THE STORY OF " 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 his mother. His mother was a single parent because 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 bring 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. 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 small island. It was really too late for
him to avoid his curse. Suddenly, he
turned into a stone.

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