The Legend of The Holy Stone - Main Idea - XI Lanjut

What is the orientation of narrative text ?

• The social function of the text

• The middle paragraph of the story

• The opening paragraph where the characters of the story are introduced

• The end paragraph of the story

• The structure of text

A Long time ago, up on the Kamboi Rama mountain, there

were two villages, Kamboi Rama and Aroempu. Kamboi Rama

was a residence for Kamboi people, and Aroempu was a sago

plantation owned by God Iriwonawani, who also owned a

tifa. Whenever the tifa is played, the Kamboi people would

gather.

Every day, the Kamboi women would go to Aroempu

to cut sago for their meals. As time passed by, the sago trees

were becoming scarcer.

God Iriwonawani got really angry, “Get

out of here! Don’t just cut but sow and plant!” Because they

were scared, the Kamboi people moved to the coastal area and

named themselves Randuayaivi. However, upon the mountain,

there still lived a couple of husband and wife, Irimiami and

Isoray.

Which part of the first paragraph is the main idea?

A Long time ago, up on the Kamboi Rama mountain, there

were two villages, Kamboi Rama and Aroempu. Kamboi Rama

was a residence for Kamboi people, and Aroempu was a sago

plantation owned by God Iriwonawani, who also owned a

tifa. Whenever the tifa is played, the Kamboi people would

gather.

Every day, the Kamboi women would go to Aroempu

to cut sago for their meals. As time passed by, the sago trees

were becoming scarcer.

God Iriwonawani got really angry, “Get

out of here! Don’t just cut but sow and plant!” Because they

were scared, the Kamboi people moved to the coastal area and

named themselves Randuayaivi. However, upon the mountain,

there still lived a couple of husband and wife, Irimiami and

Isoray.

Which part of the second paragraph is the main idea?

A Long time ago, up on the Kamboi Rama mountain, there

were two villages, Kamboi Rama and Aroempu. Kamboi Rama

was a residence for Kamboi people, and Aroempu was a sago

plantation owned by God Iriwonawani, who also owned a

tifa. Whenever the tifa is played, the Kamboi people would

gather.

Every day, the Kamboi women would go to Aroempu

to cut sago for their meals. As time passed by, the sago trees

were becoming scarcer.

God Iriwonawani got really angry, “Get

out of here! Don’t just cut but sow and plant!” Because they

were scared, the Kamboi people moved to the coastal area and

named themselves Randuayaivi. However, upon the mountain,

there still lived a couple of husband and wife, Irimiami and

Isoray.

Which part of the third paragraph is the main idea?

One day, on their way home after

a hunt in the jungle, tired, Irimiami

and Isoray decided to rest. Irimiami

sat on the ground leaning on a tree.

Meanwhile, Isoray was still finding a

place to sit. She saw a large stone and

thought that it would be comfortable

to sit on it. As she sat, all of a sudden,

Isoray shouted and jumped off the

stone. “Ouch! The stone is so hot that

I almost got burned!” Isoray cried.

“What is it, dear?” Irimiami who

almost fell asleep immediately stood

up, startled by his wife’s screams. “I

don’t know what happened either, but

this stone feels really hot.” answered

Isoray in panic.

A short time later, in their

astonishment, wisps of smoke came

out of that stone. Being curious,

Irimiami tried to sit on that stone.

“Ouch! It’s really hot!” he shouted.

Becoming more curious, that couple

decided to test the stone’s heat.

“How if we put this venison on that

stone?” said Irimiami.

Which part of the fourth paragraph is the main idea?

• a couple left on Kamboi Rama mountain
• the fire

• the feast

• Irimiami’s and Isoray’s curiosity

• the discovery of the holy stone

One day, on their way home after

a hunt in the jungle, tired, Irimiami

and Isoray decided to rest. Irimiami

sat on the ground leaning on a tree.

Meanwhile, Isoray was still finding a

place to sit. She saw a large stone and

thought that it would be comfortable

to sit on it. As she sat, all of a sudden,

Isoray shouted and jumped off the

stone. “Ouch! The stone is so hot that

I almost got burned!” Isoray cried.

“What is it, dear?” Irimiami who

almost fell asleep immediately stood

up, startled by his wife’s screams. “I

don’t know what happened either, but

this stone feels really hot.” answered

Isoray in panic.

A short time later, in their

astonishment, wisps of smoke came

out of that stone. Being curious,

Irimiami tried to sit on that stone.

“Ouch! It’s really hot!” he shouted.

Becoming more curious, that couple

decided to test the stone’s heat.

“How if we put this venison on that

stone?” said Irimiami.

Which part of the fifth & sixth paragraph is the main idea?

• the fire

• the feast

• Irimiami’s and Isoray’s curiosity

• the discovery of the holy stone

• Irimiami & his wife

Finally, the sounds of the tifa

were heard again after a long time.

All Randuayaivi people ran to Kamboi

mountain, witnessed the burning

forest which was again successfully

extinguished by God Iriwonawani. On

the mountain, Irimiami and Isoray

finally told the story of ‘the holy

stone.’

On the following day, all

Randuayaivi people came back to the

mountain bringing food items. Those

food items were put on the holy stone

and the traditional feast took place

for three days and nights. All people

chanted and danced around the holy

stone, worshipping it and passing

the holy stone story. Since then, the

people of Papua, particularly those of

Yapen islands, sanctify the fire stone.

The stone has become a sacred stone

that they worship annually.

Which part of the last paragraph is the main idea?

• the fire

• Irimiami & his wife

• the discovery of the holy stone

• the feast

• sanctify the fire stone

Legends belong to narrative texts. As the characteristics of

narratives texts, legends consist of elements, such as characters,

settings, plots and certain language features. Plots or text structures

of a narrative text include : EXCEPT.....

• Orientation

• Complication/

  Conflict

• Resolution

• Coda

• anticlimax

Re-arrange these sentence below in order to be a good paragraph!

1. 1. When Irimiami and Isoray were about to rest, they found a hot

flat rock.

2. 2. Daily, Kamboi Rama consumed sago which was taken from God

   Aroempu plantation.

3. 3. Kamboi people left Kamboi Rama mountain and left only a hus-

   band and wife who insisted to stay there.

4. 4. In the old days, there were Kamboi people who lived side by side

   with God Iriwonawani.

5. 5. Years passed and the sago trees were becoming scarcer that

   made God Iriwonawani become furious.

6. 6. In short, God Iriwonawani helped them extinguish the fire and

   since that day, people kept on worshiping the stone and called it

   as “the holy stone”

7. 7. Being curious, they put anything on the rock and let it burn until

   one day they accidentally caused some forest fires.

• 5-2-3-6-7-4-1

• 4-2-3-5-1-7-6

• 4-2-5-1-3-6-7

• 4-2-5-3-1-7-6

• 5-2-4-3-6-1-7

What is the purpose of writing or reading a legend?