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The Myth of Malin Kundang

Malin Kundang Crying Stone

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, 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 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 anger.

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.

Taken from: http://understandingtext.blogspot.com which was re-written from www.st.rim.or.jp

The possibly new vocabulary for you:

1. catch: to stop an animal, bird, or insect and prevent it from escaping, especially using a trap

2. sailing: the sport or activity of travelling across water in a sailing boat

3. raided: to use force to enter a place suddenly in order to arrest people or search for something such as illegal drugs

4. band: a group of people who do something together or who share a particular feature or interest

5. pirates: someone who attacks ships while they are sailing in order to steal things from them

6.defeated:  to win against someone in a game, fight, or election

7. wealthy: a wealthy person, organization, or country is one that has a large amount of money, land, and other valuable things

8. goods: objects produced for sale

9. merchant: an old word meaning ‘someone who buys and sells goods‘

10. hug: to put your arms round someone to show your love or friendship

11. denied: to say that something is not true or does not exist,
to say that you do not know a particular person or do not have a particular belief or opinion

12. yelled: to say something in a loud voice, or to make a loud noise because you are angry, afraid, excited, or in pain

13. ugly: something that is ugly is unpleasant to look at,
someone who is ugly has a face that is unpleasant to look at. Ugly is an unkind word, so people often use the word plain instead, to avoid causing offence

14. enraged: to make someone extremely angry

15. cursed: affected in a negative way by a magic curse,
used for emphasizing that you think something is annoying or stupid

16. apologize: to tell someone that you are sorry for doing something wrong or for causing a problem

17. quiet: making very little or no noise

18. thunderstorm: a heavy storm with thunder

19. wrecked: very badly damaged or destroyed

20. huge: extremely large in size

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The Other Narrative Text Examples:

1. Cindelaras
2. Jaka Tarub and Nawang Wulan
3. Loro Jonggrang
4. Lutung Kasarung
5. Minangkabau
6. Origin of Lotus
7. Rama, The Dutiful Son
8. Telaga Warna
9. The Fox and the Mosquitoes
10. The Penny Wise Monkey
11. The Pirate Crocodile
12. The Princess and the Pea
13. The White Gibbon
14. Uncle Spider
15. The Bird with Two Heads
16. The Birds and the Shivering Monkeys
17. The Jackal and the Arrow
18. The Monkeys and the Bell
19. The Purse of Gold
20. An Old Tiger and a Greedy Traveler
21. The Wind and the Moon
22. The Talkative Tortoise
23. The Ant and the Grasshopper
24. The Buffoon and the Countryman
25. The Dog and the Wolf
26. The Fox and the Stork
27. The Fox, the Cock, and the Dog
28. The Frog and the Ox 
29. The Hare with Many Friends
30. The Labourer and the Nightingale
31. The Lion in Love
32. The Man and the Satyr
33. The Man, the Boy, and the Donkey
34. The Shepherd’s Boy
35. The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
36. Bawang Putih Bawang Merah
37. Keong Emas
38. Calon Arang
39. Kancil and the Farmer
40. The Myth of Malin Kundang
41. The Story of Sangkuriang and Tangkuban Perahu Mountain
42. The Legend of Toba Lake
43. Cinderella
44. Snow White
45. The Story of Smart Monkey and Dull Crocodile
46. Romeo and Juliet
47. Kite’s Tale
48. Story of Rabbit and Bear
49. Queen of Arabia and Three Sheiks
50. The Smartest Parrot

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