Narrative : The Farmer and Mouse Deer

Mouse Deer aka Sang Kancil is a legendary character from Indonesia. Many Indonesian fable’s involve The Mouse Deer in the plot of the story. This is one of the story of The Mouse Deer.

The Farmer and The Mouse Deer

One day, Mouse Deer walked around the forest. Then he was bored and went to the edge of the jungle. The Mouse Deer saw row after row of vegetables in a garden near the forest edge.
“Wow…juicy cucumbers!” said Mouse Deer. He began to walk into the garden. “It must be very delicious!”

Suddenly, snap! “Oh..oh..!” unfortunately, his leg was caught in a trap. He tried to pull his leg, but he couldn’t get away. “Poor of me! This is the end of my life,” he said, “the farmer will catch me for dinner!”

Soon, he saw the farmer coming. He was confuse. He thought fast. He had an idea. He lay on the ground and made his body stiff.

“Well..Well..Finally I got you!Poor Mouse Deer!” said the farmer, “but you look dead”

The farmer pushed the mouse deer with his foot. But the Mouse Deer didn’t move. “Perhap you have been dead,” said the farmer. “it’s a pity! I can’t eat you”

He pulled Mouse Deer’s leg out of the trap. Then he brought the Mouse Deer into the forest. The Mouse Deer landed with a soft plop. Then he jumped up and ran away. “Hey! You tricked me!” the farmer yelled. The Mouse Deer laughed, “You are smart but I am smarter than you!”

Narrative : Roro Jonggrang

Long time ago, there was a beautiful girl. Her name was Roro Jonggrang. Her beauty was so famous around the country. Every man wanted to marry her.

One of them was Bandung Bondowoso. He was a young man with a supranatural power. Roro Jonggrang agreed to marry him with one condition. He had to built one thousand temples during one night.

Bandung agreed with that condition. He began to built the temple. He built the temple with his supranatural power. Soon, he had built many temples.

Roro Jonggrang worried about that. Then, she asked the villagers to make their cock to crow at night. Bandung Bondowoso supposed that it had been morning. He ended to built the temple.

Bandung was angry because Roro Jonggrang lied to him. Then he made Roro Joggrang become a statue to complete one thousand temple.

Beauty and the Beast

This is the example of Narrative.

Beauty and the Beast

Once upon a time, there was a girl named Beauty. She lived with her father and sisters in a small village.

Beauty was a beautiful girl. She was very nice and hardworking. She always helped her father in the farm.

One day, her father set out for the city. He saw an old castle and went in. He walked around the castle. He picked a rose from garden for Beauty. Suddenly, an angry Beast appeared. He wanted to kill him unless Beauty was brought to him.

Beauty went to see the Beast and had to stay at the castle. She felt scared, lonely and sad. But the Beast treated her well. Soon, She began to like him.

One day, her father was sick. Beauty went home to see her father. One night, she had a dream that the Beast was sick.

Beauty hurried back and saw the Beast dying. She began to cry. Tears felt onto the Beast. Suddenly, the Beast changed into handsome prince.

Finally, they got married and lived happily for ever after.