Malin Kundang
A long time ago, in a small
village near the beach in West Sumatra, a woman and her son lived.
They were Malin Kundang and her mother. Her mother was a single
parentbecause Malin Kundang's father had passed away when he was a baby. Malin Kundang
had to live hard with his mother.
Malin Kundang was a healthy,
dilligent, and strong boy. He usually went to sea to catch fish. After
getting fish he wouldbring it to his mother, or sold the caught fish in
the town. One day, when Malin Kundang was sailing, he saw a merchant's
ship which was being raided by a small band of pirates. He helped the merchant.
With his brave and power, Malin Kundang defeated the pirates. The merchant
was so happy and thanked to him. In return the merchant asked Malin Kundang to
sail with him. To get a better life, Malin Kundang agreed. He left his mother
alone.
Many years later, Malin Kundang
became wealthy. He had a huge ship and was helped by many ship crews loading
trading goods. Perfectly he had a beautiful wife too. When he was sailing his
trading journey, his ship landed on a beach near a small village. The
villagers recognized him. The news ran fast in the town; “Malin Kundang has
become rich and now he is here”. An old woman ran to the beach to
meet the new rich merchant. She was Malin Kundang’s mother. She wanted to
hug him, released her sadness of being lonely after so long time.
Unfortunately, when the mother came, Malin Kundang who was in front of his well
dressed wife and his ship crews denied meeting that
old lonely woman. For three times her mother begged Malin Kundang and for
three times he yelled at her. At last Malin Kundang said to her
"Enough, old woman! I have never had a mother like you, a dirty and
ugly woman!" After that he ordered his crews to set sail. He would leave
the old mother again but in that time she was full of both sadness and
angriness.
Finally, enraged, she cursed Malin
Kundang that he would turn into a stone if he didn't apologize. Malin Kundang
just laughed and really set sail. In the quiet sea, suddenly
a thunderstorm came. His huge ship was wrecked and it was too late for Malin
Kundang to apologize. He was thrown by the wave out of his ship. He fell on a
small island. It was really too late for him to avoid his curse. Suddenly, he
turned into a stone
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