3 Narrative Text dalam Bahasa Inggris dengan Berbagai Tema

Ilustrasi narrative text dalam bahasa Inggris. Foto: Pexels.com/Yulia-Ilina

Narrative text adalah jenis teks yang menceritakan tentang suatu peristiwa. Umumnya, narrative text bersifat imajinatif atau karangan, sehingga peristiwa yang dikisahkan dalam teks tersebut tidak benar-benar terjadi.

Tujuan dari penulisan narrative text adalah untuk menghibur dan memberikan informasi tentang nilai-nilai kehidupan. Bentuk teks ini dapat dijumpai dalam berbagai jenis bacaan, seperti fabel, legenda, dongeng, cerita pendek (cerpen), dan lainnya.

Jika ingin mengetahui gambaran dari narrative text dalam bahasa Inggris, simak beberapa contoh yang disajikan dalam artikel berikut ini.

Contoh Narrative Text dalam Bahasa Inggris

Ilustrasi narrative text dalam bahasa Inggris. Foto: Unsplash/Mel Poole

Struktur narrative text terdiri dari empat bagian, yakni orientation, complication, resolution, dan coda. Masing-masing struktur tersebut ditulis dalam bentuk cerita yang padu.

Agar lebih paham tentang narrative text dalam bahasa Inggris, simak beberapa contohnya berikut ini seperti dirangkum dari Modul Pembelajaran SMA Bahasa Inggris oleh Dra. Siti Zulfah, M.Hum, Narrative Text SMP Negeri 4 Astambul Kab. Banjar oleh Noor Wiladatika, S.Pd., dan situs madrasahtbs.sch.id:

1. Putri Hijau from Melayu Deli

In days of yore, when Shah Mukhayat Sultan of Aceh was resting in the palace, suddenly he saw a green light from the East. The Sultan immediately called his vizier and asked what the light was. The vizier was also shocked and could not answer the Sultan's question. Only the next morning a Sultan's confidant was sent to investigate the light.

The results of the investigation were said that the light came from the body of the Green Princess in the Old Deli. It was said that the princess was the daughter of the Deli Kingdom - Sultan Sulaiman. When he died, he left three children. The eldest was named Mambang Jazid, the second was Putri Hijau (The Green Princess), and the last one was Mambang Khayali.

The sons and daughter of Sultan Sulaiman were considered by his people as the incarnation of the gods. They were adored as magical people. The Green Princess herself was a beautiful woman. She was called the Green Princess because her body always emitted a green light, especially if she was playing in the park during the full moon.

Having heard the story, Sultan Mukhayat Syah then fell in love, even though the Sultan had never seen the princess' face before. Having feeling infatuated to the Princess, he, accompanied by his bodyguards, left for Deli to propose the daughter of the Old Deli Kingdom.

Upon arrival in Labuhan, the Sultan immediately sent a courier. Jazid had passionate spirits, and told her about the Sultan’s wish to marry the graceful Putri Hijau. However, Putri Hijau rejected Sultan Mukhayat Syah's proposal. Of course the refusal made Sultan very angry and felt humiliated. Feeling disappointed, He challenged a war. The War ensued and many of his soldiers were killed in the battle.

Finally, the Prime Minister of Aceh discovered a trick, which was thought to be able to defeat the Deli Tua soldiers. The ruse took the form of shooting ringgit money at the enemy camps, in the form of clumps of thorny bamboo that were tightly surrounding the town of Deli Tua.

Seeing the ringgit money, the people of Deli Tua, without thinking anymore, immediately cut and cut down the thorny bamboo clumps. As a result, the defense of the city of Deli Tua was destroyed. It was difficult for them to withstand the attack of Sultan Mukhayat Syah's army.

To withstand further attacks, Mambang Khayali transformed himself into a cannon that could shoot at the enemy. However, while the battle was raging fiercely, he felt very thirsty. He asked the Green Princess for a drink, but his request was denied.

According to the Green Princess, it could be dangerous. As a result, his joints felt weak, while he continued to spit out his cannon. Suddenly his body broke in two. The head cannon was bouncing up to Aceh, while the rear remained at the Deli.

Mambang Jazid had the feeling that they would lose the war. He said to Putri Hijau, "if you are to be taken prisoner by the Sultan of Aceh, sooner, ask the Sultan to place you in a glass coffin, and Sultan cannot touch you before arriving in Aceh. On arrival in Aceh, you beg the Sultan to order his people to bring offerings each of a chicken egg and a handful of rice (white rice). All these offerings must be piled on the shore. After the ceremony is over, the lump must be thrown into the sea."

He continued saying. "At that time you get out of the glass coffin, burn the incense while calling out my name Mambang Jazid." After leaving that last message, Mambang Jazid disappeared magically.

What Mambang Jazid predicted came true, Putri Hijau was under arrest then taken as prisoner to the Kingdom of Aceh. Before departing to Aceh, she immediately proposed the conditions as ordered by Mambang Jazid. Sultan Mukhayat Syah granted it. In Aceh the king's ship docked in front of Tanjung Jambu Air. The Sultan ordered his people to hold an offering ceremony as begged by Putri Hijau. All the people fulfilled what she asked.

After the ceremony, Putri Hijau was seen coming out of her glass coffin. In a puff of incense smoke, Putri Hijau mentioned her brother's name. All of sudden there was a gale and heavy rain accompanied by lightning, and the waves were very high and strong. The world was almost doomed.

Suddenly came a giant dragon of the waves and the boat went straight to the Sultan. He hit the ship with its tail until the ship split into two and sank immediately. Sultan Mukhayat Syah was safe.

In the chaotic situation, the Green Princess immediately returned to her glass coffin so that when the waves hit the ship, she could float on the sea. The Dragon immediately slid closer to the coffin and lifted the coffin with his head and carried her to the Straits of Malacca.

The movement was so fast that the Sultan could not do anything. He could only dream, miss, and remember the Green Princess who was already his, but then, disappeared forever.

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2. The Selfish Greengrocer

Long time ago, there was a small village in a remote area. The people there made a living by planting rice, because fruits and vegetables could not grow well there. However, there was a rich person whose land was more fertile than others. He became the only greengrocer in the village. As he was the only one who sold fruits and vegetables, he sold them at two or three times the normal prices.

Most of the greengrocer’s customers were poor people. They often pleaded with him to reduce the prices, but he ignored their pleas. He always said, "You can go to another village if you want lower prices. If you still want to buy from me, please do not complain." The poor people were sad. They needed the fruits and vegetables, but the prices were beyond their affordability.

One day, a greengrocer from another village came. He sold his goods at reasonable prices, so everybody bought fruits and vegetables from him. The first greengrocer gradually lost his customers. He felt very angry and asked the people to buy from him again. However, they refused, saying, "You sell yours at high prices, so we don't want to buy from you anymore."

The greengrocer was angry at hearing this. He then approached the new greengrocer and asked him to leave the village. He claimed that the village was his. Before the new greengrocer could answer him, all the villagers had come to chase the mean greengrocer away. He begged for the people's mercy and the villagers allowed him to stay, but no one bought from him anymore and he went bankrupt. That was the fate of the selfish greengrocer.

3. The Crying Stone

In a small village, a girl lives with her mother. The girl is very beautiful. Everyday she puts make-up and wears her best clothes. She doesn’t like to help her mother work in a field. The girl is very lazy.

One day, the mother asks the girl to accompany her to go to the market to buy some food. At first the girl refuses, but the mother persuades her by saying they are going to buy new clothes. The girl finally agrees. But she asks her mother to walk behind her. She doesn’t want to walk side by side with her mother. Although her mother is very sad, she agrees to walk behind her daughter.

On the way to the market, everybody admires the girl’s beauty. They are also curious. Behind the beautiful girl, there is an old woman with a simple dress. The girl and her mother look very different! "Hello, pretty lady. Who is the woman behind you?" asks them. "She is my servant," answers the girl.

The mother is very sad, but she doesn’t say anything. The girl and the mother meet other people. Again they ask who the woman behind the beautiful girl. Again the girl answers that her mother is her servant. She always says that her mother is her servant every time they meet people.

At last, the mother cannot hold the pain anymore. She prays to God to punish her daughter. God answers her prayer. Slowly, the girl's leg turns into stone. The process continues to the upper part of the girl’s body. The girl is very panicky.

"Mother, please forgive me!" she cries and ask her mother to forgive her.But it’s too late. Her whole body finally becomes a big stone. Until now people still can see tears falling down the stone. People then call it the crying stone or "batu menangis".

(NSF)