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.
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