LAKE TOBA

Once upon a time in North Sumatra there lived a young man. He lived alone in his humble house. Everyday he worked in the farm land diligently. To supplement the income, the young man looked for fire wood in the forest. He sold the wood to the market. It was his daily activity. One day, the young man felt very tired. He did not go to the farmland. He didnt look for wood in the forest either. He just sat and contemplated in front of his house. Finally, he decide to go fishing with his fishing rod. In the lake. R : huh, why do I have this bad destiny ? I need to work so hard to get my need. If I fail to harvest rice, ofcourse I wont eat anything. if Id have more luck and rich! Had been really great thing ! After sometimes, his fishing rod moved up and down. He pulled it and finally a big fish with silver colour appeared. R : wow ! what a big fish I got ! if I sell it in the market, it will give me a big money ! But suddenly the fish spoke and made the man shoked. The fish told the man to release itself. A : hey farmer, please dont sell me to the market. R : what ? is it you the one who speak to me? A : yes, Im. now follow my instruction and you will never regret it. R : hmm, really? What will I get if I obey you? A : just look for yourself ! now put me in a farmland which contains water and see me tomorrow morning. Finally the young man found one but he was doubtful because there was only a little water. R A R A : can this fish live if I put it in this land? : its allright farmer. Just put me in there. I will not die. : allright, if you like it I wil release you here. : oh yeah, dont forget to see me here tomorrow

The young man returned home after putting the fish in the little water. At home, he tought about the strange event that he just experienced. That night he could not sleep. In the morning before the sun rose, the young man had gone to see the fish. He wanted to know

immediately what would happened, so he run quickly. But the young man saw no fish, but there was a pretty woman sitting in the ground. A : farmer, dont be afraid. Im the fish you caught yesterday. R : wow, youre very beautifull. Umm, I want to ask you something. A : what is it? R : are you willing to be my wife? But Im just a poor farmer. Im not rich and perhaps cant fulfill your will. A : I now that if you are not rich farmer. Yes I want to be your wife. But, you must promise not to tell anybody about my origin. R : yes yes I will never tell anybody. The couple lived happily. They had a hansome son. His skin was white and clean. His hair was black and straight. His eyes were round like the eyes of a fish. But the child had a habit that he like eating a lot. One day, the farmers wife was very busy with the house work. She asked her son to bring the farmers lunch to the farm. A : hey my son ! please bring this lunch to your father. Im very busy to brng this to your daddy. Can you do it? M : okay mom, its easy ! just give it to me and I will bring this to dad. A : be careful on your way ! M : I will, bye-bye mom. But because the way was so far and its really hot in there, the kid finally ate the lunch. Then, the boy went to see his father. He told his father that he ha eaten up the lunch for hi father. R M R M R M R : hey my son, what are you doing in here? : mom tell to bring this lunch but : but what?? : i. I ate your lunch. : what??? You ate my lunch?? All of that?? : Im Im sorry dad I dont mean that. : you are a naughty boy !! you are son of a fish !! go home !! dont cry here !! The son go to home and said about everything that his father had told to him. M A M A M A M : mom!!! : what happened?? Why do you cry all of the sudden ? : father he. He. : calm down, now tell me what happened. : father said that im a son of a fish. Is that really mom?? : huh?? Your father said that to you?? : yes he did.

A : I will go to see him ! In the farm where the farmer worked, the wife really angry and shout to farmer. A : how dare you said about my origin to my son !! you said you will promised not to tell anybody !! R : but honey, its just a momentary anger. I dont mean anything like that. A : you break your promise ( cry ) R : im so sorry honey, I dont mean like that. A : I hate liar like you !! ( go out ) R : honey !! As if the nature heard the womans cry, suddenly a heavy rain fell down. Her tears and the water of the rain stagnated in the surroundings of the place where she stood. The puddle formed a lake. The lake was called lake toba. The place where the farmers wife stood became an island, that was Samosir island. Since then, the farmers wife and her son had vanished .

LAKE TOBA