Tugas 14 : Narrative Text
THE HORSE AND THE CAT
once upon a time, there was a cat that lived in a field beside a white river.
He often wished that he could swim.
Because, that way, might cross the river, reaching the large and well stocked pigeon house, which was on the other side.
Cat : "If only I knew someone who could swim and who liked sweet juicy corn".
Because the delectable golden corn really is wasted on those fat foolish pigeons.
Horse : "what a coincidence. I am thinking of swimming cross the river to graze on some of that lovely ripening corn on the other side"
Picturing the feast he would have, the cat made a proposition.
"Maybe you could give me a ride on your back?"
And in next to no time the horse and the cat were in the water.
On the opposite bank, the horse slowly started to Graze.
While the cat immediately leapt upon the pigeons.
In just a few seconds, the cat had caught several birds.
In a few seconds more, he had gorged himself, and in a mater of minute, he was fit to burst.
Unable to eat another mouthful, the cat started to yell as loud as he could.
Horse : "what delicious birds those were!" he sobed.
"Shhh" cried the horse, still munching.
But the cat kept on making a terrible din.
"keep the noise down!" Whispered the horse, his mouth full of corn.
"the villagers will come out, if they hear that awful racket. And they'll do us all sorts of harm!"
But the cat carried on yowling at the top of his voice.
"please stop it!" gasped the horse.
"you don't understand the damage you are doing..."
"I simply cannot help it, my friend,"
Scratched the cat, the tears still streaming from his eyes.
"I always do this after I have eaten. it's simply the way I am."
The horse was extremely annoyed. It took him longer than the cat to ate his fill.
And he wasn't yet ready to leave the delicious cornfield.
But the cat continued to caterwaul.
And it wasn't long before the villagers heard his cries.
They came charging into the cornfield, brandishing sticks and hurling stones.
Giving the horse no option but to stop eating.
With the cat on his back, he fled across the river once more.
"you ruined everything!"
The horse complained to his componion.
"now we can't go back, and I'm still hungry, I've told you"
Gasped the dripping feline, as this scramble up the river bank.
"It is simply the way I am. it is a habit i have"
Suddenly, the horse dropped to the ground.
And started to roll on the grass....trapping the cat beneath him.
"stop it" gasped the cat.
"you're squashing me!"
"I can feel my backbone crunching!, you don't understand the damage you are doing..."
"oh well my friend"
whinnied the horse.
"that is simply the way I am. it's a habit I have."
- The End -
1. What does the cat want to be able to cross the river?
a) Buy a boat
b) Looking for friends who can swim
c) Swim alone
d) Build a bridge
answer : b
2. Why did the cat want to go across the river?
a) To meet the horse
b) To enjoy the view
c) To reach the pigeon coop
d) To look for birds
answer : c
3. What happened after the cat and horse managed to cross the river?
a) They went straight to the pigeon coop
b) They were chased by the villagers
c) They feel very happy
d) They argued about who would eat the corn
answer : a
4.Why do villagers raid corn fields?
a. Because they want to help cats and horses
b. Because they heard the commotion of cats
c. Because they want to eat the corn in the field
d. Because they want to find the crying cat
answer : b
5. What are the consequences of cats' habits after eating?
a. Cats become very calm and lazy
b. The cat continues to meow as loudly as possible
c. Cats feel hungry again after eating
d. Cat trapped under rolling horse
answer : b
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Questions
1. What is the title of the text?
Answer : the title of the text in the story is the horse and the cat.
2. How many characters are in the story? (Mention!)
Answer : There are many characters in the story, namely 4 characters.
3. Who is the main character?
Answer : The main characters in the story are a horse and a cat.
4. What problems or conflicts does the main character experience?
Answer : The problem experienced by the main characters is that they are being chased by residents because they have stolen food.
5. What did the main character (or other characters) do to cause problems?
Answer : What the main characters do is they try to cross the river to steal food and eat until they are full.
6. What does the main character (or other characters) do to solve the problem?
Answer : What the main characters do to solve the problem is that they try to escape from the people chasing them.
7. How is the character affected by the event or experience?
Answer : The character of horses and cats after the incident is that they become a little quiet and start to be grateful for their situation.
8. How does the main character change in the end?
Answer : What happened to the horse and cat after the incident was that they blamed each other and regretted what they had done.
9. What can we learn from this story?
Answer : The message that can be taken from the story is don't be greedy, take advantage of what you already have, and be grateful for the situation.
10. If you were in the main role, what would you do?
Answer : what I would do if I were the main character is that I would not cross the river and steal food, but I would use the food that is already in my place.
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