Postingan kali ini berisi contoh-contoh narrative text dalam bahasa Inggris beserta terjemahannya. Untuk pembahasan tentang narrative text bisa dibaca di postingan ini.
Teks 1
The Bear and the Two Friends
Once upon a time, there were two friends walking through a jungle. They knew that anything dangerous could happen to them at any time in the jungle. So, they promised to each other that they would remain united no matter what would happen.
Out of nowhere, there was a large bear approaching them. One of them climbed a nearby tree at once. But, the other one did not know how to climb. So, being led by his common sense, he lay down on the ground breathless pretending to be dead.
The bear came near the man who lay on the ground. It smelt in his ears and slowly left the place because bears do not touch dead creatures. Meanwhile, the friend on the tree came down and asked his friend on the ground, “Friend, what did the bear tell you into your ears?” The other friend replied, “The bear advised me not to believe a false friend.”
Terjemahan
Beruang dan Dua Orang Teman
Alkisah, ada dua orang teman yang sedang berjalan di tengah hutan. Mereka tahu bahwa sesuatu yang berbahaya bisa terjadi pada mereka kapan saja di hutan itu. Jadi, mereka berjanji satu sama lain bahwa mereka akan tetap bersatu apa pun yang terjadi.
Entah dari mana, ada beruang besar mendekati mereka. Salah satu dari mereka dengan cepat memanjat pohon di dekatnya. Akan tetapi, temannya tidak tahu bagaimana cara memanjat pohon. Jadi, dengan menggunakan akal sehatnya, dia berbaring di tanah menahan napas dan berpura-pura mati.
Beruang tersebut mendekati pria yang terbaring di tanah itu dan mencium telinga pria tersebut dan secara perlahan beruang meninggalkan tempat itu. Ini dikarenakan beruang tidak menyentuh makhluk mati. Sementara itu, pria yang ada di pohon turun dan bertanya kepada temannya yang tadi berbaring di tanah, "Teman, apa yang dibisikkan beruang itu ke telingamu?" Pria tersebut menjawab, "Beruang itu menasehati saya untuk tidak mempercayai teman yang palsu."
Teks 2
Flock of Doves
Once, there was a flock of doves which flew in search of food led by their king. They had flown a long distance and were very tired. The smallest dove picked up speed and found some rice scattered beneath a banyan tree. So, all the doves landed and began to eat.
Suddenly, a net fell over them and they were all trapped. They saw a hunter approaching. The doves desperately fluttered their wings trying to get out of the net to no avail. The king had an idea. He advised all the doves to fly up together carrying the net with them.
Each dove picked up a portion of the net and together they flew off carrying the net with them. The hunter looked up in astonishment. He tried to follow them, but they were flying high over hills and valleys. They flew to a hill near a city of temples where there lived a mouse who could help them. He was a faithful friend of the dove king.
The mouse agreed saying that he would set the king free first. The king insisted that he first free his subjects and the king last. The mouse understood the king’s feelings and complied with his wishes. He began to cut the net and one by one all the doves were freed including the dove king.
Terjemahan
Kawanan Merpati
Suatu hari, ada kawanan merpati yang terbang mencari makanan yang dipimpin oleh raja mereka. Mereka telah terbang jauh dan sangat lelah. Merpati terkecil menambah kecepatan dan menemukan nasi berserakan di bawah pohon beringin. Jadi, semua merpati mendarat dan mulai makan.
Tiba-tiba, jaring jatuh di atas mereka dan akibatnya mereka semua terperangkap. Mereka melihat seorang pemburu mendekat. Merpati-merpati tersebut dengan putus asa mengepakkan sayap mencoba keluar dari jaring tetapi tidak berhasil. Raja merpati mempunyai ide. Dia menyarankan semua merpati untuk terbang bersama-sama membawa jaring bersama mereka.
Setiap merpati mengambil sebagian dari jaring dan bersama-sama mereka terbang membawa jaring. Pemburu yang mau menangkap menatap dengan heran. Dia mencoba mengikuti tetapi merpati-merpati tersebut terbang tinggi di atas bukit dan lembah. Mereka terbang ke sebuah bukit dekat kota kuil di mana hiduplah seekor tikus yang dapat membantu mereka. Dia adalah teman setia raja merpati.
Tikus setuju untuk membantu dan mengatakan bahwa dia akan membebaskan raja terlebih dahulu. Raja bersikeras bahwa tikus membebaskan rakyatnya terlebih dahulu. Tikus mengerti perasaan raja dan menuruti keinginannya. Dia mulai memotong jaring dan satu per satu semua merpati dibebaskan termasuk raja merpati.
Teks 3
King of the Jungle
One day a tiger saw a fox walking alone. Then, he intended to attack the fox.
When the tiger jumped on the fox, the fox shouted out, “How dare you attack the king of the jungle?” Tiger looked at him in amazement. “Nonsense! You are not King!” “Certainly I am,” replied the fox. “All animals run from me in terror! If you want proof, come with me.” Fox went into the forest with the tiger in heels.
When they came to a herd of deer, the deer saw the tiger behind the fox and ran in all directions. They came to a group of monkeys, the monkey saw the tiger behind the fox and they fled at once. The fox looked at the tiger and said, “Do you need more proof than that? See, how the animals ran away at the first sight of me?” “I am surprised, but I’ve seen it with my own eyes. Forgive me for attacking you, Great King.” Tiger bowed low with great ceremony, he let the fox go.
Terjemahan
Raja hutan
Suatu hari seekor harimau melihat seekor rubah berjalan sendirian. Kemudian, dia bermaksud menyerang rubah itu.
Ketika harimau mau menerkam si rubah, rubah berteriak, "Beraninya engkau menyerang raja hutan?" Harimau memandangnya dengan keheranan. "Omong kosong! Engkau bukan raja!” "Akulah raja hutan," jawab rubah. “Semua hewan lari dariku dengan ketakutan! Jika engkau ingin bukti, ikut aku.” Rubah masuk kedalam hutan dengan diikuti si harimau di belakangnya.
Ketika mereka datang ke kawanan rusa, rusa melihat harimau di belakang rubah dan berlari ke segala arah. Mereka datang ke sekelompok monyet, monyet melihat harimau di belakang rubah dan mereka segera melarikan diri. Rubah memandang harimau dan berkata, "Apakah engkau membutuhkan lebih banyak bukti lagi? Lihat, bagaimana hewan-hewan itu lari tunggang-langgang saat melihatku?” “Aku terkejut, tetapi aku telah melihatnya dengan mata kepala sendiri. Maafkan aku menyerang Anda, raja hutan.” Harimau membungkukkan badan dengan hormat dan membiarkan si rubah pergi.
Teks 4
Golden Eggs
Long time ago, a remote village in central China was inhabited mainly by farmers and hunters.
One day, a poor farmer lost his entire livestock because of flood. He prayed to God for help or his family would die of starvation.
A few days later, an old man with a long grey beard, who 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 the farmer's surprise, he found an egg in his yard. This was no ordinary egg. It was a golden egg. He was suddenly overcome with joy.
Thereafter, his livelihood had rapidly improved. Unfortunately, the farmer had forgotten his earlier hardship. He became lazy, arrogant and stingy.
One day, the farmer noticed that the goose no longer laid a golden egg everyday. The goose strangely only laid one golden egg every six months.
The greedy farmer lost his patience and slaughtered his goose thinking there were plenty of golden eggs inside its stomach. It turned out there were no golden eggs at all. Though he regretted for his foolishness, it was already too late.
Terjemahan
Telur Emas
Dahulu kala, sebuah desa terpencil di Cina dihuni mayoritas petani dan pemburu.
Suatu hari, seorang petani miskin kehilangan seluruh ternaknya karena banjir. Dia berdoa kepada Tuhan untuk meminta bantuan atau keluarganya akan mati kelaparan.
Beberapa hari kemudian, seorang lelaki tua dengan jenggot abu-abu panjang, yang melewati rumahnya, merasa iba kepadanya. Lelaki tua itu memberinya seekor angsa dan berkata, “Saya tidak punya barang mahal untuk diberikan kepadamu dan semoga angsa ini akan membantu meringankan kesulitan yang engkau alami.”
Seminggu kemudian petani tersebut terkejut menemukan sebutir telur di halaman rumahnya. Ini bukan telur biasa melainkan telur emas. Dia tiba-tiba diliputi kegembiraan.
Setelah itu, pendapatannya meningkat pesat. Sayangnya, petani itu menjadi lupa terhadap kesulitan hidupnya yang dulu. Dia menjadi malas, sombong dan kikir.
Suatu hari, petani menyadari angsanya tidak lagi bertelur emas setiap hari. Angsa tersebut anehnya hanya bertelur satu telur emas setiap enam bulan.
Petani serakah itu kehilangan kesabarannya dan menyembelih angsanya karena mengira ada banyak telur emas di dalam perut angsanya. Ternyata tidak ada telur emas sama sekali. Meskipun dia menyesali kebodohannya, itu sudah terlambat.