True Friends

Once upon a time, there were two close friends who were walking through the
forest together. They knew that anything dangerous can happen any time in the
forest. So they promised each other that they would always be together in any
case of danger.

Suddenly, they saw a large bear getting closer toward them. One of them climbed a
nearby tree at once. But unfortunately the other one did not know how to climb up
the tree. So being led by his common sense, he lay down on the ground breathless
and pretended to be a dead man.

The bear came near the one who was lying on the ground. It smelt in his ears, and
slowly left the place because the bears do not want to touch the dead creatures.
After that, the friend on the tree came down and asked his friend that was on the
ground, "Friend, what did the bear whisper into your ears?" The other friend
replied, "Just now the bear advised me not to believe a false friend."

Moral of the Story- A true friend in need is a friend indeed.

 Fox and A Cat

One day a cat and a fox were having a conversation. The fox, who was a conceited
creature, boasted how clever she was. 'Why, I know at least a hundred tricks to
get away from our mutual enemies, the dogs,' she said.

'I know only one trick to get away from dogs,' said the cat. 'You should teach me
some of yours!'
'Well, maybe some day, when I have the time, I may teach you a few of the simpler
ones,' replied the fox airily.

Just then they heard the barking of a pack of dogs in the distance. The barking
grew louder and louder - the dogs were coming in their direction! At once the cat
ran to the nearest tree and climbed into its branches, well out of reach of any dog.
'This is the trick I told you about, the only one I know,' said the cat. 'Which one
of your hundred tricks are you going to use?'

The fox sat silently under the tree, wondering which trick she should use. Before
she could make up her mind, the dogs arrived. They fell upon the fox and tore her
to pieces.

Moral : A single plan that works is better than a hundred doubtful plans.
 The Ant and the Dove

One hot day, an ant was seeking for some water. After walking around for a
moment, she came to a spring. To reach the spring, she had to climb up a blade of
grass. While making her way up, she slipped and fell unintentionally into the water.

She could have sunk if a dove up a nearby tree had not seen her. Seeing that the
ant was in trouble, the dove quickly put off a leaf from a tree and dropped it
immediately into the water near the struggling ant. Then the ant moved towards
the leaf and climbed up there. Soon it carried her safely to dry ground.

Not long after at that, there was a hunter nearby who was throwing out his net
towards the dove, hoping to trap it in this way.

Guessing what he should do, the ant quickly bit him on the heel. Feeling the pain,
the hunter dropped his net and the dove flew away quickly from this net.
The morality: One good turn deserves another.
 The Fox and the Grapes

One afternoon there was a fox that was walking through the forest and spotted a
bunch of grapes hanging from over a lofty branch. “Just the thing to quench my
thirst,” quoted the fox. Taking a few steps backward, the fox jumped but
unfortunately he missed the hanging grapes. Again the fox took a few paces
backward, ran, and tried to reach them but he still failed.

Finally, giving up, the fox turned up his nose and said, “They’re probably sour
anyway,” and proceeded to walk away.

Moral Value: it’s easy to despise what you cannot have.

 Narrative Text Pinokio

In the past, there was a puppeteer whose name is Geppetto. He eager to have a son
very much but his wife passed away several years ago. One day, he got an idea to
make a puppet in order not to be lonely again. He made a puppet all day long. Finally,
in the morning he had finished his work and he named the puppet Pinocchio. Soon
he felt lonely again since Pinocchio couldn't walk or talk by itself. One night,
Geppetto prayed to the God to become a real boy. He always thought it on his mind
in his dream.

In the next morning, he was surprised that Pinocchio was alive. He taught Pinocchio
how to walk, how to read, how to speak and to do other things as human. He then
studied at an elementary school. One day, Pinocchio felt bored and it made him go
home late. When Pinocchio finally came home, Geppetto asked him. He said that he
was on school but he wasn’t. Instantly, Pinocchio's nose grew longer and longer and
it meant that Pinocchio has lied.
The next morning, Pinocchio was kidnaped by the owner of circus. Pinocchio soon
became a slave for the circus. He was so famous because he was a puppet which can
talk. Geppetto worried about him because Pinocchio had not been going home for
almost two days. He tried to find Pinocchio everywhere but he found nothing. When
he searched him on the sea, big wave smashed him. He was then in whale's stomach
when he awoke. He couldn't find the way to go out.

In the other side, Pinocchio finally could escape out from the circus. He came home
but nobody was there. Latter on, he searched Geppetto in the sea. He got the same
accident like Geppetto and he met Geppetto in whale's stomach. Both of them got
out from its stomach by making a fire. In the end of the story, they went home
together and lived happily ever after.
 The Lion and The Mouse

When he was awakened by a tiny Mouse running across his body, a mighty Lion was
sleeping in his lair. The lion then grabbed the frightened mouse with his huge paws
and opened his mouth to swallow him directly. "Please, King," begged the Mouse,
"Spare me this time and of course I will never forget your kindness. Someday I
may be able to repay you. "The Lion thought that it was such an amusing idea that
he let the poor creature go.

Sometimes later the Lion was caught in a net laid by some hunters. Despite his
great strength, the Lion could not break free. Soon the forest echoed with angry
load roars.

The Little Mouse heard the Lion and ran to see what was wrong. As soon as he
succeeded to make the Lion free "There!" said the Mouse proudly, " You laughed at
me when I promised to repay your kindness, but now you know that even a tiny
Mouse can help a mighty Lion."
Moral Value:

1. Little friends may prove to be great friends.

2. Friend in need is friend indeed.
 A Donkey and A Lapdog

Once upon a time there was a farmer who owned a little dog that he keeps
constantly by his side and a donkey, which lived in a warm stable and got plenty of
fresh grain and sweet hay. But, unfortunately the donkey was not satisfied with his
condition.

"I slave all day long, hauling wood or pulling the cart to market while the dog sleeps
on the master's lap and eats from his plate!," the donkey grumbled. "Perhaps, he
thought, if he behaved like the dog, his master would reward him with the same
life of ease.

That very night, the donkey crept out of the stable and into the house where the
farmer sat at supper. "First I'll frisk about and chase my tail, just as the dog
does," thought the donkey. And he danced about the room, flinging up his hooves
until the table toppled over and dishes went flying.

"Now I'll sit on his lap!" said the donkey, and he put his hooves up on the master's
chair.

"Help! Save me from this mad beast!" the terrified farmer bellowed. Then his
servants came running and, with shouts and blows, drove the donkey back to the
stable.

"I suppose I' m a fine donkey, "the donkey lamented," but I' ll never be a lapdog!"
Moral of the Story- What's right for one may be wrong for another. So, never try
to copy another person in front of you.
 The Legend of Surabaya

A long time ago, there were two animals, Sura and Baya. Sura was the name of a
shark and Baya was a crocodile. They lived in a sea.

Once Sura and Baya were looking for some food. Suddenly, Baya saw a goat
“Yummy, this is my lunch,” said Baya. “No way! This is my lunch. You are greedy”
said Sura. Then they fought for the goat. After several hours, they were very
tired.

Feeling tired of fighting, they lived in the different places. Sura lived in the water
and Baya lived in the land. The border was the beach, so they would never fight
again.

One day, Sura went to the land and looked for some food in the river. He was very
hungry and there was not much food in the sea. Baya was very angry when he knew
that Sura broke the promise. They fought again.

They both hit each other. Sura bit Baya’s tail. Baya did the same thing to Sura. He
bit very hard until Sura finally gave up and went back to the sea. Baya was happy.
 The Story of Toba Lake

Once upon a time, there was a man who was living in north Sumatra. He lived in a
simple hut in a farming field. The did some gardening and fishing for his daily life.

One day, while the man was do fishing, he caught a big golden fish in his trap. It
was the biggest catch which he ever had in his life. Surprisingly, this fish turned
into a beautiful princess. He felt in love with her and proposed her to be his wife.
She said; “Yes, but you have to promise not to tell anyone about the secret that I
was once a fish, otherwise there will be a huge disaster”. The man made the deal
and they got married, lived happily and had a daughter.

Few years later, this daughter would help bringing lunch to her father out in the
fields. One day, his daughter was so hungry and she ate his father’s lunch.
Unfortunately, he found out and got furious, and shouted; “You damned daughter
of a fish”. The daughter ran home and asked her mother. The mother started
crying, felt sad that her husband had broken his promise.

Then she told her daughter to run up the hills because a huge disaster was about
to come. When her daughter left, she prayed. Soon there was a big earthquake
followed by non-stop pouring rain. The whole area got flooded and became Toba
Lake. She turned into a fish again and the man became the island of Samosir.
 Malin Kundang

A long time ago, in a small village near the beach in West Sumatra, a woman and her
son lived. They were Malin Kundang and her mother. Her mother was a single parent
because Malin Kundang’s father had passed away when he was a baby. Malin
Kundang had to live hard with his mother.

Malin Kundang was a healthy, dilligent, and strong boy. He usually went to sea to
catch fish. After getting fish he would bring it to his mother, or sold the caught
fish in the town.

One day, when Malin Kundang was sailing, he saw a merchant’s ship which was being
raided by a small band of pirates. He helped the merchant. With his brave and
power, Malin Kundang defeated the pirates. The merchant was so happy and
thanked to him. In return the merchant asked Malin Kundang to sail with him. To
get a better life, Malin Kundang agreed. He left his mother alone.

Many years later, Malin Kundang became wealthy. He had a huge ship and was
helped by many ship crews loading trading goods. Perfectly he had a beautiful wife
too. When he was sailing his trading journey, his ship landed on a beach near a small
village. The villagers recognized him. The news ran fast in the town; “Malin Kundang
has become rich and now he is here”.

An old woman ran to the beach to meet the new rich merchant. She was Malin
Kundang’s mother. She wanted to hug him, released her sadness of being lonely
after so long time. Unfortunately, when the mother came, Malin Kundang who was in
front of his well-dressed wife and his ship crews denied meeting that old lonely
woman. For three times her mother begged Malin Kundang and for three times he
yelled 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!” After that he ordered his crews to
set sail. He would leave the old mother again, but in that time, she was full of both
sadness and angriness.

Finally, enraged, she cursed Malin Kundang that he would turn into a stone if he
didn’t apologize. Malin Kundang just laughed and really set sail.

In the quiet sea, suddenly a thunderstorm came. His huge ship was wrecked and it
was too late for Malin Kundang to apologize. He was thrown by the wave out of his
ship. He fell on a small island. It was really too late for him to avoid his curse.
Suddenly, he turned into a stone.
 Snow White

One day, there was a queen sitting near a very beautiful window while tailoring and
seeing the snow. Accidentally, her finger was pierced by a sewing needle so that
three drops of blood dripped out. The drops of blood fell down on the snow. The
red color of the blood which was stuck in the white of the snow looked very pretty.
Suddenly the queen thought “If only i had a child whose skin were as white as snow
and whose lips were as red as blood”.

As the time went by, finally a queen gave birth of a very pretty princess whose skin
was as white as snow and whose lips were as red as blood. The queen grew up as a
very pretty and kind-hearted girl. She was called Snow White. However, when
Snow White was about teenager, the queen died because of an illness. After the
queen’s death, the king married again. This new queen was wicked and hated Snow
white. The queen gave orders that Snow White was to be treated as a servant.

Everyday the queen stood in front of her magic mirror while asking “Who is the
most beautiful woman in the land?” and the mirror always answered, “You are the
most beautiful one of all.” The new queen asked the same question everyday and
the mirror always answered the same thing. But one day the mirror answered that
the queen was so beautiful but Snow White was much more beautiful than the
queen. It made the queen so angry that she gave orders to one of her Huntsmen to
take Snow White into the woods and kill her.

The Huntsman had such a kind heart that he couldn’t do the deed. He told her to
run away. In her fleeing into the woods, she found a place in which seven dwarfs
lived. Their house was small and strange. Snow White entered the little house and
found it very untidy. Then, she started to clean up the entire house. In the
upstairs she found seven little beds. She was so exhausted that she stretched out
on one of the beds. Not long after that, she was asleep on the bed.

When the Dwarfs came home they were surprised to find Snow White and after
some argument, decided to let her stay. She promised to cook and look after
them. She lived there together happily.

Unfortunately, The Queen discovered the place where Snow White was living and
disguising herself as a witch. She then took a poisoned apple and set out for the
Dwarfs cottage. She gave Snow White the poisoned apple to eat and as soon as
she bit the apple, she sank into unconsciousness.

Thinking she was dead, the Dwarfs built a glass coffin and put her in it. For days
she lay in the forest in her glass coffin. One day, the Prince was riding through
the forest looking for Snow White and found her. He leaned over and kissed her.
She opened her eyes and sat up with a smile. Everyone was happy at that time. The
Prince took Snow White to his palace where they were married and lived happily
ever after.
 Timun Emas
Long time ago in the island of Java, Indonesia, lived a couple of farmer. They had married
for some years but they had no children. So they prayed to a monster called Buta Ijo to
give them children. Buta Ijo was a ferocious and powerful monster. He granted their wish
on one condition. When their children had grown up, they had to sacrifice them to Buta
Ijo. He liked eating fresh meat of human being. The farmers agreed to his condition.
Several months later the wife was pregnant.

She gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. They named her Timun Emas. The farmers were
happy. Timun Emas was very healthy and a very smart girl. She was also very diligent.
When she was a teenager Buta Ijo came to their house. Timun Emas was frightened so she
ran away to hide. The farmers then told Buta Ijo that Timun Emas was still a child. They
asked him to postpone. Buta Ijo agreed. He promised to come again. The following year
Buta Ijo came again. But again and again their parents said that Timun Emas was still a
child.

When the third time Buta Ijo came their parents had prepared something for him. They
gave Timun Emas several bamboo needles, seeds of cucumber, dressing and salt.

‘Timun, take these things’

‘What are these things?’

‘These are your weapons. Buta Ijo will chase you. He will eat you alive. So run as fast as you
can. And if he will catch you spread this to the ground. Now go!’

Timun Emas was scared so she ran as quickly as she could. When Buta Ijo arrived she was
far from home. He was very angry when he realized that his prey had left. So he ran to
chase her. He had a sharp nose so he knew what direction his prey ran.

Timun Emas was just a girl while Buta Ijo was a monster so he could easily catch her up.
When he was just several steps behind Timun Emas quickly spread the seeds of cucumber.
In seconds they turned into many vines of cucumber. The exhausted Buta Ijo was very
thirsty so he grabbed and ate them. When Buta Ijo was busy eating cucumber Timun Emas
could run away.

But soon Buta Ijo realized and started running again. When he was just several steps
behind Timun Emas threw her bamboo needles. Soon they turned into dense bamboo trees.
Buta Ijo found it hard to pass. It took him some time to break the dense bamboo forest.
Meanwhile Timun Emas could run farther.

Buta Ijo chased her again. When he almost catch her again and again Timun Emas threw
her dressing. This time it turned into a lake. Buta Ijo was busy to save himself so Timun
Emas ran way. But Buta Ijo could overcome it and continued chasing her.

Finally when Timun Emas was almost caught she threw her salt. Soon the land where Buta
Ijo stood turned into ocean. Buta Ijo was drowned and died instantly. Timun Emas was
thankful to god and came back to her home.
 Romeo and Juliet

In the town of Verona there lived two families, the Capulets and the Montagues.
They engaged in a bitter feud. Among the Montagues was Romeo, a hot-blooded
young man with an eye for the ladies. One day, Romeo attended the feast of the
Capulets’, a costume party where he expected to meet his love, Rosaline, a haughty
beauty from a well-to-do family. Once there, however, Romeo’s eyes felt upon
Juliet, and he thought of Rosaline no more.

The vision of Juliet had been invading his every thought. Unable to sleep, Romeo
returned late that night to the Juliet’s bedroom window. There, he was surprised
to find Juliet on the balcony, professing her love for him and wishing that he were
not a “Montague”, a name behind his own. “What’s in a name? That which we call a
rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Romeo was ready to deny his name
and professed his love. The two agreed to meet at nine o-clock the next morning to
be married.

Early the next morning, Romeo came to Friar Lawrence begging the friar to marry
him to Juliet. The Friar performed the ceremony, praying that the union might
someday put an end to the feud between the two families. He advised Romeo kept
the marriage a secret for a time.

On the way home, Romeo chanced upon his friend Mercutio arguing with Tybalt, a
member of the Capulet clan. That quarreling last caused Merquito died. Romeo was
reluctant no longer. He drew his sword and slew Tybalt died. Romeo realized he had
made a terrible mistake. Then Friar Lawrence advised Romeo to travel to Mantua
until things cool down. He promised to inform Juliet.

In the other hand, Juliet’s father had decided the time for her to marry with
Paris. Juliet consulted Friar Lawrence and made a plot to take a sleeping potion for
Juliet which would simulate death for three days. The plot proceeded according to
the plan. Juliet was sleeping in death.

Unfortunately, The Friar’s letter failed to reach Romeo. Under the cover of
darkness, he broke into Juliet’s tomb. Romeo kissed the lips of his Juliet one last
time and drank the poison. Meanwhile, the effects of the sleeping potion wear off.
Juliet woke up calling for Romeo. She found her love next to her but was lying
dead, with a cup of poison in his hand. She tried to kiss the poison from his lips,
but failed. Then Juliet put out his dagger and plunged it into her breast. She died
 Two of Everything

Once upon a time, old and poor Mr. Haktak found a large brass pot in his garden. He
decided to put his purse in it. Then, he carried it home. Mrs. Haktak was very
happy with that pot.

Suddenly, her hairpin fell into the pot. Mrs. Haktak reached and pulled out two
hairpins and two purses. What a magic pot! Then they began to drop items into it
and soon had two of everything.

One day, Mr. Haktak went to a market. At home, Mrs. Haktak did house works then
rested for a while. She stooped over that pot to look inside. At that moment, Mr.
Haktak kicked the door open because his hands were full of packages. Bang! Mrs.
Haktak lost her balance and fell into that pot. Mr. Haktak found that he had two of
Mrs. Haktak. This presented a problem.

Finally, Mr Haktak got an idea. He fell into that pot and soon there were two Mr.
Haktak. Two new Haktaks became husband and wife. All of them became friends
and built two identical houses with identical furniture.
 The Gingerbread Man

A long time ago, there lived an old little couple in a cottage. One day, woman decided to
make a gingerbread man for dinner. As soon as a gingerbread man was decorated with
eyes, nose and mouth, he jumped out and ran away.

The gingerbread ran as fast as he could. Old woman and her husband tried to chase him.
However, gingerbread man ran too fast for them. Soon, he passed a hungry pig and that pig
wanted to eat him. That pig also tried to catch gingerbread man.

Gingerbread man said “Run, run as fast as you can. You can’t catch me I’m the gingerbread
man.” Other animals like cow, horse, dogs and cats also wanted to eat him but they couldn’t
outrun him.

Now, gingerbread man came to a river. He was afraid of water. A clever fox came and
offered help to cross the river. Fox asked gingerbread man to climb on his head. As soon
as they reached the other side, Fox tossed up the gingerbread man in the air, opened his
mouth and finally ate him.
 The Magic Mirror

Once, there was a king of Granada kingdom who decided to marry. To find a worthy
woman, court barber told an idea to the king. “I have a magic mirror. If any woman
who is not kind looks into that mirror, there will many spots on mirror surface.”

Soon, the news was announced to all people in his kingdom. Almost all women wanted
to be Queen of Granada. However, there was no woman coming to have a look into
that mirror. Days and weeks went by, and King was no closer to get his Queen.

Then, barber told King that there was a brave shepherdess on a mountainside. King
asked him to invite that shepherdess to his palace. Also, the royal hall was full of
ladies and knights.

King told that shepherdess to look into the mirror. Shepherdess answered that
everyone made mistakes. However she wasn’t afraid to look into the mirror. Many
ladies surrounded her and found that it wasn’t a magic mirror. Those ladies
complained and felt being tricked.

Finally, King stated that there was no trick. King wanted to find a bride who was
confident about her character like that shepherdess.
4. Contoh Narrative Text Pendek Mengajarkan Pentingnya Pengetahuan
dari Negara Iran: “The Fool and The Donkey”

The Fool
and The Donkey (sumber gambar: www.worldstories.org.uk)

Contoh narrative text pendek berikut ini datang dari negara Iran. Ceritanya benar-
benar konyol tapi mengajarkan hal yang sangat berharga kepada pembaca.

Cerita rakyat ini tentang seseorang bodoh sebut saja si Tolol. Ia bangun pagi dan
ingin seekor keledai. Ia pergi ke kota lalu membeli keledai bertelinga panjang dan
halus.
Nah, dalam perjalanan, dua bocah laki-laki membodohinya. Satu anak melepas tali di
leher keledai dan mengikatkan tali itu di lehernya. Anak lain memandu keledai yang
telah lepas untuk dijual. Si Tolol nggak sadar aksi kedua bocah tersebut.

Woalaaa… sampe di rumah, si Tolol shock banget kenapa keledainya berubah jadi
bocah. Si bocah bilang kalo ia dikutuk karena telah kasar kepada ibunya. Setelah
menasehati agar bersikap baik, si Tolol membiarkan bocah itu pergi.

Pagi selanjutnya, si Tolol ingin membeli seekor keledai. Ia pergi kota lalu bertemu
dengan keledai bertelinga panjang dan halus. Ia mengenal keledai itu.
Huaaa….tingkah si Tolol kocak abis deh pokoknya. Gimana ya kira-kira reaksi si Tolol
terhadap keledai itu? Yuk latihan reading alias membaca contoh narrative text
pendek dalam bahasa Inggris di bawah ini.

One morning, a fool woke up and thought he needed a donkey. He went to a town. There
were many donkeys in a donkey stall. Then, he decided to buy one donkey with long, floppy,
silky ears.

Along the way home, two boys saw him. Those boys thought that they could steal
that donkey from the fool. One boy took the rope around donkey’s neck then put it
around his neck and followed the fool. Another boy led that donkey back to a stall
and sold it. The fool didn’t even notice it.

When they arrived at home, the fool shocked. He bought a donkey but he got a
boy; he asked why. That boy told him that he had been rude to his mother. Then
Evil had turned him into a donkey. The fool asked that boy to promise not to be
rude to his mother again then let him go.

Next morning, the fool woke up and thought he needed a donkey. He went to the
town. There were many donkeys in a donkey stall. Among all donkeys he noticed
there was one donkey with long, floppy, silky ears. He knew that donkey. He went
over to it and whispered: “You foolish boy, I said never be rude to your mother
again!”

Contoh teks narrative pendek menggunakan Simple Past Tense yaitu Was, Were dan
Did. Yuk pelajari lebih lanjut tentang Penggunaan Was dan Were dalam Kalimat
Past Tense Sederhana.
5. Contoh Narrative Text Pendek tentang Kesabaran dan Kerja Keras
dari Negara Inggris: “Dick Whittington and his Cat”

Dick
Whittington and His Cat (sumber gambar: youtube.com)

Saatnya kita berpetualang ke negara Inggris alias United Kingdom yang ibukotanya
London. Cerita ini tentang seorang anak laki-laki miskin, Dick Whittington, tinggal di
desa tanpa orang tua. Ia pernah mendengar kota London yang megah dan dipenuhi
orang kaya. Katanya, jalanan di kota itu beraspal emas. Ia ingin sekali ke sana.

Seorang sopir hendak ke London mau memberinya tumpangan. Sampai di sana, ia

benar-benar kagum dengan keindahan dan keramaian kota tersebut. Ternyata aspal
emas hanyalah dongeng belaka.

Dick Whittington yang miskin dan malang tak makan beberapa hari. Karena itu ia
pingsan di depan rumah seorang saudagar baik dan kaya. Duh, kasihan ya… Gimana
nasib Dick Whittington selanjutnya? Gimana bisa ia punya seekor kucing? Nah,
untuk mendapatkan nilai moralnya kamu bisa langsung baca contoh narrative text
pendek berikut.

There was once a poor boy named Dick Whittington who lived in a village without parents.
He had heard stories about a big city called London where everybody was rich; London
streets were paved with gold. He wanted to go there.

One day, he met a friendly wagoner who gave him a lift to the city. He was amazed
at that big city. Unfortunately, he couldn’t find any gold on the street. He had no
money and ate no food few days. He collapsed in front of a kind rich merchant’s
house.

The merchant gave him a job in his kitchen. But a cook didn’t like him; he used to
beat and pinch him. Dick Whittington had to sleep in a tiny room with many rats
and mice which bothered him every night. Then, he decided to buy a cat by using
his saving. Luckily, that clever cat was very good at catching mice and rats.

One day, the merchant would go on a long voyage and sell everything on his ship.
Dick Whittington asked the merchant to help him sell his cat. After arriving in a
destination, the merchant was invited by King and Queen to a feast. However,
hundreds of rats gobbled all of food there. The merchant offered the clever cat
to help King solve his problem.

King was very happy. He gave the merchant a ship full of gold in return. Finally, the
merchant gave all of the gold to Dick Whittington. He spent money wisely and
helped people.

Selain contoh teks naratif, ada juga beberapa contoh paragraf menggunakan tenses
paling populer yaitu Simple Present dan Simple Past. Jangan lewatkan artikel
berikut:

 Contoh Paragraf Simple Present Tense, Cerita Diri, Orang Lain & Liburan
 Contoh Paragraf Simple Past Tense, Cerita Seru Masa Lalu

6. Contoh Narrative Text Pendek serta Menarik Asal Negara Jepang:

“Momotaro Peach Boy”

Momotaro
The Peach Boy (sumber gambar: dinolingo.com)

Setelah membaca contoh narrative text singkat atau pendek tentang si Dick
Whittington di atas, kini kita lanjut ke negara Jepang ya. Sebuah cerita rakyat
negeri sakura ini begitu terkenal karena mengandung nilai moral tentang kebaikan,
keberanian serta kepemimpinan seorang anak laki-laki bernama Momotaro.
Apa kamu pernah mendengar cerita ini sebelumnya? Momotaro berarti anak dari
buah persik. Yap, Momotaro ini memang berasal dari dalam buah persik, ditemukan
oleh sepasang orang tua. Orang tua ini nggak punya keturunan dan terus berdoa
untuk memperoleh anak.

Akhirnya, doa mereka terkabul. Perempuan tua menemukan satu buah persik besar
di sungai. Ternyata di dalam buah persik itu ada bayi laki-laki; mereka beri nama
Momotaro. Ceritanya, di desa itu ada beberapa raksasa Oni mengganggu serta
mencuri barang-barang penduduk.

Setelah berusia 15 tahun, Momotaro ingin menyelamatkan desa dari para raksasa
itu. Berhasilkah Momotaro menyelesaikan misi baiknya tersebut? Yuk baca
selengkapnya dalam contoh narrative text pendek berikut ini.

A long time ago, there lived an old and poor couple in a village in Japan. They didn’t wish
for gold or fine clothes. They only wished for a child.

One day, the old woman washed clothes in a river. While washing, she was also
wishing for a child. Then, a giant peach came floating down the river. She took it
home and would cut it.

There was a human voice from that peach saying not to cut it. Suddenly it split
open and a baby boy jumped out of that peach. Those old people were very happy
and named him Momotaro which means Peach Boy.

Time went by and people in that village were afraid of Oni Monsters who stole
their belongings. When Momotaro was about 15 years old, he wanted to save his
village from Oni Monsters. Momotaro’s parents were very proud of Momotaro. His
father gave him a sword; mother gave him a bag of dumplings.

On the way, Momotaro met a dog, a monkey and a hawk. He shared those dumplings
to them. Those animals joined him to fight Oni Monsters. Being a good leader,
Momotaro encouraged them to work together.

Finally, Momotaro sucessfully forced Oni leader to surrender. Then Momotaro with
his friends took treasure then shared it to all people in the village. Momotaro’s
parents were very happy that Momotaro came back safely.
7. Contoh Narrative Text Pendek Asal Negara Mexico: “The Forbidden
Chamber”

Contoh narrative text pendek terakhir ini datang dari benua Amerika, tepatnya
Mexico. Dan cerita rakyat satu ini paling panjang di antara dongeng lainnya. Tapi
sepanjang-panjangnya tetep nggak lebih dari 500 kata koq. Teks naratif bahasa
Inggris ini mengajarkan kita tentang kebijaksanaan.

Diceritakan seorang penyihir laki-laki jahat suka mencuri para gadis cantik. Ia
menyamar sebagai pengemis lalu mengetuk pintu untuk meminta sedekah. Nah, ia
mengetuk pintu seorang pria tinggal bersama 3 puterinya yang cantik jelita. Si
puteri sulung membuka pintu, serta merta dihipnotis lalu diculik. Ia dibawa ke
rumah penyihir di tengah hutan. Ia mendapatkan segalanya di rumah tersebut.

Nah, suatu hari si penyihir akan melakukan perjalanan, ya mungkin sejenis traveling
gitu deh. Sebelum pergi, ia memberikan kunci semua kamar beserta sebuah telur
yang harus dijaga. Penyihir itu memberi ijin kepada si puteri sulung untuk masuk ke
semua ruangan kecuali satu ruangan tertentu, Jika ia melanggar, ia akan meninggal.

Itulah disebut The Forbidden Chamber alias ruang terlarang. Apa ya kira-kira ada
di dalam ruangan itu? Jika kamu jadi si puteri sulung, apa yang kamu lakukan?

Once there was an evil wizard who dressed as a beggar. He went from house to house
asking for alms and stealing pretty girls. One day he knocked on the door of a house.
There lived a man with three beautiful daughters. The eldest daughter opened the door
then wizard hypnotized her. He took her to his house in the midst of woods. Everything
was magnificent there. First daughter had all things she wished for.

One day, wizard had to go on a journey. He left keys of all rooms to her. She could
enter every room except one, otherwise she could die. He also gave an egg she
needed to care.
After wizard left his house, daughter looked into every room and found beautiful
things. Then she was curious to know about the forbidden room. She entered that
room and found hundreds of kidnapped girls who had fallen asleep. First daughter
frightened then ran out of the room. In a hurry, she dropped the egg that turned
red. Wizard came back. He knew what had happened. Then, he dragged her into
that forbidden chamber.

Next day, he went back to same house and took second daughter. But same thing
happened to her. He went back and kidnapped the youngest sister, but this girl was
very wise.

Before entering forbidden chamber, she put the egg in a cupboard. Having known
that there were many girls in that room including her sisters, she had an idea to
release them. Wizard thought that third daughter did what he said. He decided to
marry her.

Before getting married, daughter asked wizard to send a full basket of gold to her
parents. In the bottom of that basket, there were her sisters covered with gold.
While wizard left his house, daughter let all girls free. She also asked those girls
as well as their parents to come to wizard’s house.

When wizard came back, those girls with their parents dragged him into that
forbidden chamber, locked the door and set fire to wizard’s house.