ButMom,Iamtiredandhungrytoo

Whatmakesyoutired?Youjustwakeup.Gonow.Youfatherneedsthefood
Tobareluctantlywenttothefarm.Buthedidnotgotothefarmimmediately.Hestoppedsomewherein
thestreetandatethefood.Itwasalreadylateafternoonwhenhegottothefarm.Hisfatherwas
disappointed.Thenhewasangryasherealizedthathissonhadeatenhisfood.Hesaidsarcastically.
O,youarestupidlazyboy.Youaresonofafish!
Samosirwashurt.Hewenthomerightawayandashegothomehetoldhismotherabouthisfathers
words.Samosirsmotherwasshocked.Shewasalsodeeplyhurt.OToba.YoubreakyourpromisesoI
cannotlivewithyouhereanymore.Nowyouhavetoaccepttoconsequenceofwhatyoudid.Samosir,
nowgotothehill,findthetallesttreeandclimbit
Whymom?Whatwillhappen?
Justdoit,neveraskanyquestion.Goodbye
Assoonasshefinishedsayingthatsuddenlytheweatherchanged.Sunnydaysuddenlyturnedinto
cloudyday.Notlongafterthattherainpouredheavily.Therainlastforseveraldays.Consequentlythe
areawasflooded.Thewholeareabecameabiglake.ThenitwascalledLakeTobaandinthemiddleof
thelakethereisanislandcalledSamosirIsland.MeanwhileTobaswifedisappeared.LakeTobais
locatedintheprovinceofNorthSumatra,Indonesia.Todayitbecomesatouristdestination.

DanauToba

OnceuponatimetherewasaprosperousvillageinafarawayislandcalledSumatra.Innorthernpartof
theisland,livedafarmerwhosenamewasToba.Helivedaloneinahutbyasmallforest.Heworkedon
hisfarmlandtogrowriceandvegetablesthathesellstolocalmarket.Oncedayhewantedtocatch
somefishsohewenttoariverandfishedthere.Hewasverysurprisedwhenhegotabigfish.Thefish
wasasbigashumanbeing.Soonhewenthomeandputthefishinhiskitchen.Heplannedtocookthe
fishforhisdinnerthatnight.Whenhegottohishousethatafternoonhetookabath.Thenashewalked
intohisbedroomaftertakingabathTobawasveryshocked.Doyouwanttoknowwhathappened?
Therestoodinhislivingroomaverybeautifulgirl.Thegirlgreetedhimnicely.ForamomentTobawas
speechless.Whenhecouldcontrolhisemotionheaskedher.
Whoareyou?Whatsyournae?Whysuddenlyyouarehereinmyhouse?PardonmeifIsurprisedyou
Mr.Toba,butyoutookmehere.Iwasthefishthatyoucaughtintheriver.NowthatIbecomeahuman
beingagain,IwouldliketothankyouandIwillbeyourservanttoexpressmythankfulness
Wereyouthefish?
Yes,Iwasthefish.Lookatyourkitchen.
Tobaimmediatelyrushedtohiskitchenandthefishwasnowheretobeseen.Hesawsomegoldcoins
instead.Whosecoinsarethese?Whytherearesomecoinshere?
Thosecoinsaremine.AsIchangedintohumanbeingmyscaleschangedintogoldcoins
Okyoucanlivehereandworkforme.Yourroomisoverthere
ThankyouverymuchMr.Toba
SincethatdaythebeautifulgirllivedinTobashouse.SinceshewasverybeautifulTobafellinlovewith
herandnotlongafterthattheygotmarried.ThegirlmarriedtoTobaononeconditionthathewould
nevertellanybodyaboutherpast.Tobaagreedtothecondition.SeveralmonthslaterTobaswife
deliveredtoababyboy.Theirsonwashealthy.Soonhegrewupintoahandsomeboy.Tobanamedhim
Samosir.UnfortunatelySamosirwasalazyboy.Hedidnotwanttoworkatall.Whenhisfatherworked
hardinhisricefieldandfarm,Samosirjustslept.Whenhewasawakehetalkedalotandheatealot.
Tobawasverydisappointedwithhissonsnature.HehopedthatonedaySamosirwouldchangeintoa
diligentboy.DayinanddayoutbutSamosirneverchanged.Tobausedtogotohisfarmandricefield
earlyinthemorning.Thenatmiddayhiswifewouldbringhimfood.Theyusedtoeatlunchattheir
farm.AshewasateenagerTobaandhiswifetriedtochangehisbehavior.TheyorderedSamosirto
bringfoodforhisfatherforlunchwhilehermotherstayedathometodohouseholdchores.ButSamosir
neverdidhisdutywell.Healwayswokeupverylate.Hewokeupaftermidday.Thenonedayhismother
forcedhimtobringthefood.
Sam,wakeup.Gotothefarmandbringthefoodforyourfather.Hemustbeverytiredandhungry
now.
Beforelunch,NawangWulancamehome.Sheheadedtothekitchentoseethericeshehadcooked.She
foundthatthericeturnedintoonlyafewgrains.Didyouopenthepancover?sheaskedherhusband.
IImsorry.Iwascurious,JakaTarubsaidasherealizedhisfault.
Eversince,NawangWulanhadlostherpower.Shecouldntcookricewithonlyasinglepaddy.Their
paddysupplywasslowlylessened.Theirbarnwasalmostempty.Oneday,NawangWulanwenttothe
barntogetsomepaddy.Whenshetookoneofthem,shefoundascarf.Whatsthis?Thisismyscarf,
saidNawangWulanstartled.
Thatnight,NawangWulanaskedherhusbandaboutthescarf.JakaTarubseyeswidened,Youfound
it?heasked.JakaTarublookeddownandaskedforherforgiveness.BecauseIvefoundmyscarf,its
timeformetogobacktowhereIbelong,NawangWulansaid.JakaTarubtriedtostopher,but
NawangWulanhadmadeuphermind.PleasetakegoodcareofKumalasari,shesaid.Ifshewanted
toseeme,takesevengrainsofcandlenutandputitintoabasket.Shakeitasyouplaythebambooflute.
Illcometoseeher,sheexplained.
JakaTarubpromisedtotakegoodcareoftheirdaughter.Heonceagainaskedforforgivenessforallof
hismistakes.Iveforgivenyou,soyoudonthavetofeelguilty.Imustgonow.Takecare,saidNawang
Wulanassheflewtothebrightfullmoon.***

JakaTarubAndNawangWulan

JakaTarubwasahandsomeanddiligentyoungman.Helivedinavillagenearalake.Oneday,when
JakaTarubpassedthelake,heheardsomegigglesandlaughsofsomegirlswhowerebathinginthe
lake.Hewascurious,sohepeepedthroughthebushes.Thereweresevenbeautifulgirlsinthelake.
Theyrefairiesfromtheheavenlykingdomofkahyangan.JakaTarubsawascarfnearthebushes.It
belongedtooneofthefairies.JakaTarubthentookitandhidit.
Crack!!!Accidentally,JakaTarubsteppedonatwig.Theressomeone!saidoneofthefairies.Lets
getback.Hurry!shesaid.Theypulledoverandweartheirscarf.Whereismyscarf?oneofthefairies
couldntfindherscarf.ShewastheyoungestfairycalledNawangWulan.Theytriedtosearchforit,but
itwasnowheretobefound.Weresorry,Wulan.Wehavetogobacktokahyangan,saidtheeldest
fairy.Youllhavetofinditbyyourself.Wellwaitforyouinkahyangan,shesaidinempathy.Theother
fairiesthenflewtotheskyleavingNawangWulanbehind.NawangWulansawthemleavingintears.She
wassosad.
Excuseme,saidJakaTarub,startlingNawangWulan.Areyouokay?heasked.NawangWulan
movedbackward,Whoareyou?sheasked.MynameisJakaTarub.IwaspassingbyandIheardyou
crying,soIcametoseewhathappen,JakaTarublied.NawangWulanthentoldhimaboutherproblem.
Icantflywithoutmyscarf,shesaid.JakaTarubthenaskedNawangWulantocomehomewithhim.
Atfirst,NawangWulanrefusedtheoffer.Butsinceshedidnthaveanywhereelsetogo,NawangWulan
thendecidedtofollowJakaTarub.
NawangWulanstayedwithJakaTarubinthevillage.Amonthpassed,andtheydecidedtogetmarried.
NawangWulanwaswillingtomarryahumanbecauseshefellinlovewithJakaTarub.Afterayear,they
hadabeautifuldaughter.TheynamedherKumalasari.Theylivedhappily.
JakaTarubwasalsohappytolivewithNawangWulanandKumalasari.Especiallybecausehealwaysgot
alotofharvestsincehemarriedNawangWulan.Hecouldntevenkeepallofhisharvestinthebarn
becauseitwasalwaysfull.Itssoweird.NawangWulancookedeveryday,butwhyismybarnalways
full,JakaTarubmumbledtohimself.Hewassocurious.Oneday,JakaTarubstayedathome.Iwantto
stayhometoday.IdliketoplaywithKumalasari,hesaidtohiswife.Well,Illgototherivertowash
theclothes.PleasekeepaneyeonKumalasari,askedNawangWulan.Imcookingricenow.Pleasedo
notopenthepancoverbeforeitsdone,shesaidjustbeforesheleft.Couldthisbethesecret?Jaka
Tarubthought.AfterNawangWulanleft,hecuriouslyopenedthepancover.Hefoundonlyonesingle
paddy.Howcome?hewondered.