Toba Lake
Once open the time, in the deepest land in North Sumatra there was a small
wooden house which was lived by a man. His name was Toba. He lived alone
after his parents had passed away. In the morning until the sun was on the of
his head, He had to work as a farmer in his own rice field which was far from
his house. He did it since he was child. His parents were farmers that was why
he could do all about rice field. His talent came from his father to dig, plant,
take care and harvest.
In his habit, he used to spend the day by working. After going back, he used
to have lunch which was cooked by himself or getting fruits in the jungle.
Fishing was his favourite activity after taking a rest. He used to go to river far
his house by bringing his bamboo fishing rod. the fish would be cooked as his
dinner menu or taking care in a pond.
One day, in shiny afternoon he went to the river near his house to fish. He
was confident to get many fish as usual. But that day was his unfortunate,
he had to wait more than three hours of fish but there was no fish caught by
him. He was step down and decided to leave the bamboo fishing rod in the
river. He stood and stepped to go away but suddenly his bamboo fishing rod
was pulled by a fish, he tried to take and hold as strong as he could. He
followed the fish pulling into the middle of river. And finally, he got
biggest fish which never be gotten before. He was happy and went home
fast.
Almost evening, he put fish in a big wooden bucket in kitchen. He continued
to take a bath and thought what he would do for the fish. After that, he was
back to kitchen to look it again but how shock he was, there was no fish again,
he found wherever in house. There was a beautiful lady in front of him who
came unexpectedly. She asked him to not be shock or frightened by her, she
said that she was an
incarnation of fish which was caught by him. She wanted to live in his home
as recompense. Toba permitted her to live together.
Day by day, they passed the day together. Toba started loving him, and he
decided to propose her as his wife. She accepted by a requirement, he might
not tell the pedigree of her, from a fish to anyone. He promised. They got
married. Eight years later, they had a son, Samosir. They loved him so much,
all the more so his wife. it made Samosir to be spoiled.
One day, Samosir was asked by his mother to deliver the lunch to his father in
the rice field. He was enjoying in playing and angry to his mother. His mother
asked him to know how heavy to work as his father. He delivered by angry
feeling. In the way, he was interested with the menu and opened then tried a
half of it. Getting in the rice field, he told it to his father that he had eaten it.
Toba was angry but he explained to deliver on time because he had not had
breakfast before working.
In a bad day of this story, his mother asked Samosir to send the lunch to his
father, he was angry and sent it. In the road, he felt so hungry and eat all the
lunch. After getting his father, Toba was so angry because only rice for him,
he pulled Samosir’s ear and said that he was kid fish. It happened because
Toba was so hungry.
Getting house, Samosir told it to his mother, she was sad and cried. She
hugged him and advised to run as far as until he could get high hill. He was
confused about her statement and ran fast to the hill. After knowing Samosir
had gotten high hill, she ran to the edge of river and jumped into river.
Suddenly the dark cloud covered that day, the thunder broke the sky and
water river overflew almost the hill. Toba sunk. Samosir was fear so much.
He looked his parents died in same time in wide lake. He lived alone in that
hill which changed to be island. He found the food and survived there alone.
The island was named Samosir land and that wide lake was named Toba Lake
