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Narrative

Is a kind or type of texts. Others call it a genre of texts.

Narrative has several forms, that is legends, myths, fables, short stories etc. legends will be
discussed thoroughly here.

Legends belong to narratives. The definition of a legend based on Oxford Dictionary means a
story from ancient times about people and events, that may or may not be true; the type of

story. Further explanation about what a legend is found in https://literaryterms.net/. A legend
is a story about human events or actions that has not been proved nor documented in real

history. Legends are retold as if they are real events and were believed to be historical accounts.

They usually tell stories about things that could be possible, so both the storyteller and the
audience may believe they are true.

So, the answer to is a legend true? It may or may not be. For example, the story of Surabaya. It
is not true but people believe that there were shark and crocodile living in what now called

Surabaya. That where the city got the name from.

Now look at the pictures below! Can you recognize where each picture is located?

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By Vivit Eka Damayanti