Example Narrative about place (Legend)/ Contoh Narasi tentang tempat (Legenda) FOR GENERAL ENGLISH

Example Narrative about place (Legend)

(Source: ___. 2011.Z-MAGZ Edition IV. Ponorogo: Sekolah Menengah Pertama Negeri 1 Ponorogo.)

The Origin of Landak River

            Long time ago, lived a farmer and his wife in a village by the side of a forest. They lived simply and they like to help other people, especially one who in afflictions. One night, the farmer and his wife were resting in their house. The farmer was sitting beside his sleeping wife. Suddenly, a white centipede came out from the wife’s head. The farmer was amazed. He then followed the centipede until they reach a small pond not far from their house. Then the centipede suddenly disappeared. The farmer went home and found his wife still soundly asleep.

            In the morning, the wife told his husband about the dream she had last nigh. “I was walking through a vast field, and I came to a lake. I saw a giant hedgehog in lake. It was glaring at me, so I ran away.” After he heard his wife’s dream, the farmer went back to the small pond. In the pond, he saw something very shiny. He came to the shiny object and took it. It was a golden hedgehog statue. It was very beautiful. Its eyes were made of diamond. The farmer then brought the statue home.

            At night, the farmer had a dream. A giant hedgehog came to him, “Please let me stay in your home. As return, I will give you everything you want. Just caress the statue’s head and say the prayer. There are two kinds of prayers, one is to start your wish and the second is to stop your wish. Now memorize the prayers.”

            In the next day, the farmer told his wife about his dream. The really wanted to prove it. The farmer slowly caressed the statue’s head. He said the prayer and asked for rice. Suddenly, rice came out of the mouth of the mouth of the statue. The rice kept on coming out from the statue’s mouth. The farmer immediately said the prayer to stop it. The rice then stopped coming out from the statue.

            The farmer and his wife then asked for other things, jewelry and other stuff they needed. They became very rich. But they still like to help other people. A lot of poor came of them for help. Unfortunately, a thief found out about the secret of the golden hedgehog statue. Pretending to be a poor asking for help, he stole the statue from the farmer’s house.

            The thief blurred to the district area of Ngabang. There was a drought in the area. The thief wanted sympathy from the people, so he said to them that he would provide them with water. The thief then caressed the hedgehog statue and said the prayer. Water came out of the statue’s mout. All the people were so happy. But the water kept on coming out. The thief didn’t know the prayer to stop the wish. People who saw the incident were really scared. They ran away to avoid the water as it was started to flood the area. The thief also wanted run away, but he cannot move his legs. In his vision, there was a giant hedgehog holding both his legs. Water kept coming from the statue and slowly it became a river. The thief was drowned in the river. People then named the river as Hedgehog River or Sungai Landak.


IN INDONESIAN (with google translate English-indonesian):

Contoh Narasi tentang tempat (Legenda)

(Sumber: ___ 2011.Z-Magz Edisi IV Ponorogo:... Sekolah Menengah Negeri 1 Ponorogo PERTAMA)

Asal Landak Sungai

Lama waktu yang lalu, hidup seorang petani dan istrinya di sebuah desa di pinggir hutan. Mereka hidup sederhana dan mereka suka membantu orang lain, terutama orang yang dalam penderitaan. Suatu malam, petani dan istrinya sedang beristirahat di rumah mereka. Petani itu duduk di samping istrinya yang sedang tidur. Tiba-tiba, suatu lipan putih muncul dari kepala istri. Petani kagum. Dia kemudian mengikuti lipan sampai mereka mencapai kolam kecil tidak jauh dari rumah mereka. Kemudian lipan tiba-tiba menghilang. Petani itu pulang ke rumah dan menemukan istrinya masih tertidur.

Di pagi hari, istri kepada suami nya tentang mimpi yang dia alami terakhir dekat. "Aku sedang berjalan melalui suatu bidang luas, dan aku datang ke sebuah danau. Aku melihat raksasa di danau. Itu melotot padaku, jadi aku lari. "Setelah dia mendengar mimpi istrinya, petani kembali ke kolam kecil. Di kolam, ia melihat sesuatu yang sangat mengkilap. Dia datang ke obyek mengkilap dan mengambilnya. Itu patung landak emas. Itu sangat indah. Matanya terbuat dari berlian. Petani itu kemudian membawa pulang patung.

Pada malam hari, petani bermimpi. Sebuah raksasa landak datang kepadanya, "Tolong biarkan aku tinggal di rumah Anda. Sebagai gantinya, saya akan memberikan semua yang anda inginkan. Hanya membelai kepala patung dan memanjatkan doa permohonan. Ada dua macam doa, satu adalah untuk memulai keinginan Anda dan yang kedua adalah untuk menghentikan keinginan Anda. Sekarang menghafal doa-doa. "

Pada hari berikutnya, petani mengatakan kepada istrinya tentang mimpinya. Benar-benar ingin membuktikannya. Petani perlahan membelai kepala patung. Dia mengatakan doa dan meminta beras. Tiba-tiba, beras keluar dari mulut mulut patung. Beras terus keluar dari mulut patung. Petani segera mengucapkan doa untuk menghentikannya. Beras kemudian berhenti keluar dari patung.

Petani dan istrinya kemudian meminta hal-hal lain, perhiasan dan hal-hal lain yang mereka butuhkan. Mereka menjadi sangat kaya. Tapi mereka masih ingin membantu orang lain. Banyak miskin datang dari mereka untuk membantu. Sayangnya, pencuri tahu tentang rahasia patung landak emas. Berpura-pura menjadi pertanyaanku miskin untuk membantu, dia mencuri patung dari rumah petani.

Pencuri itu kabur ke daerah distrik Ngabang. Ada kekeringan di daerah. Pencuri ingin simpati dari orang-orang, sehingga ia berkata kepada mereka bahwa ia akan menyediakan air bagi mereka. Pencuri kemudian membelai patung landak dan mengucapkan doa. Air keluar dari patung Mout. Semua orang sangat bahagia. Tapi air terus keluar. Pencuri tidak tahu doa untuk menghentikan keinginan. Orang-orang yang melihat kejadian tersebut benar-benar takut. Mereka melarikan diri untuk menghindari air karena daerah itu mulai membanjiri daerah tersebut. Pencuri juga ingin melarikan diri, tapi ia tidak bisa menggerakkan kakinya. Dalam visinya, ada landak raksasa memegang kedua kakinya. Air terus datang dari patung dan perlahan-lahan menjadi sebuah sungai. Pencuri ditenggelamkan di sungai. Orang-orang kemudian bernama sungai sebagai Hedgehog River atau Sungai Landak

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