The Story of Toba Lake

Once upon a time, there was a man who was living in north Sumatra. He lived in a
simple hut in a farming field. The did some gardening and fishing for his daily life.

One day, while the man was do fishing, he caught a big golden fish in his trap. It was the biggest
catch which he ever had in his life. Surprisingly, this fish turned into a beautiful princess. He felt
in love with her and proposed her to be his wife. She said; Yes, but you have to promise not to
tell anyone about the secret that I was once a fish, otherwise there will be a huge disaster. The
man made the deal and they got married, lived happily and had a daughter.
Few years later, this daughter would help bringing lunch to her father out in the fields. One day,
his daughter was so hungry and she ate his fathers lunch. Unfortunately, he found out and got
furious, and shouted; You damned daughter of a fish. The daughter ran home and asked her
mother. The mother started crying, felt sad that her husband had broke his promise.
Then she told her daughter to run up the hills because a huge disaster was about to come. When
her daughter left, she prayed. Soon there was a big earthquake followed by non-stop pouring
rain. The whole area got flooded and became Toba Lake. She turned into a fish again and the
man became the island of Samosir.

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Pada suatu ketika, ada seorang pria yang tinggal di Sumatera utara. Dia tinggal di sebuah gubuk
sederhana di lahan persawahan. Dia berkebun dan memancing untuk kehidupan sehari-harinya.
Suatu hari, ketika pria itu memancing ikan, ia menangkap ikan emas besar di perangkapnya. Itu
hasil tangkapan terbesar yang pernah didapatkan dalam hidupnya. Anehnya, ikan ini berubah
menjadi seorang putri cantik. Dia jatuh cinta dengannya dan melamarnyya untuk menjadi
istrinya. Dia berkata; Ya, tapi kau harus berjanji untuk tidak memberitahu siapa pun tentang
rahasia bahwa saya adalah seekor ikan, jika tidak akan ada bencana besar. Pria itu membuat
kesepakatan dan mereka menikah, hidup bahagia dan memiliki seorang putri.
Beberapa tahun kemudian, putri ini akan membawakan makan siang untuk ayahnya di ladang.
Suatu hari, putrinya begitu lapar dan ia pun memakan makan siang ayahnya. Sayangnya, ia
mengetahuinya dan marah, dan berteriak; Dasar anak ikan terkutuk!. Anaknya berlari pulang
dan bertanya pada ibunya. Sang ibu mulai menangis, merasa sedih karena suaminya telah
melanggar janjinya.
Kemudian dia mengatakan kepada putrinya untuk berlari ke atas bukit karena
bencana besar itu akan datang. Ketika putrinya pergi, dia berdoa. Segera terjadilah
gempa besar diikuti hujan deras yang tidak berhenti. Seluruh daerah banjir dan
jadilah Danau Toba. Dia berubah menjadi ikan lagi dan sang suami menjadi Pulau
Samosir.