NARRATIVE, HORTATORY, SPOOF

Narrative Text

The Lion and The Mouse

One day a Lion slept in the jungle. The Lion fast aslept and suddenly it was surprised by a tiny Mouse. The tiny Mouse, running about in the grass and not noticing where he was going, ran over the Lion's head and down his nose.

The Lion awoke with a loud roar. He was very angry. His paw caught the little Mouse. The Lion opened his huge jaws to swallow the tiny creature when, “Pardon me, O King, I beg of you,” cried the frightened Mouse. “If you forgive me this time, I will never forget your kindness. I meant no harm and I certainly didn't want to disturb Your Majesty. If you let me stay alive, I can do you a good turn, too.”

The Lion began to laugh, and he laughed and laughed. "How could a tiny creature like you ever do anything to help me? And he shook with laughter.

 “Oh well,” he shrugged, looking down at the frightened Mouse, “you're not so much of a meal anyway.” Then, he released his paw from the Mouse and the Mouse quickly ran away.

Some time after this, some hunters went to the jungle, tried to capture the Lion alive so they could carry him to their king, set up rope nets in the jungle. The Lion was hungry, who was hunting for some food, fell into the trap. Her roared and thrashed about trying to free himself but with every move he made, the ropes bound him tighter.

The unhappy Lion feared he could never escape, and he roared pitifully. His thunderous bellows sent through the jungle. The tiny Mouse, scurrying about far away, heard the Lion's roars. “That may be there very Lion who once freed me,” he said, remembering his promise. And he ran to see whether he could help.

Discovering the sad state the Lion was in, the Mouse said to him, “Stop, stop! You must not roar. If you make so much noise, the hunters will come and capture you . I'll get you out of this trap.”

With his sharp little teeth the Mouse gnawed at the ropes until they broke. When the Lion had stepped out of the net and was free, the Mouse said, “Now, was I not right?”

“Thank you, good Mouse,” said the Lion gently. “You did help me. I see now that kindness is always worth while.” Finally the Lion and the Mouse make a friendship for forever.

Spoof Text

Out In the Woods

A couple of hunters are out in the woods in the dep south when one of them falls to the ground. He doesn’t seem to be breathing, and his eyes are rolled back in his head. The other guy whips out his cell phone and calls 911. He gasps to the operator, ”My friend is dead! What can I do?” The operator, in a calm and soothing voice, says,”Alright, take it easy. I can help. First, easy make sure he’s dead.” There is silence, and then a gun shot is heard. The hunter comes back on the line. ”Ok. Now what?”

Hortatory Expotition Text

A Campaign of the Importance of Reading

Reading habit is poor among Indonesians because most people haven’t realized the importance of reading

Reading is important to transform knowledge and technology. By reading, one knows the world. He or she will understand what he doesn’t see by himself or herself. The lines of the paragraphs in an article contain pieces of knowledge. The knowledge is needed to improve the quality of human’s life. Technology transformation from other country can only be done by reading a lot various sources of literature. Valuable books in libraries and bookstores mean nothing if they are not read.

Realizing the importance of reading will make someone motivated to read. When we know that something is very important because it can give us valuable information, we will try to get or do the thing. For example, a businessman who always follows latest information or news, will know what to do in his/ her business. He will make a good decision to make a transaction. Most people in all developed countries have realized the importance or reading and they have good reading habits. In bus and train stations, vehicles, waiting rooms, parks, people like reading. They enjoy reading which gives them valuable knowledge and inspiration.

A good understanding toward the importance of reading can be achieved by well organized and effective campaign. To plant an understanding in a generation’s minds is not an easy job. It needs a hard work from all components of the nation, especially the government. A serious campaign which is organized by the central and local government can help common people wake up and stand to face the real competition. The campaign can be done through various kinds of mass media such as TV, radio, booklets, bulletins, newspapers, magazines. It can also be conducted by teachers, parents and all people who care.

Therefore, a nation-wide effective campaign of the importance of reading by all components of the nation should be done, facilitated by the government, to face the tighter competition. The world has forced globalization. Those people with little knowledge will be left behind. To speed up the better change in this country, a good reading habit is really important.