The Myth 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 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.
Yap.. This is Indonesian folk legend.. Lots of people believe at this myth, tapi, ada penemuan tentang kebenaran Malin Kundang ini lho.. Apa bener dia dikutuk jd batu beneran? Chek this out:
Sekian lama batu yg menyerupai sosok tokoh Malin Kundang tersebut, dalam cerita rakyat Minang, diyakini hanya merupakan cerita legenda belaka.
Gimana menurut kamu tentang berita menjelma ? Namun para ahli sekarang telah mengetahui bahwa batu tsb diawetkan dengan formula canggih khas resep Indonesia yang kehebatannya melebihi ramuan para Mummi dari Mesir.
Formula rahasia Malinkundang terkuak setelah ditemukan sisa-sia cairan yang terdapat pada botol, terkubur secara aman, tak jauh dari batu Malinkundang.
Pada label botol tersebut tertulis dengan jelas “FOR: Malin” yang artinya “untuk Malin”. Penduduk sekitarnya dan rakyat Indonesia pada umumnya biasa menyebut “formalin” yaitu sebuah resep rahasia nenek moyang yang biasa digunakan untuk mengawetkan mayat, namun karena kenaikan harga BBM dan krisis yang berkepanjangan, formalin saat ini lazim dipakai untuk mengawetkan tahu, ikan asin, bakso, mie basah dan tentu saja… Gimana menurut kamu tentang beritamenjelma ?Mayat, seperti dapat terlihat pada batu Malin Kundang yang masih tetap awet sampai sekarang di tanah Minang.
hmm?? Percaya? Terserah kita sebagai manusia, mo percaya ato enggak. Yang pasti kalau seandainya cerita legenda ini nanti terbukti kalau nggak bener, let's take the positive sight. Cerita ini mendorong kita buat sayang dan patuh pada orangtua terutama ibu kita kan?
Source:
http://understandingtext.blogspot.com
http://ngunik.blogspot.com
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