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
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 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 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.
Source :
http://wardiastina.blogspot.com diunduh tanggal 7 Juli 2013
Source :
http://wardiastina.blogspot.com diunduh tanggal 7 Juli 2013
