Chapter 04 Narrative Text

Reading Activity

MALIN KUNDANG

Parts of the text	Purposes	Summary from text
Orientation	Gives the reader information about who was involved, what happened, where it happened and when it occured.	A long time ago, in a small village near the beach in west Sumatra lived a woman and her son, Malin Kundang. Malin Kundang and his mother had to live hard because his father had passed away when he was a baby. Malin Kundang was a healthy, diligent, and strong boy. He  usually went to sea to catch fish. After getting fish he would bring it to his mother, or sell the caught fish in the town. One day, when Malin Kundang was sailing, he saw a merchant’s ship being raided by a band of pirates. With his bravery, Malin Kundang helped the merchant defeat the pirates. To thank him, the merchant allowed Malin Kundang to sail with him. Malin Kundang agreed in the hope to get a better life. He left his mother alone. Many years later, Malin Kundang became wealthy. He had a huge ship and a lot of crews who worked loading trading goods. He was also married to a beautiful wife. When he was sailing on his trading journey, his ship landed on a coast near a small village. The local people recognized that it was Malin Kundang, a boy from the area. The news ran fast in the town; “Malin Kundang has become rich and now he is here”.
Complication	Shows the beginning of conflict in the story	An old woman, who was Malin Kundang’s mother, ran to the beach to meet the new rich merchant. She wanted to hug him to release her sadness of being lonely after a long time. When his mother came near him, Malin Kundang who was with his beautiful wife and his ship crews denied that she was his mother. She had pleaded Malin Kundang to recognize her as his mother but he kept refusing and yelling at her. At last Malin Kundang said to her “Enough, old woman! I have never had a mother like you, a dirty and ugly woman!”
Sequence of events	Shows  how the story develops after the conflict	After that he ordered his crews to set sail to leave old woman who was then full of sadness and anger. Finally, feeling enraged, she cursed Malin Kundang that he would turn into a stone if he didn’t apologize to her. Malin Kundang just laughed and set sail.
Resolution	Gives the solution to the conflict	Suddenly a thunderstorm came in the quiet sea, wrecking his huge ship. He was thrown out to a small island. It was really too late for him to avoid his curse, he had turned into a stone.

Translation

Malin Kundang

Dahulu kala, di sebuah desa kecil dekat Pantai di Sumatra Barat tinggal seorang wanita dan

putranya, Malin Kundang. Malin Kundang dan ibunya harus hidup keras karena itu Ayah telah meninggal ketika dia masih bayi. Malin Kundang adalah orang yang sehat, rajin, dan anak yang kuat. Dia biasanya pergi melaut untuk menangkap ikan. Setelah mendapatkan ikan dia akan membawanya ke ibunya, atau menjual ikan yang tertangkap di kota.

Suatu hari, ketika Malin Kundang berlayar, dia melihat kapal pedagang diserbu sekelompok bajak laut. Dengan keberaniannya, Malin Kundang membantu pedagang mengalahkannya bajak laut. Untuk berterima kasih padanya, pedagang mengizinkan Malin Kundang untuk berlayar bersamanya. Malin Kundang setuju dengan harapan untuk mendapatkan kehidupan yang lebih baik. Dia meninggalkan ibunya sendiri. Bertahun-tahun kemudian, Malin Kundang menjadi kaya.

Dia punya kapal besar dan banyak kru yang bekerja memuat barang perdagangan. Dia adalah juga menikah dengan istri yang cantik. Kapan dia sedang berlayar dalam perjalanan dagangnya, kapalnya mendarat di pantai dekat sebuah desa kecil. Tetapi penduduk setempat mengakui bahwa itu adalah Malin Kundang, bocah lelaki dari daerah itu. Berita baru berlari kencang di kota; “Malin Kundang punya menjadi kaya dan sekarang dia ada di sini ”.

Seorang wanita tua, yang adalah Malin Kundang ibu, lari ke pantai untuk bertemu yang baru

pedagang kaya. Dia ingin memeluknya lepaskan kesedihannya karena kesepian waktu yang lama. Ketika ibunya mendekat dia, Malin Kundang yang bersamanya istri cantik dan awak kapalnya membantah bahwa dia adalah ibunya. Dia telah memohon Malin Kundang untuk mengenalinya sebagai miliknya Ibu tetapi dia terus menolak dan berteriak padanya. Akhirnya Malin Kundang berkata padanya “Cukup, wanita tua! Saya belum pernah punya ibu seperti kamu, wanita yang kotor dan jelek! "

Setelah itu ia memerintahkan krunya untuk berlayar meninggalkan wanita tua yang saat itu penuh kesedihan dan kemarahan. Akhirnya, merasa marah, dia mengutuk Malin Kundang bahwa dia akan melakukannya berubah menjadi batu jika dia tidak meminta maafnya. Malin Kundang hanya tertawa dan bersiap berlayar.

Tiba-tiba sebuah badai datang dalam keheningan laut, menghancurkan kapal besarnya. Dia terlempar keluar ke sebuah pulau kecil. Sudah terlambat baginya untuk menghindari kutukannya, dia telah berbalik menjadi batu.

Vocabulary Builder

Match the words with the Indonesian equivalents. Compare your work to your classmate’s!

1. live hard 2. passed away 3. raided 4. pirates 5. bravery 6. defeat 7. wealthy 8. recognized 9. merchant 10. denied 11. Pleaded 12. cursed 13. wreck

Menghancurkan Bajak laut Menyerang kecelakaan Meninggal Pedagang atau saudagar Keberanian Membujuk Hidup susah Mengutuk Mengalahkan Mengingkari Kaya raya

Answer The Qestions below!

1.        Malin kundang and his mother live in West Sumatra?

2.        Malin kundang and his mother had to live hard, didn’t they?

3.        Was Malin kundang a healthy, diligent, and strong boy?

4.        Did he usually go to sea to catch fish?

5.         Who was a healthy, diligent, and strong boy?

6.        Who usually went to sea to catch fish?

7.        What did Malin kundang bring to his mother?

8.        Do you think that the information in the text is clear?

9.        Who lived in West Sumatra?

10.    Who had to live hard?

11.    What did he sell in the town?

12.     Why did Malin kundang and his mother have to live hard?

13.    Give an example that Malin kundang was healthy, diligent and strong boy?

14.    How did the merchant allow Malin kundang to join him in the sail?

15.    What did Malin kundang have?

16.    Who/ whom did Malin kundang love?

17.    What happened many years Malin kundang after joined the sail?

18.    How did the local people react when they saw Malin kundang landing on the coast?

19.    What did Malin kundang’s mother do when she heard that Malin kundang landed on the coast?

20.    What made Malin kundang’s mother sad and angry?

21.    What did she do when Malin kundang denied that she was his mother?

22.    How did the curse happen?

23.    What is the moral of the story?

24.    The first paragraph of the txt is called?

25.    The last paragraph of the txt is called?

The text about The Legendary Of Malin Kundang above is a narrative text. There are many types. They can be imaginary, factual or a combination of both.

They may include fables, myths legends, etc. the text above is a LEGENDARY NARRATIVE.

LANGUAGE FEATURES

- Simple Past Tense e.g. The lion woke up and grabbed the mouse in his sharp clows.

- Noun, e.g. lion, mouse, hunter, etc.

- Pronouns, e.g. it, you, he, etc.

- Noun phrase, e.g. a sleeping lion, the grateful mouse, a strong net, etc.

- Time connectives and conjunctions, e.g. one day, some time later, a long time ago, when, first, finally, etc.

- Adjectives, e.g. small, helpless, etc.

- Adverbs, e.g. sadly, angrily, etc.

- Adverbial phrases of time and places, e.g. a few days ago, in the forest, etc.

- Material processes (action verbs), e.g. grabbed, ran, arrived, ate, went, laughed, etc.

- Verbal processes (saying verbs), e.g. asked, said, told, etc.

- Thinking verbs, feeling verbs, verbs of senses, e.g. the lion felt hungry. The mouse though he was clever, The hunter smelt something burning.

- Direct speech, e.g. “Please, don’t eat me.” Begged the mouse.

- Indirect speech, e.g. the mouse begged the lion not to eat him.

Pay attention to this text!

A fox fell into a well and couldn’t get out. By and by a thirsty goat came a long. Seeing the fox in the well it asked if the water was good. “Good”, said the fox” it’s the best water I’ve tasted in all my life. Come down and try it yourself.

     The goats was thirsty so he got into the well. When he had drunk enough, he looked around but there was no way to get out. Then the fox said,” I have a good idea. You stand on your hind legs and put your forelegs against the said of the well. Then I’II climb on your back, from there. I’II step on your horns, and I can get out. And when I’m out, I’II help you out the well.

     The goat did as he was asked and the fox got on his back and climbed out the well. Then he coolly walked away. The goat called out loudly after him and reminded him of his promise to help him out. The fox merely to him and said; “If you only had thought carefully about getting out, you wouldn’t have jumped into the well.

     The goat felt very sad. He called out loudly. An old man walking nearby heard him and put a plank into the well. The goat got out and thanked the old man.

Pay attention to these sentences

- When he had drunk enough, he looked around but there was no way to get out.

Ketika dia sudah cukup mabuk, dia melihat sekeliling tetapi tidak ada cara untuk keluar.

- If you only had thought carefully about getting out, you wouldn’t have jumped into the well.

Jika Anda hanya berpikir dengan hati-hati tentang keluar, Anda tidak akan melompat ke dalam sumur

Grammar Review

Kalimat – kalimat diatas adalah contoh dari PAST PERFECT TENSE.

PAST PERFECT TENSE digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu perbuatan /kejadian yang sudah terjadi terlebih dahulu sebelum kejadian yang lain terjadi di waktu lampau. Tense ini biasanya digunakan bersama dengan simple past tense. Jarang ia berdiri sendiri.

Tense ini dibentuk dengan:

(+) SUBJECT + HAD + VERB-3 + OBJECT

(-) SUBJECT + HAD + NOT+ VERB-3 + OBJECT

(?) HAD +SUBJECT + VERB-3 + OBJECT

Keterangan waktu yang sering digunakan : when, before, afer, as soon as, by the time.

Kata keterangan ferkwensi “ALREADY (sudah)” sering digunakan dalam tense ini. Tetapi jika tidak menggunakan ALREADY, kata-kata HAD + VERB-3 sudah mengandung arti SUDAH.

Vocabulary Builder #1

Complete the following sentences using appropriate verbs in the Past Perfect Tense!

1.        She said ………………. Already ………………. To the cinema when I arrived. (go)

2.        They ………………. jus ……………….. typing the report when the general called him to his office. (finish)

3.        Muna ……………… already ………. To bed when we arrived home last night. (go)

4.        Maryam …………. Already …………….. the discussion we  entered to the room. (start)

5.        Bob said he ………….. there several times before. (be)

6.        As soon as he opened the door, he noticed that someone………………..his TV set. (steal)

7.        The policeman told us that we …………….the wrong road (take)

8.        They arrived only ten minutes after John…………….. (leave)

9.        By the time the fireman arrived, the neighbors ………..already……………..the fire.(put on)

10.    When the policeman arrived, the thief…………already………….(disappear)

11.    My plane landed at 8 pm yesterday. I ………….(ask) the hotel personnel to pick
me up at the airport.

12.    John ……………. (repair) many cars before he received his mechanic’s license.

13.    She ……………(never, see) Jackfruit before she came to Indonesia.

14.    Marie felt bad about selling her car because she …………..(own) it for ten years.

15.    We understood the movie because we …………….(rea) the book about it.

16.    Kamal ……………. (study) about Germany before he went there for his university
education.

17.    I did not have any money to buy food because I ……….. (lose) my wallet.

18.    Ahmad (be,never)…………. to Mecca before last week trip to Masjidil Haram.

19.    We could not get a hotel room last night because we ………….(book, not) in
advance.

20.    We were not welcome by the family because we …………(make, not) a telephone
call telling them that we would come last night.

Vocabulary Builder #2

Complete the following sentences using the verbs provided either in Simple Past Tense or in the Past Perfect Tense!

1.    Yesterday at a restaurant, I (see)  ………. John Palmer, an old friend of mine. I (see, not)………….him in years, I (recognize, not)………………..him because he (lose)…………at least fifteen kilos.

2.    Millions of years ago, dinosaurs (roam)………………the earth, but they (become, already)………….extinct by the time man first (appear)…………

3.    Robert (be)…………………..a taxi driver before he (become)………….s businessman.

4.    The teacher (give, already)…………….the test results when I (get)……….to class.

5.    Mr. Smith (feel) ………………… a little better after he (take) ………….the medicine.

6.    The detectives (leave)……………….the place after they (collect)…………..enough evidence.

7.    It was raining hard, but by the time the meeting (be)……………….over, the rain (stop)………….

8.    The show (begin, already) …………………..by the time we (get)……………… to the theater.

9.    The students (see, never)…………… any of Renior’s paintings before they (visit)……………at the gallery.

10. Nurul almost missed her plane. All of the other passengers (broad, already)………….. by the time she (get)………… to the boarding gate.

Vocabulary Builder #3

Put the jumbled  paragraphs in a good order to create a story! Write the sequential numbers on the left side of the paragraphs. Remember that your story should be chronological.

	The man hid the tamarind pods carefully until be got ill. His children tried to find the pods in  the house but they failed. The old man died. Everybody of the children wanted to be the first to hold the golden pods. They quarreled again. They agreed to share them equally. Finally they found the wrapped pods. But, when they opened it, they only found dry painted gold mud.
	“Hush, it’s a secret,” said the old man. “I’ll show you but mustn’t tell anyone.” The old man showed the pods to the children and put them back in the clothes. Then, he went home. The children told their parents about the gold.
	There was once an old couple who had five sons and daughters. One by one, they grew up and married and moved away from their parents. The old couple lived alone until one day the old woman died. The father was all alone. He was poor and had little to eat. His cruel sons and daughters did not want to feel him because he had no money or land. The man knew this and tried to find ways to make them want to look after him
	On the next day, they visited the old man and told him that he must stay with them. Then, the old man visited the other four sons and daughters. He did the same thing as what he do to his eldest son. Then, all of the five sons and daughters wanted him to live with them. They quarreled about where the old man should live. The old man ended it by promising to live each of them in turn for one month.
	The five sons and daughters felt sorry for their greediness and cruelty. Later they became good, generous people who card about the poor and needy people.
	On day he took some mud from the riverside near his house. He made lumps shaped like tamarind pods. When the mud pods wert dry, he painted them gold. Then, he put them into his cloths and went to visit his eldest son. His son and daughter-in-law paid no attention to him. But their children saw something in the old man’s clothes. “What are those?” asked the children.