all Indonesian people must know with the folklore malin kundang.
folklore originating from western Sumatra, has been widely lifted to the big screen, and very popular among the people of Indonesia.
malin kundang tells a child who is ungodly to his parents, and until he is cursed to stone.
here's the short story:
In ancient times, there was a very poor family, whose family consisted of mother and son,
his father had died for a long time, so malin had to work hard for his family.
Formerly Malin was a clever child, but a little bit naughty. As he grew older, Malin felt deeply sorry for his mother, who had worked hard to keep her alive.
Therefore Malin asked permission to go to overseas land to find work in a big city.
Malin: "Mother, I want to wander to the city. I want to work to help you here. "
His mother: "Do not you leave me alone, you just have you here" (Mother rejects it).
Malin: "Let me go. I pity to see Mother kept working alone hinggnanti ".
His mother: "If it's so good, kid, but do not forget Mom here when successful later" while teary-eyed.
The next day Malin went to the big city on a boat. After so many years, he was successful overseas. Unlike the old one, now Malin has become a rich merchant who owns many merchant ships.
Malin is also married to a beautiful woman of his choice. News of the Malin who became a wealthy successful people to his mother, the mother was very happy when hearing the news.
Every day the mother is always waiting for her on the beach, in the hope that her only child returns and raises her mother's degree, but it becomes a fantasy, the Malin never visit him.
Exactly one day Malin's wife asked about Mother Malin and wanted to meet him, Malin pin can not reject the wishes of the wife he so loved.
Then Malin rushed to prepare his journey to return to his hometown using a large private ship and majestic. And finally Malin came to his hometown with his wife and his men.
Hearing this news the mother was very happy, so happy he ran to the beach to immediately see the only child came home.
Ask Mother: Is that you Malin, my son? This is your mother, you remember it! "Malin my son, why did you leave so long without sending any news" as he hugged his son.
Seeing this fact, the wife was surprised that the old, smelly, and filthy woman embraced her husband. Then his wife said "so this dirty and smelly woman is your Mother, Malin"
Because of his pride, Malin Kundang immediately relinquish his mother embrace and pushed him until the mother fell.
Said Malin: "I do not know you poor old woman, the basic ungrateful lady, just admitted as my mother"
Hearing the words of his biological child so, the mother felt very sad and angry. "O my Lord Almighty over everything, if he is really my son, I please give him a punishment and make him a stone"
Shortly afterwards the wind and thunder rumbled and destroyed his son's ship (Malin Kundang). Then suddenly Malin Kundang body stiff and become a rock that blends with the reef.
so many of me, malin kundang story that comes from western Sumatra, may be useful and can be a learning for us all, so as not disobedient to parents.