EXERCISE NARRATIVE TEXT 3

A. Read the story and write the generic structure next to the text

Rabbit and Bear Once upon a time, there lived as neighbours, a bear and a rabbit. The rabbit is a good shot. In contrary, the bear is always clumsy and could not use the arrow to good advantage. One day, the bear called over the rabbit and asked the rabbit to take his bow and arrows and came with bear to the other side of the hill. The rabbit was fearing to arouse the bear's anger so he could not refuse it. He consented and went with the bear and shot enough buffalo to satisfy the hungry family. Indeed he shot and killed so many that there was lots of meat left after the bear and his family had loaded themselves and packed all they could carry home. The bear was very gluttonous and did not want the rabbit to get any of the meat. The rabbit could not even taste the blood from the butchering as the bear would throw earth on the blood and dry it up. The poor rabbit would have to go home hungry after his hard day's work. The bear was the father of five children. The youngest child was very kind to the rabbit. He was very hearty eater. The mother bear always gave him an extra large piece of meat but the youngest child did not eat it. He would take it outside with him and pretended to play ball with the meat. He kicked toward the rabbit's house and when he got close to the door he would give the meat with such a great kick. The meat would fly into the rabbit's house. In this way, the poor rabbit would get his meal unknown to the papa bear. Source : http://www.sacred-texts.com/asia/tft/tft38.htm

B. In groups, answer these questions:

1.    What is the social function of the text above?

2.    Who was involved?

3.    What did the Bear ask to the Rabbit?

4.    Why the Rabbit didn’t get any of meat?

5.    How did the Rabbit get his meal?

6.    Does the story happen in the past time or in the present time?

7.    Mention the words are used to tell that the story happened in the past?

8.    What are the words used to tell the order of events?

9.    Are the verbs in the present or in the past?

10. Write several action verbs that you find in the text!

C. Now, take turn reading the story aloud. Then, in turn read it aloud for your friends!