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In the end of the chapter, student will be able to:

3. Memahami dan menerapkan pengetahuan (faktual, konseptual, dan
1. understand the lesson of narrative text especially fairy
prosedural) berdasarkan rasa ingin tahunya tentang ilmu pengetahuan,
tales, and
teknologi, seni, budaya terkait fenomena dan kejadian tampak mata.
2. arranging a paragraph of narrative text especially fairy
4. Mengolah, menyaji, dan menalar dalam ranah konkret (menggunakan,
tales.
mengurai, merangkai, memodifikasi, dan membuat) dan ranah abstrak
(menulis, membaca, menghitung, menggambar, dan mengarang) sesuai
dengan yang dipelajari di sekolah dan sumber lain yang sama dalam sudut
pandang/teori.
..... × subject hours

3.7 Membandingkan fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur kebahasaan

beberapa teks naratif lisan dan tulis dengan memberi dan meminta Proud of country, brave, care to others, and responsible.
informasi terkait fairy tales, pendek dan sederhana, sesuai dengan konteks
penggunaannya.
4.7 Menangkap makna secara kontekstual terkait fungsi sosial, struktur teks,
dan unsur kebahasaan teks naratif, lisan dan tulis, sangat pendek dan
sederhana, terkait fairy tales.
LISTENING

SPEAKING
1. The text structure, and linguistic elements of oral narrative text and written SANGKURIANG
text related to fairy tales. READING
2. The contextual meaning related to social function, text structure, and
linguistic elements of oral narrative text and written text related to fairy
tales. WRITING

Narrative text is a story with complication or

problematic events and it tries to find the resolutions to
solve the problems. An important part of narrative text is the
narrative mode, the set of methods used to communicate
the narrative through a process narration. Apart from giving
pleasure, narrative text teaches us many things. It teaches
morals and lessons. We can learn from the characters of
the story.The purpose of narrative text is to amuse or to
entertain the reader with a story. In this chapter, you are
going to learn about narrative text especially fairy tales
comprehensively.
Picture Sangkuriang

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 Narrative Text

Fairy tale is included in narrative text. Narrative is a text focusing specific participants. Its social
function is to tell stories or past events and entertain the readers.
1. Generic Structure of Narrative
A narrative text consists of the following structure.
a. Orientation
This part is the introduction part of a narrative text. This part introduces the participants and
informs the time and the place where and when the story takes place.
b. Complication
This part describes the conflict among the characters or the problem should be overcome by
the main character.
c. Resolution
This part shows the way of character to solve the crises, better or worse.
2. Language Features of Narrative
Narrative text has several features which distinguish the genre from other text type. Here are
the language features:
a. using processes verbs,
b. using temporal conjunction, and
c. using Simple Past Tense.

Task 1
Listen to the following text twice and fill in the blanks space with the correct answer!
Aladdin and the Magic Lamp
Once upon a time, there lived a handsome boy in Baghdad. The name was Aladdin. He was a
clever boy, but he did not like to work.
One day Aladdin’s mother sent him to (1) ... place to look for a job. In the market he met a magician.
The magician asked him to work together with him. If Aladdin could do, he would get (2) ... and jewellery.
The magician asked Aladdin to go inside (3) ... and find a magical lamp there. He also gave a ring and
said, “If you are in any trouble, rub this ring and a genie will come to your rescue!”
Aladdin went into the cave. Inside the cave, Aladdin was surprised by what he saw. Every corner
was full of gold and treasures. A few minutes later, he found the lamp and quickly returned to (4) ... of
the cave.
Aladdin called out, “Magician, I have found the lamp.” “Excellent,” answered (5) .... “Quick, pass it
to me!” Aladdin did not trust the magician so he said, “Not so fast Magician. You must help me out of
this cave first.”
The magician became very angry. When Aladdin was walking to the entrance, the magician
pushed (6) ... over the entrance of the cave and left Aladdin and the lamp behind. Aladdin tried to
move the rock all by himself, but it was too big and heavy, “Oh no! I am trapped in the cave!” he cried.
Suddenly, he remembered the magic ring. He rubbed it with the palm of his hand. To his surprise,
a genie appeared before him and in (7) ... said, “Master, I am the Genie of the ring. How can I help
you?”
Aladdin was frightened, but he soon found the courage to ask, “Could you please send me back
to my house?” In no time at all Aladdin was back home.
Aladdin (8) ... the lamp. He wondered what would happen if he rubbed it. As Aladdin was rubbing
it, all of a sudden another enormous genie stood before him. The genie of the lamp said, “Master, your
wish is my command.” Aladdin was very excited and wished for (9) ... and bags full of gold.

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 One day, (10) ... was passing by Aladdin’s palace. She stopped to talk to Aladdin and soon they
became good friends. Before long, she married Aladdin and lived happily.

a. an enormous palace f. a beautiful princess

b. a huge rock g. the magician
c. took out h. a powerful voice
d. the cave i. the entrance
e. a lot of gold coins j. the market

Observe the following picture! What kind of story did the picture tell about? Write it down in
your task book!
Sura and Baya

Picture Sura and Baya

Task 2
Pronounce the following text fluently and answer the questions!
The Lazybones
Once upon a time, lived a very lazy boy, his name was Tom. He was very lazy, so that people
called him, “the lazybones”. All the things he did were only laze around. He never helped his parents
who had a bakery, whereas, his parents worked very hard in the bakery. They were helped by Bob,
an employee. One day, Mr. Jones, Tom’s father was sick. His illness made him had to stay on the bed
all day. He was very worried about his bakery. He was also worried that all the customers would be
disappointed because they couldn’t enjoy the bread as usual. But his wife, Mrs. Jones, Tom’s mother,
calmed him, and said that his son would help her and Bob in the bakery. Mr. Jones didn’t believe that,
neither did Tom.
Tom was assigned to deliver the breads to the customers in the town. Since then, Tom had to
wake up very early in the morning and delivered the breads. In the beginning, it was very hard work
to do for Tom. The customers were also surprised because their breads were delivered by Tom, but
then they understood after Tom explained to them. Tom got compliments from the customers for the
first time. As day passed, more customers praised him. Tom then became proud of himself too. Since
then, he thought that working wasn’t bad after all. In fact he was quite happy could help his parents
and got compliments from the customers. From that day on, Tom no longer became a lazybones.
Questions:
1. What was Tom parents’ job?
2. What was Tom’s father very worried about?
3. What was Tom’s assignment?
4. How was Tom’s feeling after the customers praised him?
5. What is the resolution of the story?

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 Ask one of your friend, have they ever read a short fairy tale from Indonesia? Ask the title of the story
they had read along with the summary of the story!

Task 3
Read the following text aloud and answer the questions!
The Fortune Teller
In the great city of Taipei, there lived a man and his wife. They had no children. Because of this, they
were very unhappy. One day, they found a baby boy outside their door. He was wrapped in a blanket and
crying. They took the baby into their house and called him Sau Ling. They loved him very much.
When Sau Ling was a young man, a fortune teller came to the house. “You must send your son
away,” he said. “One day he will become a thief and cause you a lot of trouble.”
Mr and Mrs Lin were very sad to hear this. They believed what the fortune-teller said. They gave
Sau Ling some clothes and money and sent him away.
Several years later, Sau Ling was having a meal in an inn several miles from Taipei. He put his bag
on the floor near his table. After finishing his meal, he picked up his bag. “That’s strange!” he thought,
“It feels so heavy.” He looked inside. It was full of small gold bars. Then he realised that someone had
taken his bag by mistake and left another bag, in its place.
That evening, a young man came to the inn, “Has anyone seen my bag?” he asked. Sau Ling was
very honest. He returned the bag to him. The young man thanked him. “You are really very honest,” he
said, “I shall ask my father to give you a job.” The young man’s father was a rich merchant. He gave
Sau Ling a good job. “But go home first,” he said, “and take a holiday.” Sau Ling returned to Taipei. Mr
and Mrs Lin were delighted to see him again. The fortune teller was also present. Sau Ling told them
what had happened. The fortune teller did not know what to say. He left the house without saying a
word. Mr and Mrs Lin never believed in a fortune teller after that. Sau Ling took them to live with him
and they were very happy and contented until the end of their lives.
Questions:
1. Where did the story happen?
2. Why Sau Ling must be sent away?
3. What happened when Sau Ling had a meal?
4. What made Sau Ling get the job?
5. Who asked Sau Ling to go home?

Find a narrative text from any source! Then, try to translate it into bahasa Indonesia!

Task 4
Write T, if the statement is “True”, or F, if the statement is false based on the text!
A Mouse Deer and Mr. Farmer
One day, Mouse Deer went to the edge of the forest. He looked out at row after row of vegetables.
“Mmm,” said Mouse Deer. “Juicy cucumbers! Yummy yams!” he started into the garden.
Mouse Deer loved to eat the fruits and roots and shoots of the forest. But he loved something else
even more. He loved the vegetables in Mr. Farmer’s garden.
Snap! “Oh!” His leg was caught in a snare! Mouse Deer pulled and pulled. But he could not get away.
“Oh, no!” he said. “Mr. Farmer will have me for dinner!”

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 Then he saw Mr. Farmer coming. Mouse Deer thought fast. He lay on the ground and made his
body stiff.
Mouse Deer laughed. “Mr. Farmer is smart, but Mouse Deer is smarter.”
“Well, well,” said Mr. Farmer. “Look what I caught. A mouse deer! But he looks dead.”
Mr. Farmer pushed him with his foot. Mouse Deer didn’t move.
“May be he’s been dead a long time,” said Mr. Farmer. “Too bad! I guess we can’t eat him.” He pulled
Mouse Deer’s leg out of the snare. Then he tossed Mouse Deer back into the forest. Mouse Deer landed with
a soft plop. Then he jumped up and ran. Behind him, he heard Mr. Farmer yelled, “Hey, you trick me!”
Questions:
1. The characters of the story are the farmer and the mouse deer. (…)
2. The farmer’s garden is in the middle of the forest. (...)
3. The farmer plants cucumber in the forest. (…)
4. The mouse deer doesn’t like the farmer’s plant. (…)
5. The farmer set a trap in his garden. (…)
6. The mouse deer caught in the farmer’s trap. (…)
7. The trap led to the mouse deer’s death. (…)
8. The farmer slaughtered the mouse deer. (…)
9. The farmer thought the mouse deer was dead. (…)
10. The mouse deer then kept by the farmer. (…)

Make a dialogue with your friend about your favourite fairy tale from Indonesia!

You have made a dialogue about your favorite fairy tale from Indonesia in associating aspect! Then,
tell it in front of the class fluently!

Find out a fairy tale story! Analyze its generic structure! Then translate it into bahasa Indonesia!

Work with your partner! Find a local fairy tale! Then rewrite it on your own words and version!

Read the following text and answer the questions!

The Old Woman and the Sparrow
Once upon a time, there lived a kind hearted man and his wife. One morning, his wife found a
poor little sparrow. She took it gently and fed it. Showing its gratitude, the sparrow stayed with them
and sang every morning. But there was an ill-tempered old woman who didn’t like the sparrow. She
cut the sparrow’s tongue. That’s why the bird flew away to its previous nest.
Knowing that their sparrow flew away, the kind man and his wife looked for the sparrow. They
walked a long way, crossed the bridges, climbed the mountains and passed the woods.
At last, they could find the sparrow’s nest. The sparrow welcomed them and provided a feast for
them. Before they went home, the sparrow brought two baskets; one was large and looked heavy, and
the other one was small and light. The sparrow asked them to choose only one. They chose the small
and that was the best choice. There were many rolls of silk and piles of gold in it.

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 Being jealous, the ill-tempered old woman did the same thing as the kind man and his wife did.
She chose the big basket which actually contained wasps and venomous crawlers, such as scorpions,
centipedes, and other horrible creatures. Finally, they stung and bit her until death.

Questions:
1. Who is the evil character of the story?
2. Why the sparrow sang every morning?
3. What the kind man did when the sparrow left him?
4. What the sparrow gave to the man and his wife?
5. What is the resolution of the text?

After you learn chapter 1 about narrative text, you are expected to be honest, disciplined and responsible.
By learning this chapter, you always give thanks to the Almighty God and be proud of your country.

A. Choose the right answer by crossing (x) the letter a, b, c, or d!

The following text is for questions number 1 to a. the farmer’s reply was very wise and
5. smart
The Clever Farmer and The King b. the King was very proud of the farmer
Once upon a time, an old farmer was once c. the farmer was smarter than the King
planting mango trees in his garden. A king and d. the farmer was very proud of the King
his courtiers happened to pass that way, “Why 2. How much did the King give at the first time?
are you planting these trees, when you know that a. Two hundred thousand dirham
you cannot live to eat their fruit?” b. A hundred dirham
“Your Majesty”, said the farmer, “My c. A thousand dirham
anchestors planted trees which their fruits I ate. d. A hundred thousand dirham
Now, I am planting these in my old age. I may 3. How did the farmer reply the King?
not live long enough to eats their fruits, but my a. cleverly c. unpleasantly
children and grandchildren will.” b. patiently d. happily
The King was greatly pleased to hear this 4. What is the purpose of the text?
reply. He asked his minister to give him a hundred a. Describing the clever farmer in replying
thousand dirham as reward for his labor. The old questions.
farmer pleased to receive the the sum and said. b. Entertaining the readers with a story.
“Your Majesty! I am very proud to get the fruit of c. Explaining about how to plant some
my trees as soon as planted them.” The King was trees.
pleased all the more to hear these words. And he d. Telling how clever the farmer is.
ordered his minister to give the farmer a hundred 5. “He asked his minister to give him a hundred
thousand dirham more as reward for his clever thousand dirham as reward for his labor.”
reply. (paragraph 3) The similar meaning of the
The farmer was indeed very lucky to receive underlined word is ....
two rewards from the King within a few minutes a. ignorance
only. b. nescience
1. Why was the King very pleased to hear the c. costless
farmer’s reply? Because .... d. prize

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The following text is for questions number 6
to 10.
Once upon a time, there were a king and
his queen who lived in the Kingdom of Belinyu.
They didn’t have any child. Until one night, the
queen had a dream of a turtle. It said that the
queen would have a baby, and she had to give
a komala necklace to her baby. The queen woke
up and she was holding a komala necklace in
her hand. She told her dream to the king, and
he was very happy. Shortly, the queen’s dream
became reality, she delivered a beautiful babygirl.
The king named her, Komala. She grew up as
a pretty girl, however, she had a bad attitude
because her parents always spoiled her too much.
One day, Komala heard her parents were
talking about the turtle in her mother’s dream. She
thought that the turtle was very interesting animal,
so she wanted it as her pet. She insisted to find it,
and the king allowed her to look for the animal.
Accompanied with the king’s guards, Komala
searched the turtle, and finally, she found it in
a beach. She shouted to it, “penyu busuk wait
for me”, in several times, but the turtle kept
swimming. Komala ran after it into the sea, she
tried to catch it. Until then she finally drowned and
disappeared, and all of her guards could not save
her. Now, people call the beach, Penyusuk.
6. What did the story tell us?
a. A kingdom in Belinyu.
b. The legend of penyu busuk.
c. The legend of Penyusuk Beach.
d. The legend of the kingdom of Penyusuk.
7. Komala had a bad attitude, because ....
a. her father was a king
b. her parents spoiled her very much
c. her parents hated her very much
d. she had a bad friend
8. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
a. The King permitted Komala to find the
turtle.
b. The celebration of Komala’s birthday.
c. Komala drowned into the sea.
d. The turtle disappeared.
9. “Komala ran after it into the sea, she tried to
catch it.” (last paragraph). The underlined word
has opposite meaning with .....
a. capture c. beguile
b. arrest d. release
10. “Until then she finally drowned ....” (last
paragraph) The synonym of the word “drowned”
is ....
a. floated c. sank
b. sleep d. disappeared
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The following text is for questions number 11
to 15.
Queen of Arabia and Three Sheiks
Maura, who like to be thought of as the most
beautiful and powerful queen of Arabia, had many
suitors. One by one, she discarded them until her
list was reduced to just three sheiks. The three
sheiks were all equally young and handsome.
They were also rich and strong. It was very hard
to decide who would be the best of them.
One evening, Maura disguised herself and
went to the camp of the three sheiks. As they
were about to have dinner, Maura asked them
for something to eat.
The first gave her some left over food.
The second sheik gave her some unappetizing
camel’s tail. The third sheik, who was called
Hakim, offered her some of the most tender and
tasty meat. After dinner, the disguised queen left
the sheik’s camp.
The following day, the queen invited the three
sheiks to dinner at her palace. She ordered her
servant to give each one exactly what they had
given her the evening before.
Hakim, who received a plate of delicious
meat, refused to eat it if the other two sheiks could
not share it with him.
This sheik Hakim’s act finally convinced
queen Maura that he was the man for her,
“Without question, Hakim is the most generous
of you” she announced her choice to the sheiks,
”So, it is Hakim I will marry”.
11. The three sheiks were not ….
a. rich
b. strong
c. gloomy
d. handsome
12. Which statement is TRUE about the queen?
a. The queen was the most powerful queen
in Africa.
b. The queen was very proud of her beauty
and riches.
c. The queen herself served the sheiks with
delicious food.
d. The queen was very careful in deciding
whom she would marry.
13. The queen ordered her servants to give the
sheiks the same kind of food she got from them
the evening before, because ….
a. she wanted to entertain her guests
b. she wanted to test the sheik’s taste
c. she wanted to see the sheik’s reactions
d. she wanted to make a joke of the sheiks
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14. The main idea of paragraph six is …. 15. “This is actually convinced Queen Maura that
a. Hakim was unselfish person. he was the man for her.” (paragraph 5) The
b. Hakim had made the queen find the pronoun “he” refers to ....
resolution of her problem. a. Hakim c. the servant
c. Hakim was served with succulent meat. b. the man d. the sheik
d. Hakim was satisfied with the food served.

B. Complete the following text with the correct answer in the box!
The White Butterfly
An old man named Takahama lived in a little house behind the cemetery of the temple of Sozanji.
He was extremely friendly and generally liked by his neighbours, though most of them considered him a
little mad. That was because he was very old, but he did not want to get (1) ....
One summer day he (2) ... very ill. So, that he sent for his sister-in-law and her son. They both came
and did all they could to bring comfort during his last hours. While Takahama fell asleep, they (3) ... a
large white butterfly flew into the room and rested on the old man’s pillow. The young man tried to drive
it away with a fan, but it came back three times, as if it was very loath to leave the sufferer.
At last Takahama’s nephew chased it out into the garden, through the gate, and into the cemetery beyond,
where it lingered over a woman’s tomb, and then mysteriously (4) .... On examining the tomb the young man
(5) ... the name “Akiko” written upon it, together with a description narrating how Akiko died when she was
eighteen. Though the tomb was covered with moss and must have been erected fifty years previously, the
boy saw that it was (6) ... with flowers, and that the little water tank had been recently filled.
When the young man (7) ...to the house he found that Takahama had passed away, and he returned
to his mother and told her what he had seen in the cemetery.
“Akiko?” (8) ... his mother. “When your uncle was young he was (9) ... to Akiko. She died shortly
before her wedding day. When Akiko left this world your uncle resolved never to marry, and to live ever
near her grave. For all these years he has remained faithful to his vow, and kept in his heart all the
sweet memories of his one and only love. Every day Takahama went to the cemetery, whether the air
was fragrant with summer breeze or thick with falling snow. Every day he went to her grave and prayed
for her happiness, swept the tomb and set flowers there. When Takahama was dying, and he could no
longer perform his loving task, Akiko came for him. That white (10) ... was her sweet and loving soul.”

a. returned f. murmured
b. betrothed g. butterfly
c. watched h. disappeared
d. found i. surrounded
e. married j. became

C. Answer the following questions correctly!

The King’s New Clothes
Once there was a King who loved new clothes. Two men came to the castle and told the King, “For
two bags of gold, we are going to make you some beautiful, magic clothes. Only you are going to be able
to see them.”
The King was very excited. The men said, “Your clothes are going to be finished in two weeks, on
July 14th” The King went to his calendar and marked July fourteenth to be a holiday. “Everyone is going
to celebrate my new clothes with me,” he said.
On July sixth, the King went to see the two men. They worked fast and hard, but the king didn’t see
any clothes. The men said, “Remember, these are magic clothes.”
On July fourteenth, the King’s magic clothes were ready. After two men helped the king get dressed,
the king rode into town. He wanted everyone to see his magic clothes. The people were surprised. There
were no clothes to see! A small boy said, “The king isn’t wearing any clothes!” The king looked at himself
and quickly rode back to his castle. He looked for the two men, but they and the gold were gone. “I was
very foolish,” said the king.
The king felt so sad, knowing that he had been lied to by the two people he did not know before.

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Questions:
1. What is the orientation of the story above?
Answer: .............................................................................................................................................
2. How much the King should pay for the clothes?
Answer: .............................................................................................................................................
3. How long did it take to make the clothes?
Answer: .............................................................................................................................................
4. Why was the clothes called as “magical clothes”?
Answer: .............................................................................................................................................
5. What did the King see when he went to see the two men worked?
Answer: .............................................................................................................................................
6. Why the King rode into the town?
Answer: .............................................................................................................................................
7. What made the people surprised?
Answer: .............................................................................................................................................
8. How is the characteristic of the two men?
Answer: .............................................................................................................................................
9. How is the characteristic of the King?
Answer: .............................................................................................................................................
10. What is the moral of the story?
Answer: .............................................................................................................................................

Put a check list (√) in the attitude scale column! Give your reasons according to the statements
below!
Attitude Value
No. Statements Reasons
SA A D
1. Learning narrative text is useful.
2. Learning narrative text is not easy.
3. Learning narrative text is complicated.
4. Learning narrative will add your knowledge.
5. Basically, the aim of narrative text is to amuse or to entertain
the reader with a story.
Note: SA (Strongly Agree), A (Agree), D (Disagree)

Fill in the blank space of the following text with the correct answer in the box!
Timun Emas
One night, while the farmers were praying, Buto Ijo a giant with supranatural powers (1) ... their
house. He heard their prayer. “Don’t worry farmers. I can give you a child. But you have to give me that
child when she is 17 years old,” said Buto Ijo. The farmers were so happy. They did not think about the
risk of losing their child later and agree to take the offer.
Later, Buto Ijo (2) ... them a bunch of cucumber seeds. The farmers planted them carefully. Then,
the seeds changed into plants. No longer after that, a big golden cucumber grew from plants. After it
had ripe, the farmers picked and cut it. They were very (3) ... to see a beautiful girl inside the cucumber.
They named her Timun Mas or Golden Cucumber. Years passed by and Timun Mas has changed into
a beautiful girl. On her 17th birthday, Timun Mas was very happy.

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 However, the parents were very sad. They knew they had to keep their (4) ... to Buto Ijo the giant.
But, they also did not want to lose their beloved daughter. “My daughter, take this bag. It can save you
from (5) ...,” said father. “What do you mean, Father? I don’t understand,” said Timun Mas.
Right after that, Buto Ijo came into their house. “Run Timun Mas. Save your life!” said the mother.
Buto ijo was angry. He knew the farmers wanted to break their promise. He (6) ... Timun Mas away. Buto
Ijo was getting closer and closer.
Timun Mas then opened the bag and (7) ... a handful of salt. It became sea. Buto Ijo had to swim to
cross the sea. Later, Timun Mas threw some chilly. It became a jungle with trees. The trees had sharp
thorns so they hurt Buto Ijo. However, he was still able to chase Timun Mas.
Timun Mas (8) ... her third magic stuff. It was cucumber seeds. She threw them and became cucumber
field. But Buto Ijo still could escape from the field. Then it was the last magic stuff she had in the bag. It
was a shrimp paste. She threw it and became a big swamp. Buto Ijo was still trying to swim the swamp
but he was very tired. Then he was (9) ... and died.
Timun Mas then immediately went home. The farmers were so (10) ... because they finally lived
together again.
a. the giant f. chased
b. threw g. took
c. drowning h. happy
d. passed i. gave
e. surprised j. promise

Read the following text and answer the questions correctly!

A Story about Red
“Rosaura! Rosaura!”
If you were tall enough, you might have seen a little splash of red in the tall grass. And if you had
looked closer you might have seen a small girl wearing a red ribbon.
Rosaura was hiding from her mother and father. It was her favourite game. She crouched quietly,
listening to the faint sound of her mother’s voice. All Rosaura could see were the swaying green stalks of
the corn. They rustled above her head where the sky stretched clear and blue. Suddenly, a bright yellow
butterfly darted by. Rosaura jumped up to chase the butterfly, forgetting all about her hiding game.
“Rosaura! There you are,” called her mother. “It’s time for lunch.”
It was dark and cool in the cottage where Rosaura lived with her parents. Rosaura ate her meal
quickly. She wanted to go back into the sunshine to play. As soon as she had finished her food she
slipped down from her chair.
“Rosaura, where are you going?” called her mother.
She caught a glimpse of Rosaura’s red ribbon disappearing around the door. But Rosaura was
already through the gate, and heading for the fields. “Rosaura! Rosaura!”
Was that the sound of her mother calling, or the wind whispering in the corn? Rosaura was not sure.
All day long through the hot summers she loved to run in the fields. Her feet were scratched and her toes
bruised on stones as she chased after the mice hiding in the corn stalks. Her skin was brown as a nut
from the sun. In her tangled black hair, her red ribbon fluttered.
The afternoon stretched out long and hot. As the sun reached the far side of the field, Rosaura’s father
walked back to the cottage. His eyes scanned the fields for Rosaura’s red ribbon. But it was nowhere to
be seen.
“Hasn’t Rosaura come back yet?” asked her father as he came through the door.
“Not yet,” said her mother, “I’m sure she’ll be back soon.”
But the supper was ready and still there was no sign of Rosaura. Now the sun had set, casting a
red glow over the fields. Rosaura’s mother and father stood at the door of their cottage, staring over the
field, looking for the red ribbon.
“Rosaura! Rosaura!” Soon the shadows were deep blue in the yard. It was too dark to see the red
ribbon now. Rosaura’s parents began to walk and call for her in the field. As night fell, they fetched lamp
that lit up patches of corn and grass and startled the sleeping mice. But they could find no red ribbon.

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 Rosaura’s parents called and called all through the night. In the dawn, they stood alone and sad
amongst the corn. The red morning sun lit up their tired faces.
“Look!” cried Rosaura’s mother suddenly. “There she is!”
They began to run towards the red ribbon that she had spotted among the corn. But oh! It wasn’t
Rosaura’s ribbon at all, but the red petals of a flower. Rosaura’s mother and father had never seen such
a flower before. Her father looked away in disappointment.
“I see her!” he cried. And again they ran towards the dear red ribbon. But it was another red flower.
As the sun came up bright and strong, Rosaura’s mother and father looked around the field. It was filled
with red flowers swaying and fluttering in the tall grass. Rosaura’s mother and father felt so sad.
“Rosaura won’t be coming home anymore,” said her mother. “She was always happier in the fields.”
“But the spirits have left us these flowers to remind us of her,” said Rosaura’s father.
“They will stay with us!” Every year, when the corn ripened and the evenings grew long, Rosaura’s
parents stood at the edge of the fields and watched the red flowers dancing under the sun.
And that, say the Indians, is how the red poppy came to be.
Questions:
1. Who is the main character of the story?
Answer: .............................................................................................................................................
2. What was Rosaura’s favourite game?
Answer: .............................................................................................................................................
3. Why did Rosaura eat her meal quickly?
Answer: .............................................................................................................................................
4. Did Rosaura come back home when the supper was ready?
Answer: .............................................................................................................................................
5. Could Rosaura’s mother and father find her?
Answer: .............................................................................................................................................
6. Why did Rosaura’s mother think that the petals of the flower were her ribbon?
Answer: .............................................................................................................................................
7. Why did Rosaura’s mother think that Rosaura wouldn’t be coming home anymore?
Answer: .............................................................................................................................................
8. What did Rosaura’s father say about the red flowers filled the field?
Answer: .............................................................................................................................................
9. What do Indians say about the story?
Answer: .............................................................................................................................................
10. What do you call such a tale?
Answer: .............................................................................................................................................

In groups of three, find out a popular narrative text about fairy tale in Indonesia! Make summary
about the story in a piece of paper then, answer the following questions!
In order to gather information for your story writing, answer these questions:
1. Who are the main and other characters of the story?
2. What happened to the main character?
3. Why did it happen?

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