The Legend of Lake Toba
Once upon a time, there was a young man named toba. He lived alone and had no wife. He decided being single and didn’t get married, although his age was mature enough to a family.
He had a narrow farm and a small hut not far from a lake. If
the day was getting dark, he would go to the lake for fishing. He liked fishing
and he could do this activity until night has come.
One day, after worked on his small farm, he decided to go
fishing. He wanted to look for some fish for his dinner. He waited for a long
time, but his hook didn’t catch any fish. He waited and waited patiently.
Suddenly, his fish bait made some movement. He was sure he
would get a fish for his dinner. And that was true, a pretty big fish stuck on
his bait. He took the fish and then put it on a fish basket. Then, he went
home.
He was so happy to get a fish for his dinner. He imagined
thet his dinner tonight would be nice because the fish was pretty big and
fresh.
After arriving at home, he put his fish basket beside the
fire place. And then, he set fire of the fire place. But, he realized that he
forgot to look for some woods for his fire place. Without the woods, of course
he couldn’t cook the fish for his dinner.
He went out to look for some woods. He left the fish in the
kitchen. He didn’t worry about the fish because he was sure that the fish was
safe in the place.
After getting some woods, he went back home, but, he was to
surprised as the fish basket was empty. The fish was gone, he just found some
scales which in the form of gold pieces. Toba was confused. He convinced
himself that the gold pieces he hold was the scales of the fish he caught this
afternoon.
He stepped to his room. But, again he was shocked as he saw
a beautiful girl with long hair in his room. The girl sat in toba’s bed. Toba
didn’t make any movement. He was so shock and wondered who the girl was.
Suddenly the girl turn her head and looked at toba. Toba was
so amazed with the girl’s beauty. He looked at the girl and admired her beauty.
For some moments, they looked each other. Was that a possibility that this
beautiful girl is an angel ? toba thought.
Toba was so speechless and couldn’t say anything. For
breaking the ice, the girl said something. She approached toba and said.
“Hi, toba. It was getting dark, could you turn on the lamp”
the girl asked.
“Ooo… hhhiii… Alright, I will turn the lamp on,” Toba said,
his body was trmebled because of fear.
“don’t be afraid, toba. I will nort hurt you,” said the
girl.
“But, who are you ? are you kind of genie or something ?”
The girl smiled and said.
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“I am the incarnation of the fish you caught this afternoon,”
the girl answered.
“really, Oh.. God is that true?” toba was so surprised.
“yes, but you don’t have to be afraid. I will help you to do
some house hold activity. I will cook for you and prepare your daily meal, ” the girl offered.
Toba was so happy to hear that.
“By the way, the gold pieces is my scales,” the girl said.
“Ooo.. well.. that’s why I didn’t found my fish in the
basket,” toba said.
And then the girl went to the kitchen and cooked dinner for
toba.
Everyday toba was accompanied by the girl. Toba was happy for
that. Until one day, he asked the girl to get married. But, the girl gave a
requiretmen.
“I am agree to be your wife, but don’t ever tell my secret,
my condition that I was a fish,” said the girl.
Toba agreed the girl’s requiretmen. And then they got
married. Toba was happy to have such a beautiful wife. They lived happily
because they loved each other.
Years gone by. Toba’s wife was pregnant and then hot so long
after that she gave birth. Toba was so happy. The baby was a boy. Named
samosir. They took care their only child. They showered the boy with love. It
seemed that they were happy family.
7 years
later
The mother spoiled the boy too much. No wonder, samosir
became spoiled child. He didn’t want to help his father to work on farm. He
only stayed at home doing nothing. He was a very lazy boy.
One day the mother asked samosir to bring lunch for his
father who worked in a farm. Usually the mother did his job. But, because she
was very busy, she didn’t have time to bring the lunch for his husband.
“Samosir my dear, please bring this lunch for your father in
the farm. He must be every hungry now. I can’t bring for him, there is
something else I want to do!” asked the mother.
“No, I can’t!” samosir refused.
“Why, I don’t you want ho help mother?” asked the mother.
“I want to play with my frieds, mother!” said samosir.
Mother was angry to hear this. She was so upset and
threatened samosir if he didn’t do what she’s asked. She wouldn’t give samosir
lunch.
Because of his mother’s anger, he felt forced to do what his
mother’s request.
“All right, mother. I will bring it to father,” samosir said.
Samosir went to his father’s farm. But he grumbled continuosly as she wanted to
play with his friends.
On the way to his father’s farm, he ate the lunch little by
little. He felt hungry, too. Because of this, there’s just a little lunch left.
Meanwhile, the day was getting hot. Toba decided to rest under the tree. He
felt thirsty and hungry. He asked himself why his didn’t bring lunch for him.
Waiting in a hungry stomach was such a terrible thing for
toba. He got angry that time. Finally he saw somebody in a distance. He hoped
the somebody was his wife who brought lunch for him.
But, he was surprised to see samosir, his son, who came to
the farm.
“What do you do here, son. Where is your mother? Why she didn’t
bring my lunch?” Toba said angrily.
“Mother is busy to do other things. So, she asked me to bring
this lunch for you” said Samosir while gave the lunch to his father.
Toba took the lunch quickly as he couldn’t bear his hunger
anymore. But, when he saw the lunch box, he was surprised. The lunch was no
more left.
“What? Where is the lunch ? Why this box is empty ?” Toba
said angrily.
“I am sorry, father. On the way here, I eat your lunch little
by little. I am so hungry.” Samosir answered with anxiety.
“You’re really a bad boy. Why are you doing this ? I am
really hungry, you know ? ” Toba snapped at Samosir.
“I am sorry, father. I am really sorry for that!” Samosir
said apologize.
“You are rebellious child. You are lazy, useless!!!” Toba got
angry.
He felt really upset whit his son. And, suddenly he said
something rude that actually was forbidden.
“Your manner is like a little animal. It is because your
mother spoiled you. You are so naughty. Well, it is because your mother is a
fish. So you 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’s mother’s origin.
Samosir was so sad to hear what his father’s said. He was
badly hurt. He cried continuosly. His mother asked why Samosir cried. Samosir
said that his father was angry to him. It’s because he ate his father’s lunch.
Samosir also told what his father had said to him.
“Father said that I was a little animal because I didn’t obey
his advice and he also said that mother is a fish.” Samosir said this to his
mother.
“What ??? How excessive he is ! He was not supposed to tell
that to you. You are his son. I will tell him.” The beautiful girl was so
angry.
“Why he’s so rude to his own child. He promised that he
wouldn’t tell my origin. Why he did this to me.” The beautiful girl said sadly.
“calm down, Samosir. Don’t cry anymore. Now, all you have to
do is climb the highest tree and stay there. There will be a huge flood and
this velley will be sink and disappear. There will be great disaster here,” the
beautiful girl said.
“Really, mother ! How do you know ?” Samosir questioned.
“Well, you must obey my advice without complaining ” the
beautiful girl told his son.
After that, Samosir went away and climbed the highest tree in
the village. He stayed there, obeyed his mother’s instruction. He still didn’t
know why his mother told him to do this. He just waited what happened next.
The beautiful girl was really sad. He thought that Toba
didn’t love her anymore. Toba was changed. He broke his promise to her. So, the
girl thought there was no use she lived. She decided to do suicide by jumping
to a lake.
Suddenly, the sky was getting dark upon the valley. Not so
long after that, the rain poured the earth. It was a huge rain. The thunder and
the lightning were so scary.
The rain was so heavy and make a huge flood. The valley was
like a sea. Just as the girl said, there
was a great disaster in that village.
Meanwhile,Toba, who was still in his farm shocked with this
disaster. He couldn’t himself. He was drown by the flood and finally died.
And, the spoiled child, Samosir, although he climbed the
highest tree, he still couldn’t save himself from this great disaster. She died
as his parents. His body was floating. And then baceme small island which now
was called Samosir Island.
And, the village was sink and became a huge lake. This lake
was named as Toba’s name, that is lake toba.
Lake toba is located in North Sumatra.
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