The Legend of Malin Kundang

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The Legend of Malin Kundang

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
Kundangs 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.
Terjemahan :

Legenda Malin Kundang

Dahulu kala, di sebuah desa kecil dekat pantai di Sumatera Barat, seorang wanita dan
anaknya tinggal. Mereka adalah Malin Kundang dan ibunya. Ibunya adalah seorang single
parent karena ayah Malin Kundang telah meninggal ketika ia masih bayi. Malin Kundang
harus hidup keras dengan ibunya.

Malin Kundang adalah, rajin, dan kuat laki-laki yang sehat. Dia biasanya pergi ke laut
untuk menangkap ikan. Setelah mendapatkan ikan dia akan membawanya kepada ibunya,
atau menjual ikan yang ditangkap di kota. Suatu hari, ketika sedang berlayar Malin Kundang,
ia melihat sebuah kapal pedagang yang sedang diserbu oleh sekelompok kecil pembajak.

Dia membantu pedagang. Dengan berani dan kekuasaannya, Malin Kundang


mengalahkan bajak laut. Pedagang itu sangat senang dan berterima kasih kepadanya. Sebagai
imbalannya pedagang meminta Malin Kundang untuk berlayar bersamanya. Untuk
mendapatkan kehidupan yang lebih baik, Malin Kundang setuju. Dia meninggalkan ibunya
sendirian. Bertahun-tahun kemudian, Malin Kundang menjadi kaya. Dia memiliki kapal besar
dan dibantu oleh banyak awak kapal memuat barang dagangan. Sempurna dia punya istri
yang cantik juga.

Ketika ia sedang berlayar perjalanan trading, kapal mendarat di pantai dekat sebuah
desa kecil. Penduduk desa mengenalinya. Berita itu berlari cepat di kota, "Malin Kundang
telah menjadi kaya dan sekarang dia ada di sini". Seorang wanita tua berlari ke pantai untuk
memenuhi saudagar kaya baru. Dia adalah ibu Malin Kundang ini. Dia ingin memeluknya,
dirilis kesedihannya menjadi kesepian setelah sekian lama. Sayangnya, ketika ibu datang,
Malin Kundang yang berada di depan berpakaian istri dan awak kapalnya membantah
pertemuan yang tua wanita kesepian. Selama tiga kali ibunya meminta Malin Kundang dan
tiga kali ia berteriak padanya.

Akhirnya Malin Kundang berkata kepadanya "Cukup, wanita tua! Saya tidak pernah
memiliki ibu seperti Anda, wanita kotor dan jelek!" Setelah itu ia memerintahkan kru untuk
berlayar. Dia akan meninggalkan ibu tua lagi tapi pada saat itu dia penuh baik kesedihan dan
angriness. Akhirnya, marah, dia mengutuk Malin Kundang bahwa ia akan berubah menjadi
batu jika dia tidak meminta maaf. Malin Kundang hanya tertawa dan benar-benar berlayar .

Di laut yang tenang, tiba-tiba badai datang. Kapal yang besar rusak dan itu terlalu
terlambat bagi Malin Kundang untuk meminta maaf. Ia dilemparkan oleh gelombang dari
kapalnya. Dia jatuh di sebuah pulau kecil. Itu benar-benar terlambat baginya untuk
menghindari kutukan. Tiba-tiba, ia berubah menjadi batu.
TUGAS BAHASA INGGRIS

Nama:
Balqis Nabila Aulia Putri
Kelas : X MIA 5

SMAN 5 KOTA BENGKULU


TAHUN AJARAN 2016/2017

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