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NARRATIVE TEXT : SNOW WHITE

Once upon a time there lived a little girl named Snow White. She lived with her aunt and uncle because her parents were dead.

One day she heard her uncle and aunt talking about leaving Snow White in the castle because they both wanted to go to America and they didnt have enough money to take Snow White.

Snow White didnt want her uncle and aunt to do this so she decided it would be best if she ran away. The next morning she ran away from home when her aunt and uncle were having breakfast. She ran away into the woods.

Then she saw a little cottage. She knocked but no one answered so she went inside and fell asleep.

Meanwhile, the seven dwarfs were coming home from work. They went inside. There they found Snow White sleeping. Then Snow White woke up. She saw the dwarfs. The dwarfs said, Whats your name? Snow White said, My name is Snow White.

Doc, one of the dwarfs said, If you wish, you may live here with us. Snow White said, Oh could I? Thank you. Then Snow White told the dwarfs the whole story and Snow White and the seven dwarfs lived happily ever after.

NARRATIVE TEXT : SANGKURIANG

Long time ago in West Java, lived a beautiful girl named Dayang Sumbi. She was also smart and clever. Her beauty and intelligence made a prince from the heavenly kingdom of Kahyangan desire her as his wife. The prince asked permission from his father to marry Dayang Sumbi. But his father approved on one condition, when they had a child, the prince would transform into a dog. The prince accepted the condition.

They get married and lived happily in the woods until Dayang Sumbi gave birth to a baby boy. The prince then changed into a dog named Tumang. Their son is named Sangkuriang. He was very smart and handsome like his father. One day, when he was hunting, Sangkuriang accidentally killed Tumang. His arrow missed the deer he was targeting and hit Tumang instead. He went home and tells her mother about the dog. Dayang Sumbi was appalled. Driven by sadness and anger, she grabbed a weaving tool and hit Sangkuriangs head with it. Dayang Sumbi was so sad, she didn’t pay any attention to Sangkuriang and started to cry.

Sangkuriang feel sad and also confused. Sangkuriang then decided to go away from their home and went on a journey. In the morning, Dayang Sumbi finally stopped crying. She started to feel better, so she went to find Sangkuriang. But her son was no where to be found. She looked everywhere but still couldnt find him. Finally, she went home with nothing. She was exhausted. She fell asleep, and in her dream, she meets her husband. Dayang Sumbi, dont be sad. Go look for my body in the woods and get the heart. Soak it with water, and use the water to bathe, and you will look young forever, said the prince in her dream. After bathing with the water used to soak the dogs heart, Dayang Sumbi looked more beautiful and even younger.

And time passed by. Sangkuriang on his journey stopped at a village and met and fell in love with a beautiful girl.He didnt realize that the village was his homeland and the beautiful girl was his own mother, Dayang Sumbi. Their love grew naturally and he asked the girl to marry him. One day, Sangkuriang was going on a hunt. He asked Dayang Sumbi to fix the turban on his head. Dayang Sumbi was startled when she saw a scar on his head at the same place where she, years ago, hit Sangkuriang on the head.

After the young man left, Dayang Sumbi prayed for guidance. After praying, she became convinced that the young man was indeed her missing son. She realized that she had to do something to prevent Sangkuriang from marrying her. But she did not wish to disappoint him by cancelling the wedding. So, although she agreed to marry Sangkuriang, she would do so only on the condition that he provides her with a lake and built a beautiful boat, all in one night.
Sangkuriang accepted this condition without a doubt. He had spent his youth studying magical arts. After the sun went down, Sangkuriang went to the hill. Then he called a group of genie to build a dam around Citarum River. Then, he commands the genies to cut down trees and build a boat. A few moments before dawn, Sangkuriang and his genie servants almost finished the boat.
Dayang Sumbi, who had been spying on him, realised that Sangkuriang would fulfill the condition she had set. Dayang Sumbi immediately woke all the women in the village and asked them to wave a long red scarf. All the women in the village were waving red scarf, making it look as if dawn was breaking. Deceived by false dawn, the cock crowed and farmers rose for the new day.
Sangkuriangs genie servants immediately dropped their work and ran for cover from the sun, which they feared. Sangkuriang grew furious. With all his anger, he kicked the unfinished boat. The boat flew and landed on a valley. The boat then became a mountain, called Mount Tangkuban Perahu (Tangkuban means upturned or upside down, and Perahu means boat). With his power, he destroyed the dam. The water drained from the lake becoming a wide plain and nowadays became a city called Bandung (from the word Bendung, which means Dam).

  

 RECOUNT TEXT : MAJAPAHIT KINGDOM

The Majapahit kingdom centered in East Java, Indonesia, established circa 1293 to 1500 AD. This kingdom reached its peak highway into empire that controls a wide area in the archipelago during the reign of Hayam Wuruk, who ruled from 1350 to 1389.

Majapahit kingdom is the kingdom of Hindu-Buddhist past controls the archipelago and is considered as one of the greatest country in the history of Indonesia. Extends his power in Java, Sumatra, the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, to eastern Indonesia, although its territory is disputed.

Prior to the work of Majapahit, Singhasari have to first be based Royal rulers in Java. The exact date is used as the date of birth of the Majapahit kingdom was Raden Wijaya coronation as king, which is the 15th of the month of Kartika in 1215 saka which coincides with the November 10, 1293. He was named the official name Kertarajasa Jayawardhana.

According Nagarakretagama Canto XIII-XV, Majapahit area includes Sumatra, the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Sulawesi, the islands of Nusa Tenggara, Maluku, Papua, Tumasik (Singapore) and some islands of the Philippines. This source shows the widest limits once the heyday of the Majapahit Empire.