Contoh Teks Narrative Inggris.docx

KELOMPOK 1 Surti S.A Tejo D Brian Lani

The Cat and The Fox

A cat and a fox were once discussing about hounds. The cat said, "I hate hounds. They are very nasty animals. They hunt and kill us". The fox said, "I hate hounds more than you". . The cat asked, "How do you save yourself from hounds?" The fox replied, "There are many tricks to get away from hounds". The cat asked "Can you say what your tricks are?" "They are very simple", said the fox. He added, "I can hide behind thick bushes. I can run along thorny hedges. I can hide in burrows. There are many more such tricks". Now it was the turn of the fox to ask the cat about her tricks. The fox asked, "How many tricks do you know?" The cat replied, "I know just one trick". The Fox sneered, "Oh! How sad! You know only one trick? What is your trick?" The cat was about to answer. But, she found a flock of hounds fast approach. She said, "I am going to do it now. Because the hounds are coming". Saying these words, the cat ran up a nearby tree safe from the hounds. The fox tried all his tricks but the hounds out beat him. "My one trick is better than all his tricks", said the cat to herself. MORAL : It is better to be a master of one art than to be a jack of many arts.

The Three Fishes An Indian folk tale

Once, three fishes lived in a pond. One evening, some fishermen passed by the pond and saw the fishes. ‘This pond is full of fish’, they told each other excitedly. ‘We have never fished here before. We must come back tomorrow morning with our nets and catch these fish!’ When the eldest of the three fishes heard this, he was very worried. He called the other fishes together and said, ‘Did you hear what the fishermen said? We must leave this pond at once. The fishermen will return tomorrow and kill us all!’ The second of the three fishes agreed. ‘You are right’, he said. ‘We must leave the pond.’ But the youngest fish laughed. ‘There is no reason to worry’, he said. ‘We have lived in this pond all our lives, and no fisherman has ever come here. Why should these men return? I am not going anywhere – my luck will keep me safe.’ The eldest of the fishes left the pond straight away with all his family. The second fish saw the fishermen walking towards the pond early next morning and left at once with all his family. But still the third fish refused to leave. He was sure that his luck would keep him safe. Soon the fishermen arrived and caught all the fish that were left in the pond. The third fish’s luck did not help him – he too was caught and killed. The moral of this story is that if you see trouble ahead and act quickly enough you can prevent bad things happening to you.

The Ant and the Dove

One hot day, an ant was searching for some water. After walking around for some time, she came to a spring. To reach the spring, she had to climb up a blade of grass. While making her way up, she slipped and fell into the water. She could have drowned if a dove up a nearby tree had not seen her. Seeing that the ant was in trouble, the dove quickly plucked a leaf and dropped it into the water near the struggling ant. The ant moved towards the leaf and climbed up onto it. Soon, the leaf drifted to dry ground, and the ant jumped out. She was safe at last. Just at that time, a hunter nearby was about to throw his net over the dove, hoping to trap it. Guessing what he was about to do, the ant quickly bit him on the heel. Feeling the pain, the hunter dropped his net. The dove was quick to fly away to safety. Moral: One good turn begets another

The Proud Rose - Short Stories for kids Once upon a time there was a rose who was very proud of her beautiful looks. Her only disappointment was that she grew next to an ugly cactus.Every day, the rose would insult the cactus on his looks while thecactus stayed quiet. All the other plants in the garden tried to make the rose see sense, but she was too swayed by her own good looks.

One summer, the well present in the garden grew dry and there was no water for the plants. The rose began to wilt. She saw a sparrow dip herbeak into the cactus for some water. Though ashamed, she askedthe cactus if she too could have some water. The kind cactus readily agreedand they both got through the tough summer as friends.

Moral of The Story

Never judge someone by the way they look.

“Timun Emas”

Long time ago, lived an old woman named Mbok Sirni. She lived by herself because her husband had long passed away and she had no children. Every day, she prayed to God to give her a child. “Oh My God, I’m sure You will give me a child. I always try to be patient waiting it. If You do not give me a child, who will take care of me on someday? So, please answer my prayer. Amin.” One night, when she was praying, a giant named Buto Ijo, passed her house and heard her prayer. “Ha ha ha ha... Mbok Sirni. Ha ha ha... I will give what do you want. I can give you a child but on one condition. You must give the child back to me when it is six years old.” “Are you sure, Buto Ijo?”. Mbok Sirni was so happy, she did not think about the risk of losing the child later and agreed to take the giant’s offer. Buto Ijo then gave her a bunch of cucumber seeds. “Plant it around your house.” “Thank you so much, Buto Ijo. Thank you”. Buto Ijo then left without saying anything else. In the morning, Mbok Sirni planted the seeds. The seeds grew within several days, and blossomed plentifully. Not longer after that, a big golden cucumber grew from plants. In a hurry, Mbok Sirni plucked the golden cucumber and carried it home carefully. “Ouuh... The cucumber is very heavy. Emm, where? Where is the knife? Aah, this is. (She sliced the cucumber slowly and carefully). Oh My God, this is a beautiful baby girl. You are so funny. Thanks God. I’ll give you a special name. Because you were born from Golden Cucumber. Emm... Timun Emas! Yes, you are Timun Emas. I love you so much.” Years passed by and Timun Emas had grew to become a lovely and beautiful little girl. She was also smart and kind. Mbok Sirni loved her very much. But she kept thinking about the time the giant would take Timun Emas away from her. “What should I do if Buto Ijo take Timun Emas back? I don’t want it happen.” One night, Mbok Sirni had a dream. The next morning, Mbok Sirni told Timun Emas about her dream.

“Timun Emas, last night, I had a dream. In order to save you from Buto Ijo, I had to meet the holy man who lived in Mount Gundul.” said Mbok Sirni. “What? How can you go there, Mother? It’s hard and dangerous work. However, I want to save from Buto Ijo. Do you mind if we do the message of the dream. I hope we are surely meet the holyman who will help us.” Timun Emas replied. Then, Mbok Sirni took leave of Timun Emas to go to Mount Gundul. There, they saw the holy man, and then they approached him. “Oh, you are exactly Timun Emas. Come in. Your mother has certainly told you of her dream. So, please receive my gift. There are four little bags, each of them containing cucumber seeds, needles, salt, and shrimp paste. You can use these to protect yourself,” said the holy man. “Thank you so much, Sir. I will use it well.” Timun Emas replied. A few days later, Buto Ijo came to see Mbok Sirni about her promise. “Hahaha... Mbok Sirni! Where is Timun Emas? Now I will take her back. Hahaha...” shouted Buto Ijo. In a worried, Mbok Sirni said. “My daughter, take these bags with you. It can save you from the giant. Now, run through the back door,” said Mbok Sirni. But Buto Ijo saw Timun Emas running to the woods. “Where will you go, Timun Emas! Don’t flee!” said Buto Ijo full of anger. Starved and enraged, he rushed toward Timun Emas. “Buto Ijo, please don’t chase her. Please!” said Mbok Sirni. “Step aside, Mbok Sirni! You can’t block me away to chase Timun Emas. Go!” Buto Ijo was getting closer and closer, so Timun Emas opened the first bag. Inside the bag there were cucumber seeds. She threw the seeds, and instantly they grew into a large cucumber field. But the giant ate them all, giving him more strength. “Hahaha... Hmm... Cucumbers. They see so fresh and yummy. Ah, delicious. Hey! Timun Emas, wait! I’ll catch you!” As Buto Ijo was getting closer, Timun Emas took the second bag with needles inside and spilled the content behind her. The needles turned into sharp and thorny bamboo trees. Buto Ijo’s body was scratched and bled. “Aaargh, damn you! I’ll get you, Timun Emas!” shouted Buto Ijo as he tried to get himself out from the bamboo field. He made it and still chased Timun Emas. Timun Emas then reached the third bag and spilled the salt inside. The ground which the salt touched turned into a deep sea. Buto Ijo almost drown and had to swim to cross the sea. After some time, he managed to get out from the water. Timun Emas saw the giant coming, so she reached for the last bag. She took the shrimp paste and threw it. The shrimp paste became a big swamp of boiling mud. Buto Ijo was trapped in the middle of the swamp. The mud slowly but surely drowned him. Helpless, he roared out, “Help! Heeeeelp…!” Then Buto Ijo drown and died. Timun Mas then immediately went home. “Mother! Nice to see you again!” said Timun Emas happily. “My daughter, are you okay? I’m very happy you can back home safely.”

“Yes, Mother. Buto Ijo was died. He will not disturb us again forever.” Since then, Timun Emas and Mbok Sirni live happily ever after. Ok guys, from the story we can take some lessons. First, we should not do something outside our hope. Second, we should keep our promise. And last, the kindness will defeat the crime.

A bear and a lion

One upon a time a lion and a bear caught and killed a goat. They had a quarrel over it. “It is mine,” said the bear. “I caught it with my strong paws.” “It is not yours. It is mine,” said the lion. “I killed it with my strong jaws.” Then they began to fight over it. They ran up and down the hill, under and over the fallen trees, in and out of the forest. They bit and scratched with their strength, but no one could overcome the other. At last they both were tired out and could fight no longer. They lay upon the ground, panting and looking at each other. A fox who was passing by at the time saw them with a dead goat near by. She ran up to them, took the goat home and ate it up.

Snow White

Once upon a time there lived a little, named Snow White. She lived with her aunt and uncle because her parents were died. One day she heard her aunt and uncle talking about leaving Snow White in the castle because they wanted to go to America and they didn't have enough money to take Snow White with them. Snow White didn't want her uncle and aunt to do this. So she decided to run away. The next morning she run away from home when her aunt and uncle were having breakfast, she run away into the wood. In the wood she felt very tired and hungry. Then she saw this cottage. She knocked but no one answered so she went inside and felt asleep Meanwhile seven dwarfs were coming home from work. They went inside. There, they found Snow White woke up. She saw the dwarfs. The dwarfs said; “What is your name?”. Snow White said; “My name is Snow White”. One of the dwarfs said; “If you wish, you may live here with us”. Snow White told the whole story about her. Then Snow white and the seven dwarfs lived happily ever after.