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Jumat, 12 April 2013
The Story of Lake Toba
Once upon a time, there was a man who was
living in north Sumatra. He lived in a simple hut in a farming field. He 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 father’s 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
broken 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.
