Narrative text atau teks bercerita merupakan materi pelajaran yang umum kita temukan di SMA. Materi ini biasanya kita pelajari dalam mata pelajaran Bahasa Inggris, dan termasuk soal yang sering muncul dalam ujian. Meski bentuknya adalah cerita, narrative text memiliki struktur dan ciri tersendiri.
Apa Itu Narrative Text Singkat?
Secara umum, narrative text adalah teks yang menceritakan rangkaian suatu peristiwa secara berurutan dan saling terhubung satu sama lain. Cerita ini biasanya ditulis berdasarkan imajinasi dan kejadian di masa lalu, dan bertujuan untuk menghibur pembaca.
Lalu, apa itu narrative text singkat? Berdasarkan penjelasan di atas, narrative text singkat adalah teks yang dibuat untuk menyampaikan cerita atau rangkaian peristiwa secara kronologis (berurutan) dalam bentuk pendek atau ringkas.
Contoh Narrative Text Singkat
Berikut beberapa contoh narrative text yang bisa dipelajari, yaitu:
The Lion and the Poor Slave
There was once a slave who was treated cruelly by his master. One day, he couldn’t take it anymore and ran to the forest to escape. There, he chanced upon a lion who couldn’t walk because of the thorn in its paw.
Although scared, the slave mustered his courage and took out the thorn in the lion’s paw. When the lion was finally free of the thorn, he ran into the forest and didn’t harm the slave.
Sometime later, the slave was caught by his master along with some animals in the forest. The master then ordered the slave to be thrown into the lion’s den. When the slave saw the lion, he recognized it as the lion he helped in the forest. The slave was able to escape the den unharmed, and he freed all the other animals.
The Boy Who Cried Wolf
A farmer asked his son to take their herd of sheep grazing every day. While the boy watched over the sheep, he got bored and decided to have some fun. So, he shouted, “Wolf! Wolf!”.
Upon hearing this the villagers ran to help him chase the Wolf away. As they reached him, they realized that there was no Wolf and he was just kidding. The villagers were furious and they yelled at the boy for creating chaos and panic.
The next day the boy shouted “Wolf!” again and once again the villagers came to help him and saw that there was no wolf. This made them very angry again.
On the same day, the boy saw an actual Wolf that was terrorizing the sheep. The boy cried “Wolf! Wolf! please help me” and no villagers showed up as they believed that the boy was joking again.
Untuk bisa menulis teks narasi yang menarik, Anda perlu memahami pembelajaran bahasa Indonesia dengan benar, sehingga mampu merangkai cerita secara runut, kemudian menuliskannya dalam bahasa Inggris. Dengan begitu, cerita Anda lebih mudah dipahami.
Setelah belajar menulis cerita dalam bentuk narrative text, Anda juga bisa memahami manfaat belajar bahasa Indonesia dalam kehidupan sehari-hari. Salah satunya dalam membuat karya tulis yang diterjemahkan ke bahasa asing.
