The
Fortune Teller
In the great city of Taipei, there lived a man called Lin
and his wife. They had no children. Because of this, they were very unhappy.
One day, they found a baby boy outside their door. He was wrapped in a blanket
and crying. They took the baby into their house and called him Sau Ling. They
loved him very much.
When Sau Ling was a young man, a fortune-teller came to
the house. “You must send your son away,” he said. “One day he will become a
thief and cause you a lot of trouble.”
Mr and Mrs Lin were very sad to hear this. They believed
what the fortune-teller said. They gave Sau Ling some clothes and money and
sent him away.
Several years later, Sau ling was having a meal in an inn
several miles from Taipei. He put his bag on the floor near his table. After
finishing his meal, he picked up his bag. “That’s strange!” he thought, “It
feels so heavy.” He looked inside. It was full of small gold bars. Then he
realized that someone had taken his bag by mistake and left another bag, in its
place.
That evening, a young man came to the inn, “Has anyone
seen my bag?” he asked. Sau Ling was very honest. He returned the bag to him.
The young man thanked him. “You are really very honest,” he said, “I shall ask
my father to give you a job.” The young man’s father was a rich merchant. He
gave Sau Ling a good job. “But go home first,” he said, “and take a holiday”.
Sau Ling returned to Taipei. Mr and Mrs Lin were delighted to see him again.
The fortune-teller was also present. Sau Ling told them what had happened. The
fortune-teller did not know what to say. He left the house without saying a
word. Mr and Mrs Lin never believed in fortune-teller after that. Sau Ling took
them to live with him and they were very happy and contented until the end of
their lives.
Narrative dapat
dijelaskan sebagai berikut:
a. Social Function: to
amuse or entertain the readers with actual or imaginary experiences in
different ways.
b. Generic Structure
1. Orientation: describes
scene and introduces the participants of the story.
2. Complication: begins when there is a problem in the story.
3. Resolution: a
solution for the problem
c. Kinds of Narrative Text
·
Myth
·
Legend
·
Fable
·
Folklore
d. Language Features of Narrative Text
·
Past
tense (found, warpped. Loved, etc)
·
Adverb
of time (One day, once upon a time, etc)
·
Time
conjunction (when, then, suddenly, etc)
·
Specific
character. The character of the story is specific (Cinderella, Snow White,
Alibaba, etc)
·
Action
verbs. A verb that shows an action (picked up, taken, etc)
·
Direct
speech. It is to make the story lively (“You must send your son away,”). The
direct speech uses present tense.
