The Legend Of Lake Toba

Once upon a time in Nort Sumatra lived a young man named Toba. One day he went
fishing in the lake. He waited a long time and suddenly he got big and a fresh golden fish.
Then Toba went home At home Toba was very surprised because the fish could talk. “
Please don’t eat me. ” Said golden fish. “ Who are you? How can you talk?” said Toba
surprised. “I’am a golden fish, please don’t eat me.” Said golden fish. “Mmm. All right.”
Said Toba.

The next day, Toba went farming in the field. Toba farmed from morning until noon.
He was very hungry and tired, so he went home. At home, Toba was very surprised
because there was a beautiful girl who was cooking. “Who are you in my house?’ said
Toba surprised. “I’am sorry, I was a golden fish and Now I am in human form, I’m here to
give you some food, as a sign of my gratitude.” Said the beautiful girl.

Time passed, toba and the beautiful girl married and had a baby named Samosir. When
Samosir was seven years old, he was very lazy, stubborn, and mischievous. One day
“Samosir, please deliver this food to your father, mother was busy. “Said mother. “No,
Mom! I want to play! “said Samosir snapped. “Hey Samosir! What wrong with you? He’s
your father1 He was hungry.” Said mother angry. Because mother was Samosir forced to
deliver this food.

On the way to the farm Samosir ate father lunch little by litte until the remaining few.
When Toba opened the lunch box turn out it was empty, Toba was very angry to Samosir.
“Whaat? Where is the food?! “said Toba very angry. “I’am sorry, Dad. I’am so hungry.
“Samosir answered with anxiety.

Toba felt really upset with his son. And, suddenly he said something rude that was
forbidden. “Your manner is like a little animal. It’s because your mother is a fish. So your
are like her. Go away from here!” Toba didn’t realize that what he said was so rude. He
was forbidden to tell about Samosir mother’s origin.

Samosir was sad and told all to his mother. “Calm down, Samosir. Don’t cry anymore.
Now, all you have to do is climbed the highest tree and stayed there. There will be a huge
flood and this village will be sink and disappear. “Said mother.

Samosir went away and climbed the highesttree in the village. Mother was really sad.
She decided to do suicide by jump to the lake. Suddenly, the sky was getting dark. Not so
long after that, the rain fell down. It was a great rain. The thunder and lightning were so
scary. Meanwhile, Toba was surprised by this disaster. He could not save himself. And
Samosir, although he climbed the highest tree, he still could not escape the great disaster.

And then a small island in the middle off the lake called Samosir Island. And the
village was submerged and became a large lake. The large lake is amed TOBA.

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Wassalamualaikum wr. Wb.
Waited = weide
Suicide = suisaid
Field = fild
Grattitude = greditud
Stubborn = staborn
Mischievous = mischives
Busy = bizi
Forced = forst
Anxiety = engzaidi
Realize = rilaiz
Climbed = klaimbd