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Queen of Arabia and Three Sheiks Maura, who like to be thought of as the most beautiful and powerful queen of Arabia, had many suitors. One by one she discarded them, until her list was reduced to just three sheiks. The three sheiks were all equally young and handsome. They were also rich and strong. It was ery hard to decide who would be the best of them. One e ening, Maura disguised herself and went to the camp of the three sheiks. As they were about to ha e dinner, Maura asked them for something to eat. The first ga e her some left o er food. The second !heik ga e her some unappeti"ing camel#s tail. The third sheik, who was called $akim, offered her some of the most tender and tasty meat. After dinner, the disguised queen left the sheik#s camp. The following day, the queen in ited the three sheiks to dinner at her palace. !he ordered her ser ant to gi e each one e%actly what they had gi en her the e ening before. $akim, who recei ed a plate of delicious meat, refused to eat it if the other two sheiks could not share it with him. This !heik $akim#s act finally con inced &ueen Maura that he was the man for her. '(ithout question, $akim is the most generous of you) she announced her choice to the sheiks. '!o it is $akim I will marry). Narrative Complication in Generic Structure The abo e e%ample of narrati e te%t tells a story which can amuse the reader. Amusing and entertaining are the power of narrati e te%t to attract the reader. *eader will tend to follow the whole story. As it is said many times that the heart of narrati e te%t is the e%istence of the complication. It will dri e the plot of the story to keep amusing. The e%istence of conflict inside the &ueen Maura is what builds the story keep running. The psychological conflict inside Maura, which she strike against herself, is arousing the readers attention to continue reading the story. They want to know what ne%t will happen, who will be chosen by &ueen Maura, in what way she will decide who is the best. +eeping knowing them really entertaining as well increasing the moral alue added. Orientation, the te%t introduce the &ueen Maura and three sheiks in Arabia once time. Complication, &ueen Maura find out that it was ery difficult to choose one as the best among them esolution, finally &ueen Maura has a con incing way to choose one and he is !heik $akim