tolong bantu. SIMPLE PAST TENSE Look at the excerpt from the text below. Pay attention to the words in the bold type and italic. Along time ago,in a small villa

tolong bantu.
SIMPLE PAST TENSE

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Along time ago,in a small village near the beach in west Sumatra lived a woman and her son, Malin Kundang. Malin Kundang and his mother had to live hard because his father had passed away when he was 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 defeat the pierates. To thank him, The mercahnt allowed malin Kundang to sail with him, Malin kundang agreedand left his mother alone.

Many years later, Malin kundang became wealthy. When he was sailing on his traiding journey, his ship landed on a coast near a small villlage. The localpeople 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 along time. When his mother came near him. Malin kundang who was with his beautiful wife and his ship crew denied hat she was his mother. After that he ordered his crews to set sail of leave the old man who was then full of sadness and anger. Finally, she cursed Malin Kundang and he was thrown out to a mall island turned into a stone