Malin Kundang

At one time , there is a fishermen family in

a village on the coast of West Sumatra. The
family has a son named Malin Kundang. Due to
poor financial condition of the family, the father
decided to make a living in the country by wading
across a vast ocean. Malin's father never returned
to his home so that his mother had to replace the
position of Malin's father to work.
When he was adult because of feeling sorry for her mother who worked hard. Malin
decided to go wander by a merchant ship in order to become rich after returning home later.
During his time on the ship, Malin Kundang learn a lot about seamanship on the crew who are
experienced. Malin Kundang was lucky, in his journey he could be a rich and married with a
beautiful girl.
After a long marriage, Malin and his wife set sail with the crew as well as a lot of
bodyguards and stop at his village. Malin's mother who saw the arrival of the ship to the dock
saw two people standing on the deck of the ship. She believed that they were Malin Kundang
and his wife .
Malin's mother was headed toward the ship. Once close enough, his mother saw scars
on his arm so she believed he was the right person, the more convinced his mother that he
was approached Malin Kundang. " Malin Kundang, my son, why did you go so long without
sending massage for me?" She said , hugged Malin Kundang. But seeing an old woman
dressed in shabby and dirty hug him, Malin Kundang became angry even though he knew that
the old woman was her mother, because she was embarrassed when it 's known to his wife.
Received such treatment from her son, Malin Kundang 's mother was furious . She had
not expected her son to be rebellious. Not long after Malin Kundang again go sailing and on
the way came a violent storm destroys the ship Malin Kundang. Amid the chaos, at the same
time and another place Malin Kundang 's mother was praying. Because of so anger, she
shouted, "Lord, if true he was Malin my son, I curse HIM BECOME A ROCK ! "
Right after that Malin Kundang body slowly becomes rigid and in time he finally
shaped into a rock.

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 Terjemahan singkat dari cerita malin kundang :
Di suatu desa di pinggir pantai sumatera barat ada satu keluarga nelayan yang memiliki
anak bermana Malin Kundang, karena kemiskinan ayah Malin Kundang pergi berlayar dan
tidak pernah kembali. Setelah dewasa malin kundang kasihan melihat ibu yang berkerja keras
sendiri, dia pun memutuskan untuk mengembara dengan ikut berlayar di kapal pedagang. Di
pengembaraan, malin kudang beruntung cita-citanya menjadi orang kaya tercapai dan dia pun
menikah dengan wanita cantik. Setelah beberapa waktu berlalu, Malin Kundang dan Istri
berlayar dan berhenti di desa di mana ia tinggal dahulu. Ibu Malin Kundang melihat
kedatangan mereka, ibunya yakin bahwa itulah dia, ibu malin kundang menemui malin
kundang dan memeluknya. Karena malu pada istri, ibunya tua, kotor dan jorok malin kundang
memarahi ibunya dan tidak mengakui ibunya itu. Ibu malin kundang tidak menerika
perlakuan anaknya itu dan sangat marah, dia pun berdoa kepada tuhan Jika lelaki itu benar
malin kundang anaknya, dia mengutuknya jadi batu. Doa ibu malin kundang di kabulkan
tuhan dan tubuh malin kundang berubah menjadi batu.

Demikianlah cerita malin kundang dalam bahasa inggris dan disertai terjemahan
singkatnya, kebenaran cerita ini tidak bisa di buktikan. Namun di satu pantai di sumatera barat
yang bernama pantai air manis ada sebuah batu yang berbentuk orang dan batu itulah yang di
yakinin orang sebagai Malin Kundang yang sudah berubah menjadi batu.