A long time ago, in
a 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 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
healthy, diligent, and strong boy. He usually went to sea to catch fish. After
getting fish he would 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 loading trading goods.
Perfectly he had a
beatiful 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 man 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 quite sea,
suddenly a thunderstorm came, his huge ship was wrecked and it was too late for
Malin Kundang to appologize. He was thrown by the wave out of his ship. He fell on a small island.
It was really too late for him to avoide his curse. Suddenly, he turned it a
stone.
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