Examples of Narrative Text

Timun Mas

One night,while they were 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 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 carrefully. Then the seeds changes into plants. No longer after that, a big golden cucumber grew from plants.

After it has ripe, the farmers picked and cut it. They were very suprised to see beautiful girl inside the cucumber. They named her Timun Mas or Golden Cucumber. Years passed by Timun Mas has changed into a beutiful girl. On her birthday, Timun mas 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 Mas.

After that,Buto Ijo came into their house. “ Run Timun Mas. Save your life!”, said her mother. Buto Ijo was angry. He knew the farmers wanted to break their promise. He chased Timun Mas away. Buto Ijo ws getting closer and closer. Timun mas then opened the bag and threw a handful of salt. It became sea. Buto Ijo had to swim to cross the sea. Later, Timun mas threw chilly. It became a jungle eith trees. The trees had sharp thorns so they hurt Buto Ijo. However, he was still able to chase Timun Mas. Timun Mas took her third majic 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 was a shrimp paste or terasi. She threw it and became a big swamp. Buto Ijo was still trying to swim the swamp but he was very tired. Then he was drowing and died.

Timun Mas then immediately went home. The farmers were so happy that they finally together again.

The Prince and His Best Friends

Once upon a time, there lived a kind young prince named Jonathan. He was loved, and adored by his people. His two close friends were Peter Piper, the servant of the palace and Franklin Greedy, the son of an Aristocrat.

One day, The Prince, Peter Piper, and Franklin Greedy were walking through forest. Suddenly a group of bandits attacked the three  boys near an old house. They entered the old house and blokaded the gate and doors. The three boys were trapped inside the house.

Franklin was very terrified  and asked the Prince to surrender immediately, but Peter was not afraid. He urged and supported the Prince not to give up. The Prince decided not to surrender because he realised that  he would become a hostage for the bandits to ask for ransom to his father, but Franklin was scared and wanted to make a deal, it made Peter suspicious about Franklins behaviou. So he quitely made up a plan for him and the Prince to escape.

Early at dawn,Franklin opened the front gate and unlocked the doors. The bandits entered the house in search of the Prince.When they came to the room where the Prince was supposed to be sleeping, no one was there. Suddenly, they heard a horse running outside the house and saw over the window that Peter Piper and Prince were riding away on one of bandit’s horses.

It turns out, Peter Piper sneaked out of the house and waited the yard, while the Prince was hiding behind the house. The bandits were angry at Franklin and took him with them while the Prince and Peter went safely going back to the Capital.

Roro Jonggrang

Hundered years ago in Central Java kingdom, there was beautiful princess named Roro Jonggrang. Her beauty was known throughout the country, and princes from far kingdom came to propose her. However, her beauty did not make her humble, instead she grew her arrogance even more. She refused all their proposal. There was a famous prince named prince Bandung Bondowoso. He was famous by his strength, power, and good looking. He owned a big kingdom with thousand of soldiers. He heard of Roro Jonggrang's beauty that he set up to the kingdom to propose her.

Prince Bondowoso heard that, he was coming to marry her. Roro Jonggang grew worried. She disliked the idea of getting married, however, she  understood the consequence if she refused the proposal. She knew that Bondowoso had thousands of soldiers that could attack her kingdom if she disappointed him. So when Bondowoso arrived and proposed her, she was willing to accept it with one condition.

Worried that raden bandung Bondowoso would finished them. Rorojonggrang ordered the girls to pound rice and burn stubbles in the east as sign that the morning had came. Raden Bandung Bondowoso stopped his job. But he felt that it was not morning yet. And he ask Lorojonggrang to count the temples. But the total was only 999 temples.

Bondowoso was disappointed to see this. He was very mad. When he found out that it was the work of Roro Jonggrang, he came to her and cursed her into a stone. Now the statue of Lorojonggrang is still in Candi Prambanan.

The Emperor’s New Clothes

      

Many years ago there lived an emperor who cared only about his clothes and about showing them off. One day he heard from two swindlers that they could make the finest suit of clothes from the most beautiful cloth. This cloth, they said, also had the special capability that it was invisible to anyone who was either stupid or not fit for his position.

Being a bit nervous about whether he himself would be able to see the cloth, the emperor first sent two of his trusted men to see it. Of course, neither would admit that they could not see the cloth and so praised it. All the townspeople had also heard of the cloth and were interested to learn how stupid their neighbors were.

The emperor then allowed himself to be dressed in the clothes for a procession through town, never admitting that he was too unfit and stupid to see what he was wearing. For he was afraid that the other people would think that he was stupid.

Of course, all the townspeople wildly praised the magnificent clothes of the emperor, afraid to admit that they could not see them, until a small child said:

      "But he has nothing on"!

This was whispered from person to person until everyone in the crowd was shouting that the emperor had nothing on. The emperor heard it and felt that they were correct, but held his head high and finished the procession. (taken from . www. Wikipedia. Org. / fairy tales)