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CINDERELLA

The story of Cinderella tells of a kindhearted young woman who was treated
cruelly by her stepmother and sisters, but, never the less, kept a humble
attitude.

One day, the king decided to throw a ball and invited all the young maidens in
the kingdom. While Cinderella's sisters made her help them get ready for the
ball, not once did they ask her if she would like to go with them.

When they left, her Fairy Godmother appeared and helped Cinderella go to
the ball with a bit of magic that would only last until midnight. At the ball,
Cinderella caught the eye of the prince, as she was the most beautiful girl
there, and they danced all night.

When midnight came, Cinderella had to leave the ball, and in her hurry, one of
her glass slippers fell off her feet. The prince found this slipper and vowed to
marry the girl who the slipper belonged to.

The prince went from house to house, looking for the girl who's foot fit the
slipper, and he reached Cinderella's house. Though Cinderella's stepsisters
and stepmother tried to keep her from trying it on, the glass slipper was a
perfect fit, and she was soon married to the prince and lived happily ever after.
This is a wonderful story that captures how keeping a humble attitude will reap
its rewards.
MALIN KUNDANG
Once upon a time, on the north coast of Sumatera lived a poor woman and his
son, who called Malin Kundang. His Father eventually died, and his mother
lived alone as a poverty-stricken old woman.

Malin Kundang grew up as a skillful young boy. He always helps his mother to
earn some money. One day, Malin Kundang decide going to overseas and
promise to come back.

After several years had gone by, Malin Kudang finally decide to return to his
village. He arrived wearing fine clothes and traveling on one of his ships.
Someone arriving in such splendor was uncommon to the villagers, so many
of them went down to the harbor to view the sight.

One of the villagers recognized Malin Kundang form a scar that he had
received while playing as a child. Upon recognizing the mark, the villager went
to tell Malin Kundang's mother that her son had returned. Excitedly, she went
to the shore and recognized her son the minute her eyes fell on him.

When the older woman called him her son, he refused to believe that he head
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 he 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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