By 24.2
Have you heard of the ungrateful son Si Tanggang?
His mother waited so long for his return but
Driven by shame he denied his origin
Oh the pain he brought upon her
And so his mother prayed to God
He apologised but it was too late to repent
Upon him was a curse that turned him into a stone
Have you heard of the white blooded Mahsuri?
She was wrongly accused due to envy
Death was sentenced upon the innocents
No weapon pierced her body but the heirloom keris
Her blood was white proving her innocence
And her prayer to God before her last breath
Was a curse upon Langkawi for seven generations
Have you heard of the old lady called Nenek Kebayan?
She was an old lady with a hunched back
She walked around with a stick in her hand
Some say she was a child loving old lady
Some say she was a child-eating old lady
There’s a children’s game with a song about her
One that sounds innocent yet eerie at the same time
Author’s commentary: Si Tanggang, Mahsuri and Nenek Kebayan are some of the famous legends in traditional stories by the Malay culture in Malaysia. These tales were told verbally and in written texts like picture books, especially to teach the moral values to children. The tale of Si Tanggang taught one to always be grateful and filial to their parents. In Mahsuri's tale, one could learn that it is wrong to slander and that truth will always prevail. However, unlike the other two, the child-eating version of Nenek Kebayan was said to be told in order to scare children.
wish there were like malay movies of retelling based on these tales. Its so interesting and would be such a great movie ideas