Activities In Narrative Text Malin Kundang

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1. When and where did the story happen?
   The story happened a long time ago in a small village near the beach in West Sumatra.
    
2. Who were involved in the story?
   Malin Kundang, Old woman or Malin Kundang's mother, a rich merchant, and Malin Kundang's wife were involved in the story
    
3. What event started the plot of the story?
   When Malin Kundang was sailing and saw a merchant’s ship being raided by a band of pirates was an event started the plot of the story
    
4. What happens next?
   The merchant allowed Malin Kundang to sail with him.
    
5. What makes the problem in the story get more complicated?
   An old woman, who was Malin Kundang’s mother, ran to the beach to meet Malin Kundang.
    
6. What is the climax of the story?
   The climax of the story is when malin Kundang kept refusing to recognize his mother and yelling at her.
    
7. Was there any resolution of the story?
   Yes, there was. The resolution of the story was when she cursed Malin Kundang that he would turn into a stone if he didn’t apologize to her.
    
8. Was there any conclusion or message of the story? No, there was not. The last story was about the end of Malin Kundang who turned into a stone.

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• Orientation : introduction of character, time, and place
• A long time ago, in a small village near the beach in West Sumatra lived a woman and her son, Malin Kundang. Malin Kundang and his mother had to live hard because his father had passed away when he was a baby. 
• Complication : shows the beginning of conflict in the story.
• One day, when Malin Kundang was sailing, he saw a merchant’s ship being raided by a band of pirates. 
• Sequence of events : shows how the story develops after the conflict.
• Many years later, Malin Kundang became wealthy. When he was sailing on his trading journey, his ship landed on a coast near a small village. 
• An old woman, who was Malin Kundang’s mother, ran to the beach to meet the new rich merchant. She wanted to hug him to release her sadness of being lonely after a long time.
• Resolution : gives the solution to the conflict. 
• When his mother came near him, Malin Kundang who was with his beautiful wife and his ship crews denied that she was his mother. After that he ordered his crews to set sail to leave the old woman who was then full of sadness and anger. Finally, she cursed Malin Kundang that he was thrown out to a small island and turned into a stone
• Coda : tells how the characters have changed and moral that can be learned from the story.

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• A long time ago : a long time ago, there was a fish that could talk, it was named Nemo.
• One day : one day, the rabbit gets a mysterious gift inside his house.
• When : when the king of jungle was hunting, he met a mouse.
• Many years later : many years later, a lion is made king of the jungle.