Narrative Text

A narrative is a text that tells a story and in doing so, entertains the audience. The purpose of a narrative other than providing entertainment, can be to make the audience think about an issue, teach them lesson, or excite their emotions.

Written narrative often take the form of novels. The story is usually told by a narrator. If the narrator one of the characters in the story, the story is said to be told in the first person. If a person outside the story is the narrator, then the story is being told in the third person.

 Examples of narrative texts include :

1. Myths

2. Fairytales

3. Aboriginal dreaming stories

4. Science fiction

5. Historical fiction

6. Romance novies

The narrative scaffold :

1. Orientation : this paragraph the narrator tells the audience who is in the story, when it is happening, where it is happening and what is going on.
2. Complication : this is the part of the story where the narrator tells about something that will begin the chain of events. These events will affect one or more of the characters. The complication is the trigger.
3. Sequence of Events : this is where the narrator tells how the character react to the complication. It includes their feelings and that they do. The events can be told in chronological order (the order in which they happen). The audience is given the narrator's point of view.
4. Resolution : this part of the narrative the complication is sorted out or the problem is soived.
5. Coda/Reorientation : the narrator includes a coda if there is a moral or message to b learned from the story.

Example :

The Little Mouse

Once upon a time there was a Baby Mouse and Mother Mouse. They lived in a hole in the a big warm house with lots of cheese to eat.
Then, one day, Mother Mouse decided to take Baby Mouse outside of their home. Waiting outside for them was a huge ginger tomcat, licking it’s lips and waiting to eat them both up.
“Mother, Mother! What should we do?” Cried Baby Mouse, clinging to his mother’s tail. Mother Mouse paused, staring up into the beady eyes of the hungry cat. But she wasn’t scared, because she knew exactly how to deal with big, scary cats. She opened her mouth and took in a deep breath.
“Woof! Woof! Bark bark bark!” She shouted, and the cat ran away as fast as he could.
“Wow, Mother! That was amazing!” Baby Mouse said to his mother, smiling happily.
“And that, my child, is why it is always best to have a second language.”

Terjemahan Cerita Fable Bahasa Inggris The Little Mouse :

Alkisah ada seekor bayi tikus dan ibunya. Mereka tinggal di sebuah lubang di sebuah rumah yang besar dan hangat dengan banyak keju untuk makan.
Kemudian, suatu hari, ibu tikus itu memutuskan untuk mengajak bayinya keluar rumah mereka. Ternyata diluar sudah menunggu di luar seekor kucing besar besar, menjilati bibirnya siap untuk memangsa mereka.
“Ibu, ibu! Apa yang harus kita lakukan?” Menangis tikus kecil itu sambil menempel ke ekor ibunya. Ibu Mouse berhenti, menatap matakucing yang lapar itu. Tapi dia tidak takut, karena dia tahu persis bagaimana cara menghadapai kucing besar yang  menakutkan. Dia membuka mulutnya dan mengambil napas dalam-dalam.
“Woof, menggongonglah” Dia berteriak, dan kucing itu melarikan diri secepatnya.
“Wow, ibu! Itu menakjubkan!” Tikus kecil berkata kepada ibunya, tersenyum bahagia.
“Dan itulah , Anakku, kenapa begitu penting mengetahui bahasa kedua.”

Pesan Moral Value dari  The Little Mouse :

Ada banyak kata bijak bahasa Inggris yang mengatakan betapa pentingnya kita bisa memehamai bahasa awan kita. Dengan mempunyai kemampuan bahasa kedua selain bahasa ibu, kita bisa menyelesaikan bahkan mengalahkan lawan yang kita ketahui car aberkomunikasinya itu. Maka kuasailah bahasa Inggris sebagai bahasa kedua dan kita akan mampau bersaing dengan siapa saja.

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