in the preparattion of this paper
due
To the limitations of my knowledge and experience .for this reason ,I really hope for
constructive
Criticism and suggestion from readers for the perfection of this paper.

Bima City,19 Augus 2021


Writer
Anggriani

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Cover i
Preface.................................................................................................... ii
Table of Contents................................................................................... iii
Chapter 1 introduction
a. Background..................................................................................... 1
b. Problem Formulation...................................................................... 1
c. Objective discussion...................................................................... 1
Chapter 2 Discussion
a. Understanding Narrative Text........................................................ 2
b. Objective Narrative Text................................................................. 2
c. Types of Narrative Text................................................................. 2
d. Generic Structure of Narrative Text.............................................. 5
e. Language Features Narrative Text............................................... 5
f. Used Grammar Narrative Text...................................................... 6
g. Example of Narrative Text............................................................. 12
Chapter 3 Closing
a. Conclusion..................................................................................... 17
b. Suggestions................................................................................... 17
Bibliography........................................................................................... 18

Chapter I
Introduction

A. Backgroud
Narrative text is a kind of genre that the series of events or stories from time to time and
described in the order beginning, middle and end. So it should be chronological, meaning it
is told in a coherent chronological and should not be jumping.
In the English dictionary, literally Narrative means (1) a spoken or writer account of
connected events, a story. (2) the narrated part of a literary work, as distinct from the
dialogue. (3) the practice or art of narration..

B. Problem Formulation
1. Understanding Narrative Text?
2. Objective Narrative Text?
3. Types of Narrative Text?
4. Generic Structure of Narrative Text?
5. Language Features Narrative Text?
6. Used Grammar Narrative Text?
7. Example of Narrative Text?

C. Objective Discussion
1. Discuss the notion of narrative text
2. Discuss the Purpose Narrative Text
3. Know the types of Narrative Text
4. Knowing Generic Structure of Narrative Text
5. Know the Language Features of Narrative Text
6. Knowing Grammar of Narrative Text
7. Knowing Example Narrative Text

Chapter II
Discussion

A. Understanding Narrative Text


Narrative text is a kind of genre that the series of events or stories from time to time
and described in the order beginning, middle and end. So it should be chronological,
meaning it is told in a coherent chronological and should not be jumping up and text that
tells something imaginative or something that just mirages and aim only to entertain the
reader.

B. Purpose Narrative Text


The basic purpose of the narrative text is to entertain and attract readers with a story or
event that has the problems that lead to conflict and in the end no resolution or a happy
ending or even depressing. Actually narrative text is not only limited to the mystical story,
fiction, legend, fairy tale or fable, but another story in the form of adventure, mystery and
all forms of story. In essence, narrative text is about the story. But the lesson in school,
genre narrative text is usually only used to show the fictional story like a fairy tale or legend.
If the views of its kind, the narrative text that is often meant by the father's mother was a
teacher Suggestive Narrative category, ie text that purpose so that the reader gets the
wisdom of a story.

C. Types of Narrative Text


Narrative Text has a core story that usually only in the form of the author's imagination or a
real incident that was captured by the author or even a combination of both. In various
sources Narrative Text can be found in the form:

a. Fables (Stories about animals behave like humans pictured)


Fable is a story that tells the life of an animal that behaves like a human. The story may not
be the real story. Fable is a fiction, a fantasy point (fantasy). Sometimes fable enter
characters minority human form.
The characteristics of fable:
1. The use of animal figures
2. animals as main characters can behave like humans
3. shows the depiction of moral / moral element and the human character and criticism
about life in the story.
4. The story short
5. Using a simple word choice
6. In the fable story, which is told is the most excellent among the human characters are
weak and the strong.
7. Using a natural setting

b. Fairy stories (The story is fantastic, full of wonders)


Fairy stories / fairy tale is a type of short stories that usually features folkloric fantasy
characters Europe, such as dwarves, elves, fairies, giants, gnomes, goblins, mermaids, trolls,
witches, and usually magic or charm. Fables can be distinguished from other people's stories
as legends (which generally involve belief in the truth of the events described) and explicitly
moral of the story, including the fable.

c. Mysteries
Mystery genre fiction is usually focused on the investigation of crime. Mystery fiction is
often used as a synonym for detective fiction or crime fiction-in other words a novel or short
story in which the investigator (whether professional or amateur) investigate and solve the
mystery of evil. Sometimes nonfictional mystery books. can whodunit that the emphasis on
puzzles or elements of tension and logical solutions like a mystery story. Mystery fiction can
be compared with boiled detective stories, which focuses on action and gritty realism.
mystery may involve supernatural mystery or thriller in which the solution is not to be
logical, and even no crime involved.

d. Science Fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with such imaginative content futuristic settings,
futuristic science and technology, space travel, time travel, faster than light travel, parallel
universes and extraterrestrial life. It often explores the consequences of scientific
innovations and other potential, and has been called "literature of ideas.

e. Romances
Romance is expressive and pleasant feeling of emotional appeal to the people associated
with love. In the context of romantic love relationships, romance usually implies a strong
expression of romantic love a person, or a person's emotional desire and stronger to
connect with others intimate or romantic. Historically, the term "romance" comes with the
ideals of medieval knights as stated in his knight romance literature.

f. Horror Stories
Horror fiction, horror and fantasy literature horror is a genre of literature, which is intended
to, or has the capacity to scare, frighten, or surprise the reader by inducing feelings of
horror and terror. Literary historian JA Cuddon has defined the horror story as "a piece of
prose fiction in the form of variable length ... which shocks or even fear the reader, or may
induce feelings of disgust or hatred." It creates a frightening and intimidating atmosphere.
Horror usually supernatural, though it can be a non-supernatural. Often the main threat of a
work of horror fiction can be interpreted as a metaphor for a greater fear of society.

g. Legends
A legend is a narrative of human actions are perceived both by teller and listeners to take
place in human history and has certain qualities that give verisimilitude story. Legend, for
active and passive participants that includes no events that are outside the "possibility", as
defined by a set of highly flexible parameters, which may include the miracles that are
considered truly special has happened in the tradition of indoctrination where the legend
appears , and where the tradition may change from time to time, to keep it fresh and vital,
and realistic. Many legends operates in the areas of uncertainty, never be fully believed by
the participants, but also became firmly doubted.

h. Historical Narratives
Narrative history is the practice of writing history in the form of a story based. It can be
divided into two subgenres: the traditional narrative and narrative modern.Narasi
traditionally focused on the chronological order of history, it is event driven and tend to
center on individuals, actions, and intentions.
For example, in the case of the French Revolution, a historian who works with traditional
narrative might be more interested in the revolution as a whole (one revolution), the center
of Paris, and is highly dependent on the great figures such as Maximilien
Robespierre.Sebaliknya, modern narrative usually focus the structure and the general trend.
A modern narrative will break from rigid chronology if historians explain the concept better.
In the case of the French Revolution, a historian working with modern narrative may
indicate general characteristics possessed by the revolutionaries in France but also will
describe regional variations from the general trend (many revolutions confluent). Also the
kind of historian may use different sociological factors to demonstrate why various types of
people support the general revolution.

i. Personal Experience (personal experiences written)


The experience of the human person is the experience moment-to-moment sensory
awareness and internal and external events or experiences some form of empirical unity as
the period of life.
j. Ballads (ballads, which can be a touching story readers, usually in the form of a love story
that is not up)
A ballad / bæləd / is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads derived from the
medieval French chanson balladée or ballade, which originally "dance songs". Ballads in
particular the characteristics of popular poetry and song from the British Isles later medieval
period until the 19th century and is widely used throughout Europe and then America,
Australia, and North Africa.

D. Generic structure
Generic structure on Narrative Text is divided into four, namely:
1. Orientation
Namely the introduction of the form: a story about what (what is the story about), who the
actors in the story (who is the participant), of the story (where is the place setting) and the
story when it happened (when is the time settings ).
2. Complication
In this paragraph which became the core of the narrative text. Without any problems, this
text is only one form of exposure to events that followed with another event. Problems that
arise can be distinguished:
- Natural Conflict
Namely the problems that arise because of the perpetrator stories dealing with the forces of
nature.
- Social Conflict
Namely the problems that arise because the perpetrators were facing each other. They
met at the same time with different interests.
- Psychological Conflict
Namely the problems that arise when dealing with the perpetrators of the story itself.
The contradiction between the good and bad, between greed and tolerance.

3. Resolution
That problem can be solved. In Narrative text, any problems that appear to be no solution,
can be closed with a happy ending (happy ending) or not slightly ended tragically, the sad
(sad ending).
4. Coda
Is a sentence or a text message contained in narrative.

E. Language Features ini


1. Use Past Tense (S+V2)
The past tense is a grammatical tense whose main function is to put an action or situation in
the past. In the language which has the past tense, thus providing a means of grammatical
indicates that the event in question occurred in the past.
2. Use time connector
Time connector is used in the description of time in the narrative text, the information is
usually as a liaison paragraph 1 with other paragraphs. For example: Paragraph 1 (in the
morning), Paragraph 2 (in daylight).
3. Using conjunction
Conjunction is used in conjunction Narrative text. Example: After, before, That, So, After
that, etc.
4. Using saying verb
Saying verb meaning in the narrative text using the verb. Example: Told, Spoke, Promised,
etc.
5. Using adjective
Adjective meaning in the narrative text using adjectives. Example: Good, Bad, Beautiful,
ugly, etc.
F. Grammar Used
Grammar (grammar) that often arise in making the narrative text is tenses "past", both
simple, past perfect, past continuous, past perfect continuous, future or past continuous.
1. Simple past tense
Simple past tense is a simple form of the verb to indicate that an event occurred in the past.
In the simple past tense, time of occurrence (yesterday, last two days, last year) or time
period (for two months, for a day, for an hour) can be specifically mentioned. Simple past
tense can also be used to form a conditional sentence type 2.

Types
Formula
Example Sentences Simple Past Tense
positif (+)
S + Verb-2 (past tense)
S + be(was/were)
The teacher came
I was a stamp collector
negatif (-)
S + did + not + bare infinitive
S + be(was/were) + not
The teacher didn’t come
I wasn’t a stamp collector
interogatif (?)
Did + S + bare infinitive
be(was/were) + S
Did the teacher come
Was I a stamp collector

Function
Example sentences Simple Past Tense
Simple past tense to talk about the action that occurs at a specific time in the future
duration lampau.Preposition "for" can be used to express a period of time of the incident.
Vina and I went to the Ragunan zoo three months ago.
(Saya dan Vina pergi Ragunan tiga bulan lalu.)
Did he come on time yesterday?
(Apakah dia datang tepat waktu kemarin?)
The party started at 10.00 a.m.
(Pesta mulai jam sepuluh pagi.)
Did you sleep enough last night?
(Apa kamu cukup tidur semalam?)
I studied civil engineering for almost 4 years.
(Saya belajar teknik sipil selama hampir 4 tahun.)
Simple past tense to talk about habits in the past. Subordinate conjunction "when" is usually
used in this situation.
I often did exercises in the gym when I lived in Bandung.
(Saya sering berlatih di gym ketika tinggal di Bandung.)
When I was a senior high school student, I always got up at 4 am to study.
(Ketika saya sma, saya selalu bangun jam 4 pagi untuk belajar.)
To show that there is a short duration of action (simple past tense) that occurs when a long
duration of action (past continuous tense) is underway.
I was reading a journal in the library when someoneburped out loud.
(Saya sedang membaca jurnal di perpustakaan ketika seseorang bersendawa keras.)
To indicate that an action (simple past tense) directly follow the action that has been
completed (past perfect tense).
I had already finished my breakfast when he pickedme up.
(Saya telah sarapan ketika dia menjemput.)
Simple past tense is used padaconditional sentence type 2.
If she studied hard, she would be pass.
(Jika dia belajar keras, dia akan lulus.)
I would buy a sport car if I had much money.
(Saya akan membeli mobil sport jika punya uang banyak.)
2. Past perfect tense
Past perfect tense is a verb form used to express that an action has been completed at some
point in the past before another action occurs. The action has been completed in the past it
may happen repeatedly or only once. In addition, past perfect tense can also be used to
form a conditional sentence type 3 and reported speech.
Sentence
Formula Past Perfect Tense
Past Perfect Tense Example
positif (+)
S + had + Verb-3/past participle
My brother had slept
They had come
negatif (-)
S + had + not + Verb-3/past participle
My brother hadn’t slept
They hadn’t come
interogatif (?)
had + S + Verb-3/past participle
Had my brother slept
Had they come

Function
Example Sentence Past Perfect Tense
Past perfect tense to express a past action that has been completed happen sebelumpast
conjunction lainnya.Subordinate events that can be used include:
• after, before, when
• by the time
• prior to
When he came last night, the cake had run out.
(Ketika dia datang semalam, kue sudah habis.)
The student had gotten a verbal warning before his parents were called.
(Siswa tersebut telah mendapat peringatan verbal sebelum orangtuanya ditelepon.)
I had already eaten my breakfast by the time he picked me up.
(Saya telah sarapan ketika dia menjemput.)
Prior to the proclamation, Indonesia had been colonized by Japan for 3 years.
(Sebelum proklamasi, Indonesia telah dijajah Jepang selama 3 tahun.)
Past perfect tense to indicate how often something happened in the past.
I had read the book three times.
(Saya membaca buku itu tiga kali.)
They had met twice before married.
(Mereka bertemu dua kali sebelum menikah.)
Yulia had gone to the gym every two days until 2012.
(Yulia telah pergi ke gym setiap dua hari sampai tahun 2012.)
Past perfect speech tensedigunakan padareported setelahverbs: said, of toll, asked,
thought, wondered.
He said that he had listened carefully the instruction.
(Dia mengatakan bahwa dia telah mendengarkan instruksi dengan penuh perhatian.)
I thought he had changed to be better man.
(Saya pikir dia telah berubah menjadi pria yang lebih baik.)
Past perfect tense to express the hope / dream that is not accomplished (conditional type
3).
If he had taken a bath fast, he would have missed the train.
(Jika dia telah mandi cepat, dia tidak akan ketinggalan kereta.)
Rina would been the same level with me if she had studiedharder.
(Rina akan berasa pada level yang sama dengan saya jika dia belajar lebih keras.)
3. Past continuous tense
Past continuous tense or past progressive tense is a verb form used to express that an
action is happening at a particular time in the past. The action has been started but not yet
completed at the time.

Sentences Type
Formula
Example Sentence Past Continuous Tense
positif (+)
S + be(was/were) + V1-ing/present participle
The team was running
The workers were queuing
negatif (-)
S + be(was/were) + not + V1-ing/present participle
The team was not running
The workers weren’t queuing
interogatif(?)
be(was/were) + S + V1-ing/present participle?
Was the team running
Were the workers queuing

Function
Example Sentence Past Continuous Tense
Past continuous tense to indicate an action that occurs during certain moments in the past.
I was shopping at this time yesterday.
(Saya sedang belanja pada jam ini kemarin.)
What was she doing at 5 am this morning?
(Apa yang sedang dia lakukan jam 5 pagi ini?)
They were roasting corn at this time last night.
(Mereka sedang membakar jagung pada jam ini kemarin malam.)
I was doing physically exercises all day yesterday.
(Saya sedang melakukan latihan-latihan fisik sepanjang hari kemarin.)
To show that there is a short duration of action (simple past tense) that occurs when a long
duration of action (past continuous tense) is underway. Subordinate conjunction "when" or
"while" can be used
She was sleeping when you called her.
(Dia sedang tidur ketika kamu meneleponnya.)
The door was knocked while I was studying.
(Pintu diketuk ketika saya sedang belajar.)
Past continuous tense is used to ridicule or criticize the actions that occur at random
intervals, but it is actually a natural habit.
The girl was always yelling out loud.
(Anak itu selalu menjerit keras-keras.)
My neighbor was always chasing stray cats offwith his broom.
(Tetangga saya selalu mengusir kucing-kucing liar dengan sapunya.)
4. Past perfect continuous
Past perfect continuous tense is a verb form used to express an action (with certain time
duration) has been completed at a given point in time in the past.

Sentence type
Formula
Example Sentence Past Perfect Continuous Tense
positif
(+)
S + had + been + V1-ing/present participle
Lia had been walking
The labors had been demonstrating
negatif
(-)
S + had + not + been + V1-ing/present participle
Lia had not been walking
The labors hadn’t been demostrating
interogatif
(?)
had + S + been + V1-ing/present participle
Had Lia been walking
Had the labors been demonstrating

Function
Example Sentence Past Perfect Continuous Tense
Past perfect continuous tense to express a long action in the past before another action
occurs
When the guests came, we had been waiting for an hour.
(Ketika para tamu datang, kita telah menunggu selama satu jam.)
He had been standing in front of the door for thirthy minutes before it was opened.
(Dia telah berdiri di depan pintu selama tiga puluh menit sebelum dibukakan.)
Past perfect continuous tense to tell how long something happens (period of time) or until a
certain time in the past
She was annoyed since she had been waiting for 2 hours on the bus station.
(Dia kesal karena telah menunggu selama 2 jam di halte bus.)
By the time the teacher came, the studentshad been reading a half part of the text.
(Pada waktu guru datang, para siswa telah membaca separuh bagian dari teks.)
I had been working with my computer all day, and all I wanted to do was eat some
chocolate.
(Saya telah bekerja dengan komputer sepanjang hari, dan yang ingin saya lakukan adalah
makan coklat.)

5. Past future continuous


Future continuous tense or future tense progressive form of the verb is used to express the
action that will be taking place at a certain time in the future. The action has been started
but not yet completed at the time.

Type
Formula
Example Sentences Future Continuous Tense
positif (+)
S + will be + V1-ing/present participle
He will be sleeping
You and I will be walking
negatif (-)
S + will + not + be + V1-ing/present participle
He will not be sleeping
You and I won’t be walking
interogatif (?)
Will + S + be + V1-ing/present participle
Will he be sleeping
Will you and I be walking

Function
Example Sentences Future Continuous Tense
Future continuous tense to indicate an action that will be taking place at a certain time in
the future
I together with my friend will be walking on Carita Beach tomorrow morning.
(Saya bersama dengan teman akan berjalan-jalan di Pantai Carita besok pagi.)
Reny will be working at the office when you arrive.
(Reny akan sedang kerja di kantor ketika kamu tiba.)
He will be sleeping at 10 p.m.
(Dia akan sedang tidur jam 10 malam.)

G. Example of Narrative Text


1. Fable
A Mouse and A Lion
Generic Structure
Story
Orientation
Once, as a lion lay sleeping in his den, a naughty little mouse ran up his tail, onto his back,
up his mane and danced and jumped on his head, so that the lion woke up.

lion angry grabbed the mouse and, holding him in his large claws, roared in anger. 'How
dare you wake me up! Don't you know that I am King of the Beasts? Anyone who disturbs
my rest deserves to die! I shall kill you and eat you!

The terrified mouse, shaking and trembling, begged the lion to let him go. 'Please don't eat
me Your Majesty! I did not mean to wake you, it was a mistake. I was only playing. Please let
me go - and I promise I will be your friend forever. Who knows but one day I could save your
life?'
The lion looked at the tiny mouse and laughed. 'You save my life? What an absurd idea!' he
said scornfully. 'But you have made me laugh, and put me into a good mood again, so I shall
let you go.' And the lion opened his claws and let the mouse go free.

'Oh thank you, your majesty,' squeaked the mouse, and scurried away as fast as he could.
Complication
A few days later the lion was caught in a hunter's snare. Struggle as he might, he couldn't
break free and became even more entangled in the net of ropes. He let out a roar of anger
that shook the forest. Every animal heard it, including the tiny mouse.
Resolution
The mouse was rushing to the source of its roar and he found the lion was powerless. The
mouse then bit the rope that cought the lion so that the lion can escape from the trap. The
lions are very grateful to the mouse, and they became friends best forever.
Coda
Even a small help would be very meaningful.
2. Fairy Stories
Beauty and the Beast

Generic structure
Story
Orientation
Once upon a time there was a merchant who had three beautiful daughter, Prettiest,
Sweetest, and Beauty. One day when a merchant set off for market, the three of his
daughter asked him something. Prettiest wanted a brocade dress, Sweetest asked a pearl
necklace but Beauty just wanted a rose.

When the merchant had finished his business, he set off for home. However, a sudden
storm blew up and he should found a shelter to take a rest. Then he saw a big castle but
there was none there and he decided to take a rest there.

In the morning, when he left the castle, he saw a beautiful rose in castle garden.
Remembering his promise to Beauty, he bent down to pick a rose. But suddenly a horrible
beast came out. The beast was angry because he found there was someone who stole his
rose.
Complication
The beast wanted to kill the merchant. But the merchant was begging to apologize him.
Then he told that his youngest daughter wanted a rose when he came back to home.

"I shall spare your life, but on one condition, that you bring me your daughter!" said the
beast.
Resolution
The merchant came back to his home with sad looking face. He told the story to his family
include to Beauty.

"Dear father, I would do anything for you! Don't worry, I will live with the beast and save
your life!" Said Beauty.

Then Beauty began to live with the beast in the castle. In the beginning, Beauty was
frightened of the Best but later she figured out that actually the beast was good and kind. In
a short time, Beauty and the Beast became good friends. Then one day, the Beast asked
Beauty to be his wife.

Taken by surprise, Beauty said no to the Beast proposal. But the Beast was not getting mad
of it. In the next day, the Beast brought Beauty the magic mirror which could see her family,
far away.

And one day, Beauty saw that her father was in serious sick. She asked the Beast to let her
looked after her father. The beast could not deny but there was a condition that Beauty
should come back in 7 days. Beauty thanked the Beast so much. so she was back to her
family and looked after her father.

The merchant fallen ill from broken heart at knowing his daughter was being kept prisoner.
When Beauty stayed with him, the merchant's condition was getting well. However, Beauty
forgot her promise to come back in 7 days. In the night, Beauty had a nightmare. She had a
dream that the Beast was dying.

Beauty was afraid, then she decided to come back to castle immediately In the castle, she
found the Beast lied down on the ground with its eyes shut. Beauty was sad, then she
hugged the Beast and said that she would marry the Beast. Suddenly a miracle took place.
The Beast magically turn into a handsome man.

"Actually, I am a prince of this castle. A bad witch turn me into beast and only real love of a
maiden willing to accept me as I was, can transform me back to normal. Then Beauty and
the prince was married and live happily in the castle.
Coda
Do not judge a person from his body, but with his heart. because looks can be deceiving.
3. Romance
Cinderella Love Story

Generic structure
Story
Orientation
Once upon a time, there was a young girl named Cinderella. She lived with her step mother
and two step sisters.

The step mother and sisters were conceited and bad tempered. They treated Cinderella very
badly. Her step mother made Cinderella do the hardest works in the house; such as
scrubbing the floor, cleaning the pot and pan and preparing the food for the family.
The two step sisters, on the other hand, did not work about the house. Their mother gave
them many handsome dresses to wear
Complication
One day, the two step sister received an invitation to the ball that the king’s son was going
to give at the palace. They were excited about this and spent so much time choosing the
dresses they would wear. At last, the day of the ball came, and away went the sisters to it.
Cinderella could not help crying after they had left.
“Why are crying, Cinderella?” a voice asked. She looked up and saw her fairy godmother
standing beside her, “because I want so much to go to the ball” said Cinderella. “Well” said
the godmother,”you’ve been such a cheerful, hardworking, uncomplaining girl that I am
going to see that you do go to the ball”.
Magically, the fairy godmother changed a pumpkin into a fine coach and mice into a
coachman and two footmen. Her godmother tapped Cinderella’s raged dress with her wand,
and it became a beautiful ball gown. Then she gave her a pair of pretty glass slippers. “Now,
Cinderella”, she said; “You must leave before midnight”. Then away she drove in her
beautiful coach.
Cinderella was having a wonderfully good time. She danced again and again with the king’s
son. Suddenly the clock began to strike twelve, she ran toward the door as quickly as she
could. In her hurry, one of her glass slipper was left behind.
Resolution
A few days later, the king’ son proclaimed that he would marry the girl whose feet fitted the
glass slipper. Her step sisters tried on the slipper but it was too small for them, no matter
how hard they squeezed their toes into it. In the end, the king’s page let Cinderella try on
the slipper. She stuck out her foot and the page slipped the slipper on. It fitted perfectly.
Finally, she was driven to the palace. The king’s son was overjoyed to see her again. They
were married and live happily ever after.
Coda
each person must have a problem, faced with the patient and steadfast
4. Legend
The Legend of Prambanan Temple

Generic structure
Story
Orientation
Once, there was a beautiful Javanese princess whose name was Rara Jonggrang. Rara
Jonggrang whose beauty was very famous in the land was the daughter of Prabu Baka, and
evil king.

One day, a handsome young man with super natural power named Bandung Bondowoso
defatted and killed Prabu Baka. On seeing Princess Rara Jonggrang’s beauty, Bandung
Bondowoso fell in love wither and wantted to marry her.
Complication
Meanwhile, Princess Rara jonggrang felt sad due to her death father. She did not want to
marry Bandung because he had killed her father. But she was also afraid of Bandung. So to
refuse politely, she made a condition. "I will marry you but you have to build one thousand
temples in one night as a wedding gift" requested Rara Jonggrang. Bandung Bondowoso
agreed with the condition. Helped by the spirit of the demons, Bandung Bondowoso started
building the temples. Approaching midnight, the work would nearly be done. Rara
Jonggrang knew and thought, "What shall I do? Bandung Bondowoso is smarter than I. I
would lose against Bandung."
Resolution
Suddenly she got an idea. She woke up all the women in the palace and ordered them to
make the noisy sounds of grinding rice so that the rooster thought at had already been
dawn. Bandung Bondowoso got frustrated because he failed completing the thousandth
temple.
"The Princess has deceived me!" Following his anger, he cursed Roro Jonggrang, "You have
been cheated. Now, the thousandth temple is you!"
At once, the Princess turned into a statue. knowing this, Bandung Bondowoso regretted and
he went away into a farm land. From then people called the temple Prambanan Temple and
the Princess statue Rara Jonggrang statue.
Coda
we should not do sneaky, because all the bad deeds will surely reply with bad anyway.

Chapter III
Closing
A. Conclusions
Narrative text is a kind of genre that the series of events or stories from time to time and
described in the order beginning, middle and end. Narrative text has some kind, and also
has a generic structure. Narrative text is usually a fairy tale animals or humans. The hallmark
of the narrative text is a sequential story from beginning to end.
B. Suggestions
Narrative text is the story sequence, so if you want to make the narrative text of the story
you want to be discussed at the start of the early events of a story to the end of a story.

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