Narrative Text

 Narrative Text Part 1, 2

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On this blog I will discuss the narrative text and task..💪

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📝 Definition

A narrative text is a type of text that tells a story (real or imaginary) with the purpose of entertaining the readers or listeners. It often has a moral lesson.

📌Social Function

• To entertain the reader

• To tell a story

• To teach a moral or life lesson

🧩 Generic Structure

1. Orientation
   → Introduces the characters, setting (place and time).
   Example: Once upon a time, there was a little girl who lived in the woods...

2. Complication
   → The problem or conflict in the story.
   Example: One day, the wolf came and tricked her.

3. Resolution
   → The solution to the problem.
   Example: A hunter came and saved her.

4. (Optional) Coda / Re-orientation
   → The moral or message of the story.
   Example: We should always listen to our parents.

 ✍️ Language Features

• Past tense verbs
  (e.g., went, saw, said, lived)

• Action verbs
  (e.g., ran, jumped, helped, shouted)

• Time connectives
  (e.g., then, after that, suddenly, once upon a time)

• Direct speech
  (e.g., “Help me!” cried the girl.)

🧩 Example of Narrative Text

Title: The Lion and the Mouse

Orientation:
Once upon a time, a lion was sleeping in the forest.

Complication:
A little mouse ran over his face and woke him up. The lion was angry and wanted to eat the mouse.
The mouse begged, “Please let me go. Someday I will help you!”

Resolution:
Later, the lion was caught in a hunter’s net. The mouse came and cut the net to save him.

Moral Value:
Even small creatures can be helpful.

Activity 1

Read the text below carefully!

Malin Kundang 

A long time ago, in a small village near the beach in West Sumatra lived a woman and her son, Malin Kundang. Malin Kundang and his mother had to live hard because his father had passed away when he was a baby. Malin Kundang was a healthy, dilligent, and strong boy. He usually went to sea to catch fish. After getting fish he would bring it to his mother, or sell the caught fish in the town.

One day, when Malin Kundang was sailing, he saw a merchant’s ship being raided by a band of pirates. With his bravery, Malin Kundang helped the merchant defeat the pirates. To thank him, the merchant allowed Malin Kundang to sail with him. Malin Kundang agreed in the hope to get a better life. He left his mother alone.

Many years later, Malin Kundang became wealthy. He had a huge ship and a lot of crews who worked loading trading goods. He was also married to a beautiful woman. When he was sailing on his trading journey, his ship landed on a coast near a small village. The local people recognized that it was Malin Kundang, a boy from the area. The news ran fast in the town; “Malin Kundang has become rich and now he is here”.

An old woman, who was Malin Kundang’s mother, ran to the beach to meet the new rich merchant. She wanted to hug him to release her sadness of being lonely after a long time. When his mother came near him, Malin Kundang who was with his beautiful wife and his ship crews denied that she was his mother. She had pleaded Malin Kundang to look at her and admit that she was her mother. But he kept refusing to do it and yelling at her. At last Malin Kundang said to her “Enough, old woman! I have never had a mother like you, a dirty and ugly woman!” After that he ordered his crews to set sail to leave the old woman who was then full of sadness and anger. Finally, feeling enraged, she cursed Malin Kundang that he would turn into a stone if he didn’t apologize to her. Malin Kundang just laughed and set sail. Suddenly a thunderstorm came in the quiet sea, wrecking his huge ship. He was thrown out to a small island. It was really too late for him to avoid his curse; he had turned into a stone.

Activity 2

Watch the video below carefully to make you understand more!

Activity 3

1. Write a Narrative text, minimal 4 paragraph and attach picture in each paragraph and publish it in your blog

2. Record a video you read the paragraph in a good pronunciation creatively and publish in your you tube channel. attach the video in your blog 

The Clever Deer

Once upon a time, in a dense forest, there lived a clever deer. He was known for his intelligence and kindness among the other animals. The deer lived near a river where he drank water every day and played in the sunshine.

One day, a hungry lion came to the forest. He wanted to eat the clever deer. The lion waited near the river, knowing that the deer would come for water. When the deer came close, the lion jumped out and said, “Now I will eat you!” The deer was shocked but did not panic.

The deer quickly thought of a plan. He said, “Oh mighty lion, I’m honored to be your meal. But look at me—I’m very thin now. If you wait for a few more days, I will become fatter and tastier.” The lion agreed and let him go. The clever deer ran into the forest and never returned to that river again.

The lion was fooled, and the deer stayed safe. From that day on, the lion never trusted animals so easily. The moral of the story is: Use your brain, not just your strength.

Part 2

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