Bagaimana contoh narrative text dalam bahasa Inggris?

Pada tulisan saya sebelumnya, saya telah bercerita tentang narrative text bahasa Inggris dengan judul "The Story Of Pari Temple". Kali ini saya akan memberikan contoh narrative text bahasa Inggris lainnya yang berjudul "The Story Of Panyalahan Village (Cerita Asal-Usul Desa Panyalahan / Legenda Si Loreng)". Narrative text bisa berupa cerita rakyat, dongeng, maupun legenda. Bagi yang masih bingung mengenai apa pengertian narrative text, maka bisa dibaca di sini.

Berikut ini contoh narrative text bahasa Inggris dengan judul "The Story Of Panyalahan Village / Legenda Si Loreng)"

The Story Of Panyalahan Village / Legenda Si Loreng

Long time ago in Tasikmalaya, West Java, lived a young couple. They were farmers. They lived happily with their baby. The couple also had some animals. One of them was a tiger. When the couple went to work on the paddy field, the tiger looked after their baby. As usual, the couple went to the paddy field. Before they left, they asked the tiger to look after their baby.

“We will go to the field now. Look after our baby, okay?” The tiger nodded. So, the couple went to the field. They worked from morning until afternoon. When the couple arrived home, the tiger welcomed them. The tiger acted differently. He wagged his tail and rubbed his body to the couple’s legs. He looked very happy. The husband became suspicious.

“Why does this tiger behave strangely? He does not act as usual?” he thought. The husband looked at the tiger carefully. He was shocked. The tiger’s mouth was full of blood. Then he remembered his baby. He thought the tiger had eaten the baby.

“Why is your mouth full of blood?” he asked the tiger. “You must have done something bad to my baby! Have you killed him? Why did you do that?” he was very panicked. The husband took his knife and killed the tiger in anger. Then they both entered the house. They were shocked. They looked at each other. Their baby was sleeping peacefully in his cradle. He was not eaten by the tiger. Quickly, the wife took the baby and kissed him. The baby woke up. He opened his eyes and smiled. The couple found a very large snake under the cradle. The snake was dead and full of blood.

“Oh, my wife,” the husband said. “We have done a terrible thing. The tiger is not guilty! Look at the dead snake. The tiger must have killed him. He had saved our baby, but I killed him. Oh, my God! What have I done? I am so sorry. Forgive me, my dear tiger. Forgive me, please?”

The couple felt very guilty. They have killed their faithful tiger. It all happened because they did not check the baby first before they killed the tiger. Since then, the couple’s village was called Panyalahan. The word Panyalahan derives from the word “nyalahan”, which means “wrong guess”. 

Terjemahan:

Cerita Desa Panyalahan / Legenda Si Loreng

Dahulu kala di Tasikmalaya, Jawa Barat, hiduplah sepasang suami istri muda. Mereka adalah petani. Mereka hidup bahagia dengan bayi mereka. Pasangan itu juga memiliki beberapa hewan. Salah satunya adalah harimau. Ketika pasangan itu pergi bekerja di sawah, harimau merawat bayi mereka. Seperti biasa, pasangan itu pergi ke sawah. Sebelum mereka pergi, mereka meminta harimau untuk menjaga bayi mereka.

“Kita akan turun ke lapangan sekarang. Jaga bayi kita, oke?” Harimau itu mengangguk. Jadi, pasangan itu pergi ke lapangan. Mereka bekerja dari pagi hingga sore. Ketika pasangan itu tiba di rumah, harimau menyambut mereka. Harimau itu bertindak berbeda. Dia mengibaskan ekornya dan menggosokkan tubuhnya ke kaki pasangan itu. Dia terlihat sangat bahagia. Sang suami menjadi curiga.

“Mengapa harimau ini bertingkah aneh? Dia tidak bertingkah seperti biasanya?” dia pikir. Sang suami memandang harimau itu dengan seksama. Dia terkejut. Mulut harimau itu penuh dengan darah. Kemudian dia ingat bayinya. Dia mengira harimau itu telah memakan bayinya.

"Kenapa mulutmu penuh darah?" tanyanya pada harimau. “Kamu pasti telah melakukan sesuatu yang buruk pada bayiku! Apakah Anda membunuhnya? Kenapa kau melakukan itu?" dia sangat panik. Sang suami mengambil pisaunya dan membunuh harimau itu dengan marah. Kemudian mereka berdua masuk ke dalam rumah. Mereka terkejut. Mereka saling memandang. Bayi mereka sedang tidur nyenyak di buaiannya. Dia tidak dimakan oleh harimau. Dengan cepat, sang istri mengambil bayi itu dan menciumnya. Bayi itu terbangun. Dia membuka matanya dan tersenyum. Pasangan itu menemukan seekor ular yang sangat besar di bawah buaian. Ular itu sudah mati dan berlumuran darah.

"Oh, istriku," kata sang suami. “Kami telah melakukan hal yang mengerikan. Harimau itu tidak bersalah! Lihat ular mati. Harimau itu pasti telah membunuhnya. Dia telah menyelamatkan bayi kami, tapi aku membunuhnya. Ya Tuhan! Apa yang telah saya lakukan? Aku sangat menyesal. Maafkan aku, harimauku sayang. Tolong maafkan aku?"

Pasangan itu merasa sangat bersalah. Mereka telah membunuh harimau setia mereka. Itu semua terjadi karena mereka tidak memeriksa bayinya terlebih dahulu sebelum mereka membunuh harimau tersebut. Sejak itu, desa pasangan itu disebut Panyalahan. Kata Panyalahan berasal dari kata “nyalahan” yang berarti “salah tebak”.

Itu tadi contoh narrative text bahasa Inggris dengan judul "The Story Of Panyalahan Village".