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Contoh Narrative Text Legend / Legenda Danau Toba


di Sumatera Utara

Tentu banyak yang tahu legenda tentang Danau Toba ini. Ceritanya seorang petani miskin
bernama Toba suatu hari mancing dan mendapat ikan emas yang begitu indah.

Setelah dibawa pulang, ikan itu menjelma menjadi seorang perempuan cantik. Ternyata si
perempuan ini sebelumnya kena kutukan. Ia meminta Toba untuk merahasiakan hal tersebut.
Toba pun memanfaatkan kesempatan itu. Dapet cewek cantik, siapa yang bisa
nolakhahahaha.

Ia berjanji tak akan mengungkap rahasia itu asal perempuan ini mau menikah dengannya.
Apakah akhirnya mereka hidup bahagia seperti kisah-kisah dongeng percintaan sekelas
Cinderela?

Yang udah tahu ceritanya tentu bisa mengaitkan dengan terjadinya Danau Toba. Bagi yang
penasaran kelanjutannya, simak contoh narrative text legenda Danau Toba dari Indonesia
berikut ini ya!

In one village of North Sumatera, there lived a poor farmer named Toba. One day, he went
fishing. Luckily, he got a beautiful goldfish. He carried it home and planned to cook it. When
he got home, the fish turned into a beautiful woman.

The woman told that she was cursed. She asked Toba to keep it as a secret. Toba agreed it
only with one condition that the woman would marry him. Then they got married and soon
had one child named Samosir. This boy liked to eat much food.

One day, his mother asked Samosir to bring lunch to his father. On the way to the ricefield,
he stopped and ate most of the food. After that, he gave the rest of the lunch to his father.
Toba was very angry and shouted at Samosir You, the fish kid, you are so greedy! Samosir
cried and ran toward his mother. He asked his mother why his father called him the fish kid.

The woman was really upset that Toba broke his promise. The woman and his son
disappeared. Soon there were springs that caused a vast lake. Its called Toba Lake. The land
in the middle of the lake is called Samosir Island.

Dongeng adalah cerita penuh imajinasi dan berandai-andai. Selain Past Tense, Narrative Text
juga menggunakan Past Future untuk pengandaian. Yuk temukan 5 Cara Terdahsyat untuk
Memahami Kalimat Past Future Tense.

2. Contoh Narrative Text Legend Candi Prambanan di


Yogyakarta

Nah, legenda atau cerita rakyat ini datang dari daerah Jawa, tepatnya Yogyakarta. Jika kamu
udah nggak sabar pengen baca contoh narrative text bahasa Inggris legenda Candi Prambanan
ini, silahkan lanjut ke bawah. Jika ingin tahu cerita sekilas dalam bahasa Indonesia, yuk
lanjut.

Jadi, ada seorang pangeran yang begitu sakti dari kerajaan Pengging, namanya Bandung
Bondowoso. Ia diminta oleh ayahnya, Prabu Pengging, untuk mengalahkan Raja Baka yang
kuat. Dengan kesaktiannya, Bondowoso berhasil membunuh Prabu Baka.

Ternyata Prabu Baka ini memiliki puteri yang cantik jelita bernama Rara Jonggrang.
Bondowoso terpikat kepada sang puteri. Ia ingin menikahi puteri tersebut. Ya, tentu saja sang
puteri menolak. Terlebih lagi Bondowoso telah membunuh ayahandanya.
Agar tidak terjadi perang lagi, Rara Jonggrang mengajukan syarat untuk membangun 1000
candi dalam semalam. Waduh, susah banget ya dapetin cewek cantik pada jaman itu.

Nah, apakah Bandung Bondowoso bisa memenuhi permintaan sang puteri? Dan apa
hubungannya dengan Candi Prambanan? Selengkapnya ada dalam contoh narrative text
legend dalam bahasa Inggris tentang legenda Candi Prambanan berikut ini.

Once upon a time, there was a powerful prince named Bandung Bondowoso. In a war,
Bandung Bondowoso killed Prabu Baka. Then, Bandung Bondowoso fell in love with Prabu
Bakas daughter. Her name was Roro Jonggrang.

Bondowoso wanted to marry this beautiful princess. However, the princess hated him
because he had killed her father. Roro Jonggrang was thinking of a way to refuse the
marriage proposal. Finally, she decided to marry Bandung Bondowoso if he could build a
thousand temples before the dawn.

Being helped by the genies, Bondowoso built the temples very fast. Roro Jonggrang wanted
to fail him. She asked all women in the village to hit the rice. The rooster crowed signing that
morning was coming. All genies left the project until 999 temples because they tought
morning came afterward.

Finally, Bondowoso knew that Roro Jonggrang tricked him. He was very angry so he cursed
Roro Jonggrang into a rock statue Arca. Roro Jonggrang statue is inside Candi
Prambanan to complete the project of a thousand temples.

3. Contoh Narrative Text Legend tentang Batu Menangis


di Kalimantan
Legenda Batu Menangis (sumber gambar: educastudio.com)

Nah, setelah tahu legenda Danau Toba dan Candi Prambanan dalam bahasa Inggris, kita
selanjutnya terbang ke Pulau Kalimantan. Kita akan menyimak satu kisah atau cerita rakyat
Batu Menangis.

Menurut kepercayaan masyarakat setempat, Batu Menangis ini adalah seorang gadis cantik
jelita yang dihukum oleh Tuhan atas doa ibunya. Widiiih, serem ya doa seorang ibu. Jika
sudah ada akibat, tentu saja ada sebab di balik semua itu. Sedurhaka apa sih sih si gadis
sampe dikutuk begitu?

Jadi ceritanya begini kawan, si gadis yang cantik jelita itu adalah pesolek dan pemalas. Ibu
yang mengutuknya ini adalah seorang janda miskin. Mereka hidup di bukit terpencil di Pulau
Kalimantan.

Suatu hari, mereka pergi ke pasar di desa yang letaknya sangat jauh dari rumah. Nah, apa
boleh buat, berjalan kakilah mereka ke sana. Ya namanya juga pesolek, penampilan si gadis
yang cetar membahana sangat kontras dengan ibunya yang berpakaian dekil.

Masuk ke wilayah pedesaan, banyak yang mengagumi kecantikan si gadis dan banyak juga
yang ingin tahu siapa perempuan dekil yang berjalan di belakangnya. Di sepanjang
perjanalan ada saja yang bertanya kepada si gadis siapa perempuan di belakangnya.

Nah, jawaban si gadis ini lah yang membuat sang ibu mengutuknya. Apa ya kira-kira
jawaban si gadis??? Mudah ditebak ya??? Yuk simak Legenda Batu Menangis sebagai contoh
narrative text legend dalam bahasa Inggris.

On a hill in the area of Borneo, there lived a poor widow and her daughter. The girl was
really beautiful. However, she was very lazy and spoiled. She loved to dress up every day, but
never helped her mother.
One day, they went down to the village for shopping. The market was far away from their
house. They walked there. The girl got dressed very nice and walked in front of her mother.
While the widow walked behind, carried a basket and wore dirty clothes. Nobody knew they
were mother and child.

While entering the village, people looked at them. The young men were so fascinated by the
girls beauty. However, she was in contrast to the woman walking behind her. It made people
wonder. Some young men asked her whether the woman was her mother. But the girl
arrogantly replied that the widow was her maid. More people asked her along the way to the
market. She gave the same answer that the widow was her slave.

Eventually, the mothers heart hurt to hear the answer. Mother prayed to God to punish her
ungodly daughter. Suddenly, the girl stopped and slowly turned to be a stone. The girl cried
and apologized to his mother. But it was too late. A pretty girl was turned into a stone and
continued to tear; its called A Crying Stone.

Selain legenda dari Indonesia, ada juga narrative text pendek dan unik dari beberapa negara
di dunia. Yuk simak Contoh Narrative Text Pendek dan Unik dari 7 Negara di Dunia.

4. Contoh Narrative Text Legend tentang Tangkuban


Parahu di Jawa Barat

Yuk menelusuri contoh narrative text legend atau legenda yang ada Jawa Barat tepatnya
Bandung. Pernah dengar cerita rakyat Sangkuriang?

Ini legenda yang terkenal di Indonesia tentang terjadinya Gunung Tangkuban Perahu. Konon
katanya ada seorang puteri cantik yang nikah sama anjing akibat dari sumpahnya. Koq bisa?
Suatu hari, si puteri cantik yang bernama Dayang Sumbi ini kehilangan alat saat sedang
menenun. Ia lelah mencari dan bersumpah bagi yang menemukan akan dinikahi kalo cowok.
Kalo cewek yang menemukan akan dijadikan kakak.

Daaan ternyata yang menemukan alat ini adalah seekor anjing. Waduh, jadi deh si puteri
nikah sama anjing yang bernama Tumang. Ceritanya mereka hidup bahagia dan dikaruniai
anak laki-laki diberi nama Sangkuriang. Anak ini tak mengetahui perihal ayah kandungnya.

Setelah cukup umur untuk berburu, Dayang Sumbi meminta Sangkuriang untuk berburu rusa
ditemani seekor anjing, yang tak lain adalah ayahnya sendiri. Ternyata Sangkuriang tak
berhasil mendapatkan seekor binatang pun. Ia tak ingin mengecewakan ibunya.

Lantas, apa yang ia lakukan??? Sangkuriang memanah Tumang, anjingnya yang setia.
Awalnya, Dayang Sumbi mengira itu adalah daging rusa. Setelah tahu itu adalah daging
suaminya sendiri, Dayang Sumbi marah besar.

Nah bagi kalian yang udah tahu kelanjutan ceritanya, mungkin udah punya bayangan di
kepala masing-masing. Selengkapnya bisa dilihat dalam contoh narrative text legend tentang
Sangkuriang berikut ini.

On the land of Parahyangan, there lived a beautiful princess named Dayang Sumbi. Because
of her oath, she had to marry a dog named Tumang. Dayang Sumbi and her dog lived happily
and blessed with a boy, Sangkuriang. The boy didnt know that the dog was his father.

One day, Dayang Sumbi asked Sangkuriang with his dog to hunt a deer. Sangkuriang got
nothing. He did not want to disappoint his mother. He decided to kill the dog. Dayang Sumbi
thought it was venison. After knowing the truth, Sangkuriang was hit and expelled by his
mother.

Sangkuriang grew overseas into a handsome and powerful man. Then, he met Dayang Sumbi
and fell in love with her. The day before the wedding, Dayang Sumbi realized that
Sangkuriang was her son. Dayang Sumbi wanted to thwart the marriage. She gave a
condition to make a dam that covered the entire hill and a boat during one night.

Sangkuriang agreed and worked with the help of many genies. The dam and boat were almost
finished. Dayang Sumbi prayed to God. The roosters crowed and all genies left that job.
Sangkuriang realized that he had been tricked. He was angry and kicked the boat into the
middle of the forest. Then, the boat shaped like a mountain. That is the legend of Tangkuban
Parahu.

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5. Contoh Narrative Text Legend tentang Selat Bali


Terakhir, kita berkunjung ke Bali. Tahu Selat Bali? Itu lho laut yang memisahkan Pulau Bali
dan Pulau Jawa. Nah, terjadinya Selat Bali juga ada cerita rakyat atau legenda yang
dipercayai oleh masyarakat setempat.

Pada jaman dulu di kerajaan Daha hiduplah seorang Brahmana yang benama Sidi Mantra. Ia
terkenal sakti. Ia memiliki seorang putra bernama Manik Angkeran. Pemuda ini gagah berani
tapi sayang ia suka berjudi. Ia sering kalah dalam perjudian.

Suatu hari, ia kalah dan tak mampu bayar hutang. Ia minta bantuan sang ayah. Karena
cintanya yang begitu besar, Sidi Mantra berpuasa dan berdoa. Sebuah suara menuntunnya
kepada Naga Besukih yang tinggal di Gunung Agung.

Dengan mantera dan genta, ia memohon kepada Naga Besukih. Sang naga yang baik hati ini
memberinya emas dan intan yang keluar dari sisiknya.

Ah, namanya juga penjudi, emas dan intan ini dalam sekejap dihabiskan oleh Manik
Angkeran. Ia memohon lagi kepada ayahnya. Manik Angkeran yang pintar membuntuti
ayahnya diam-diam. Akhirnya ia mengetahui rahasia datangnya emas dan intan itu, yaitu dari
Naga Besukih di Gunung Agung.

Nah, apa ya kira-kira yang dilakukan Manik Angkeran selanjutnya? Gimana cerita rakyat
Manik Angkeran ini bisa berkaitan dengan terjadinya Selat Bali? Yuk kita simak dalam
contoh narrative text legend atau legenda dari Pulau Bali ini.

In Daha kingdom there lived a powerful Brahmin named Sidi Mantra. Her sons name was
Manik Angkeran. Manik Angkeran liked to gamble. One day, Manik Angkeran could not pay
the debt. He asked help to his father.

Loving his son, Sidi Mantra fasted and prayed to the God. A mysterious voice asked him to
meet Naga Besukih at Agung Mount. By ringing a genta, Naga Besukih came and gave gold
and diamonds from his scales. Soon, Manik Angkeran finished all gold and diamonds. He
asked help to his father again. Sidi Mantra came to Naga Besukih. This time, Manik
Angkeran secretly followed his father.

A few days later, Manik Angkeran stole his fathers genta and came to Naga Besukih. Manik
Angkeran got gold and diamonds. But he was not satisfied. Manik Angkeran saw a big gem at
the end of the dragons tail. When Naga Besukih turned toward the cave, Manik Angkeran
immediately cut off the dragons tail and ran away.

Naga Besukih was furious and licked Manik Angkerans footprints. Then he turned into
ashes. Sidi Matra was aware of this situation and begged Naga Besukih to revive his son.
Naga Besukih agreed if his tail was back. With his magic, Sidi Mantra returned the tail back
to normal. Then, Naga Besukih revived Manik Angkeran.

Sidi Mantra knew that he could not live with his son again. With his wand, Sidi Mantra made
a line that separated him from his son. There came springs growing into a sea. This is the
legend of Bali Strait separating Java from Bali.

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