Malin Kundang

Story of Malin Kundang

A long time ago, there were a young son with his mother, namely, Malin Kundang. They lived in difficult life at tiny village. Malin's father was passed away. Their routine daily was took some woods to sold at the market, by woods they buy some foods for life. But, it is not enough too support their life. Day by day, Malin grow up and asked a permission from his mother to work out from their village. His mother didn't allow him to work out from the village because who will accompany his mother if he work out from the village? But, Malin just want to change their life and lived in comfortable.


One day, he took a boat from village to city. Before he went to the city, he had a conversations with her mother even a while, but her mom had no choice maybe there is only way to change and make a better life. "Mom, i will take care of myself and i will be back soon!" he smile whenever he knows that her mother sad inside. His mother replies "Alright, my son. May God bless you."


 Then, he find work at the city. He bumped into a man which is a wealth man who has a big ship. The he went to try his luck to grab the job. His poor life motivated him to be a good employee. He was very diligent and made his career as fast as possible, until he became a rich man. The owner of the big ship was interested in him and he want Malin to marry her daughter. Malin was agreed because the daughter of the owner big ship was very beautiful and a lovely person.


After they get married, Malin had project to do some charity and give some foods and clothes to this one village and he knows that her mother was there. He didn't allow his wife to follow him, but his wife still want and force him to give her follow. Malin was still in a big ship, some of the villagers saw him and told to Mak Siti who is Malin's mother. Mak Siti shout from down "My son! My son is back!" she smile and can't wait for her son go down from the big ship.

Mak Siti approached Malin and hugs him and said "I'm waiting for you my son... now you're back.'' Malin pushed Mak Siti away, and he roughly said "I'm not your son! Who is your son? I don't have a mother like you!"  Mak Siti was cried hardly.

Finally, Mak Siti cursed Malin Kundang that he would turn to a stone if he didn't apologize. Malin Kundang just laughed and really set sail. In the quiet sea, suddenly a thuderstorm came. His huge ship was wrecked and it was too late Malin to apologize his mother. He was thrown by the wave out of his ship. He fell and be a stone. So there is the history of Malin Kundang. The end.



Why do we found that this story is interesting?

We found that Malin Kundang's story is interesting and attract us because there are a few morals in this story. As a son or daughter, we need to respect and loves our mother also father. Because, mother is a woman who had give birth. Without mother, there will no us. We need to treat our mother and father as well as them treat us. They treat us with full of loves and kind. They're the best people in our life. They will be a good listener if we had problems. They will always give us some adviced because they want us to be the best. We can't hurt their heart, we have to take care of them when they old. Sometime, even though we sulking or mad or not in mood, they will know. But, they will talk slowly with us and ask why we were not in mood. So, moral of the story we need to remember our mother and father who had give us everything. We have to respect them and love them so much.