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The example of narrative text

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The Legend of Telaga Warna

O Long , long ago there was a kingdom in West Java. The kingdom
R was ruled by a king. People called their king His Majesty Prabu.
I Prabu was a kind and wise king. No wonder if that country was
E prosperous. There’s no hunger in this kingdom.
N
T It was a very happy condition. But it was a pity that Prabu and his
A queen hadn’t got any children. It made the royal couple very,
T very sad. Some old men and women who was respected by Prabu
I suggested the king to adopt a child. But Prabu and the queen
O didn’t agree. “No, thank you. But for us, our own daughter or son
N is better than adopted children.”

The queen was very sad. She often cried. That was why Prabu
decided to go. He went to the jungle. There he prayed to God.
Everyday he begged for a child. His dream came true. A few
months later, the queen got pregnant. All people in the kingdom
felt happy. They sent many presents to the palace to express
their happiness.

Nine months later a princess was born. People sent their

presents again as a gift to a little princess. This baby grew as a
beautiful teenager then.
C
O Prabu and Queen loved their daughter so much. They gave what
M ever she wanted. It made Princess a very spoiled girl. When her
P wish couldn’t be realized, she became very angry. She even said
L bad things often. A true princess wouldn’t do that. Even though
I the princess behaved badly, her parents loved her, so did the
C people in that kingdom.
A
T Day by day, the princess grew more beautiful. No girls could
I compare with her. In a few days, Princess would be 17 years old.
O So, people of that kingdom went to palace. They brought many
N presents for her. Their presents gift were very beautiful. Prabu
collected the presents. There were really many presents. Then
Prabu stored them in a building. Some times he could take them
to give to his people.

Prabu only took some gold and jewels. Then she brought them to
the goldsmith. “Please make a beautiful necklace for my
daughter,” said Prabu. “My pleasure, Your Majesty,” the
goldsmith replied. The goldsmith worked with all his heart and
his ability. He wanted to create the most beautiful necklace in
the world because he loved his princess.
The birthday came. People gathered in the palace field. When
Prabu and queen appeared, people welcomed them happily.
Prabu and his wife waved to their beloved people.
 Cheers were louder and louder when the princess appeared with
her fabulous pretty face. Everybody admired her beauty. Prabu
got up from his chair. A lady gave him a small and glamorous
C pillow. A wonderful necklace was on it. Prabu took that necklace.
O “My beloved daughter, today I give this necklace to you. This
M necklace is a gift from people in this country. They love you so
P much. They presented it for you to express their happiness,
L because you have growing to a woman. Please, wear this
I necklace,” said Prabu.
C
A Princess accepted the necklace. She looked at the necklace in a
T glance. “I don’t want to accept it! It’s ugly!” shouted the princess.
I Then she threw the necklace. The beautiful necklace was broken.
O The gold and jewels were spread out on the floor
N
Everybody couldn’t say anything. They never thought that their
beloved princess would do that cruel thing. Nobody spoke. In
R
their silence people heard the queen crying. Every woman felt
E
S sad and began crying too. Then everybody was crying.
O
L Then there was a miracle. Earth was crying. Suddenly, from the
U under ground, a spring emerged. It made a pool of water. The
T palace was getting full. Soon the place became a big lake. The
I lake sank all of the kingdom.
O
N Nowadays the water on that lake is not as full as before. There is
only a small lake now. People called the lake “Talaga Warna”. It is
mean “Lake of Colour”. It’s located in Puncak, West Java. On a
C bright day, the lake is full of colour. So beautiful and amazing.
O These colors come from shadows of forest, plants, flowers, and
D sky around the lake. But some people said that the colours are
A from the princess’s necklace, which spreads at the bottom of the
lake.

Activity 1

Answer the question below!

1. What had King Prabu done to get a child?

2. Why did the princes turn into spoiled child?
3. What did King Prabu gave to his daughther for her brithday?
4. Did she like the gift?
5. Why did the queen cry?
6. Where is the location of Telaga Warna?
7. What is the moral value that you got from this story?
 8. “A wonderful necklace was on it” (paragraph 8). The underline word refers to.....

Activity 2

Summarise the story of “Telaga Warna.

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Activity 3

Fill in the blank with the rig answer by listening the audio!
TIMUN EMAS

This tale brings us to the mystical island of Java Indonesia. There was a widow
named Mbok Srini that lived alone on her farm. The widow was a kindly woman and
she was overwhelmed by loneliness and longed to have a child by her side. When her
loneliness became too much to bear, Mbok Srini decided to pray to Buto Ijo for help.
Buto Ijo was a monstrous ogre who lived on the outskirt of the village and was
known to occasionally grant wishes to people. The monster offered to grant Mbok
Srini’s wish at a terrible price “when the child turns six years old, you’ll return it to me
to become my meal” he said. Despite the condition, the desperate woman agreed to his
demand. The giant then gave a single cucumber seed to be planted at her farm. In
two weeks, the cucumber (1) ............ to bear fruit. In among them, there was one which
was larger than the rest that emitted a golden radiance. Splitting it carefully, Mbok Srini
(2) ........... a beautiful baby girl inside. Filled with joy, she (3) .............. the girl Timun
Emas. Alas she had come to love her daughter over the years and couldn’t bear to loose
Timun Emas. And yet, she would never be able to stand up to the (4) ........... ogre.

Desperate for help, she journeyed to Gunom Kidu. She southern mountain to seek
advice from a powerful hermit. After hearing her plight, the hermit (5) ............. Mbok
Srini the four small pouches. “Give these to Timun Emas” the hermit told her. They will
help your daughter agains the monster. The day finally (6) ............ when the ogre came
to Mbok Srini’s house eager for her to fulfill her promise. “Where is my meal?”
 For hours the monster chased after Timun Emas and Buto Ijo steady getting closer.
Remembering her mother’s advise, she (7) .............. the first of the pouches bag of
cucumber seeds at the monster. Vines of cucumber magically sprang from the earth (8)
............. Buto Ijo’s path. The ogre entinced by the fruit, stopped to its tracks to george
on them. It wasn’t long before he (9) .............. them all and resume his chase. Just as the
monster was about to catch up Timun Emas, she (10) ................. the second gift, the
small bags of needles at him. The dense forrest of shack (11) .............. trees appeared
where the needles had fallen trapping Buto Ijo. The giant ogre went through first to the
bamboo trees wounded and enridged.

Once more as he near to Timun Emas, she tossed the (12) .............. pouch full of
salt at the monster, hoping to slow him down. Suddenly, an embracing and powerful
torn to seek forming a giant wave which (13) .............. the ogre off his feet. Buto Ijo
wanted more than ever to catch this little girl, who troubled him.

Timun Emas had nowhere left to run and in her hand, she (14) ................. the rest of
the hermit’s gift. She hurled the small bag as hard as she could at the monster. The bag
containing spice transformed into a boiling sea of mud burning Buto Ijo’s skin. The
monster (15) ................. in the mud he shrieked and howled in pain, and then all was
silent. Timun Emas had finally stopped Buto Ijo, once, and for all. Returning to her
house, her delighted mother embraced her in her arms. And they both lived in peace.

Activity 4

In group, make a script based on the legend that you want to act out (“Telaga Warna
or Timun Emas”)

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