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Orientation
A long time ago, in a small village near the beach in West Sumatra lived a
woman and her son, Malin Kundang. Malin Kundang and his mother had to live hard
because his father had passed away when he was a baby. Malin Kundang was a
healthy, diligent, and strong boy. He usually went to sea to catch fish. After getting
fish he would bring it to his mother, or sell the caught fish in the town.
Complication
One day, when Malin Kundang was sailing, he saw a merchant’s ship being
raided by a band of pirates. With his bravery, Malin Kundang helped the merchant
defeat the pirates. To thank him, the merchant allowed Malin Kundang to sail with
him. Malin Kundang agreed in the hope to get a better life. He left his mother alone.
Many years later, Malin Kundang became wealthy. He had a huge ship and a
lot of crews who worked loading trading goods. He was also married to a beautiful
woman. When he was sailing on his trading journey, his ship landed on a coast near
a small village. The local people recognized that it was Malin Kundang, a boy from
the area. The news ran fast in the town; “Malin Kundang has become rich and now
he is here”.
Resolution
An old woman, who was Malin Kundang’s mother, ran to the beach to meet
the new rich merchant. She wanted to hug him to release her sadness of being lonely
after a long time. When his mother came near him, Malin Kundang who was with his
beautiful wife and his ship crews denied that she was his mother. She had pleaded
Malin Kundang to look at her and admit that she was her mother. But he kept
refusing to do it and yelling 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 to leave the old woman who was then full of sadness
and anger. Finally, feeling enraged, she cursed Malin Kundang that he would turn
into a stone if he didn’t apologize to her. Malin Kundang just laughed and set sail.
Suddenly a thunderstorm came in the quiet sea, wrecking his huge ship. He was
thrown out to a small island. It was really too late for him to avoid his curse; he had
turned into a stone.
I. Identify the generic structure of the text above! (coloured the generic structure :
orientation, complication, resolution, with the different colour . Do not use YELLOW )
II. Answer this question !
1. Why did Malin Kundang and his mother had to live hard ?
Answer : because his father had passed away when he was a baby
2. How did the merchant allow Malin Kundang join the sail ?
Answer: Malin Kundang helped the merchant defeat the pirates
3. State true or false, If false, write the correct statement
- Malin Kundang’s father died when he was a boy
False the correct statement is Malin Kundang’s father died when he was a baby
- Malin Kundang accepted her mother happily
False the correct statement is Malin Kundang accepted her mother not happily
- Malin Kundang had turned into stone
true
4. What is the moral of the story ?
Answer: The moral value from Malin Kundang story is to respect your parent,
especially your mother because she's the one who has given birth to you and raised
you. Parent's words are prayers. The most effective prayers are parent's prayers,
especially a mother's prayers and not to forget your mother's hard works when you
gain success.