NARRATIVE TEXT
A narrative text is an imaginative story to
entertain people.
Narrative is to amuse, entertain and to deal with
an actual or vicarious experience in different ways.
Narrative deals with problematic events which
lead to a crisis or turning point of some kind, which in turn finds a
resolution.
Characteristics of a Narrative Text
Orientation
It
is about the opening paragraph where the characters of
the
story are introduced.
Example
: Little Mantu lived in a village deep
in the jungle
where elephants helped the men with their work.
Complication
Where
the problems in the story developed.
Example
: Now, Mantu had an elephant of his very
own. His
name was Opie.
Resolution
Where
the problems in the story is solved.
Example
: Mantu then climbed upon his little
friend’s back and went
home
to the village.
Mantu’s Little Elephant
Orientation
Little Mantu lived in a village deep in the jungle
where
elephants helped the men with their work.
These
elephants were so big and strong. They could
lift
up the heaviest logs with their trunks and toss
them
high in the air.
Complication
Now, Mantu had an elephant of his very own. His
name
was Opie. He was just a baby and Mantu loved
him
very much. Mantu whispered to Opie’s ear that
someday
he would become the biggest, strongest and
bravest
elephant in the jungle. The other elephants
heard
this. They began to laugh and made rude noises
with
their trunks. “We’re so big and tall, but you’re
so
small. You’re nothing at all,” said one of the big
elephants.
Mantu looked up at the huge elephant with a
mishievous
glint in his eye. “You’re so tall and can
see
far away. We can see what is happening down
here
in the jungle. In fact, we would be the first to see
any
slithering snakes that may be a danger. “After
hearing
the word snakes, the elephants screeched
and
off they gwents thundering in fright.
Resolution
“Did I say there were snakes?” giggled Mantu. “No,
I
don’t think so,” smiled Opie. Mantu then climbed upon
his
little friend’s back and went home to the village to tell
everyone
about the foolish elephants.
Adapted from: 50 Bedtime Stories, 2002
The Prince and His Best Friends
Orientation
Once upon a time, there lived a kind young prince
named
Jonathan. He was loved, and adored by his people.
His
two close friends were Peter Piper, the servant of the
palace
and Franklin Greedy, the son of an Aristocrat.
Complication
One day, The Prince, Peter Piper, and Franklin
Greedy
were walking through the forest. Suddenly a
group
of bandits attacked the three boys near an old
house.
They entered the old house and blockaded the
gate
and doors. The three boys were trapped inside the house.
Franklin
was very terri ed and asked the Prince
to
surrender immediately, but Peter was not afraid.
He
urged and supported the Prince not to give up. The
Prince
decided not to surrender because he realised
that
he would become a hostage for the bandits to
ask
for ransom to his father, but Franklin was scared
and
wanted to make a deal, it made Peter suspicious
about
Franklin’s behaviour. So he quietly made up a
plan
for him and the Prince to escape.
Resolution
Early at dawn, Franklin opened the front gate and
unlocked
the doors. The bandits entered the house
in
search of the Prince. When they came to the room
where
the Prince was supposed to be sleeping, no
one
was there. Suddenly they heard a horse running
outside
the house and saw over the window that
Peter
Piper and the Prince were riding away on one
of
the bandit’s horses.
It turns out, Peter Piper sneaked out of the house
and
waited in the yard, while the Prince was hiding
behind
the house. The bandits were very angry at
Franklin
and took him with them while the Prince
and
Peter went safely going back to the Capital.
Answer the following questions based on the story
in
1.
What kind of person was Prince Jonathan?
2.
Who were Prince Jonathan’s friends?
3.
What happened when the Prince and his two friends were walking in the forest?
4.
Why did Franklin try to persuade the Prince to surrender?
5.
What did Peter Piper do when Franklin tried to persuade the Prince to
surrender?
6.
Why did Franklin sneak out to meet the bandits’ leader?
7.
Did the Prince manage to escape from the bandits? How?
8.
After you read the story, what did you think of the Prince’s friends?
A Clever Crow
It was a
hot summer day. A crow was very thirsty. He flew here and there in search of
water. He could not find the water. He sat on a branch of a tree. There was a
pitcher under the tree. There was some water in the pitcher. He was very happy
to see the pitcher. He tried to drink water but the level of water was low. His
beak could not reach the water in the pitcher. He thought a plan. He dropped
some pebbles in the pitcher one by one. The level of water rose up. the crow
drank the water and flew away.
Moral of the story
Where
there is a will, there is a way.
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