Example of Narrative Text; The Smartest Parrot
Example of Narrative text
today is about the story of a smart parrot, even actually it is the
smartest bird, I think. This text is showing how a man deals a conflict
with his pet, the parrot. The man did not realize before that his parrot
is actually very smart. The bird can imitate most of sound which the
man say to it. Now let see the following sample on narrative story!
Once upon time, a man had a wonderful parrot. There was no other
parrot like it. The parrot could say every word, except one word. The
parrot would not say the name of the place where it was born. The name
of the place was Catano.
The man felt excited having the smartest parrot but he could not
understand why the parrot would not say Catano. The man tried to teach
the bird to say Catano however the bird kept not saying the word.
At the first, the man was very nice to the bird but then he got very
angry. “You stupid bird!” pointed the man to the parrot. “Why can’t you
say the word? Say Catano! Or I will kill you” the man said angrily.
Although he tried hard to teach, the parrot would not say it. Then the
man got so angry and shouted to the bird over and over; “Say Catano or
I’ll kill you”. The bird kept not to say the word of Catano.
One day, after he had been trying so many times to make the bird say
Catano, the man really got very angry. He could not bear it. He picked
the parrot and threw it into the chicken house. There were four old
chickens for next dinner “You are as stupid as the chickens. Just stay
with them” Said the man angrily. Then he continued to humble; “You know,
I will cut the chicken for my meal. Next it will be your turn, I will
eat you too, stupid parrot”. After that he left the chicken house.
The next day, the man came back to the chicken house. He opened the door
and was very surprised. He could not believe what he saw at the chicken
house. There were three death chickens on the floor. At the moment, the
parrot was standing proudly and screaming at the last old chicken; “Say
Catano or I’ll hit you”.
Notes on the kinds of Narrative Text
It is important to know that the social function of the narrative text
is to inform and entertain. Narrative text will tell the story with
amusing way. It provides an esthetic literary experience to the reader.
Narrative text is written based on life experience. In literary term,
experience is what we do, feel, hear, read, even what we dream.
Narrative text is organized focusing at character oriented. It is build
using descriptive familiar language and dialogue. There are some genres
of literary text which fit to be classified as the narrative text. Some
of them are:
Folktales, it includes fables, legend, myth, or realistic tales
Mysteries, fantasy, science or realistic fiction
Commonly, narrative text is organized by the story of grammar. It
will be beginning, middle and end of the story. To build this story
grammar, narrative text need plot. This plot will determine the quality
of the story. Plot is a series of episodes which holds the reader’
attention while they are reading the story.
Conflict is the main important element of the plot. This conflict among
the characters will drive the story progress. In this conflict, readers
will be shown how the characters face the problem and how they have
ability to handle that problem
Analysis on the Generic Structure of Example of Narrative Text; The Smartest Parrot
1. Orientation: It sets the scene and introduces the
participants/characters. In that parrot story, the first paragraph is
the orientation where reader finds time and place set up and also the
participant as the background of the story. A man and his parrot took
place once time.
2. Complication: It explores the conflict in the story.
It will show the crisis, rising crisis and climax of the story. In the
parrot story, paragraph 2, 3, 4 are describing the complication. Readers
will find that the man face a problem of why the parrot can not say
Catano. To fix this problem, the man attempted to teach the bird. How
hard he tried to teach the bird is the excitement element of the
complication.
3. Resolution: It shows the situation which the
problems have been resolved. It must be our note that “resolved” means
accomplished whether succeed or fail. In the last paragraph of the
smartest parrot story, readers see the problem is finished. The parrot
could talk the word which the man wanted. The parrot said the word with
higher degree than the man taught the word to it. That was the smartest
parrot.
That’s all about
example of narrative text about wonderful and smart parrot. Hopefully you are enjoying studying English. Lastly, happy learning
