MALIN KUNDANG
Once there lived a widow and her son on the west coast of Minangkabau. She was very poor, but they felt happy. Her son Malin Kundang was ten years old. Every day when his mother went to the forest to gather a firewood, He felt lonely in his heart.
He wanted to become a captain of a big ship, but his mother was very sad, because he was her only son. Everyday she prayed to God to protect her son. She wanted to live until her son came back.
Time passed by, then a big ship came into the coast. How surprise the widow was when she knew that the captain of the ship was her son. She rushed to the harbor, crying “Malin, Malin Kundang my son”. When she came near the captain, He ordered his men to stop her. Malin Kundang was very surprised because her mother wore bad and poor clothes. He pretended not recognize his mother. She was very angry with her son. “God will punish you Malin. The sea will swallow you” then a great strom came and Malin’s ship sank down.
