5 Contoh Teks Narrative Singkat dan Terjemahannya untuk Pemula

• Lutung Kasarung and Purbasari 

(Orientation)

Prabu Tapa Agung was an old king. He had two daughters, Purbararang and Purbasari. Prabu Tapa Agung planned to retire as a king. He wanted Purbasari to replace him as the leader of the kingdom. Hearing this, Purbararang was angry. 

(Complication)

“You cannot ask her to be the queen, Father. I’m older than she is. It’s supposed to be me, not her!” said Purbararang. But the king still chose Purbasari to be the next queen. 

Purbararang then set a bad plan with her fiance, Indrajaya. Together they went to a witch and asked her to put a spell on Purbasari. Later, Purbasari had bad skin. There were black dots all over her body. 

“You are not as beautiful as I am. You cannot be the queen. Instead, you have to leave this palace and stay in a jungle,” said Purbararang. 

Purbasari was very sad. Now she had to stay in the jungle. Everyday she spent her time playing with some animals there. There was one monkey that always tried to cheer her up. It was not just an ordinary monkey, he had magical power. And he also could talk with humans.

(Resolution)

The monkey’s name was Lutung Kasarung. He was actually a god. His name was Sanghyang Gurumina. Lutung Kasarung planned to help Purbasari. He made a small lake and asked her to take a bath there. Amazingly, her bad skin was cured. Now she got her beautiful skin back.

• Terjemahan Contoh Teks Narrative Singkat

Lutung Kasarung dan Purbasari

(Orientasi)

Prabu Tapa Agung adalah seorang raja tua. Dia memiliki dua putri, Purbararang dan Purbasari. Prabu Tapa Agung berencana pensiun sebagai raja. Dia ingin Purbasari menggantikannya sebagai pemimpin kerajaan. Mendengar hal itu, Purbararang marah.

(Komplikasi)

“Kamu tidak bisa memintanya menjadi ratu, Ayah. Saya lebih tua dari dia. Seharusnya aku, bukan dia!” kata Purbararang. Namun raja tetap memilih Purbasari untuk menjadi ratu berikutnya.

Purbararang kemudian membuat rencana buruk dengan tunangannya, Indrajaya. bersama-sama mereka pergi ke seorang penyihir dan memintanya untuk memantrai Purbasari. Akhirnya, Purbasari memiliki kulit yang buruk. Terdapat titik-titik hitam di sekujur tubuhnya.

“Kamu tidak secantik aku. Kamu tidak bisa menjadi ratu. Sebaliknya, kamu harus meninggalkan istana ini dan tinggal di hutan,” kata Purbararang.

Purbasari sangat sedih. Sekarang dia harus tinggal di hutan. Setiap hari dia menghabiskan waktunya bermain dengan beberapa hewan di sana. Ada satu monyet yang selalu berusaha menghiburnya. Itu bukan hanya monyet biasa, dia memiliki kekuatan magis. Dan dia juga bisa berbicara dengan manusia.

(Resolusi)

Monyet itu bernama Lutung Kasarung. Dia sebenarnya adalah dewa. Namanya Sanghyang Gurumina. Lutung Kasarung berencana membantu Purbasari. Dia membuat sebuah danau kecil dan memintanya untuk mandi di sana. Hebatnya, kulitnya yang buruk itu sembuh. Sekarang dia mendapatkan kembali kulitnya yang indah.

Unity is Strength

(Orientation)

Once upon a time, there were some doves which were flying for searching some food led by their king. One day, they had flown so long that they were very tired. The dove king then forced them to fly a little further. The smallest dove flew faster and found some rice scattered beneath a banyan tree. So all the doves landed an began to eat.

(Complication)

All of sudden, a net fell over them and all of them were trapped. They saw a hunter approaching them while carrying a huge club. The doves desperately fluttered their wings trying to get out soon, but they failed. Then the king had an idea, that he advised all the doves to fly up together carrying the net with them fairly. He said that there was strength in unity.

Each dove picked up a portion of the net and together they flew off carrying the net with them. They were flying high over hills and valleys together. They flew to a hill near a city of temples in which there lived a mouse which could help them. He was a faithful friend of the dove king.

The dove king called out him and then the mouse was very happy to meet him again. The dove king explained that they were in a big trouble because he and his friends had been caught in a trap and needed his help to gnaw at the net and set them free from it.

(Resolution)

The mouse agreed saying that he began to cut the net and one by one all the doves were freed including the dove king. Finally, all the doves thanks the mouse and flew away together, united in their strength.