Golden Eggs – Contoh Narrative Text
Golden Eggs
Long time ago a village, in central China was
inhabited mainly with farmers and hunters.
inhabited mainly with farmers and hunters.
One day, a poor farmer lost his entire
livestock to flood. He prayed hard to God for help or his family would die of
starvation.
livestock to flood. He prayed hard to God for help or his family would die of
starvation.
Few days later, an old man with long grey
beard, 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.”
beard, 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 almost surprise the farmer
found and egg in his yard. This was no ordinary egg. It was a golden egg. He
was suddenly overcome with joy.
found and 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 but the farmer had forgotten his earlier hardship. He became lazy,
arrogant and spendthrift.
improved but the farmer had forgotten his earlier hardship. He became lazy,
arrogant and spendthrift.
Strangely, the goose only laid one golden egg
every six months. The greedy farmer lost his patient and slaughtered his goose
thinking there were plenty of golden eggs inside its stomach.
every six months. The greedy farmer lost his patient and slaughtered his goose
thinking there were plenty of golden eggs inside its stomach.
Though
he very much regretted for his foolishness, it’s already too late.