MAKALAH BAHASA INGGRIS

THE MOUSE DEER & CROCODILE FABLE

Disusun oleh:

Nama : Julyandre Hikari Karundeng

Kelas : XII IPA 1

SMA NEGERI 102 JAKARTA TIMUR

TAHUN AJARAN 2023 — 2024
 The Mouse Deer & Crocodile Fable
Orientation
The story of Kancil and Crocodile is about a mouse deer named Kancil who was very hungry.
He searched for food everywhere but couldn’t find any.
He decided to go to the river to drink some water and saw a crocodile sleeping. He was very
careful not to wake the crocodile up while he was drinking water.
But while he was drinking, he saw a garden of delicious cucumbers on the other side of the
river.
Kancil wanted to go to the garden and eat the cucumbers but he knew that if he tried to swim
across the river, the crocodiles would eat him.
He thought for a long time about how to get across the river without getting eaten.
He finally came up with an idea, he would trick the crocodiles by offering them fresh meat,
so that they would help him cross the river by using them as a bridge.

Complication
The story continues with Kancil trying to wake up the crocodile. He tried to wake him up
slowly at first, but the crocodile wouldn’t wake up.
So, Kancil shouted loudly to wake him up. The crocodile was very angry because someone
woke him up from his nap.
The crocodile asked Kancil why he was so brave to wake him up. Kancil confidently told the
crocodile that he would give him and all the other crocodiles in the river fresh meat to eat.
The crocodile was very happy because he hadn’t found any food all day.
The crocodile then called all the other crocodiles in the river. Kancil was secretly laughing
because he had tricked the crocodile so easily.
Some of the crocodiles were excited because they hadn’t found much food, but others were
suspicious because Kancil was known for being tricky.
But with a little convincing, all the crocodiles believed Kancil and were excited for the fresh
meat.
Kancil had a plan to estimate how many pieces of fresh meat he would distribute to them.
One of the crocodiles asked Kancil how he would know how many crocodiles there were in
the river, so that he could make sure that everyone would get some fresh meat.
Kancil was very pleased with himself because all the crocodiles believed in him.
Kancil came up with a plan and told all the crocodiles to line up along the river.
They formed a bridge to the mainland across from where Kancil was standing. Once they
were lined up, Kancil explained that he would jump over all the crocodiles while counting
them.
This way, he would know how many crocodiles there were and make sure that each one
would get some fresh meat.
Just as Kancil was about to jump, one of the crocodiles said, “Why don’t you just have me
count? You don’t have to jump and make it hard for yourself.” Kancil was surprised by the
idea and tried to act calm and natural.
The crocodile started counting, but he couldn’t remember the numbers and stopped at the
count of three.
Finally, the crocodiles ordered Kancil to jump over them. Kancil jumped on the heads of the
crocodiles while counting them. When he reached the end of the line, Kancil cheered and
laughed happily.
He said that the fresh meat was just a trick and that he never had any to begin with.
The crocodiles were very disappointed, but one of them had a plan to catch Kancil the next
time.

Resolution
After tricking the crocodiles, Kancil, ate as many cucumbers as he wanted from the farmer’s
garden.
The crocodiles saw him eating and said, “Eat as much as you want, so there will be enough
meat for all of us.” But Kancil didn’t pay attention to them because he knew they were
planning something.
As he ate, Kancil thought about how he could cross the river again. Then, a sparrow appeared
and Kancil asked him to talk quietly. The crocodiles tried to listen in but they couldn’t hear
because Kancil and the sparrow were too far away.
While they talked, Kancil came up with a new plan to trick the crocodiles. He told the
sparrow that if he asked, the sparrow should nod.
Then Kancil walked closer to the edge of the river and pretended not to be afraid. He said he
heard from a bird that King Solomon was throwing a party and that he had an invitation.
The sparrow nodded and the crocodiles believed him, letting him jump over them.
But when Kancil reached the other side of the river, the sparrow said the party had actually
been held a week ago.
The crocodiles had been tricked again.

Morale: Don't believe people who have lied to you.

Definition Narrative Text

Narrative Text is a type of text that tells a series of events chronologically that are connected
to each other. Usually these stories are imaginative or simply stories written by the creator
with the aim of entertaining the reader.

Communication Purpose
The Purpose of Narrative Text is to amuse or to entertain the reader with a story.

Generic Structure
Orientation
This section is part of the introduction. Namely an introduction to what the story is about
(what is the story about), who (who is the participant of the story), where the story occurs
(where is the place setting), and when the story occurs (when is the time setting).

Complication
This section is the part that raises problems or conflicts that occur in an English narrative text
story. This Complication section is also the most core part of a narrative text story.

Resolution
This section is a solution or resolution of a conflict or problem in the story. Every problem
that arises in Narrative text must have a solution. The resolution can be a happy ending
(pleasant) or it can also have a sad ending (tragic or sad).

Re-Orientation
This section is a statement to close a story and this form is only optional. The statements
conveyed in the Re-orientation section can be in the form of moral lessons, advice or valuable
lessons from the story writer.

Language Features