There was once a simple good villager, who was the father of four boys. He took good care of his children, and worked hard so that they c...
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June 28, 2012
Narrative Text: The Legend of Magic Pear
Long ago, there was a farmer in Taiwan who was very greedy. One day he took some pears to the market for sale. An old monk came up to his...
June 28, 2012
Narrative Text: Golden Swan
One night, as the poor widow was sleeping restlessly, she heard her husband’s voice – “I have come back to help you”. The widow sat up and...
June 28, 2012
Narrative Text: Sleeping Beauty
Long time ago, in a faraway land. King Stevan and his queen wished for a child. Finally a daughter was born and they named her Aurora....
June 28, 2012
Narrative Text: A Legend of Candy Cane
A candy maker in Indiana wanted to make a candy that would be a witness, so he made the Christmas Candy Cane. He incorporated several sym...
June 28, 2012
Narrative Text: Toba Lake
Once upon a time , there was a man who was living in north Sumatra . He lived in a simple hut in a farming field. The did some gardening a...
June 28, 2012
Narrative Text: Malin Kundang
A long time ago, in a small village near the beach in West Sumatra, a woman and her son lived. They were Malin Kundang and her mother. Her...
June 28, 2012
Narrative Text: Momotaro
Once upon a time, there lived in Japan a peasant and his wife. They were sad couple because they had no children. They kept praying to th...
June 28, 2012
Narrative Text: The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet
In the town of Verona there lived two families, the Capulets and the Montagues. They engaged in a bitter feud. Among the Montagues was Rome...
June 28, 2012
Narrative Text: The Old Woman and The Sparrow
Once upon a time, there lived a kind hearted man and his wife. One morning, his wife found a poor little sparrow. She took it gently and ...
June 28, 2012
Narrative Text: Monkey and Crocodile
One day a monkey wanted to cross a river. He saw a crocodile in the river, so he asked the crocodile to take him across the other side. T...
June 28, 2012
Narrative Text: Three Fish
Once three fish lived in a pond. One evening, some fishermen passed by the pond and saw the fish. ‘This pond is full of fish’, they told ea...
June 28, 2012
Narrative Text: Golden Eggs
Long time ago a remote village, in central China, was inhabited mainly with farmers and hunters. One day, a poor farmer lost his entire li...
June 28, 2012
Narrative Text: The Three Sheiks and Queen of Arabia
Maura, who liked to be thought of as the most beautiful and powerful queen of Arabia, had many suitors. One by one she discarded them, unt...
June 28, 2012
Narrative Text: Hermit
Many years ago, there lived a hermit in a forest in Sumatra. He did not grow food but depended on the jungle fruit to survive. Soon, there ...
June 28, 2012
Narrative Text: The Princess and The Pea
There once was a prince who wanted to marry a princess, but it had to be real princess. So he went all over the world looking for a real ...
June 28, 2012
Narrative Text: Jantur and Menur
Jantur and Menur were twins. Jantur was a boy and Menur was a girl and they had different personalities. Jantur was lazy, he got angry easi...
June 28, 2012
Narrative Text: The Purse of Gold
Once upon a time a beggar found a leather purse that someone had dropped in a market place. Opening it, he discovered that it contained 1...
June 28, 2012
Narrative Text: Duck and Turtle
Two ducks who lived in a big lake had a friend who was a turtle. One year there was a very little rain and the lake began to dry up. One of...
June 28, 2012
Narrative Text: Ali Baba
Once upon a time there were 40 cruel thieves who put their stolen money and treasures in a cave. They went in the cave by saying ”Open Se...
June 28, 2012
Narrative Text: Rabbit and Bear
Once upon a time, there lived as neighbors, a bear and a rabbit. The rabbit is a good shot. In contrary, the bear is always clumsy an...
June 28, 2012
Narrative Text: Why do the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky?
Long time ago, there was no day. It was always dark and always summer. This was because the Kachina, a very powerful people had stolen ...
June 28, 2012
Narrative Text: Why do hawks hunt chiks?
Once upon a time, a hawk fell in love with a hen. The hawk flew down from the sky and asked the hen, “Will you marry me?” The hen l...
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Narrative Text: The Smartest Parrot
Once upon time, a man had a wonderful parrot. There was no other parrot like it. The parrot could say every word, except one word. The p...
June 07, 2012
Narrative Text: Bawang Merah and Bawang Putih
Bawang Putih lived with her step mother and her step sister, Bawang Merah. Bawang Putih's mother died when she was a baby. Her fath...
June 07, 2012
Narrative Text: Timun Mas
One night , while they were praying, Buto Ijo a giant with supranatural powers passed their house. He heard they pray. "Don't ...
June 07, 2012
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 died. One day s...
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Narrative Text: Cinderella
Once upon a time there was a beautiful girl called Cinderella and she had two ugly step sisters who were very unkind who made her d...
June 06, 2012
Narrative Text: Banyuwangi
Once upon a time, there was a king reigned in East Java named Sindureja. He had a prime minister named Sidapaksa. Sidapaksa had a very b...
June 06, 2012
Narrative Text: Peter Pan
Once upon a time there was a beautiful place called, Neverland, where Peterpan and Tinker Bell lived. Not so far from that place is the ci...
June 06, 2012
Narrative Text: Sangkuriag and Dayang Sumbi
Once upon a time in west Java, Indonesia lived a wise king who had a beautiful daughter. Her name was Dayang Sumbi. She liked weaving ...
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