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The Origin of Lake Toba
The Origin of Lake Toba
The Origin of Lake Toba
In a village in Sumatra, there lived a farmer named Toba. He was a farmer who lived alone, in
a sunny morning, the farmer went fishing in the river.
Some time after the hook is thrown, the hook wobbling and he immediately pulled the hook
.
Farmers : Thank God, you gave me a big fish, and fish is also beautiful. Red scales shine
like gold. Hmmm .... Definitely favors at all when I eat it later ..
Putri : Wait, you do not eat me ..! I'm willing to stay with you as long as I do not
eat.
Toba : Oops ....! Who's talking it ..? There is sound, but .. no one.
Putri : It's, I do the talking.
Toba : whaaat ..?
Farmers without accidentally releasing the hook and the fish falls. Then not how long the
fish had been transformed into a beautiful young woman beautiful.
Putri : Do not worry sir, I'm also human just like you. I owe so much to you
because you have saved me from the curse of the gods. I'm willing to be
your wife.
Toba : Really ..?
Putri : Of course ..
Toba : By the way., Whose name?
Putri : My name is Putri, and you?
Toba : My name is Toba. Let's quickly go home. I can not wait to tell you that you
have
become my wife. Hahha ...
Putri : But Toba, there is one thing you must keep secret about myself.
I beg you not me I suggested origin derived from fish, because if the people that do know
it will definitely be a major disaster that struck this village.
Toba : Well, entrust all this to me. Let's go home.
Then Toba and Putri returned home. A year later, Toba and Putri happiness increases as
Putri gave birth to a son and named Samosir. Samosir grew into a boy who is healthy and
strong, but a little naughty.
The farmer can still hold his temper. But the patience of someone that there are limits. Until
one day the farmer can not control his anger.
From the start it had no intention Samosir the food. Arriving in the middle of the road.
Samosi r :The road to rice alone is making me tired, I ate just better provision of this
father.
Provision had been unwittingly devoured by Samosir. Then the feeling of innocence, Samosir
went home and continued his game. Father who had overheated and hungry waiting decided to
go home. Arriving at the house.,
Sudden gush of water are very heavy, so that farmers and villages in the surrounding
villages submerged to form a lake and there is a small island in the middle. The island is now
known as Samosir Island.