Learning Objective

 In this lesson, you will understand how to respond to a text in the form of narrative showing specific/detailed
information, the reference of a word, the dominant structure of a test, generic structure of the text,
communicating the purpose of the text.
 After the lesson, you are expected to be able to identify specific/detailed information, reference of word, the
dominant structure of a text, the generic structure and the type/purpose of the text.

Orally answer the following questions. Seventh Assignment

1. Have you ever heard and read popular

Indonesian Story?
2. What was the title of the story ?
3. Where did the story happen?
4. Who was involved on that story?
5. How is your feeling about the story?

The Myth of 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 Kundanghas 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.
(Re-written from www.st.rim.or.jp)

Narrative analysis on Generic Structure.

Many believe that a story can teach a society certain moral value. Most stories are build
in narrative. Because it is a narrative story, it must consists of complication. That
complication, in fact, is the moral value which like to be taught.

Orientation: The first paragraph is set to be the story introduction. Reading the
orientation, reader will know that the story is characterized with Malin
Kundang and his mother. Wes Sumatra is set as the place.
Complication: This is the main element of narrative story. From the Malin
Kundang myth, we know that there are more than one complication.
Many stories are composed with multi complications. They are minor
complication and major complication. When Malin Kundang and her
mother did life hard, it can be the minor complication. this hard life in the
first time was solved by his successful trading as new merchant.
 However this narrative sotry is more interesting when we see the major
complication among the participants- Malin Kundang denied his mother
after being successful merchant. In every story, complication must be
ended; happy ending or sad one.
Resolution: This is the end of the story, the sad ending one. Malin Kundang faces his
curse of turning into a stone.
Moral Value: As a child, never forget your parents services especially a mother who
already raise you up. Dont become a rebel. Insubordinate to the parents
is a big sin that will be borne your self.

Eight Assignment

Read the following narrative story then determine their orientation, complication,
resolutiona and the moral value

Legend of Toba Lake

Once upon a time, lived a young orphan farmer in the northern part of the Sumatran
Island. This area was very dry. The young man lived from farming and fishing. One day he
went fishing, he already fishing for half of the day but still not getting any fish yet. So he
returned home for the day turns to night, but when he nearly left he saw a big beautiful
golden fish, he then caught the fish and brought it home. He intended to cook the fish
right away but watched the beauty of this fish he then cancelled his intention. He chose to
keep it as pet, and then he placed it in a big pond and feed it. On the next day, like usual,
he went to his farm, and on the noon he comeback home, to have lunch. But when he
arrived in his house he was very startled for the meal had prepared to be eaten. He then
fears that the fish might be stolen, and then hastily he ran to the back of his house.
However, the fish was still in place, for a long time he thinks, “Who cooks those
meals”, but because his is very hungry, he ate those meals. But this incident continued to
occur again repeatedly, every time he came home for lunch, the meals are prepared on the
table. Then one day this young man made a strategy to find out who cooks those meals, the
next day he then began to commence his strategy, he then hide around the trees close to
his house. He was waiting for a long time, but the smoke in his kitchen still has not been
seen, and when he then intended to return home, he began to see the smoke in the kitchen.
"Hey woman, who are you, and where are you came from?” the woman began to drop
tears, and then the young man saw his fish was no longer in the pond. He asked the woman,
“hey woman, where is the fish in that pond?” the Woman cried intensely, but this young
man continued to ask and finally the woman answers, “I was the fish that was caught by
you”. The young man then startled, but because he felt that he had hurt the feelings this
woman, then he said, “Hey woman, did you want to become my wife??” the Woman then
startled, he stay quiet, then the young man said “Why are you silent??” Then the woman
said, “I wanted to become your wife. But with one condition.” ”What is the condition?” the
young man quickly asked, the woman then said, “In the future if our child was born and
grew, never even once you said that he/she was anakni Dekke (child of a fish) ”. The young
man then agreed to that condition and swore he will never say it.
Then they were married and granted a child. When the child was 6 years old, this
child turn to be very naughty. Then one day the mother told her child to deliver meals to
his father field, the child then went to deliver rice to his father. But in the middle of the
trip, this child was felt hungry, then the child opened food package for his father, and ate
the food. After finished eating, the child then wrapped it back and continued the trip to
his father's field. On arrival the child gave the food package to the father, the father
was very happy, the father then sat and immediately opened the food package that was
sent by his wife to be carried by his child. But he was very startled when he opened the
package there is only bones remained.
The father then asked his child “Hay my child,
why there are only bones left in this package??”
And the child answers,” In my trip I felt hungry, so
I ate the food.” Listened to that the father was
very angry, he then slap his child and said, "Botul
maho anakni dekke
(Why you child of a fish),". The child is then ran home crying and ask to his mother “Mak,
Olo do na in dokkon amangi, botul do au anakni dekke? (Mother, is it true what father said,
that I am a child from a fish?) ” Heard his child's words his mother was startled. While
dropping tears and saying in her heart, “My husband has violated his swore, and now I
must return to my place.” Then the sky was suddenly become dark followed with lightning,
thunder, storm, and rain. The child and the mother disappeared, from their footprint
emerged a spring that flowed water as swiftly as possible. Until this area was turned into
a lake, that was named as “Tuba Lake” the lake without mercy, but because of the bataks
was difficult to say “Tuba”, then this lake was mentioned as Toba Lake
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