NARRATIVENARRATIVE(To entertain or amuse the (To entertain or amuse the

readers/listeners)readers/listeners)

TITLE:TITLE:

THE RATS AND THE ELEPHANTSTHE RATS AND THE ELEPHANTS

ORIENTATIONORIENTATION

Set the scene ( time, place, and setting ).Set the scene ( time, place, and setting ).

Introduces the participants or characters.Introduces the participants or characters.

Once upon a time, there lived a Once upon a time, there lived a group of mice under a tree in peace. group of mice under a tree in peace.

COMPLICATIONCOMPLICATION(An event or series of events that unfold and lead (An event or series of events that unfold and lead

to a complication/problem/conflict up to the to a complication/problem/conflict up to the climax)climax)

However, a group of elephants crossing the However, a group of elephants crossing the jungle unknowingly destroyed the homes of all jungle unknowingly destroyed the homes of all the rats. Many of them were even crushed to the rats. Many of them were even crushed to death. death. Then, the king of the rats decided to approach Then, the king of the rats decided to approach the elephant chief and request him to guide his the elephant chief and request him to guide his herd through another route. On hearing the sad herd through another route. On hearing the sad story, the elephant chief apologized and agreed story, the elephant chief apologized and agreed to take another route. And so the lives of the rats to take another route. And so the lives of the rats were saved.were saved.

One day, elephant hunters came to One day, elephant hunters came to the jungle and trapped a group of the jungle and trapped a group of elephants in huge nets. Then, the elephants in huge nets. Then, the elephant king remembered the king of elephant king remembered the king of the rats. He summoned one of the the rats. He summoned one of the elephants in his herd, which had not elephants in his herd, which had not been trapped, to go seek help from been trapped, to go seek help from the king of the rats.the king of the rats.

The elephant went to the rat king The elephant went to the rat king and told him about the trapped and told him about the trapped elephants.elephants.

RESOLUTIONRESOLUTION

(The crisis is resolved for better or for (The crisis is resolved for better or for worse)worse)

The rat king immediately took his entire The rat king immediately took his entire group of the rats and they cut open the group of the rats and they cut open the nets which had trapped the elephants nets which had trapped the elephants herd. The elephants herd was totally set herd. The elephants herd was totally set free. They danced with joy and thanked free. They danced with joy and thanked the rats. the rats.

KesimpulanKesimpulan

1.1. Narraive text mempunyai tiga bagianNarraive text mempunyai tiga bagian

a. a. OrientationOrientation: Mengenalkan seting, : Mengenalkan seting,

waktu, tempat dan pelaku.waktu, tempat dan pelaku.

b. b. ComplicationComplication: Serangkaian kejadian : Serangkaian kejadian

yang menimbulkan masalah/konflik bagi yang menimbulkan masalah/konflik bagi tokoh utama, hingga mencapai klimak. tokoh utama, hingga mencapai klimak.

c. c. ResolutionResolution: Pemecahan masalah, bisa : Pemecahan masalah, bisa

berupa happy ending atau unhappy ending.berupa happy ending atau unhappy ending.

2.2. Ciri kebahasaan dari teks naratifCiri kebahasaan dari teks naratif::

a. Banyak menggunakan a. Banyak menggunakan SIMPLE PAST SIMPLE PAST

TENSETENSE..

b. Tokoh/pelakub. Tokoh/pelaku dalam cerita biasanya dalam cerita biasanya

spesifik ( tertentu )spesifik ( tertentu )..

3.3. Tujuan Komunikatif teks naratif:Tujuan Komunikatif teks naratif:

Untuk Untuk menghiburmenghibur pendengar / pembaca. pendengar / pembaca.

4.4. Biasanya berupa Biasanya berupa cerita fiktifcerita fiktif

Once upon a time, there Once upon a time, there livedlived a group of a group of mice under a tree in peace. However, a mice under a tree in peace. However, a group of elephants crossing the jungle group of elephants crossing the jungle unknowingly unknowingly destroyeddestroyed the homes of all the homes of all the rats. Many of them the rats. Many of them werewere even even crushed to death.crushed to death.

1.1. Where did the story take place?Where did the story take place?

2.2. Who are the main characters?Who are the main characters?

3.3. Why did the peace life of the rats Why did the peace life of the rats disturbed?disturbed?

Then, the king of the rats Then, the king of the rats decideddecided to to approach the elephant chief and request approach the elephant chief and request him to guide his herd through another him to guide his herd through another route. On hearing the sad story, the route. On hearing the sad story, the elephant chief elephant chief apologizedapologized and and agreedagreed to to take another route. And so the lives of take another route. And so the lives of the rats the rats werewere saved. saved.

4.4. What did the king of the rats ask from the What did the king of the rats ask from the elephant chief?elephant chief?

5.5. What was the elephant chief response?What was the elephant chief response?6.6. How was the life of the rats saved? How was the life of the rats saved?

One day, elephant hunters One day, elephant hunters camecame to the to the jungle and jungle and trapped trapped a group of elephants in a group of elephants in huge nets. Then, the elephant king huge nets. Then, the elephant king rememberedremembered the king of the rats. He the king of the rats. He summonedsummoned one of the elephants in his herd, one of the elephants in his herd, which had not been trapped, to go seek help which had not been trapped, to go seek help from the king of the rats.from the king of the rats.

The elephant went to the rat king and The elephant went to the rat king and told him about the trapped elephants. told him about the trapped elephants.

7.7. What problem did the elephants get?What problem did the elephants get?

8.8. Who did the elephant king ask help from?Who did the elephant king ask help from?

9.9. What did he do to save the trapped elephants?What did he do to save the trapped elephants?

The rat king immediately The rat king immediately took took his his entire group of the rats and they entire group of the rats and they cutcut open open the nets which had trapped the elephants the nets which had trapped the elephants herd. The elephants herd herd. The elephants herd waswas totally set totally set free. They free. They danceddanced with joy and with joy and thankedthanked the rats. the rats.

10.10. How did the rats save the trapped How did the rats save the trapped elephants?elephants?