NARRATIVE TEXT AND GENERIC STRUCTURE: THE MOUSE DEER AND THE ELEPHANT

One day, there was a mouse deer. He was trapped in a hole that had been made by a group of hunters.
The mouse deer screamed for help but no one heard him. It was hopeless for him to escape from the trap. He waited and waited and finally  an elephant came. He  was happy and asked for help but the elephant  was not smart enough to help him. The elephant did not know how to do.
In the end, the mouse deer got a bright idea. He said to the elephant, “Come down here! Come down to this hole so you can help me get out!” Foolishly The elephant agreed and followed the mouse deer’s order. The elephant jumped down to the hole.
Of course the mouse deer quickly hopped on the elephant’s body and then hopped out of the hole. He was free and leaving the elephant trapped in the hole in turn.

Arti Cerita Si Kancil dan Gajah dari Teks Bahasa Inggris
Suatu hari, hidupla kancil. Ia sedang terjebak didalam sebuah lubang yang telah dibuat oleh sekelompok pemburu.
Kancil tersebut berteriak meminta tolong, tapi tidak ada yang mendengarnya. Tidak ada harapan lagi baginya untuk bisa lepas dari perangkap lobang itu. Iapun menunggu dan menunggu dan akhirnya seekor gajah datang. Kancil tersebut merasa senang dan meminta pertolongan gajah tapi gajah itu tidak cukup cerdas untuk bisa membantunya. Gajah itu tidak tahu bagaimana cara menolongnya.
Pada akhirnya, kancil pun punya ide cemerlang. Ia berkata kepada gajah, “Ayo ke sini! Ayo masuklah ke lubang ini sehingga kamu bisa membantu aku keluar dari lobang ini” Bodohnya Gajah itu, menyetujui dan mengikuti perintah kancil tersebut. Gajah itupun melompat kedalam lubang.
Tentu saja kancil tersebut dengan cepat melompat ke atas tubuh gajah tersebut kemudian melompat keluar dari lubang. Iapun bebas dan meninggalkan gajah sendirian terjebak di dalam lubang itu.

Note on the generic structure Contoh Narrative Text Fable
1. Orientation: Pengenalan tokoh cerita kapan dan dimana terjadinya. Pada cerita si kancil dan gajah diatas, jelas dinyatakan bahwa orientasinya adalah si kancil itu sendiri dan seekor gajah  disuatu waktu.
One day, there was a mouse deer. He was trapped in a hole that had been made by a group of hunters.
2. Complication: Pertentangan atau permasalahan. Konsep dasar masalah keinginan yang tidak seperti kenyataan. Si kancil ingin keluar dari jebakan tapi tidak bisa. Pun si gajah tidak tahu cara menolong si kancil.
The mouse deer screamed for help but no one heard him.
He  was happy and asked for help but the elephant  was not smart enough to help him.
3. Resolution: Pada akhirnya dengan sedikit tipu daya, si kancil bisa keluar dari jebakan sementara si gajah si penolong mlah terjebah sendiri.
He was free and leaving the elephant trapped in the hole in turn. 

NARRATIVE TEXT and GENERIC STRUCTURE: THE UGLY DUCKLING AND NEW FRIEND

 

One upon time, a mother duck sat on her eggs. She felt tired of sitting on them. She just wished the eggs would break out. Several days later, she got her wish. The eggs cracked and some cute little ducklings appeared. “Peep, peep” the little ducklings cried. “Quack, quack” their mother greeted in return.However the largest egg had not cracked. The mother duck sat on it for several days. Finally, it cracked and a huge ugly duckling waddled out. The mother duck looked at him in surprise. He was so big and very gray. He didn’t look like the others at all. He was like a turkey.

When the mother duck brought the children to the pond for their first swimming lesson. The huge grey duckling splashed and paddled about just as nicely as the other ducklings did. “That is not a turkey chick. He is my very own son and quite handsome” the mother said proudly. However, the other animals didn’t agree. They hissed and made fun of him day by day. Even his own sisters and brothers were very unkind. “You are very ugly” they quacked. The little poor duckling was very unhappy. “I wish I looked like them” he thought to himself. One day, the ugly duckling run away and hid in the bushes. The sad duckling lived alone through the cold and snow winter.
Finally the spring flowers began to bloom. While he was swimming in the pond, he saw three large white swans swimming toward him. “Oh, dear. these beautiful birds will laugh and peck me too” he said to himself. But the swans did not attack him. Instead, they swam around him and stroked him with their bills. As the ugly duckling bent his neck to speak to them, he saw his reflection in the water. He could not believe his eyes. “I am not an ugly duckling but a beautiful swam” he exclaimed.
He was very happy. From that day on, he swam and played with his new friends and was happier than he had never been.

 

Arti Cerita Bebek Buruk Rupa dan Teman Barunya dari Teks Bahasa Inggris
Suatu kala, seekot ibu bebek duduk sedang mengerami telur-telurnya. Dia sudah merasa lelah selalu mendudukinya dan berharap telur-telur akan segera menetas. Beberapa hari kemudian, harapannya pun terwujud. Telur itu retak dan beberapa bebek kecil yang lucu muncul dari dalamnya. "Peep , peep" bebek kecil menangis. "Quack, quack" ibu bebek mnyambutnya. Akan tetapi satu telur terbesar masih belum menetas. Ibu bebek pun mengerami lagi selama beberapa hari. Akhirnya, telur terbesar itupun retak dan muncullah seekero itik yang besar bertampang buruk rupa berjalan tertatih-tatih keluar dari telur itu.  Ibu bebek pun menatapnya dengan heran. Ia begitu besar dan berwarna abu-abu. Ia tidak terlihat seperti saudara lainnya sama sekali. Ia mirip seperti kalkun.

Ketika ibu bebek membawa anak-anaknya ke kolam untuk belajar renang pertama kalinya. Dia memercik dan mendayung sama baiknya seperti bebek lainnya. "Dia itu bukan kalkun. Dia adalah anak ku yang cukup tampan" kata ibunyadengan bangga. Namun, hewan lain tidak setuju. Mereka mendesis dan mengolok-oloknya hari demi hari. Bahkan saudara-saudara sendiri juga tidak berlaku baik kepadanya. "Kau sangat jelek" kata mereka. Diapun merasa sangat tidak nyaman. "Aku berharap punya rupa seperti mereka" pikirnya. Suatu waktu Dia sudah tidak tahan lagi dan berlari, bersembunyi di semak-semak. Dia merasa sedih dan tinggal sendirian ditengah musim dingin yang bersalju.

Akhirnya musim semipun tiba. Ketika dia sedang berenang di kolam, ada tiga angsa putih besar berenang ke arahnya. "Astaga. burung itu pasti akan menertawakanku dan mematuk aku juga" katanya dalam hati. Ternyata angsa itu tidak menyerangnya. Sebaliknya, para angsa itu  berenang disekitaranya dan mengelus-elusnya. Ketika dia sedang membungkukkan lehernya untuk berbicara kepada para angsa itu, ia melihat bayangannya sendiri didalam air. Diapun  tidak bisa percaya apa yang dilihatnya. "Aku bukanlah si itik buruk rupa tapi aku adalah sekeor angsah yang cantik" serunya.

Dia merasa sangat senang. Sejak hari itu,dia berenang dan bermain dengan teman-teman barunya dan merasah lebih bahagia dari pada sebelumnya.

Generic Structure Contoh Narrative Text Fable
1. Orientation of the Narrative text: It introduces the participants which involve in the story of the Ugly Duckling. They are duck mother, Ugly duckling, duckling’s sister, and the swan.
2. Complication of the narrative text: It brings the rising conflict. In a long story, the complication should be minors and a major. In this story of ugly duckling, the major complication is that the new born duck is different form other little ducks. The difference makes him get bad treatment from others animals. As results, he is sad, unhappy and finally runs away.
3. Resolution of the narrative text: It comes to a solution for the complication. In narrative texts, a resolution can be happy ending or sad ending. In this story of the Ugly duckling, the resolution is happy one. He gets new friends who do not treat him badly.  

NARRATIVE TEXT and GENERIC STRUCTURE: THE MOUSE DEER AND THE TIGER

 

One day,  there was a mouse deer. He was thirsty so he wanted to drink on the river.
When the mouse deer came next to the rive, a tiger approached him and wanted to eat him. Of course the mouse deer tried to escape, but the tiger run faster and caught him. In that dangerous situation the mouse deer thought hard how to escape the tiger. Then he got idea and said to the tiger, “Listen! Your mightiness and toughness are all great! But I have my own king. He has a greater strength than yours! I am sure that nobody can match his powers!”  Because the tiger felt taunted, he declared that he would challenge the mouse deer’s king.
Next the mouse lead the tiger to the river, and said, “Now Look at the water. You will see my king” Foolishly the tiger looked in the river and surely saw another tiger in the water. Then he growled, but the tiger in the river imitated to growl too. Because of his too high self pride, the  tiger jumped into the water, and wanted to fight. He was believing there was another tiger in the water.
The mouse deer took that opportunity to escape. After fighting with himself in the river, the tiger realized that he was fooled by the mouse deer.

 

Arti Cerita Kancil Dan Harimau dari Teks Bahasa Inggris
Suatu hari, ada seekor kancil. Dia merasa haus dan ingin minum di sungai.
Ketika kancil tiba di pinggir sungai itu, seekor harimau mendekat dan ingin memakannya. Tentu saja kancil mencoba melarikan diri, namun harimau berjalan lebih cepat dan menangkapnya. Dalam situasi berbahaya seperti itu, kancil berpikir keras bagaimana cara untuk melepaskan diri dari harimau itu. Lalu ia mendapat ide yang bagus dan berkata kepada harimau, "Dengar! Binatang yang tangguh dan besar! Tapi saya punya raja sendiri. Dia memiliki kekuatan yang lebih besar dari Anda! Saya yakin tidak ada yang bisa menandingi kekuatannya!" Karena harimau merasa terhina, ia menyatakan bahwa ia akan menantang raja kancil itu.
Maka kancil pun  mengajak harimau ke sungai, dan berkata, "Sekarang Lihatlah kedalam air itu. Anda akan melihat raja saya" Bodohnya harimau itu, tentu saja ia melihat bayangan sekor harimau lain di sungai itu. Lalu ia menggeram, dan harimau yang tampak di sungai juga ikut  menggeram. Karena kesombongan, harimau itu melompat ke dalam air untuk melawan. Ia percaya ada harimau lain di dalam air sungai itu.
Kancil pun mengambil kesempatan yang baik itu untuk melarikan diri. Setelah bertarung dengan bayangannya sendiri di sungai, harimau itu baru menyadari bahwa ia tertipu oleh kancil.

Generic structure Contoh Narrative Text Fable
1. Orientation: there were a mouse deer and a tiger on the river bank
2. Complication: a tiger approached a mouse deer and wanted to eat him.
3. Resolution: the tiger realized that he was fooled by the mouse deer.

FABEL DAN GENERIC STRUCTURE: THE SMART MONKEY AND THE DULL CROCODILE

One day there was a monkey. He wanted to cross a river. There he saw a crocodile so he asked the crocodile to take him across the other side of the river. The crocodile agree and told the monkey to jump on its back. Then the crocodile swam down the river with the monkey on his top.
Unluckily, the crocodile was very hungry, he stopped in the middle of the river and said to the monkey, “My father is very sick. He has to eat the heart of the monkey. So he will be healthy again.”
At the time, the monkey was in dangerous situation and he had to think hard. Then he had a good idea. He told the crocodile to swim back to the river bank. “What’s for?” asked the crocodile. “Because I don’t bring my heart,” said the monkey. “I left it under a tree, near some coconuts in the river bank.”
The crocodile agreed and turned around. He swam back to the bank of the river. As soon as they reached the river bank, the monkey jumped off the crocodile’s back. Then he climbed up to the top of a tree.
“Where is your heart?” asked the crocodile. “You are foolish,” said the monkey to the crocodile. “Now I am free and I have my heart.” said the monkey. The crocodile was very angry, but he can’t did anything, so he left the monkey and  walk away around the river bank.

 

 

 

Generic Structure Contoh Narrative Text Fable
1. Orientation: The participants or characters of the story are a smart monkey and dull crocodile.
One day there was a monkey. He wanted to cross a river. There he saw a crocodile
The time set is just one day. The story takes place in a river
2. Complication: Every narrative text must consist of conflict or problem. A simple definition of problem is when something goes and it is not what we want. In the story the complication start when the crocodile want to eats the monkey.
the crocodile was very hungry, he stopped in the middle of the river and said to the monkey, “My father is very sick. He has to eat the heart of the monkey. Of course the monkey don not want to be the crocodile’s meal and that is the problem which sets the whole story.
3. Resolution: A problem must be resolved. It can succeed or fail. In this story, the monkey succeeds to solve the problem. He get free from the hungry crocodile.
The crocodile agreed and turned around. He swam back to the bank of the river. As soon as they reached the river bank, the monkey jumped off the crocodile’s back. Then he climbed up to the top of a tree.

PENJELASAN TEKS NARRATIVE BESERTA CONTOHNYA BAHASA INGGRIS

 

Disebutkan bahwa “A narrative text” is a text which is containing an imaginative story in which to entertain people (audience).

(teks narasi adalah sebuah teks yang berisikan cerita imaginatif dimana bertujuan untuk menghibur orang banyak atau penonton).

Based on the Oxford (Kamus Besar Bahasa Inggris) secara harfiah narrative bermakna (1) a spoken or a written account of connected events such as a story. (Sebuah cerita baik berupa secara terucap maupun secara tertulis)

Jika disimpulkan, maka arti dari narrative text adalah teks yang berisi sebuah cerita baik secara verbal (terucap) maupun secara tertulis ataupun yang berisikan rangkaian peristiwa dalam suatu hal.

Structure dari Narrative Text

Untuk mengetahui struktur dari Narrative Text itu sangatlah penting. Jadi jika kita ingin membaca terlebih saat menulis teks narasi yang baru kita memiliki stuktur teks narasi yang baik. Lihat struktur Narrative Text dibawah ini:

• Orientation

: It is about the opening of the paragraph where characters, place, and time are introduced in the story.(adalah sebuah paragraph pembuka yang berisi pengenalan tokoh, tempat dan waktu dalam sebuah cerita.

Berisi: who (siapa ), contohnya; Cinderella

Where (dimana); in small village

When (kapan); a long time ago, once upon a time

• Complication

: Where the problems of characters of the story appear and go to climac. (Dimana Permasalahan yang dimiliki oleh tokoh dalam cerita muncul dan klimaks)

• Resolution

: Where the problems of characters of the story is being solved. (Masalah selesai. Masalah terselesaikan baik secara ‘happy ending’ maupun tidak.

Contoh Narrative Text

Queen Of Arabia and Three Sheiks

Once upon a time there was a queen of Arabia named Maura. Maura is the most beautiful lady who had many suitors. Almost of it counts had discarded one by one, until just three sheiks reduced to the list. Those three were young and handsome. They were strong and also rich. The queen was hard to decide who would be the only one being the best.

One day in the night, Maura disguised herself and went to the sheiks’ camps near her castle. Maura had an idea to made a dinner for them, “Would you like something to eat, sheiks?” asked her. The first gave her some left in the table over food. And the second one gave her something strange, some unappetizing camel’s tail. The last one who named Hakim, offered the most tasty meat and tender.

After the lovely occasion, the queen left the camp.

Then in tomorrow, the queen invited those three sheiks to have a dinner at her castle. She ordered as same as the foods which is given to queen yesterday. The first sheiks who gave all over the food get the same menu. And he ate all the menu by himself. The second one who gave the unappetizing camel’s tail get the same and ate by himself. The third one , hakim, Get the same menu as he gave to the queen, but he didn’t want to eat it if all the people around him could not get too.

The queen was smiling. “Hakim, you are the person who I am searching for, now I announce that Hakim the person I will marry with!”

PENJELASAN TEKS NARRATIVE BESERTA CONTOHNYA BAHASA INGGRIS

 Pengertian Narrative

Teks yang menceritakan suatu kejadian mengikuti alur waktu.

Tujuan Narrative

Menghibur pembaca dengan kejadian nyata, seolah-olah pembaca mengalami sendiri kejadian tersebut.

Struktur Teks

• Pengenalan latar (tokoh, waktu dan tempat)/Orientation

• Pengembangan konflik/Complication

• Penyelesaian konflik/Reorientation

• Pelajaran yang dapat dipetik oleh pembaca/Reorientation

 

Contoh teks Narrative

THE BEARDED MAN AND THE LITTLE PRINCE

Once, there was a poor bearded man who made of close friendship with a little prince.

A poor bearded man named Maju lives alone in the middle of the wood of Dorasan Village. Everybody scared of him, especially the kids. The parent always told their children not to get near his place, "he might eat you" they said.

One day, the prince of the Kingdom of Dorasan Village, Hansol, was kidnapped by the King's servant who wants to coup d'etat him. He was tied in the middle of the forest, and the servant leaves him to tell the King that his son died.

The Prince might die if it's not Maju who saves the Prince and takes care of him on his place. Maju gave him food, treat his wound until he healthy enough to come home. The Prince realises that Maju is not bad people like what everybody said.

After the Prince got his energy back, he told his father everything. The King then punished the traitor and gave Maju a job and proper place to live near the palace. Maju became the Prince's best friend and protector ever since.

 

NARRATIVE TEXT BAHASA INGGRIS: A MORNING WITH THE SWAN

 

The first rays of sunlight filtered through the trees, casting a golden shimmer over the calm surface of the lake. I sat quietly on the grassy bank, the morning air cool and fresh. A gentle breeze rustled the reeds, and theworld seemed at peace. Then, I saw her — a swan gliding silently across the water.

She moved with such grace that it was almost as if she were floating on air. Her white feathers shone under the rising sun, and her long neck curved like a question mark as she searched beneath the surface for food. I watched in awe, barely daring to move, afraid that any sound might disturb the serenity of the moment.

Soon, a second swan appeared, joining the first. They moved in perfect harmony, side by side, as if dancing to music only they could hear. Every so often, they would dip their heads in unison or flap their wings gently. The bond between them was clear — partners in life, sharing every moment.

Suddenly, the first swan let out a soft call. From the tall grass nearby, three small cygnets waddled into view. Fluffy and gray, they followed their mother into the water, paddling awkwardly but with determination. It was a tender, almost magical sight — a family united by instinct and love.

I stayed there for a while, watching them explore the lake together. The world felt slower, softer, as if time itself had paused for this quiet moment. Eventually, the swans drifted farther out, disappearing into the mist that hovered above the water.

As I stood to leave, I felt a strange sense of peace. Nature had shared a secret with me that morning — a glimpse into the quiet beauty of life, love, and grace in the form of a swan.

TEKS NARASI DALAM BAHASA INDONESIA: PAGI BERSAMA ANGSA

 

Sinar matahari pertama menembus pepohonan, memantulkan cahaya keemasan di permukaan danau yang tenang. Aku duduk diam di tepi rerumputan, menikmati udara pagi yang sejuk dan segar. Angin lembut meniupkan suara lirih di antara ilalang, dan dunia terasa begitu damai. Lalu, aku melihatnya — seekor angsa yang meluncur pelan di atas air.

Ia bergerak dengan begitu anggun, seolah-olah tidak menyentuh permukaan air sama sekali. Bulu-bulunya yang putih berkilau diterpa cahaya matahari pagi, dan lehernya yang panjang melengkung indah saat ia mencari makanan di bawah air. Aku terpaku, nyaris tak berani bergerak, takut mengganggu ketenangan yang ada.

Tak lama kemudian, muncul seekor angsa lain, bergabung dengan yang pertama. Mereka bergerak selaras, berdampingan, seolah menari mengikuti irama yang hanya mereka yang bisa dengar. Sesekali, mereka menunduk bersama atau mengepakkan sayap dengan lembut. Ikatan di antara mereka begitu nyata — pasangan hidup yang saling melengkapi.

Tiba-tiba, angsa pertama mengeluarkan suara lembut. Dari balik ilalang, muncul tiga anak angsa kecil. Bulu mereka abu-abu dan halus, berjalan tertatih menuju air mengikuti sang induk. Mereka berenang dengan canggung tapi penuh semangat. Pemandangan itu terasa sangat hangat — sebuah keluarga yang menyatu karena naluri dan kasih sayang.

Aku tetap duduk di sana, menyaksikan mereka menjelajah danau bersama. Dunia terasa lebih lambat, lebih lembut, seolah waktu berhenti sejenak untuk memberi ruang pada keindahan yang tenang ini. Akhirnya, angsa-angsa itu menjauh, menghilang ke dalam kabut tipis yang menggantung di atas air.

Saat aku berdiri untuk pergi, ada rasa damai yang mengalir di dalam diriku. Alam seperti membisikkan rahasia — tentang keindahan hidup, cinta, dan ketenangan, dalam wujud seekor angsa.