Narrative Text

Narrative Text

Narrative Text is An Telling story

Generic Structure :

- Orientation : Containing Plot and Characters.

- Evaluation : Evaluating the plight of story.

- Complication : Crisis of the story.

- Resolution : The crisis is resolved,for better or worse.

Grammatical Features :

- Past Tense action Verbs

- Adjective

- Time Connection

- Adverbs and Adverbial Phrases

- Saying and Thinking Verbs

Sosial Function :

To amuse,entertain and to deal with problematic events which lead

to a crisis or turning point of some kind,which in turn finds a resolution.

Example of Narratives text :

1. Why Does the Cock Eat the Millipede?

Orientation :

Long ago the cock had a pair of beautiful horns on his head. But 

at that time there was a dragon whowas prevented from ascending 

into heaven because he lacked a pair of horns. And so he offered the 

millipede as a guarantor, and borrowed the horns from the cock!

Evaluation :

When the millipede came for the horns, he said to the cock, 

"When you want your horns back, you must call out at dawn, 

''Give me back my horns!' and they will be returned to you at once. 

You need have no occasion to be concerned in the least."

The kind cock knew how difficult it was to ascend to heaven. so, 

reassured by the good security the millipede offered, he loaned 

his horns without hesitation, just twisting them right off his head. 

He also thought to himself that when the dragon returned

from his visit to heaven, they could sit down and have a good

conversation; he would ask the dragon to tell him how things were

in heaven, and if it really was beautiful there, as he had always heard.

If it was true,he might consider going there himself someday, he

thought.

Complication :

So, next morning at daybreak (for the dragon's visit

was scheduled to be brief), the cock called out loudly:

"Give me back my horns!" But, even though he repeated

this demand ten times over, there was no sign at all

of either the dragon or the horns. Worried, the cock

promptly went off to complain to the millipede, who

soothed him, saying: "If the dragon has not returned

the horns this morning, then he will certainly do so

tomorrow. At the very latest, the day after that. Just

learn to be a little patient and your horns will soon be

back on your head, just as before."

The cock did wait several days, but although he

called out every morning at sunrise: "Give me back

my horns!" They never did reappear. The cock was

extremely annoyed at this deception and loss, as you

can well imagine, therefore he ordered all the members

of his family to eat millipedes on sight.

Resolution :

Even so, the cock has not yet given up hope of getting his horns

returned. He ordered his descendants always to call out at the 

break of day: "Give me back my horns!" He still hopes that the 

dragon may hear him!

2. Miss Mole Catches a Ghost

Orientation :

Quite often Miss Mole would look after the young ones who 

lived in the woodland, when their parents went out in the evening.

Evaluation :

"I just love baby-sitting," sighed Miss Mole, as she gazed at 

the little animals, "you're all such darlings!" "But we're not babies," 

grumbled the fieldmice twins, "we're almost grown up!"

"Well you'll always be babies to me," giggled Miss Mole, as she 

gave them all a great big hug.But one evening when Miss Mole

was baby-sitting, something very strange happened ...

All the little animals had walked over to Miss Mole's house just before

dark. They were laughing and joking and making lots of noise as they 

went along.All of a sudden one of the rabbits heard a strange sound.

Then one or two of the little animals saw something move near the top 

of the trees."What was that?" gasped a baby badger as he grabbed 

one of the squirrels.

Complication :

Then, as the wind rustled the leaves on the tree ... they all saw it ... 

a spooky white thing flying through the branches!"It's a ghost!" 

screamed a small hedgehog. And everyone ran as fast

as they could and landed on a heap at Miss Mole's front door.

"Whatever is wrong?" cried Miss Mole as she opened her door, 

and in fell all the little animals."We've seen a ghost!" sobbed

the rabbit. "It's chased us all the way through the wood, and now it's 

up in that tree!"Miss Mole put on her extra strong glasses and took a 

good look."Goodness me," she gasped, "there it is!"

Resolution :

Right then and there, brave Miss Mole reached for her longest 

broom and pulled something out of the branches above.

"Here's your ghost," laughed Miss Mole. "It's a plastic bag. I lost

it on my way back from the woodland supermarket!"

All the little animals breathed a big sigh of relief as Miss Mole 

took them inside and closed the door."Gather round and I'll tell 

you a story," she said kindly."As long as it's not a ghost story,"

whispered the baby badger.

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