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Malin Kundang
Long ago in a , precisely in West Sumatra, there lived a boy named Malin Kundang. He lives with , Mande Rubayah. The father had long left the two of them. They live in poverty. His mother only worked as a to make ends meet.
Until one day, when Malin was growing up, he thought about seeking his fortune in a . Malin was attracted by the invitation of a merchant ship captain, with the hope that when he returned to , he would become a rich merchant. Malin asked his mother's permission to go abroad by boat. At first his mother was . But with great difficulty his mother finally allowed him to go.
"My son, if you have succeeded and become a person, don't forget your mother and your hometown, son," said his mother.
Several years passed, now Malin has become a who heads many merchant ships. He also succeeded in marrying one of the beautiful . The news of his success reached Malin's mother. Every day Mande Rubayah makes time to go to the pier hoping to meet her son, Malin.
Malin Kundang returned to his hometown.
He was greeted by his mother who was and looked tattered.
"Malin Kundang, my son, why have you been away for so long without sending any news," she said, hugging Malin.
Malin Kundang was actually . He let go of the hug and pushed his mother until she fell.
"This doesn’t know herself, she just claim to be my mother," said Malin to his mother. Malin pretended not to know his mother, because he was to see his mother who was old and wearing tattered clothes.
"That woman is your mother?" asked Malin's wife. "No, he's just a beggar who pretended to be my mother in order to get ," said Malin.
Seeing Malin's arrogant in front of his wife, Mande Rubayah was very hurt. She saw his son's ship leaving the coast, while praying in his heart that God would punish his son.
A then hit Malin Kundang's ship until all its contents were destroyed and scattered. It turns out that the debris of this ship turned into stone, including the figure of Malin Kundang who was .