Narrative Text
Example 1 :
The monkey judgement story
One day, a dog and a fox were quarreling over a piece of
meat. The dog said, “let me eat it!” the fox replied, “No. it belongs to me.”
They agreed to ask their friend, Mr. monkey, to decide the
matter for them.
The monkey listened to what they had to say. “To be fair to
both of you,” he said. “I shall divide the meat into two equal pieces and give
you one each.”
He took a pair of scales and
a kitchen knife. He cut the meat into two pieces and weighed
each of them on the scales.
On was heavier than the other.
He bit off a piece from the heavier portion, and weighed the
two pieces again. This time, the other portion was heavier. He then bit off a
piece from this portion. And weighed the two pieces. Once again, one piece was
heavier that the other. He went on like this, weighing and biting off, until
all the meat was finished.
“If
we’d only known this,” the dog said to the fox, “We would never have asked the
monkey to be the judge. Really, the old Korean saying is quite true—“It’s
better to settle a case out of court than to to court and lose everything.”
Question :
1.
Who is the character of the text?
Answer : The dog, the fox, and the monkey.
2.
What the problem with the dog and the
fox?
Answer : They were quarreling over a piece of
meat.
3.
What the resolution of the problem?
Answer : They ask their friend, Mr. monkey, to
decide the matter for them.
4. How
the monkey solved the problem of them?
Answer :
He divide the meat into two equal pieces and give them one each.
5. What
the moral value of the text?
Answer :
“It’s better to settle a case out of court than to to court and lose
everything.”
Example 2 :
Legend of the first banana story
Once upon a time, there was a beautiful girl called Maria. She was tall,
with black eyes, and long shining hair. The colour of her skin was a clear
light brow.
One morning, while she was collecting firewood, she met a young man.
He looked like a hunter. He was tall, handsome and very neatly dressed.
No one knew who he was or where he came from. Not did anyone
know his name. Maria liked him. He liked her too.
Maria did not know this but he was an anito or a spirit from the sky.
They became friends. Although they were good friends for a long time,
the young man never asked Maria to became his wife.
This made Maria very unhappy. “I have no parents or brothers or
sisters,” she said. “You too are alone. I am sure we could be happy together.”
“I didn’t want to tell you this,” the young man said, “but I am an
anito. I cannot marry a human being. I have to return to the sky.”
Maria was surprised. She did not know what to say. She held his hands
tightly.
“please let me go,” said the young man. “I had hoped you would never
find out who I am.”
There was a blinding flash of light and the young man disappeared. But
as Maria was holding on to his hands so tightly, he left them behind.
Of
course, Maria was frightened. She ran home and buried them in her garden.
Soon she saw a strange plant growing where she had buried them. The plant grew
fast.
Then some
fruit appeared. It was yellow and shaped like a man’s hand with fingers on it.
It was the first banana.
Question :
1.
What the characteristic of Maria?
Answer : She was tall, with black eyes, and long shining hair. The colour of her skin was a clear light brow.
2.
Who is the young man?
Answer : He was an anito or a spirit from the sky.
3.
What the characteristic of the young man?
Answer : He was tall, handsome
and very neatly dressed.
4.
What made Maria became unhappy?
Answer : The young man never
asked Maria to became his wife.
5.
Why the young man
cannot marry a human being?
Answer : Because he is an
anito.
Spoof Story
Example
1 :
Nasrudin
Gets a Cow
One day, Nasrudin’s wife told him, “Let’s buy a cow so that we can have milk every day.
Nasrudin replied, “We don’t have enough space in our yard for my donkey and a new cow.”
But despite Nasrudin’s objection, his wife persisted until he finally gave in.
So he bought the cow—and just he predicted, it crowded his beloved donkey in the barn. To end this problem, Nasrudin started to pray one night, saying, “Dear God, please kill the cow, so my wife can’t bother me about it anymore, and so my donkey can live in peace.”
The next day, Nasrudin went into the barn and was dismayed to discover that his donkey was dead! He looked up and said, “God, I don’t mean to offend you or anything, but let me ask you this—after all these years, do you mean to tell me that you still can’t tell the difference between a cow and a donkey?”
One day, Nasrudin’s wife told him, “Let’s buy a cow so that we can have milk every day.
Nasrudin replied, “We don’t have enough space in our yard for my donkey and a new cow.”
But despite Nasrudin’s objection, his wife persisted until he finally gave in.
So he bought the cow—and just he predicted, it crowded his beloved donkey in the barn. To end this problem, Nasrudin started to pray one night, saying, “Dear God, please kill the cow, so my wife can’t bother me about it anymore, and so my donkey can live in peace.”
The next day, Nasrudin went into the barn and was dismayed to discover that his donkey was dead! He looked up and said, “God, I don’t mean to offend you or anything, but let me ask you this—after all these years, do you mean to tell me that you still can’t tell the difference between a cow and a donkey?”
Question :
1.
Why the nasrudin’s wife want to
buy a cow?
Answer : Because that they can have milk
everyday.
2.
What the characteristic of the
nasrusin’s wife?
Answer : If she want to something, she must get
it.
3.
What the happened after he
bought a cow?
Answer : The cow crowded his beloved donkey in
the barn.
4.
What the nasrudin did to end
this problem?
Answer : Nasrudin started to pray one night.
5.
Did the cow was death?
Answer : No, the donkey was death.
Example 2 :
IT’S TIME to GO to SCHOOL
Early one morning, a mother went in to wake up her son. "Wake up, son.
It's time to go to school!"
"But why, Mom? I don't want to go."
"Give me two reasons why you don't want to go."
"Well, the kids hate me for one, and the teachers hate me, too!"
"Oh, that's no reason not to go to school. Come on now and get ready."
"Give me two reasons why I should go to school."
"Well, for one, you're 52 years old. And for another, you're the Principal!"
"But why, Mom? I don't want to go."
"Give me two reasons why you don't want to go."
"Well, the kids hate me for one, and the teachers hate me, too!"
"Oh, that's no reason not to go to school. Come on now and get ready."
"Give me two reasons why I should go to school."
"Well, for one, you're 52 years old. And for another, you're the Principal!"
Question :
1. What the character of the text?
Answer : The mom and the son.
2.
What the mom
did in the early morning?
Answer : The mother went in to wake up her son.
3. What the reason the son did’nt want to go?
Answer : Because the kids hate the son and the teachers hate his.
4. Give one reason why the son must go to school?
Answer : The son 52 years old.
5. Who is the son in fact?
Answer : The son is the principal.