Long time
ago, in a small village near the beach in West Sumatera, lived a woman and her
son, Malin Kundang. Malin including a smart kid but a bit naughty. After
growing up, He thought to make a living in the country side in hopes of later
on when returning home, he was already a wealthy man, so he said to his mother,
“Mother, I want to be a rich man, so I want to go to the country side. Please
release me.” His mother was originally less agrees with Malin Kundang, but she
finally agreed though with a heavy heart. His mother said, "My son, if you
have succeeded , don't you forget about your mother and this village,
son,"
In country
side, he worked diligently. With tenacity and perseverance in work, Malin
gradually managed to become a wealthy man. It has a lot of merchant ships with
men of more than 100 people. And then, Malin Kundang marry a girl to be his
wife.
After a long
time, Malin and his wife went to his village. His mother recognize him and then
hugged malin and said, "Malin Kundang, my son, why did you go so long
without sending any news?". But do you know what happens then? Malin
Kundang immediately release her mother's arms and pushed it down. "Hey
woman! How dare you claim to be my mother. Don’t you see? I’m a rich man, and
you? You’re just an old, poor, and dirty woman!" said Malin Kundang to his
mother. Malin Kundang pretended not to recognize his mother, embarrassed by her
mother was old and wearing tattered clothes. "Is she your
mother?",asked his wife. "No, she was just a beggar who pretended as
my mother to get my property," said Malin to his wife.
She is very
sad. She is not expected Him to be a rebellious child. And then, she said while
crying, "Oh God, if he is my son, I curse he became a rock".
Suddenly, a thunderstorm came. Not long after that, Malin's body slowly becomes
stiff and eventually finally shaped into a rock.
And the
lesson in this story is, as children, we must respect to our parents.
Because every word that our parents say is a prayer for us.
