NARRATIVE TEXT

 FABLE

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 -

QUESTIONS

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

The Lion and The Mouse

once upon a time, a lion, the king of the jungle was sleeping under a tree. a little mouse jumped on him soon the lion woke up picked up the mouse and opened his mouth to eat him "im sorry to wake you up. please don't eat me. i can help you one day." "hahaha that's funny.. okay i'll let you go now." a few days later a hunter's net fell on the lion the lion couldn't get out the mouse saw the lion and ran to help quickly the mouse helped the lion by gnawing the net then the lion could get out from the net "you are a little mouse but you are a big help thank you!" just forget it mr lion i'm happy to help you" then the mouse smiled happily and left to lion.

Question 

1. Who are the characters in the story?

A. a mouse

B. a badger

C. a fox

D. a cat

2. Why did the lion wake up?

A. The mouse ran across his nose.

B. He was hungry.

C. It was morning.

3. Why was the mouse scared?

A. She didn't like lions.

B. She thought the lion would eat her.

C. The lion surprised her.

4. How did the mouse help the lion?

A. She brought him some food.

B. She sang a song to cheer him up.

C. She chewed through the net to let him go.

5. What is the message in the story? 

A. Look where you are going.

B. A kindness is never wasted.

C. Listen to others.

LEGEND

The Story of "Crying Stone" from Borneo Island

Once upon a time, in a small village in Borneo Island, there lived a mother and her daughter. The daughter was popular among villagers because of her beautiful face but she has bad behavior. She always spent her time in front of the mirror admiring her beautiful face. She never helped her mother to fulfill their daily needs. The daughter always made her mother sad. However, the mother still loved her very much.

One day, the girl asked her mother to buy her a new gown. The mother refused it because she had no money. Because the mother loved her daughter so much, she finally bought her a new gown.

Both went to the market. But the daughter asked her mother to walk behind because she was embarrassed if people saw them together. Once again, because of her love, the mother obeyed the daughter's request.

Along the way home, the daughter still walked in front of her mother. People passing asked about the woman behind her. The daughter answered that she was not her mother but her servant. The mother kept silent. But inside her deep heart, she prayed to God to punish her daughter.

Suddenly, her daughter's legs turned into stone. The daughter realized that it was because she had hurt her mother's feelings. She begged her mother to forgive but it was too late.

Slowly, her body also turned into stone. Though the daughter had become a stone, the tears were still seen, which was why the stone was called Batu Menangis.

QUESTIONS

1.How many characters are in story? (Mention!)

answer : there are 2 characters in the story , they are daughter and mother 

2.Who is the main character?

answer : the main character is the daughter

3.What problem or conflict does the main character experience?

answer : the daughter turn into stone

4.What does the main character (or other characters) do to cause the problem?

answer : when people ask her who is behind her , she answered that she was not her mother 

5.What does the main character (or other characters) do to resolve the problem?

answer: the mother prayed to god to punish the daughter

The legend of Lake Toba

Long time ago, a young man lived in a valley in North Sumatera. He was poor and lived with nobody. Every day, he went to the river and caught some fish to eat.

       One day, he went fishing after working in the fields. But not like the other days, he got nothing even after waiting for hours. When he decided to go home, he felt the rod jolted. That’s fish! He pulled the rod out and he was jolly to see a small goldfish. Imagining that he would eat a goldfish, he went home excitedly.

       At home, the young man put the small fish on the table. He prepared some firewood to cook. When everything was ready, he went back to the kitchen. But he saw nothing on the table! The fish disappeared! Instead, he saw a beautiful woman.

       After having a short conversation, the young man asked to marry her. She accepted only in one condition, the man should never mention where she came from. The man agreed and they got married. They had a handsome yet naughty boy named Samosir.

       One day, Samosir made his father angry. The man shouted loudly and said the prohibited words. He said that Samosir was son of fish. Suddenly, rain fell for weeks and turned the valley into a lake.

Questions

1. From the text above we know that …..

A. Samosir is not son of fish

B. The man is rich

C. The goldfish turns into a beautiful woman

D. The beautiful woman is not married to the man

2. What is the main idea of paragraph 2?

A. The man caught a gold fish

B. Fishing is the man’s hobby

C. The man married the goldfish

D. They have a handsome boy

3. What is the moral lesson of the story?

A. Don’t go fishing

B. We have to keep our promise

C. Don’t eat fish

D. We must not marry a goldfish

4. The word “he” in the sentence “At home, he put the small fish on the table” refers to….

A. Samosir

B. Goldfish

C. Beautiful woman

D. Young man

Key Answer

1.C 

2. A 

3. B 

4. D

FAIRY TALE

CINDERELLA

Once upon a time, in a village there lived a beautiful girl named Cinderella with her wicked stepmother and two step sisters. She worked hard all day. One day, they all went to a ball in the palace, leaving Cinderella behind. Cinderella was feeling sad. Suddenly there was a burst of light and the fairy godmother appeared.With a flick of the magic she turned Cinderella into a beautiful princess with glass slippers and a horse carriage appeared at the door. The fairy godmother warned Cinderella to return before midnight. Cinderella arrived at the ball, the prince saw her and fell in love with her.

They danced together all night. as the clock struck twelve, Cinderella rushed out to her carriage leaving one of her slippers behind.

The prince went to every house in the town with the slipper until he found Cinderella. The prince and Cinderella lived happily ever after.

Questions

1.What is the tittle of that text?

a.Cinderella

b.timun mas

c.princess

d.roro jonggrang

=A.cinderella

2.What is the character of cinderella’s step mother?

a.kind

b.good

c.cruel

d.friendly

=b.cruel

3.How many step sisters that cinderella has?

a.two

b.three

c.five

d.seven

=a.two

4.What kind of work that cinderella’s step mother wants?

a.wash clothes

b.sleeping

c.watching tv

d.shopping

=a.wash clothes

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

Once upon a time there lived a wealthy merchant and his three daughters.

One day, the father was to go to a far-off place and he asked his daughters what they wanted on his return. The first and the second daughter asked for lovely dresses.

But the third daughter, whose name was Beauty, said,

"Father, I only need a rose plucked by your hand." The merchant, on his way back, had to cross through the deep forest. It was dark and the merchant tried to find a place to sleep. He suddenly found a huge castle and went inside to find nobody. There was a huge table with delicious food and he ate it all. Then the merchant went into the bedroom and slept on a soft and fluffy bed. The next day, too, the merchant did not find anyone in the castle. He saw a beautiful rose bush growing in the lawn and remembered Beauty's gift. He plucked a red rose from the bush.

Suddenly, a ferocious looking beast sprang out of the bush. He was wearing fine silk clothes and roared, "I gave you food and a bed to sleep in! And now, you are stealing my roses!" The merchant was frightened and told the Beast about Beauty's gift. The Beast decided to let him go only if he promised to send Beauty to this castle. The merchant agreed and ran back home. He cried and told his daughters about the Beast. But Beauty loved her father a lot and agreed to go stay with the Beast.

The Beast treated Beauty with a lot of kindness. He was never rude to her. He let her stay in the biggest room and let her roam in the beautiful garden. Beauty would sit near the fireplace and sew while the Beast kept her company. At first, Beauty was afraid of the Beast but slowly, she began to like him.

One day, the Beast asked Beauty to marry him, but she refused. She was still afraid of his fearful-looking face.

The Beast still treated her kindly and with a lot of love.

Beauty missed her father a lot. The Beast gave her a magic mirror and said, "Look at the mirror and you can see your family. Now you won't feel lonely anymore.

One day, Beauty looked in the mirror and saw that father was very ill and dying. She went to the Beast and pleaded and cried, "Please let me go home! I only want to see my father before he dies!" But the Beast roared,

"No! You promised you would never leave this castle!"

Saying this, he stormed out of the room. But after some time, he came to Beauty and said, "You may go to stay with your father for seven days. But you must promise to return after that." Beauty was very happy and agreed.

Then she left and went to stay with her father. Her father, on seeing Beauty, felt very happy and soon recovered. Beauty stayed with her family for seven days and more. She forgot the Beast and his castle. But one night, she had a terrible nightmare in which she saw the Beast was very ill and about to die. He was crying,

"Beauty, please come back!"

Beauty woke up and went back to the castle because she did not mean to hurt the Beast. She cried and said,

"Please don't die, Beast! I will live with you forever!" The Beast miraculously changed into a handsome prince. He said, "I was under a curse all these years and could only be relieved when someone fell in love with me. I am now cured of the curse because you truly love me." And then, Beauty and the Beast were married and together they lived happily ever after.

The End

QUESTION

1. who is the main character on the story?

a. her father

b. beauty

c. the beast

d. teapot

e. her mother

2. where the story happen (setting tempat)

a. city

b. in indonesia

c. in the castle

d. in the village

e. in the room

3. what are the characteristics of the main character?

a. beautiful, kind, polite

b. angry, sad, afraid

c. dissapointed, handsome

d. ugly, tall, fat

e. beautiful, handsome, honest

4. what is the moral value?

answer : we should value inward characteristics such as kindness over other superficial qualities, such as wit and appearance.

  

5. happy ending/sad ending?

answer : happy ending, because Beauty finnaly married the Beast who has turned into a handsome prince