Read
the text below. Pay attention to the structure of the text, then answer the
questions.
Title
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Nyi Roro Kidul
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Orientation
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No
one denies that the goddess of the south sea is the queen Nyi Roro Kidul who
lives exactly in Parangtritis in Central Java. She has green hair which fills
of shells and seaweed. All Javanese adore and respect her. They never wear
anything in green color whenever entering the sea for fear of offending Nyi
Roro Kidul.
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Complication
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Before
turning into a nymph, Nyi Roro Kidul was a young princess named Dewi Kandita,
the daughter of King Mundangwangi and his first wife. Dewi Rembulan was
beyond doubt. They were known for their beauty, kindness, and friendliness.
People loved them. However, the misery of their lives began when Dewi
Mutiara, another wife of King Mundangwangi, became envy and grew ambitious to
become the first wife. She thought that by being the first wife, she would
deserve full affection and attention from the King.
Dewi
Mutiara’s dream came true when one day she bore a son that the King had been
yearning for. Through the assistance of a witch, Dewi Mutiaea made Dewi
Rembulan and Kandita suffer from strange disease with their bodies covered
with scabies that created an odor of fish. The disease led them to be sent into
exiled in the forest where later Dewi Rembulan died. After a long, hard, and
helpless journey, Dewi Kandita eventually arrived at a beach where she met a
young, handsome man who promised to cure his illness.
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Resolution
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At
the request of the young man, Dewi Kandita chased after him as he ran along
the beach. When she reached the water, the man disappeared and to her
surprise, all the scabies had disappeared. But, strangely, she could not move
her legs. Half her body from the waist down had turn into the body of a fish.
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Reorientation
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Then
she became a sea-nymph and locals believe that Nyi Roro Kidul is the
manifestation of Dewi Kandita.
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Questions:
1.
What does the writer want by telling the
story?
2.
Who are the characters in the story
above?
3.
Who is the main character?
4.
What was Nyi Roro Kidul before turning
into a nymph?
5.
Why do people never wear green clothes
when they are at Parangtritis beach?
Read
the story and study the generic structure and language features of this narrative
story, and answer the questions.
Title
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Ali Baba and
Forty Thieves
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Language
Features
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Orientation:
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Who
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Where
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When
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Ali Baba, a
poor woodcutter, happened to see and overheard a large band of thieves –
forty in all – visiting their treasure store in the forest where he was
cutting wood.
The thieves’ treasure was in a cave, the mouth of which was sealed by magic.
It opened on the words “Open, Sesame” and sealed itself on the words “Close,
Sesame.” When the thieves were gone, Ali Baba entered the cave himself and
took some of the treasure home.
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1. Simple
past tense: happened, overheard.
2. Action
verbs: cutting, opened, sealed.
3. Linking
verbs: was, were.
4. Connective
of time: when
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Complication 1
A crisis
arises
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When Ali
Baba’s rich brother, Kasim, found out about his brother’s unexpected wealth,
Ali Baba told Kasim about the cave. Kasim went to the cave to take more of
the treasure, but forgot the magic words to get back out of the cave, and the
thieves found him there, and killed him. When his brother did not come back,
Ali Baba went to the cave to look for him, and found the body, bringing it
home.
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Resolution 1
The crisis is
resolved
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With the help
of Morgiana, a clever slave-girl in Kasim’s household, they were able to give
Kasim a proper burial without arousing any suspicious about his death.
|
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Complication 2
A crisis
arises
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The thieves,
finding the body gone, realizes that somebody else mnust know their secret
and set out to track him down. The first several times they were foiled by
Morgiana, who was now a member of Ali Baba’s household. But, ventually they
were able to ascertain the location of Ali Baba’s house.
The lead thief
pretended to be an oil merchant in need of Ali Baba’s hospitality, bringing
with him mules loaded with 40 oil jars, one filled with oil, the other 39
with the other thieves. Once Ali Baba was asleep, the thieves planed to kill
him.
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Resolution 2
The crisis is
resolved
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Again,
Morgiana discovered and foiled the plan, killing the 39 thieves in their oil
jars by puring boiling oil on them. When their leader came to rouse his men,
he discovered that they were dead, and escaped.
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Complication 3
A crisis
arises
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On another
day, the lead thief, disguised as a merchant, befriended Ali Baba’s nephew
and was invited to dinner at Ali Baba’s house.
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Resolution 3
The crisis is
resolved
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He was
recognized by Morgiana, who performed a dance with a dagger for the dinner
and plunged it into the heart of the thief when was off his guard.
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Reorientation
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Thus, the
story ended happily for everyone except the forty thieves and Ali Baba’s
brother.
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Understanding
text structure:
1.
What does the writer want with the
story?
2.
In which part does the writer identify
the main character of the story?
3.
In which part does the writer identify
the time and place where the story happened?
4.
Who are the characters in this story?
5.
Who is the main character?
6.
When did the story happen?
7.
Where did the story take place?
8.
What do you learn from the complication?
9.
What do you learn from the resolution?
10.
What moral do you learn from this story?
Understanding
the content of the story:
11.
Who was Ali Baba?
12.
What did he usually do everyday in the
woods?
13.
What did he find in the cave?
14.
How to open and close the cave?
15.
Why did Kasim die?
16.
How did the leader of the thieves try to
kill Ali Baba?
17.
How did Morgiana foil the thieves’
plans?
I am an English teacher in SMA N 1 Pati who love to read and write. -You know my name, not my story. You know what I've done, not what I've been through. If you were on my shoes, you'd fall at the first step.- ^_^
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