Malin Kundang Story

Kundang matter is the tale comes from the provinces of West Sumatra, Indonesia. Legend matter Kundang towards about a child who disobeyed the mother and is therefore condemned to be stoned. Shape stones on the beach Air Manis, Padang, reputedly the remnants of the ship Kundang matter.

Including children master sagacious but slightly naughty. He often chasing chickens and memukulnya with brooms. One day when the matter is chasing chickens, he tripped on the rocks and right arm injuries affected the stone. Injuries are a berbekas dilengannya and can not be lost.

Because compassionate with his mother tossing a bone to find sustenance overestimate himself. Master decided to go to be able to find a rich feast after the return to home soon.

Initially Mrs. matter Kundang not agree, remembering her husband also did not return after going wanderers matter but still insist that he was willing to remove the matter to go find a boat ride with saudagar.Selama in the ship, Kundang matter much to learn about piloting the ship on the children fruit have experienced.

In the middle of the journey, the ship suddenly climbed the matter Kundang in the attack by the rover. All goods commodity traders who are in the ship seized by the rover. Even most of the crew and people who are killed on vessels by the rover. Master Kundang lucky, he was hiding in a small room by a closed timber that is not killed by the rover.

Master Kundang float in the sea, until finally the ditumpanginya ship aground on a beach. With the remaining energy, matter Kundang walk to the village from the nearest beach. Villages aground matter where the village is very fertile. With tenacity and kegigihannya in the work, the matter long run successfully become a rich feast. He has a lot of ships trading with the number of children the fruit of more than 100 people. After a rich feast, matter Kundang gain a girl to become his wife.

News Kundang matter that has become a rich feast, and has been married to the mother until the matter Kundang. Mother matter Kundang feel very grateful and delighted children have been successful. Since then, the mother of matter every day to go to the pier, waiting for their children who may return to their hometowns.

After several long married, and his wife do matter, along with cruise ships and children fruit pengawalnya that many. Mother matter who view the advent of the ship to the dock to see two people who are standing on the deck of the ship. He believes that if it is standing matter Kundang children with his wife.

Mother also matter to the direction of the ship. After close enough, his mother saw remorse wound dilengan right person, the more rest assured his mother that he approach the matter is Kundang. "Kundang matter, son, why would you go so long without sending you?", He said while Crusaders matter Kundang. But see the old woman who dressed in shabby and dirty fight Kundang matter to be angry, although he knows that the old woman is his mother, because he was embarrassed when this is known by his wife and children also fruit.

Get a treat such children from the mother Kundang matter very angry. He did not suspect their children into godless children. Because humans who climb, the mother of his children swear matter "Oh God, if he is my son, I sumpahi he became a stone."

No matter how long and then go back Kundang sail and travel came in the midst of terrible storms destroy ships Kundang matter. After that body matter Kundang slowly become rigid and long-run finally shaped into a coral reef. Until this matter Kundang stones can still be seen at a beach called Aia Manih coast, in the southern city of Padang, West Sumatra.