NARRATIVE TEXT

     Narrative text is a text telling sets of a story.

The characteristics of a narrative text are as follows:

1. orientation : it tells the readers about the characters , the place , the time, and what                                                 happened tp them to make the readers understand the story.

2. complication : it tells the readers about the problem that happened in the story. It starts                               from how the problem arises up to the climax

3. resolution : it tells the readers the anti-climax or the answer to the problem

   The purpose of narrative text is to amuse the entertain the readers with a true experience or imaginary one

Example:

THE LEGEND OF BATU BALAI

     Once upon a time , there lived an old farmer with her son, dempu Awang. They were very poor. One day, Dempu Awang said to his mother, “ I want to sail and get a lot of money”. The Old woman was sad but she let her son go.”please, be carefull” she said to her soon “ I always pray for you”.

     Dempu Awang became a sallor. He sailed to many places. After working for many years , he became a rich sailor. He had a large boat with five sails. He had many sailormen working for him. He had a big house and a beautiful wife

     One day, he sailed home. Many people went to meet him. His mother also went to his boat. She wanted to see him. But DEmpu Awang did not recognize her mother. “No. my mother is not old and  poor like you”. He shouted.”please , go away look!!! I have a big boat , abig house . and a beautiful wife.”

    The old woman was very sad . She went home . Now , she did not want to pray for Dempu Awang anymore. The boat started to sail again . Suddenly there was a big storm. Huge waves hit the boat . The boat broke into two  and drowned. It was swept info the shore and became a rock. Now, the rock still be seen near mentok, in Bangka island, it is calles “BATU BALAI”.