1. Narrative text tells a story and follows a general structure of orientation, complication, and resolution. 2. The orientation sets the scene and introduces characters. A complication then arises in the form of a crisis. This crisis is resolved for better or worse in the resolution. 3. The example narrative text is about a poor farmer who receives a goose from a stranger after losing his livestock. The goose lays golden eggs, improving the farmer's life, but he grows greedy and kills the goose hoping to find more eggs inside.

1. NARRATIVE TEXT
By :
Annisha Hartono

2. Narrative text is a text which contains
about story (fiction/non
fiction/tales/folktales/fables/myths/ep
ic) and its plot consists of climax of
the story (complication) then
followed by the resolution.

3. The generic sctucture of a narrative text:
1. Orientation : Sets the scene and
introduces the participants.
2. Complication : A crisis arises
3. Resolution : The crisis is resolved, for
the better or for worse.
4. Re-orientation : Optinal
5. Evaluation : A stepping back to evaluate
the plight

4. CONTOH NARRATIVE
TEXT : GOLDEN EGGS
Long time ago a remote
village, in central China was
inhabited mainly with
farmers and hunters. One
day, a poor farmer lost his
entire livestock to flood. He
prayed hard to God for help
or his family would die of
starvation.

5. Few days later, an old man
with long grey beard, passed
by his house took pity on
him. He gave him a goose
and said “ I don’t have any
expensive thing to give you
and hope this goose will help
you to ease your hardship.”
A week later to almost
surprise the farmer found and
egg in his yard. This was no
ordinary egg. It was a golden
egg. He was suddenly
overcome with joy.

6. Thereafter, his livelihood had rapidly improved but
the farmer had forgotten his earlier hardship. He
became lazy, arrogant and spendthrift.
Strangely, the goose only laid one golden egg every
six months. The greedy farmer lost his patient and
slaughtered his goose thinking there were plenty of
golden eggs inside its stomach.
Though he very much regretted for his
foolishness, it’s already too late.