The queen of Arabia, Maura, had many suitors but reduced her choices to three equally handsome and wealthy sheiks. To test their character, Maura disguised herself and visited their camp asking for food. The first sheik gave her leftovers, the second gave her undesirable camel tail, but the third, Hakim, offered tasty meat. The next day, Maura served each sheik what they had given her. When Hakim received delicious meat, he refused to eat unless the others could share too, showing his generosity.

1. NARRATIVE
TEXT

2. Queen of Arabia and Three Sheiks
Maura, who like to be thought of as the most beautiful and
powerful queen of Arabia, had many suitors. One by one she
discarded them, until her list was reduced to just three sheiks. The
three sheiks were all equally young and handsome. They were also
rich and strong. It was very hard to decide who would be the best
of them.
One evening, Maura disguised herself and went to the camp of the
three sheiks. As they were about to have dinner, Maura asked them
for something to eat. The first gave her some left over food. The
second Sheik gave her some unappetizing camel’s tail. The third
sheik, who was called Hakim, offered her some of the most tender
and tasty meat. After dinner, the disguised queen left the sheik’s
camp.
The following day, the queen invited the three sheiks to dinner at
her palace. She ordered her servant to give each one exactly what
they had given her the evening before. Hakim, who received a plate
of delicious meat, refused to eat it if the other two sheiks could
not share it with him.

3. Narrative Complication in Generic Structure
The above example of narrative text tells a story which
can amuse the reader. Amusing and entertaining are the
power of narrative text to attract the reader. Reader will
tend to follow the whole story.
As it is said many times that the heart of narrative text
is the existence of the complication. It will drive the plot
of the story to keep amusing. The existence of conflict
inside the Queen Maura is what builds the story keep
running. The psychological conflict inside Maura, which she
strike against herself, is arousing the readers attention to
continue reading the story. They want to know what next
will happen, who will be chosen by Queen Maura, in what
way she will decide who is the best. Keeping knowing them
really entertaining as well increasing the moral value
added.
Orientation: the text introduce the Queen Maura and
three sheiks in Arabia once time.
Complication: Queen Maura find out that it was very
difficult to choose one as the best among them
Resolution: finally Queen Maura has a convincing way to