Narrative Text : Tung-Tung Sahur Story (Part 1 )

 

1. What is Narrative Text? (Pengertian Narrative Text)

Narrative text is a type of text that tells a story. The purpose of this text is to entertain the readers or listeners with imaginary or real experiences that happened in the past.

Narrative text usually has the following elements:

• Characters → the people, animals, or things in the story.
• Setting → the time and place where the story happens.
• Complication → the problem that the characters face.
• Resolution → how the characters solve the problem.
• Moral value/message → the lesson that the readers can learn from the story.

🧩 Example themes of narrative text: fairy tales, folktales, legends, fables, and personal experiences.

 

4. Language Features of Narrative Text (Ciri Kebahasaan Narrative Text)

To help us recognize a narrative text, we can look at these language features:

🔸 a. Past Tense

• Narrative text tells a story that already happened.
• Most verbs are written in the past form.
• Example: walked, went, was, had, said

🔸 b. Action Verbs : These show what the characters do in the story.  

        Example: shouted, ran, helped, climbed, laughed

🔸 c. Time Connectives / Conjunctions

• These words help show the order of events.
• Example: once upon a time, one day, then, after that, finally, suddenly

🔸 d. Adverb of Time and Place

• Words that describe when and where something happened.
• Example: last night, in the morning, at the village, under the tree

🔸 e. Direct Speech (Quotation)

• Sentences that show what the character said.
• Example: “I must wake them up,” Tung-Tung said.

 

2. Example of Narrative Text:

Title: Tung-Tung Saves Sahur Again

Tung-Tung was a funny wooden man who lived in a small village in Indonesia. Every Ramadan, he had a big job. He walked around the village with his bat and shouted, “Sahuuur! Sahuuur!” to wake people up for their early meal before fasting. Everyone in the village loved Tung-Tung because he never missed a day.

One night, the sky was dark and it rained heavily. Tung-Tung almost stayed home because his bat was wet and heavy. But he remembered his job. “I must wake them up,” he said. So, he walked in the rain, hitting his bat and shouting louder than ever. Some people were already sleeping deeply, but they heard Tung-Tung’s voice and woke up just in time.

The next morning, the villagers said thank you to Tung-Tung. They gave him warm food and dry clothes. Tung-Tung smiled and said, “I only did my job.” Everyone laughed and promised to help him next time. Tung-Tung became the hero of the village once again.

 

1. What was Tung-Tung's job during Ramadan?
   a. Cooking food for the village
   b. Cleaning the streets
   c. Waking people up for sahur
   d. Teaching children
2. Why did Tung-Tung almost stay home one night?
   a. He was sleepy
   b. He lost his bat
   c. The rain was heavy and his bat was wet
   d. He was sick
3. What did the villagers do the next morning?
   a. They ignored Tung-Tung
   b. They gave him food and clothes
   c. They asked him to leave
   d. They scolded him
4. What is the moral message of the story?
   a. Be late for sahur
   b. Work hard only when it's easy
   c. Always help others, even in hard times
   d. Never walk in the rain

Answer the following questions based on the text above

5.      Who is Tung-Tung?

6.      What did he do every Ramadan?

7.      Why did he almost stay home one night?

8.      What did the villagers do after sahur?

9.      What is the moral value of the story?