Narative Text : Malin Kundang (Generic Structure)

Title	Malin kundang
Orientation	Once upon a time, there was a fisherman who lived with his wife and soon in a village  near the mouth of the batang arau river in west sumatra. They made their living by fishing,  and their were very poor. Their only son, whose name malin kundang, was a a spoiled son. His  family loved him so much, an it made lazy, selfish, and naughty. He even became a burden to his parents.      Malin kundang was no longer a small boy when a merchant ship came and dropped anchor at the delta of batang arau. The captain of the ship was looking for the new crew. Malin kundang’s father wanted his son to have experience to help him get through life, so he asked his son whether he would like to become a sailor. Malin kudang liked the idea because he would be able to go and see faraway places. “that would be exciting” he thought.
Complication	Years passed, but no news over came from malin kundang. His father died and ihs mother onw lived by herself. She was a then poor  and lonely old woman who wanted nothing more in the world than to hear from her only son before she died.      Malin kundang was very succesful at sea. Not only nwas he now the captain of ship, but also he was the owner of a fleet of merchant ships as well. He had become a very rich man.      One day, malin kundang’s large ship was sailing near the batang arau. It so happened that the ship needed fresh water and bought supplies, so malin kundang ordered the ship’s crew to drop anchor it batang arau harbour.      When an old man, friend of malin kundang’s mother came to tell her that her son had returned, she could hardly believe the news. But she quickly fetched a bowl, filled it with a dish of fish and rice which her son liked very much, and felt the house with the old man. She was very excited and happy.     But what happened at the harbour really broke her heart. Malin kundang refused to admit that she was his mother. “may be he didn’t recognize me,” the woman said, leaving the ship. “i’ll come back tomorow.”      The next day she came again, bringing the thing he son liked very much as a boy. But again malin kundang refused to see her. The poor mother was still patient with her son’s behaviour and forgave him again.      But when she tried to meet him for the third time, her patience really turned to anger after malin kundang had shouted at her, “what the tell do you want from me, old woman? I am not your son, i don’t bknow you! Go away, you, bad woman!”
Resolution	The poor woman then lifted her hands, and with eyes closed the said, “oh, god, i know he is my son. But why has he turned so wicked? Please god don’t lety this wickedness continue. Punis him as you wish !”      The next day malin kundang left the batang arau delta. The sky was clear and the wind was blowing peace fully. But as soon as the ship was in the open sea, the skies suddenly turned dark, and storms came with a terrible forced. Malin kundang was terrified and cried, “mother, forgive me. I have done wrong. oh, god! I realized what a deadly sin i have commited againts my mother. Please, forgive me!” but this time there was no forgiveness. The ship capsized and turned into a graet rock.

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