His disbelief was heightened when his wife questioned why he had not told her that he had an elderly, poor mother.
When the older woman called him her son, he refused to believe that he head such an old woman as a mother. Excitedly, she went to the shore and recognized her son the minute her eyes fell on him. Upon recognizing the mark, the villager went to tell Malin Kundang's mother that her son had returned. One of the villagers recognized Malin Kundang form a scar that he had received while playing as a child. Someone arriving in such splendor was uncommon to the villagers, so many of them went down to the harbor to view the sight. He arrived wearing fine clothes and traveling on one of his ships. One day, Malin Kundang decide going to overseas and promise to come back.Īfter several years had gone by, Malin Kudang finally decide to return to his village. He always helps his mother to earn some money. Malin Kundang grew up as a skillful young boy. His Father eventually died, and his mother lived alone as a poverty-stricken old woman. Once upon a time, on the north coast of Sumatera lived a poor woman and his son, who called Malin Kundang. In moslem tradition, it is believed that prays from the parents are easily granted by God, either bad or goods.Dikutip dari buku 'American Myths, Legends, and Tall Tales' karya Christopher R dan Jeffrey B Webb berikut cerita Malin Kudang dalam Bahasa Inggris, Malin's mothers feel sorry about her son's fate. After that Malin' body slowly becomes rigid and in time they finally shaped into a rock.
Malin's body and the shipwrecks scattered. The ship are destroyed and dumped into the beach. That makes Malin prays, to beg a mercy from the God. Malin himself knows that it might be the curse from his own mother. The winds roared fierce and storms come to destroy the ship Kundang. Malin kundang and his crew departed shortly after visiting the hometown.Soon after departed, the calm, nice weather suddenly changed. Knowing that his only son, which she always loves and missed all days, come and treat her like that. Because anger is mounting, Malin's mother tipped his hand, saying "Oh God, if he my son, I curse him became a stone." Malin's mother goes away with sad feelings. He did not expect him to be rebellious child. Hearing statement and treated arbitrarily by his son, the mother of Malin kundang is very angry. "No, he was just a beggar who pretended to be admitted as a mom to get my property". "She was your mother?" Malin's wife asks him. Malin Kundang pretended not to recognize her mother, because of shame with her mother who is old and wearing tattered clothes. "Old women, I do not know who you are" said Malin Kundang at his mother. Arrogantly, Malin immediately released her mother's arms and pushed him up to fall. Missed so much, she hug his son and asked "Malin Kundang, my son, why did you go so long without sending any news to me?". She is now convinced that Malin is her son. Once close enough, his mother saw the birthmarks on Malin kundangs arm. Malin Kundang stepped down from the ship. She founds out that he is her son Malin kundang. Malin's mother who always checks every ship that arrived, hoping there is his son among the passenger, surprised to see a man. She saw a very beautiful ship landed on the town harbour. In the other side, poor Malin kundang mothers was worried about his son, and goes to the beach everyday, hope that her son will be back from the journey. Malin kundangs wife want to know his husbands hometowns. After becoming rich, Malin Kundang marry a girl to become his wife.Īfter a long marriage, Malin and his wife make the voyage with a large and beautiful ship with the crew and a lot of bodyguards. He has many fruit merchant ships with the children of more than 100 people. With tenacity and perseverance in work, over time Malin had become a very rich. Malin village where villagers stranded is very fertile. Arriving in the village, Malin Kundang told the ntives about the incident that happened to him. With the rest of the existing power, Malin Kundang walked to the nearest village from the beach. Malin Kundang floats amid sea, until finally the host ship stranded on a beach. Malin kundang very lucky he was not killed by the pirates, because when it happened, Malin immediately hid in a small space enclosed by the timber. Even most of the crew and people on the ship were killed by the pirates. All merchandise traders who were on the ship seized by pirates. Many islands have been, up to a day in the middle of the trip, suddenly Malin kundang ships were attacked by pirates. Malin studied hard on his friends shipping on more experienced, and ultimately he's very good at shipping. During his stay on the ship, Malin kundang lot to learn about seamanship on the crew that has been experienced.
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