Narrative Text Kancil and the Farmer
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Kancil and the Farmer
One day, Kancil is trying to steal cucumbers from a farmer’s field. At the first time, he succeed stealing some cucumbers. But then, he engages a scarecrow. He mocks the scarecrow because it cannot scare off Kancil. Kancil punches the scarecrow with his front leg, but his front leg sticks with the scarecrow. The scarecrow has been given glue by the farmer. Kancil forcefully pull his front leg, but it is useless, the glue is to strong. Then later on, the farmer come. He laughs at Kancil, who finally trapped by his plans. He put Kancil on the cage for the rest of the day. Later at night, the farmer’s dog come and see Kancil. He mocks Kancil and says that Kancil will be cook at the next morning. Kancil, who hear that, stay calm and relax.
The dog confused and ask Kancil why. Kancil says,”You were wrong, I’m not going to be cooked! I’m going to be a prince!” The dog become more confused. “I will marry the farmer’s daughter and I will be come a prince. I feel sorry for you, all of your loyalties were paid just like this! You just become a dog! Look at me! Tomorrow I’ll become a prince!” say Kancil proudly. The dog, who feel discriminated by his own master, ask Kancil to switch place. He thinks by switching place with Kancil he will become a prince, instead! So he open the cage and let Kancil free.The next morning, the farmer confused. Because he is not seeing Kancil anywhere, instead he only see his own dog in the cage waging his tail. Kwkwkwkwkwkwkwkwk
Taken from: http://en.wikipedia.org
The possibly new vocabulary for you:
1. steal: to take something that belongs to someone else without permission
2. cucumbers: a long thin vegetable that has a dark green skin and is white inside. It is usually eaten raw in salads.
3. engages: to start to fight with an enemy in battle
4. scarecrow: an object in the shape of a person that farmers put in their fields to frighten birds away
5. mocks: to make someone or something look stupid by laughing at them, copying them, or saying something that is not kind
6. punches: to hit someone or something with your fist (=closed hand), usually as hard as you can
7. sticks:to become fixed to something, especially by means of a sticky substance
8. glue:a sticky substance that you use to fix things to each other
9. forcefully: involving the use of force
10. cage: a container made of wire or metal bars and used for keeping birds or animals in
11. proudly: feeling happy about your achievements, your possessions, or people who you are connected with
12. switch: to change from one thing to another, or to make something do this
13. instead: used for saying that one person, thing, or action replaces another
14. waging: to start and to continue a war or a fight
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The Other Narrative Text Examples:
- Cindelaras
- Jaka Tarub and Nawang Wulan
- Loro Jonggrang
- Lutung Kasarung
- Minangkabau
- Origin of Lotus
- Rama, The Dutiful Son
- Telaga Warna
- The Fox and the Mosquitoes
- The Penny Wise Monkey
- The Pirate Crocodile
- The Princess and the Pea
- The White Gibbon
- Uncle Spider
- The Bird with Two Heads
- The Birds and the Shivering Monkeys
- The Jackal and the Arrow
- The Monkeys and the Bell
- The Purse of Gold
- An Old Tiger and a Greedy Traveler
- The Wind and the Moon
- The Talkative Tortoise
- The Ant and the Grasshopper
- The Buffoon and the Countryman
- The Dog and the Wolf
- The Fox and the Stork
- The Fox, the Cock, and the Dog
- The Frog and the Ox
- The Hare with Many Friends
- The Labourer and the Nightingale
- The Lion in Love
- The Man and the Satyr
- The Man, the Boy, and the Donkey
- The Shepherd’s Boy
- The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
- Bawang Putih Bawang Merah
- Keong Emas
- Calon Arang
- Kancil and the Farmer
- The Myth of Malin Kundang
- The Story of Sangkuriang and Tangkuban Perahu Mountain
- The Legend of Toba Lake
- Cinderella
- Snow White
- The Story of Smart Monkey and Dull Crocodile
- Romeo and Juliet
- Kite’s Tale
- Story of Rabbit and Bear
- Queen of Arabia and Three Sheiks
- The Smartest Parrot
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