THE CALIPH AND THE CLOWN
The Caliph of Baghdad hired an intelligent and high spirited man
as his court jester, and was much amused by his clever, witty comments. The
clown was so well loved by his master that everyone at court showed him great
respect. And so the Caliph was much surprised one day when he heard his beloved
clown crying out in distress from the throne room. The Caliph hurried there and
was astonished to find the guards beating the clown badly.
“Leave him alone at once!” he ordered. “Why are you beating him?”
“We
found him sitting on your throne, O majesty!” the captain of the guards
explained. “out of my sight!” commanded the Caliph. “For sure the jester did not
do it with the intention of offending me.”
The clown, however, continued to weep and wail even after the
guards had left.
“Stop
it! said the irritated Caliph.
“You’re still in one piece, aren’t you?
“I’m not crying for myself, my lord, I weep for you,” the clown
explained.
“For me?” exclaimed the Caliph in surprise.
“Certainly! If I get beaten so badly for having been only a few
minutes on the throne, how many beatings must you have suffered in all the
years that you have been there?”
Taken
from 366 and More Fairy Tales, 1990
CHARACTERISTICS
OF A NARRATIVE TEXT
·
Orientation
It is about the
opening paragraph where the characters of the story are introduced.
Example: The Caliph of Baghdad hired an intelligent
and high spirited man as his court jester…
·
Complication
Where the problems in
the story developed.
Example: And so the Caliph was much surprised one day
when he heard his beloved clown crying out in distress from the throne room.
·
Resolution
Where the problems in
the story is solved.
Example:
“I’m not crying for myself, my lord, I
weep for you,” the clown explained.
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