The Myth of Malin Kundang
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| Malin Kundang and his mother |
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.
VOCABULARIES
- Village: desa
- Passed away: meninggal dunia
- Catch: menangkap
- Merchant: pedagang
- Pirate: bajak laut
- Hug: memeluk
- Curse: mengutuk
- Apologize: meminta maaf
- Ship: kapal
- Stone: batu
GRAMMAR FLASH !
Simple Past Tense
Using simple
past tense when we talk about actions or situations in the past.
The rule of this tense are:
The rule of this tense are:
·
Verb-1
is changed to be Verb-2
·
Do/does
is changed to be did
·
To be-1
is changedto be to be-2
·
Have/has
is changed to be had
WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO DO?
- List the new words that you find in the text, then write the meaning!
- Identify the sentences that using simple past tense!
- Make a conversation with you friends about Malin Kundang!
- Answer the question based on the text!
1.
Where
is the story come from?
2. How
many characters at the story?
3. What did Malin Kundang do to help the
merchant?
4. What did Malin Kundang do after accept
the merchant’s offering?
5. When did Malin Kundang back to his
hometown?
6. What did the Malin’s mother do after hear
that Malin Kundang come back?
7. What is happen to Malin Kundang in the
end of story?
8. What is the moral value based on the
text?
9. What is kind of the story?
10. What is the purpose of the story?
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