Narrative Text Minangkabau

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Minangkabau

a folklore from West Sumatra
 
Do you know why the roofs of houses in West Sumatra have the shape of buffalo horns? Here is the story. Once upon a time there was a kingdom in West Sumatra. The people worked as farmers. Their lives were full of happiness. The land was fertile and the weather was always beautiful. The people also had a wise king. He always protected the people.However, soon their happy lives would be disturbed. Majapahit, a kingdom from Java would attack them. The people were so scared. They were so restless. They went to the king to talk about it. The king tried to calm them down.
“Don’t worry, my fellow countrymen. I know Majapahit has many soldiers. They are also great in war. If we fight them, maybe we lose. But I have an idea how to beat them,” said the king.


Then he continued. “We can challenge them to a buffalo fight. If their buffalo dies, we win. But if our buffalo dies, they win.”
“We have to make sure our buffalo will win, Your Majesty. How?” asked one of the people. The king smiled.
He continued, “We just need to find a strong baby buffalo.”
The king then ordered his people to give him the strongest baby buffalo. After that, the strong baby buffalo was separated from his mother. They did not give any food to the baby buffalo for several days. The baby buffalo was very hungry! The baby buffalo cried and cried. He asked for food.
Then the king took two sharp knives and attached them strongly to the baby buffalo horn. Now it was time for the buffalo battle. Everyone gathered on the field. The Majapahit soldier released a big and wild buffalo out of his cage. Everyone was surprised with the size of the buffalo.
Later, the West Sumatran released their baby buffalo. The Majapahit soldiers were laughing.
“Ha ha ha. It’s so small. How can you win?”
They did not know that the hungry baby buffalo had two sharp knives on the horn. The baby buffalo ran fast towards the big buffalo and went straight under the big buffalo’s stomach to find the teat.
The knives at the baby buffalo’s horns cut through the big buffalo’s stomach. The big buffalo fell down to the ground and died.
“Yes! We win, we win, we win!” The people of West Sumatra cheered.
Then, the king changed the name of the kingdom into Minangkabau. It means “victorious buffalo.”That is why the roofs of the houses in West Sumatra are similar to the form of buffalo horns and the traditional headdress of the women of West Sumatra is also like buffalo horns.
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1. roofs : the top outer part of a building
2. horns: one of the hard pointed parts that usually grow in a pair on the heads of some animals, for example cows or goats. The horns on a deer are called antlers.
3. fertile: fertile land is able to produce good crops or plants
4. disturbed: affected by mental or emotional problems, usually because of bad experiences in the past
5. scared: frightened, or worried
6. separated: not joined or touching physically
7. attached: joined or fixed to something
8. battle: a fight between two armies in a war
9. teat: one of the small pointed parts of a female animal‘s body through which a baby animal sucks milk
10. cheered: to give a loud shout of happiness or approval
11. headdress: a decorated piece of clothing that someone wears on their head

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The Other Narrative Text Examples:

  1. Cindelaras
  2. Jaka Tarub and Nawang Wulan
  3. Loro Jonggrang
  4. Lutung Kasarung
  5. Minangkabau
  6. Origin of Lotus
  7. Rama, The Dutiful Son
  8. Telaga Warna
  9. The Fox and the Mosquitoes
  10. The Penny Wise Monkey
  11. The Pirate Crocodile
  12. The Princess and the Pea
  13. The White Gibbon
  14. Uncle Spider
  15. The Bird with Two Heads
  16. The Birds and the Shivering Monkeys
  17. The Jackal and the Arrow
  18. The Monkeys and the Bell
  19. The Purse of Gold
  20. An Old Tiger and a Greedy Traveler
  21. The Wind and the Moon
  22. The Talkative Tortoise
  23. The Ant and the Grasshopper
  24. The Buffoon and the Countryman
  25. The Dog and the Wolf
  26. The Fox and the Stork
  27. The Fox, the Cock, and the Dog
  28. The Frog and the Ox 
  29. The Hare with Many Friends
  30. The Labourer and the Nightingale
  31. The Lion in Love
  32. The Man and the Satyr
  33. The Man, the Boy, and the Donkey
  34. The Shepherd’s Boy
  35. The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
  36. Bawang Putih Bawang Merah
  37. Keong Emas
  38. Calon Arang
  39. Kancil and the Farmer
  40. The Myth of Malin Kundang
  41. The Story of Sangkuriang and Tangkuban Perahu Mountain
  42. The Legend of Toba Lake
  43. Cinderella
  44. Snow White
  45. The Story of Smart Monkey and Dull Crocodile
  46. Romeo and Juliet
  47. Kite’s Tale
  48. Story of Rabbit and Bear
  49. Queen of Arabia and Three Sheiks
  50. The Smartest Parrot

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