Jawaban:

The story of Malin Kundang

Is the coast of Air Manis Beach (currently: Padang city), there lived a poor family, between father, mother and child. Economic demands that are getting worse gave rise to the intention for the father to try his luck overseas.

After a long time, the father did not come home. Malin Kundang and his mother live in trouble. Growing up, Malin Kundang also followed in his father's footsteps to wander.

Unexpectedly, Malin Kundang's ship was attacked by pirates. The crew died, only Malin Kundang took refuge in one of the rooms. The ship finally docked on one of the coasts.

In this new place, Malin Kundang worked hard and became rich. After that, he married the girl he loves. Since then he is known as a rich and kind king and merchant.

After some time of marriage, the wife took Malin to visit a place, and it turned out that the place was Malin's hometown, where his biological mother and home were located. After arriving, the mother received news that Malin had returned. How happy.

But unfortunately, Malin who has been wallowing in wealth and the throne is even ashamed to admit that the old man is his biological mother. He was ashamed of his wife and crew. The mother cried and finally got angry, then she asked Allah SWT to give her son the punishment he deserved.

Allah SWT also heard the prayer of the mother. Not long after that, Malin Kundang, his wife, the crew of the ship to the physical ship and all the properties in it turned into stone. That's what we know today as "Batu Malin Kundang" which is on Air Manis Beach, Padang, West Sumatra.