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Simple Past Tense - The Legend of Malin Kundang

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SIMPLE PAST TENSE

 

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A long time ago, in a small village near the beach in West Sumatra lived a women 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.

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’s defeat the pirates. To thank him, the merchant allowed Malin Kundang to sail with him. Maling Kundang agreed in the hope to get a better a 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 journey, his ship landed on a coast near a small village. The local people recognized that it was Malin Kundang.

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. After that he ordered his crews to set sail to leave the old women who was then full of sadness and anger. Finally she cursed Malin Kundang and he was thrown out to a small island and turned into a stone.

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