This story is about Malin Kundang, a boy from a poor village who was raised by his mother after his father died. As an adult, Malin decided to leave his village to seek wealth in the city despite his mother's objections. He became a successful merchant but forgot about his mother. When he returned to the village years later and his mother recognized him, he denied being her son because he was ashamed. Angry and upset, Malin's mother cursed him and his ship turned into stone.

1. Narrative Text :
Malin Kundang
Khansha Aundhia Hanak
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2. ∎This is a story about Malin Kundang.
He was a boy from a very poor family
who live with his mom. His father was
a sailor but he had already died.
Malin was a smart boy but a bit
naughty. He always chased a chicken
and hit it with a broom, until one day
he slip off and hurt himself. The
wound left a scar on his hand.

3. When Malin grew up, he decided to go to the city,
so one day he would become rich by the time he
went back to the village. Malin’s mother disagreed
with his decision because he was the only one she
had. But Malin had already made up his mind. His
mother had no other choice but to let her only child
go.

4. Malin was travelling by sea, so he
came along with one rich merchant.
He was hoping to become one of his
crew and learn from that merchant.
Malin went to anyplace wherever the
winds took him. Soon he will become
a great succesful man.

5. Many years has passed since then.
Malin has become a rich merchant
because of his hard work and
marry the most beautiful girl in
the world and he had forgotten
his mother as well as the village

6. ∎On the other hand, Malin’s mother was getting
older. She missed her child so much that she
had always wait for Malin’s return at the
harbour everyday until one day there was a
merchant who stopped by the village. She knew
it was Malin at the moment she saw him. What
makes her so sure was because of the scar on
his hand. But Malin deny her as his mother
because Malin felt ashame to his wife and the
crew, then he was gone.

7. Malin’s mother was really
upset then she started to
curse him. On his journey
Malin’s ship began to shake
and soon it turned into a
stone, until now.

8. ∎Poor = Miskin
∎Family = Keluarga
∎Sailor = Pelaut
∎Naughty = Nakal
∎Chased = Mengejar
∎Broom = Sapu
∎slip off = Terpeleset
∎hurt himself = Menyakiti diri sendiri
∎Wound = Luka
∎Scar = Bekas luka
Vocabularies

9. Vocabularies
∎ grew up = Tumbuh besar
∎ Decided = Memutuskan
∎ City = Kota
∎ Rich = Kaya
∎ Village = Desa
∎ Disagreed = Tidak setuju
∎ Decision = Keputusan
∎ Mind = Pikiran
∎ Choice = Pilihan but
∎ to let = Membiarkan

10. Vocabularies
∎ Travelling = bepergian
∎ Sea = Laut
∎ came along = Mengikuti
∎ Merchant = Saudagar
∎ Crew = awak Kapal
∎ Learn = Belajar
∎ Wherever = Kemanapun
∎ the winds = Angin-angin
∎ Great = Hebat
∎ Succesful = Berhasil

11. Vocabularies
∎Passed = Berlalu
∎Since = sejak
∎Hard work = Kerja keras
∎Marry = Menikah
∎Had forgotten = telah melupakan
∎On the other hand = Di sisi lain
∎Return = Kembali
∎Harbour = Pelabuhan
∎Deny =Menyangkal
∎Ashame = Malu
∎Wife = Istri