Saturday, May 11, 2013
The Story Rabbit and Bear
Once upon a time, there lived a bear and a rabbit. The rabbit was a good shot. On the contrary, the bear was always clumsy and could not use the arrow to shoot.
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One day, the bear called over the rabbit and asked the rabbit to take his bow and arrows. Because he was afraid to arouse the bear’s anger, he did not refuse the challenge. He went with the bear and shot buffaloes. He shot and killed so many that there were lots of meats left after.
However the bear did not make the rabbit get any of the meat. Even he could not taste it. The poor rabbit went home hungrily after a day of hard work.
Fortunately, the youngest child of the bear was very kind to the rabbit. His mother bear always gave him an extra large piece of meat but he did not eat it all. He took some outside with him and pretended to play ball with the meat. He kicked the ball of meat toward the rabbit’s house. The meat flew into the rabbit’s house. In this way, the hungry rabbit got his meal.
Do you enjoy the story? The story of Rabbit and bear is called narrative text. Why? Check this out!
The Definition of Narrative Text
A narrative text is a text that has function to amuse the readers. Narrative deal with problematic events which lead to a crisis or turning point of some kind, which in turn finds a resolution.
The Purpose of Narrative Text
Narrative text has function to entertain or amuse the readers.
The Generic Structure of Narrative Text
The generic structure of a narrative text:
1. Orientation
This part tells about sets of the scene and introduces the participants. In the story above, the first paragraph is orientation. It told about the bear and the rabbit.
Once upon a time, there lived a bear and a rabbit. The rabbit was a good shot. On the contrary, the bear was always clumsy and could not use the arrow to shoot.
2. Complication
This part shows a crisis arises. The second and third paragraph is complication. The rabbit got problems because the bear took the meat. The rabbit was hungry.
One day, the bear called over the rabbit and asked the rabbit to take his bow and arrows. Because he was afraid to arouse the bear’s anger, he did not refuse the challenge. He went with the bear and shot buffaloes. He shot and killed so many that there were lots of meats left after.
However the bear did not make the rabbit get any of the meat. Even he could not taste it. The poor rabbit went home hungrily after a day of hard work.
3. Resolution
The crisis is resolved in this part. The youngest child bear gave the meat to the rabbit.
Fortunately, the youngest child of the bear was very kind to the rabbit. His mother bear always gave him an extra large piece of meat but he did not eat it all. He took some outside with him and pretended to play ball with the meat. He kicked the ball of meat toward the rabbit’s house. The meat flew into the rabbit’s house. In this way, the hungry rabbit got his meal.
4. Re-orientation
This is the ending of the story. It can be happy ending or sad ending. This part is optional.
There is no re-orientation in the story above. However the ending is happy.
Now, it is time to watch a video.
Do you know what story is it?
Yeah, he is Malin Kundang.
This time, you have to read Malin Kundang's story by watching video. You can read the text below the picture in the video. Happy watching and reading
Okay, after watching the video.
Let's check your understanding.
Do FUN quiz below but don't forget to read the instruction first!
So, you have learned about narrative story, right? The story about "Bear and Rabbit" is the example of narrative story. There are so many narrative stories out there, such as Cinderella, Tangkuban Perahu, and Kancil. Next time, we will learn about other stories. See you next session.
