On a hot day, a thirsty crow flew over a field looking for water. For a long
time, she could not find any. She left very exhausted. She almost gave up.
Suddenly, she saw water jug below her. She flew straight down to see if there
was any water inside. It was surprised because there was some water inside the
jug.
The crow tried to push her head into the jug. Sadly she found that the neck of
the jug was too narrow. Then she tried to push the jug down for the water to
flow out but she found that the jug was too heavy.
The crow thought hard for a while. Then she was looking around. She saw some pebbles.
She suddenly had a good idea. She started picking up the pebbles one by one,
dropping it into the jug. As more and more pebbles filled the jug, the water
level kept rising. Soon it was high enough for the crow to drink. “It’s
working” she said.
Arti Cerita Gagak dan Botol Air dari Teks Bahasa Inggris
Pada suatu hari yang panas, seekor gagak yang haus terbang di atas lapangan
mencari air. Untuk waktu yang lama, dia tidak bisa menemukan apapun. Diapun
pergi dengan rasa lelah yang sangat. Dia hampir menyerah.
Tiba-tiba, dia melihat sebuah kendi air di bawahnya. Dia terbang lurus ke bawah
untuk melihat apakah masih ada air didalam kendi itu. Dia terkejut ternyata
masih ada air sedikit di dalam kendi.
Gagak itu mencoba untuk mendorongkan kepalanya ke dalam kendi. Sayang sekali,
dia mendapati bahwa leher kendi itu terlalu sempit. Kemudian dia mencoba untuk
membalikkan kendi itu dan mengalirkan airnya keluar tapi kendi itu terlalu
berat.
Gagakpun berpikir keras beberapa saat. Lalu dia melihat sekeliling. Dia melihat
beberapa kerikil. Dia tiba-tiba punya ide yang cemerlang. Dia mulai mengambil
kerikil satu per satu, menjatuhkannya ke dalam kendi. Karena semakin banyak
kerikil didalam kendi, tingkat air terus naik. Tak lama setelah itu, tingkat
air didalam kendi itu sudah cukup tinggi. Burung gagak itupun bisa minum.
"Berhasil" dia berkata.
Generic Structure Contoh Narrative Text Fable
1. Orientation; introducing specific participants; a crow
2. Complication; revealing a series of crisis: the thirsty crow found
some water inside the jug but she could not find the way to drink it
3. Resolution; the crisis is resolve: the crow found the way to drink
water from the jug by filling the jug with some pebbles.