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Contoh Narrative Text Pendek dan Unik dari Negara

Two of
Everything (sumber gambar: amazon.ca)

Kamu pernah dengar cerita tentang pot ajaib dari negeri China ini? Nah, contoh narrative text
pendek di atas mengulas tentang pot yang ditemukan oleh lelaki tua miskin yang bernama
Pak Haktak di kebunnya. Ia meletakkan dompet dalam pot itu.

Pot besar dari kuningan tersebut dibawa pulang dan disambut gembira oleh Bu Haktak. Saat
membungkuk, tiba-tiba jepit rambut Bu Haktak jatuh ke dalam pot.

Setelah diambil, ia menemukan 2 jepit rambut dan 2 dompet milik Pak Haktak. Benar-benar
pot yang ajaib! Mereka memasukkan barang-barang lain ke dalam pot dan mendapat 2 barang
yang sama persis.

Penasaran pengen tahu akhir ceritanya? Baca teks naratif yang versi bahasa Inggris ini ya.
Sekalian belajar reading bahasa Inggris dan nambah kosakata baru. Nah, jika kamu punya pot
ajaib seperti itu, benda apa yang ingin kamu duakan?

Once upon a time, old and poor Mr. Haktak found a large brass pot in his garden. He
decided to put his purse in it. Then, he carried it home. Mrs. Haktak was very happy with the
pot.

Suddenly, her hairpin fell into the pot. Mrs. Haktak reached and pulled out two hairpins and
two purses. What a magic pot! Then they began to drop items into the pot and soon had two
of everything.

One day, Mr. Haktak went to the market. At home, Mrs. Haktak did the house works then
rested for a while. She stooped over the pot to look inside. At that moment, Mr. Haktak kicked
the door open because his hands were full of packages. Bang! Mrs. Haktak lost her balance
and fell into the pot. Mr. Haktak found that he had two of Mrs. Haktak. This presented a
problem.

Finally, Mr Haktak got an idea. He fell into the pot and soon there was a second Mr. Haktak.
The two new Haktaks became husband and wife. All of them became friends and built two
identical houses with the identical furniture.

Gimana caranya biar lancar reading bahasa Inggris ya?? Yuk temukan 5 Rahasia Belajar
Reading Bahasa Inggris Ini Bikin Kamu Mahir Tanpa Ribet.

2. Contoh Narrative Text Pendek dari Negara Jerman:

The
Gingerbread Man (sumber gambar: sayshappymums.wordpress.com)

Contoh narrative text pendek di bawah adalah cerita rakyat dari Jerman tentang kue jahe yang
melarikan diri, namanya The Gingerbread Man.

Ia melarikan setelah dimasak dan didekorasi oleh perempuan tua yang tinggal di pondok
bersama suaminya. Pasangan orang tua itu mengejar si kue jahe tapi ia lari begitu kencang.

Dalam pelarian, beberapa hewan seperti sapi, kuda, anjing dan kucing melihatnya dan ingin
memakan kue jahe itu. Hewan-hewan itu pun ikut mengejar The Gingerbread Man. Duh,
kasihan ya si kue jahe itu. Tapi tenang saja, si kue jahe lari begitu cepat sehingga mereka
semua tak bisa mengejarnya.
Eh, ada sungai di depan sana. Si kue jahe ini takut air rupanya. Apakah yang terjadi
selanjutnya pada The Gingerbread Man? Temukan jawabannya dalam contoh narrative text
pendek Bahasa Inggris di bawah ya.

A long time ago, there lived an old little couple in a cottage. One day, the woman decided to
make a gingerbread man for dinner. As soon as the gingerbread man was decorated with
eyes, nose and mouth, he jumped out and ran away.

The gingerbread ran as fast as he could. The old woman and her husband tried to chase him.
However, the gingerbread man was too fast for them. Soon, he passed a hungry pig and the
pig wanted to eat him. The pig also tried to catch the gingerbread man.

The gingerbread man said Run, run as fast as you can. You cant catch me Im the
gingerbread man. Other animals like cow, horse, dogs and cats also wanted to eat him but
they couldnt outrun him.

Now, the gingerbread man came to a river. He was afraid of water. A clever fox came and
offered help to cross the river. The fox asked the gingerbread man to climb on his head. As
soon as they reached the other side, the fox tossed up the gingerbread man in the air, opened
his mouth and finally ate him.

3. Contoh Narrative Text Pendek dan Menarik dari

The
Magic Mirror (sumber gambar: youtube.com)

Masih ingat contoh narrative text pendek yang pertama dari negeri China? Yap, pot ajaib
yang membuat segala sesuatu jadi double. Nah, teks naratif bahasa Inggris ini tentang cermin
ajaib yang akan digunakan oleh Raja di kerajaan Granada untuk mendapatkan permaisuri. Ini
ide si tukang cukur yang kenal dengan Baginda Raja lho.

Jadi, perempuan yang ingin menjadi isteri raja, harus melihat bayangannya di cermin. Jika
perempuan itu tidak baik hatinya, akan tampak bercak-bercak pada permukaan cermin.
Hampir semua perempuan ingin menjadi permaisuri tapi nggak punya cukup keberanian
untuk melihat bayangan mereka di cermin ajaib itu.

Kemudian, si tukang cukur memberitahu raja bahwa ada seorang gembala wanita yang punya
keberanian tinggi. Raja mengundangnya dan memintanya untuk berdiri di depan cermin
ajaib.

Apakah gembala wanita itu punya keberanian untuk melihat bayangannya di cermin? Dan
apakah cermin tersebut benar-benar ajaib? Yuk kita simak lanjutannya.

Once, there was a king of Granada kingdom who decided to marry. To find a worthy woman,
the court barber told an idea to the king. I have a magic mirror. If any woman who is not
kind looks into the mirror, there will many spots on the mirror surface.

Soon, the news was announced to all people in the kingdom. Almost all women wanted to be
the Queen of Granada. However, there was no woman coming to have a look into the mirror.
Days and weeks went by, and the king was no closer to get a queen.

Then, the barber told the king that there was a brave shepherdess on the mountainside. The
king asked him to invite the shepherdess to the palace. Also, the royal hall was full of ladies
and knights.

The king told the shepherdess to look into the mirror. The shepherdess answered that
everyone made mistakes. However she was not afraid to look into the mirror. The ladies
surrounded her and found that it was not a magic mirror. The ladies complained and felt
being tricked.

Finally, the king stated that there was no trick. The king wanted to find the bride who was
confident about her character like the shepherdess.

4. Contoh Narrative Text Pendek yang Mengajarkan

Contoh narrative text pendek berikut ini datang dari negara Iran. Ceritanya benar-benar
konyol tapi mengajarkan hal yang sangat berharga kepada pembaca.

Cerita rakyat ini tentang seseorang yang bodoh sebut saja si Tolol. Ia bangun pagi dan ingin
seekor keledai. Ia pergi ke kota dan membeli keledai yang bertelinga panjang dan halus.

Nah, dalam perjalanan, dua bocah laki-laki membodohinya. Satu anak melepas tali di leher
keledai dan mengikatkan tali itu di lehernya. Anak lain memandu keledai yang telah lepas
untuk dijual. Si Tolol nggak sadar aksi kedua bocah ini.

Woalaaa sampe di rumah, si Tolol shock banget kenapa keledainya berubah jadi bocah. Si
bocah bilang kalo ia dikutuk karena telah kasar kepada ibunya. Setelah menasehati agar
bersikap baik, si Tolol membiarkan bocah itu pergi.

Pagi selanjutnya, si Tolol ingin membeli seekor keledai. Ia pergi kota dan bertemu dengan
keledai yang bertelinga panjang dan halus. Ia mengenal keledai itu. Huaaa.tingkah si Tolol
kocak abis deh pokoknya. Gimana ya kira-kira reaksi si Tolol terhadap keledai itu? Yuk
latihan reading alias membaca contoh narrative text pendek dalam bahasa Inggris di bawah
ini.

One morning, a fool woke up and thought he needed a donkey. He went to the town. There
were many donkeys in the donkey stall. Then, he decided to buy one donkey with long, floppy,
silky ears.

Along the way home, two boys saw him. The boys thought that they could steal the donkey
from the fool. One boy took the rope around the donkeys neck then put it around his neck
and followed the fool. The other boy led the donkey back to the stall to sell it. The fool didnt
even notice it.
When they arrived at home, the fool shocked. He bought a donkey but he got a boy; he asked
why. The boy told him that he had been rude to his mother. Then the evil had turned him into
a donkey. The fool asked the boy to promise not to be rude to his mother again and let him
go.

The next morning, the fool woke up and thought he needed a donkey. He went to the town.
There were many donkeys in the donkey stall. Among all donkeys he noticed there was one
donkey with long, floppy, silky ears. He knew that donkey. He went over to it and whispered:
You foolish boy, I said never be rude to your mother again!

5. Contoh Narrative Text Pendek tentang Kesabaran dan

Dick
Whittington and His Cat (sumber gambar: youtube.com)

Saatnya kita berpetualang ke negara Inggris alias United Kingdom yang ibukotanya London.
Cerita ini tentang seorang anak laki-laki miskin, Dick Whittington, yang tinggal di desa tanpa
orang tua. Ia pernah mendengar kota London yang megah dan dipenuhi orang kaya. Katanya,
jalanan di kota itu beraspal emas. Ia ingin sekali ke sana.

Seorang sopir yang hendak ke London mau memberinya tumpangan. Sampai di sana, ia
benar-benar kagum dengan keindahan dan keramaian kota tersebut. Ternyata aspal emas
hanyalah dongeng belaka.

Dick Whittington yang miskin dan malang tak makan beberapa hari. Karena itu ia pingsan di
depan rumah seorang saudagar yang kaya. Duh, kasihan ya Gimana nasib Dick
Whittington selanjutnya? Dan gimana bisa ia punya seekor kucing? Nah, untuk mendapatkan
nilai moralnya kamu bisa langsung baca contoh narrative text pendek berikut ini.

There was once a poor boy named Dick Whittington who lived in a village without parents.
He had heard stories about a big city called London where everybody was rich and the
streets were paved with gold. He wanted to go there.

One day, he met a friendly waggoner who gave him a lift to the city. He was amazed at the
big city. Unfortunately, he couldnt find any gold on the street. He had no money and ate no
food few days. He collapsed in front of a rich and kind merchants house.

The merchant gave him a job in the kitchen. But the cook didnt like him and used to beat and
pinch him. Dick Whittington had to sleep in a tiny room with many rats and mice which
bothered him every night. Then, he decided to buy a cat by using his saving. Luckily, the
clever cat was very good at catching mice and rats.

One day, the merchant would go on a long voyage and sell everything on his ship. Dick
Whittington asked the merchant to help him sell the cat. After arriving in the destination, the
merchant was invited by the king and queen to a feast. However, hundreds of rats gobbled all
of the food. The merchant offered the clever cat to help the king solve the problem.

The king was very happy. He gave the merchant a ship full of gold in return. Finally, the
merchant gave all of the gold to Dick Whittington. He spent the money wisely and helped
people.

6. Contoh Narrative Text Pendek dan Menarik dari

Setelah membaca contoh narrative text pendek tentang si Dick Whittington di atas, kini kita
lanjut ke negara Jepang ya. Sebuah cerita rakyat dari negeri sakura ini begitu terkenal karena
mengandung nilai moral tentang kebaikan, keberanian dan kepemimpinan dari seorang anak
laki-laki bernama Momotaro.

Apa kamu pernah mendengar cerita ini sebelumnya? Momotaro berarti anak dari buah persik.
Yap, Momotaro ini memang berasal dari dalam buah persik, yang ditemukan oleh sepasang
orang tua. Orang tua ini nggak punya keturunan dan terus berdoa untuk memperoleh anak.

Akhirnya, doa mereka terkabul. Perempuan tua menemukan satu buah persik besar di sungai.
Ternyata di dalam buah persik itu ada bayi laki-laki yang mereka beri nama Momotaro.
Ceritanya, di desa itu ada beberapa raksasa oni yang mengganggu dan mencuri barang-barang
penduduk.

Setelah berusia 15 tahun, Momotaro ingin menyelamatkan desa dari para raksasa itu.
Berhasilkah Momotaro menyelesaikan misi baiknya tersebut? Yuk baca selengkapnya dalam
contoh narrative text pendek berikut ini.

A long time ago, there lived an old and poor couple in a village in Japan. They didnt wish
for gold or fine clothes. They only wished for a child.

One day, the old woman washed the clothes in the river. While washing, she was also wishing
for a child. Then, a giant peach came floating down the river. She took it home and would cut
it.

There was a human voice from the peach saying not to cut the peach. Suddenly the peach
split open and a baby boy jumped out of the peach. The old people were very happy and
named him Momotaro which means Peach Boy.
Time went by and people in the village were afraid of oni monsters who stole their
belongings. When Momotaro was about 15 years old, he wanted to save his village from oni
monsters. The old people were very proud of Momotaro. The old man gave him a sword and
the old woman gave him a bag of dumplings.

On the way, Momotaro met a dog, a monkey and a hawk. He shared the dumplings to them.
The animals joined him to fight oni monsters. Being a good leader, Momotaro encouraged
them to work together.

Finally, Momotaro sucessfully forced the oni leader to surrender. Then Momotaro and his
friends took the treasure and share it to all people in the village. The old man and woman
were very happy that Momotaro came back safely.

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7. Contoh Narrative Text Pendek dari Negara Mexico:

Contoh narrative text pendek yang terakhir ini datang dari benua Amerika, tepatnya Mexico.
Dan cerita rakyat satu ini paling panjang di antara dongeng lainnya. Tapi sepanjang-
panjangnya tetep nggak lebih dari 500 kata koq. Dari teks naratif bahasa Inggris ini, kamu
akan belajar tentang kebijaksanaan.

Diceritakan seorang penyihir laki-laki yang jahat suka mencuri para gadis cantik. Ia
menyamar sebagai pengemis dan mengetuk pintu untuk meminta sedekah. Nah, ia mengetuk
pintu seorang pria yang tinggal bersama 3 puterinya yang cantik jelita. Si puteri sulung
membuka pintu dan serta merta dihipnotis lalu diculik. Ia dibawa ke rumah penyihir di tengah
hutan. Ia mendapatkan segalanya di rumah tersebut.

Nah, suatu hari si penyihir akan melakukan perjalanan, ya mungkin sejenis traveling gitu deh.
Sebelum pergi, ia memberikan kunci semua kamar dan sebuah telur yang harus dijaga.
Penyihir itu memberi ijin kepada si puteri sulung untuk masuk ke semua ruangan kecuali satu
ruangan tertentu, Jika ia melanggar, ia akan meninggal.

Itu yang disebut The Forbidden Chamber alias ruang terlarang. Apa ya kira-kira yang ada
dalam ruangan itu? Jika kamu jadi si puteri sulung, apa yang kamu lakukan?

Once there was an evil wizard who dressed as a beggar. He went from house to house asking
for alms and stealing the pretty girls. One day he knocked on the door of a house. There lived
a man with three beautiful daughters. The eldest daughter opened the door and the wizard
hypnotized her. He took her to his house in the midst of the woods. Everything was
magnificent there. The daughter had all things she wished for.

One day, the wizard had to go on a journey. He left the keys of all rooms to the daughter. She
could enter every room except one, otherwise she could die. He also gave an egg she needed
to care.

After the wizard left the house, the daughter looked into every room and found beautiful
things. Then she was curious to know about the forbidden room. She entered the room and
found hundreds of kidnapped girls who had fallen asleep. The daughter frightened and ran
out of the room. In a hurry, she dropped the egg and the egg turned red. The wizard came
back and knew what had happened. Then, he dragged her into the forbidden chamber.

Next day, he went back to the same house and stole the second sister. But the same thing
happened to her. He went back a third time and kidnapped the youngest sister, but this girl
was very wise.

Before entering the forbidden chamber, she put the egg in the cupboard. Having known that
there were many girls in the room including her sisters, she had an idea to release them. The
wizard thought that the third daughter did what he said. He decided to marry her.

Before getting married, the daughter asked the wizard to send a full basket of gold to her
parents. In the bottom of the basket, there were her sisters covered with gold. While the
wizard left the house, the daughter let all girls free. She also asked the girls and their parents
to come to the wizards house.

When the wizard came back, the girls and their parents dragged him into the forbidden
chamber, locked the door and set fire to the house.