CINDERELLA
Once upon a time,
there was a young girl named Cinderella. She lived with her step mother and two
step sisters.
The step mother and sisters were conceited and bad tempered. They treated
Cinderella very badly. Her step mother made Cinderella do the hardest works in
the house; such as scrubbing the floor, cleaning the pot and pan and preparing
the food for the family. The two step sisters, on the other hand, did not work
about the house. Their mother gave them many handsome dresses to wear.
One day, the two
step sister received an invitation to the ball that the king’s son was going to
give at the palace. They were excited about this and spent so much time
choosing the dresses they would wear. At last, the day of the ball came, and
away went the sisters to it. Cinderella could not help crying after they had
left. “Why are crying, Cinderella?” a voice asked. She looked up and saw her
fairy godmother standing beside her, “because I want so much to go to the ball”
said Cinderella. “Well” said the godmother,”you’ve been such a cheerful,
hardworking, uncomplaining girl that I am going to see that you do go to the
ball”.
Magically, the fairy godmother changed a pumpkin into a fine coach and mice
into a coachman and two footmen. Her godmother tapped Cinderella’s raged dress
with her wand, and it became a beautiful ball gown. Then she gave her a pair of
pretty glass slippers. “Now, Cinderella”, she said; “You must leave before
midnight”. Then away she drove in her beautiful coach.
Cinderella was having a wonderfully good time. She danced again and again with
the king’s son.
Suddenly the
clock began to strike twelve, she ran toward the door as quickly as she could.
In her hurry, one of her glass slipper was left behind.
A few days later, the king’ son proclaimed that he would marry the girl whose
feet fitted the glass slipper. Her step sisters tried on the slipper but it was
too small for them, no matter how hard they squeezed their toes into it. In the
end, the king’s page let Cinderella try on the slipper. She stuck out her foot
and the page slipped the slipper on. It fitted perfectly.
Finally, she was
driven to the palace. The king’s son was overjoyed to see her again. They were
married and live happily ever after.
NARCISSUS
Once upon a time in
Ancient Greece lived a young man called Narcissus,who was greatly admired, for
he was very handsome. Narcissus was very proud of his perfect face and graceful
body, and never lost the chance to look at his reflection in any sheet of water
he happened to pass. He would lie for hours admiring his gleaming dark
eyes,slender nose,slim hips and the mop of curly hair that crowned the perfect oval of his face.
One day, Narcissus was
walking close to a river where the clear waters mirrored his beautiful face. “
you are handsome,Narcissus!” he told himself as he bent down to admire his
reflection. “There’s nobody so handsome in the whole world! I’d love to kiss
you.”
Narcissus desired to kiss
his own reflection and he leant closer to the water. But he lost his balance
and toppled into the river. Narcissus could not swim and so he drowned. But
when the gods discovered that the most beautiful being on earth had died, they
decided that such beauty could not be forgotten.
The gods turned Narcissus
into a scented flower which,to this day, blossoms in the mountains in spring,
and which is still called Narcissus.
TIMUN EMAS
One night , while they wewe praying, Buto Ijo a giant with supranatural
powers passed their house. He heard they pray. “ Don’t worry farmers . I can
give you a child, But you have to give me that child when she is 17 years old.”
Said Buto Ijo.
The farmers were so happy. They did not think about the risk of losing
their child letter and agree to take the offer. Later, Buto Ijo gave them a
bunch of cucumber seeds. The farmers planted them carefully. Then the seeds
changed into plants. No longer after that, a big golden cucumber grew from
plants. After it had ripe, the farmers picked and cut it. There were very
surprised to see beautiful girl inside the cucumber.
They named her Timun Emas or Golden Cucumber. Years passed by and Timun
Emas has changed into a beautiful girl. On her 17th birthday ,Timun
Emas was very happy.
However, the
parents were very sad. They knew they had to keep their promise to Buto Ijo the
giant but they also did not want to lose their beloved daughter. “My daughter,
take this bag. It can save you from the giant.” Said father. “What do you mean,father?
I don’t understand ,” said Timun Emas.Right after that,Butto Ijo came into
their house. “ Run Timun Emas, save your life!” said the mother. Buto Ijo was
angry. He knew the farmers wanted to break their promise. He chased Timun Emas
away. Buto Ijo was getting closer and closer. Timun Emas then opened the bag
and threw a handful of salt. It became sea. Buto Ijo had to swim to cross the
sea. Later Timun Emas threw some chilly. It became a jungle with trees. The
trees had sharp thorns so they hurt Buto Ijo. However, he was still able to
chase Timun Emas. Timun Emas took her third magic stuff. It was cucumber seeds.
She threw them and became cucumber field. But Buto Ijo still could escape from
the field. Then it was the last magic stuff she had in the bag. It wass a
shrimp paste or terasi. She threw it and became a bis swamp. Buto Ijo was still
trying to swim the swamp but he was very tired.
Then he was drowning and died.Timun Emas then immediately went home. The
farmers were so happy that finally together.
SNOW WHITE
One upon a time there lived a little
, named Snow White. She lived with her aunt and uncle because her parents were
died.
One day she heard her aunt and uncle
talking about leaving Snow White in the castle because they wanted to go to
America and they didn’t have enough money to take Snow White with them.
Snow White didn’t want her uncle and
aunt to do this. So she decided run away. The next morning she run away from
home when her aunt and uncle were having breakfast. She run away into the wood.
In the wood she feld very tired and
hungry. Then she saw this cottage. She knocked but no one answered so she went
inside and felt asleep.
Meanwhile seven dwarfs were coming
home from work. They went inside. There, they found Snow White woke up. She saw
the dwarfs. The dwarfs said “ what is
your name?”. Snow White said “ my name is Snow White”. One of the dwarfs said “
If you wish, you may live here with us”. Snow White told the whole story about
her. Then Snow White and seven dwarfs lived happily ever after.
The Fox and the Grapevine
One day a fox, feeling very hungry, was walking through a
forest. As he was going along, thinking of what he could find to eat, he saw
something out of the corner of his eye. He stopped and looked up. There ,
hanging from the branch of a tree, were some beautiful, ripe clusters of
grapes. While he was standing there, looking up, he exclaimed, “ At last, I
have my dinner! I can’t wait to get those sweet, juicy grapes in my mouth.
There was one problem, however. The fruit was on a grapevine
rather high about the ground. The hungry fox didn’t think it was too high. So,
he jumped up to try to reach the fruit.
Again and again he jumped. Each time, he leapt a little
higher into the air, but not high enough to get the grapes. No matter how hard
he tried, he was not able to do it. Finally, he sat down to rest.
While he was sitting there under the tree, the plump grapes
looked so delicious that he could almost tasted them. So he decided to try
again. After leaping two or three times, however, he realized that he was not
jumping as high as he had done before. Feeling very tired, he sat down again,
and after thinking for a moment, he decided to leave.
While he was walking away, feeling sorry for himself because
he couldn’t get what he wanted, he stopped and looked back at the fruit once
more. But finally he started on his way again, saying to himself, “ Who wants
those grapes anyway?They look green. They’re probably very sour.”
NARRATIVE TEXT
Ø PURPOSE :
To
amuse, entertain andto deal with actual or various experience in different
ways. Narratives deal with problematic events which lead to crisis or turning
point of some kind, which in turn finds 2 resolution.
Ø GENERIC STUCTURE :
1.
Orietation :
Sees the scene and introduces the participants
2. Evaluation :
A stepping back to evaluate the plight.
3. Complication : A crisis arises.
4. Resolution : The crisis in resolved, for worse.
5. Re-orientation
6. Coda
Ø Language features
1. Focus on specific and usually
individualized participants.
2. Use of material processes and in the
text behavior and verbal processes.
3. Use of retational processes and
mental processes.
4. Use of past tense.