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When the older woman called him her son, he refused to believe that he had such an old woman as a mother. His disbelief was heightened when his wife questioned why he had not told her that he had an elderly, poor mother.
In an alternate translation, Malin Kundang was on the ship with just his crew. When his mother attempted to embrace him, he was too embarrassed by her ragged appearance to acknowledge her and instead, had one of them carry her away.
Distraught and finally realizing her son's wickedness, Malin Kundang's mother gave up on her son's acknowledging her and prayed to her god to punish her son for his behavior.
The day after his mother's prayer, Malin Kudang sailed out of the village. Shortly thereafter, the ships was met by a violent storm. Malin Kundang believed the storm was his god's and nature's ways of punishing him for his mistreatment of his mother.
He felt guilty about his behavior towards her, asked for forgiveness, and began to pray. However, his repentance was too late, for the ship was destroyed at sea. But, in some translations of the tale, Malin Kundang was turned into coral. In other, the ship, the crew, and he become rock formations that are still standing.
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Pada zaman dahulu, dikisahkan hidup seorang ibu dan anaknya bernama Malin Kundang. Ayahnya telah meninggal dunia sehingga Malin Kundang dan ibunya harus mencari uang.
Malin Kundang pun tumbuh menjadi seorang remaja yang pintar mencari uang. Ia selalu membantu ibunya. Suatu hari, ia memutuskan untuk merantau demi mencari uang dan berjanji untuk kembali.
Setelah beberapa tahun pergi, Malin Kundang kembali dengan kapal miliknya dan pakaian bagus. Ibunya pun datang menemuinya. Namun, Malin Kundang tidak mengakui bahwa wanita tua tersebut adalah ibunya.
Sang Ibu pun berdoa kepada Tuhan agar Malin Kundang diberikan hukuman atas perbuatannya. Singkat cerita, kapalnya diterpa badai ganas dan mengubah Malin Kundang, kapal, serta awak kapalnya menjadi batu.
Ibunya percaya bahwa itu adalah hukuman dari Tuhan Yang Maha Esa kepada Malin Kundang. Saat ini, batu Malin Kundang masih berdiri di pantai di Sumatera Barat.
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